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'Deeply honoured' PM says after receiving 'Legion of Merit' award
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 22 (ANI): After being conferred the prestigious Legion of Merit from US President Donald Trump, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he was deeply honoured by the award, adding that it recognises the efforts of India and the US to improve bilateral relations betwe
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India, UK hold bilateral discussions on UNSC agenda
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 19 (ANI): India and the United Kingdom on Friday held bilateral consultations virtually regarding United Nations Security Council (UNSC) issues, wherein both sides held discussions on a wide range of issues on the UNSC agenda.
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UN initiates probe into targeting of its vehicle
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], December 19 (ANI): An investigation has been initiated on the incident wherein a United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP) vehicle carrying UN military observers was impacted by an unidentified object, said Farhan Haq, United Nation deputy Spokespe
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Indian Army refutes Pakistan's claim of targeting UN vehicle in PoK
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 19 (ANI): The reports emerging from the Pakistan side regarding the Indian Army targeting the UN vehicle in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) are completely false and factually incorrect, said India while responding to Islamabad's claim that India had "specifically
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Among 189 countries, India goes down one rank in Human Development Index t
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 17 (ANI): Out of 189 countries, India went down one rank to 131 in the United Nations Development Programme's (UNDP) Human Development Index (HDI).
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For the first time in 70-year history, UNICEF to feed hungry children in U
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], December 17 (ANI): Launching an emergency response, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) will help feed children hit by the Covid-19 crisis in the United Kingdom for the first time in its 70-year history.
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Focus is on Women's Junior Asia Cup 2021, says India colts goalkeeper Khus
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], December 17 (ANI): After having a very successful 2019 season, the Indian junior women's hockey team saw their opportunities of playing competitive hockey take a hit in 2020 due to the on-going pandemic. But goalkeeper Khushboo believes that the team is prepari
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Muraleedharan calls on Oman Foreign Minister, discusses bilateral ties, Co
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Muscat [Oman], December 16 (ANI): Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan on Wednesday called on Oman Foreign Minister Badr Albusaidi during his two-day visit to the Gulf country, and discussed bilateral relations between the two nations including cooperation against the Covid
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UN Chief appalled by record number of jailed journalists in 2020
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], December 16 (ANI/Sputnik): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres was appalled by the findings of a new report by an international watchdog that the number of imprisoned journalists hit a new high this year, United Nations spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said in a press briefing
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UK Foreign Secy Raab announces 'enhanced trade partnership' with India to
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 15 (ANI): UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab on Tuesday announced a closer collaboration with India on an 'enhanced trade partnership', which will boost bilateral trade and investment in both nations.
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Morocco confirms decision to reopen Israeli liaison offices
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], December 15 (ANI/Sputnik): Morocco has confirmed its intention for the bilateral reopening of liaison offices with Israel under the US-brokered agreement to normalize the diplomatic ties between the two nations, Morocco's Ambassador to Russia Lotfi Bouchaara told Sputnik.
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Somebody needs to press refresh button on United Nations, says Jaishankar
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 15 (ANI): The narrow representation at the leadership levels of the United Nations is a challenge to its credibility and effectiveness, said External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, while suggesting that "somebody needs to press that refresh button on the UN".
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