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US won't grant visa to Zarif for UNSC meet: UN informs Iran
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New York [US], Jan 08 (ANI): The United Nations has informed Iran that the United States will not grant a visa to Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif to participate in the UNSC meeting later this week.
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UNESCO asks US, Iran to protect cultural sites
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Paris [France], Jan 07 (ANI): The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has asked Iran and the US to observe conventions obliging states to protect cultural sites after President Donald Trump threatened to strike Iranian culturally important locations.
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Fighting in Tripoli shutters 210 schools for 115,000 Children: UN
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New York [US], Jan 7 (Sputnik/ANI): More than 200 schools remain closed in and near the Libyan capital of Tripoli due to fighting between government and rebel forces, the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) said in a press release on Monday.
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China urges all parties to 'exercise maximum restraint' amid tensions afte
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New York [US], Jan 7 (ANI): Calling out the United States to avoid further "abuse of force", China on Monday urged all parties to exercise maximum restraint in the Middle East amid escalating tensions following the killing of Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani.
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UN chief calls for de-escalation, dialogue amid global tensions
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New York [USA], Jan 6 (Sputnik/ANI): United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday called on world leaders to de-escalate, demonstrate restraint, return to dialogue and renew international cooperation amid the rise in tensions across the globe.
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SAD urges Dr Jaishankar to raise issue of atrocities being committed again
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 6 (ANI): The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Monday urged Union External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar to raise the issue of atrocities being committed by Pakistan against minorities in the United Nations.
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Vertical farming envisages profitable and suitable agriculture business
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] Jan 04 (ANI/NewsVoir): A silent revolution is underway in the agriculture sector, which is going to be quite evident in the days to come. With the global population is set to reach near ten billion marks by 2050, the food production must increase by 70 per cent, estimate
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Trump authorized International Military Education, Training for Pakistan:
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Jan 4 (ANI): US Department of State on Saturday announced that President Donald Trump authorized the resumption of International Military Education and Training for Pakistan to strengthen military to military cooperation between the two nations.
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Syed Akbaruddin slams Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan for spreading fak
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New York [USA], Jan 4 (ANI): India's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Syed Akbaruddin on Friday slammed Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan for peddling a seven-year-old violence video from Bangladesh as a case of what he claimed to be "Indian police's pogrom against Muslims
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Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi slams Opposition for supporting anti-CAA protests
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 3 (ANI): Union Minister of Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Friday slammed the Opposition parties for supporting the anti-Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) protests and said they should in fact be proud that the country is supporting the persecuted people from n
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Hindutva isn't RSS coinage, people of various faiths accepted it 1,000 yrs
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 2 (ANI): Weeks after opposition parties came down heavily on RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat for calling all 130 crore Indians as Hindus, RSS Sah Sarkarwah ((Joint General Secretary) Krishna Gopal on Thursday said that Hindutva was the uniting force behind Bharat adding tha
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UNICEF urges world leaders to invest in health workers to ensure proper ca
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New York [US], Jan 2 (ANI): The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has urged world leaders to invest in health workers to ensure that the mother and newborn are properly looked after to prevent and treat complications during pregnancy, delivery and birth.
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