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India has same place in ICC as US has in UNSC: Tharoor recalls Jaitley's '
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], Aug 25 (ANI): Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Sunday mourned the demise of former Union Minister Arun Jaitley and recalled an interesting remark that the BJP leader made that 'India has the same place in International Cricket Council (ICC) as the Uni
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Restrictions imposed in Srinagar after march call to local UN office
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Aug 23 (ANI): Security was heightened and restrictions imposed in Srinagar by authorities after posters issued by the separatists called on people to march towards the local United Nations military observer group office here to protest the abrogation of
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US, UK, Canada slam China, Pak for persecuting minorities
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], Aug 23 (ANI): At a United Nations meet, the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada raised the issue of suppression of religious freedom by China and Pakistan, and slammed the two Asian nations for "persecuting and repressing" their religious minorities.
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Qureshi dials up Sweden's FM who asks him to engage bilaterally with India
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Stockholm [Sweden], Aug 22 (ANI): Echoing India's stance that Kashmir is a bilateral issue between New Delhi and Islamabad, Sweden has urged both the South Asian nations to engage in a dialogue through diplomatic channels to resolve the matter.
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India will not allow outside interference in its internal affairs: Vice Pr
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Riga (Latvia) Aug 21 (ANI): Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu has said that the decision to abrogate Article 370 of the Constitution, which gave special status to Jammu and Kashmir, and create two Union Territories are "purely internal administrative matters" India.
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Venkaiah Naidu reaches Estonia, bats for intensifying bilateral cooperatio
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Tallinn [Estonia], Aug 21 (ANI): Vice President Venkaiah Naidu on late Tuesday evening (local time) reached Estonia, the final leg of his five-day visit to the three Baltic nations--Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia--where he is looking forward to intensifying the bilateral cooperation shared
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General accused of war crimes appointed as Lanka's Army chief
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Aug 20 (ANI): President Maithripala Sirisena has named a general accused of grave human rights abuses in Sri Lanka's long-running civil war as the country's new army chief, an appointment sharply criticised as "deeply troubling" by the United Nations.
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Tech Mahindra and Loomba Foundation join hands to support cause of Widowh
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] August 19 (ANI/NewsVoir): Tech Mahindra Foundation (TMF), the Corporate Social Responsibility arm of Tech Mahindra, a leading provider of digital transformation, consulting and business reengineering services and solutions, announced today its collaboration with The Loomba
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Lithuania: Vice Pres urges Indian community to strengthen ties between the
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Vilnius [Lithuania], Aug 19 (ANI): Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Sunday called upon the Indian community in Lithuania to serve as a bridge in strengthening economic and cultural relations between the two countries.
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UN chief condemns bomb attack on wedding ceremony in Kabul
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Aug 19 (ANI): United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Sunday condemned the "horrific" bomb attack that targeted a wedding procession in the Afghan capital on Saturday night (local time) and claimed lives of 63 people.
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UN appeals for more help to alleviate Venezuela refugee crisis
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Aug 19 : The United Nations on Sunday appealed for more humanitarian aid for Venezuelan refugees pouring into neighbouring countries, where they are overwhelming social services and reportedly sparking local tensions.
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All countries should isolate nations aiding terror: VP Naidu
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Vilnius [Lithuania], Aug 18 (ANI): Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu has stressed the need of collective action from all countries to tackle terrorism and also to isolate those nations who aid and abet terror.
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