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Honour for Indians, says PM on accepting UN award
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 3: Prime Minister Narendra Modi received the 'United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Champions of the Earth' award from UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres at an award ceremony here on Wednesday. "It is an honour for Indians", Prime Minister Modi said while m
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PM Modi receives UN's 'Champion of the Earth' award
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 3 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi received the United Nations 'Champions of the Earth' award, the world body's highest environmental honour, from UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres here on Wednesday.
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Honouring PM Modi is a fitting tribute to making our planet clean: Swaraj
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 3 (ANI): External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Wednesday asserted that honouring Prime Minister Narendra Modi with the United Nations 'Champions of the Earth' award is a fitting recognition of his leadership towards making the planet a cleaner place.
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UN human rights expert alarmed by India's move to deport Rohingyas
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Oct 3 (ANI): United Nations' Special Rapporteur on racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and intolerance, has expressed concerns over Indian Government's plan to deport seven Rohingya men to Myanmar, saying their forcible return could constitute refoulement which vi
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PM to get 'UNEP Champions of the Earth' award today
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 3 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will receive the United Nations' highest environmental honour, the 'UNEP Champions of the Earth' award, at a special ceremony in the Pravasi Bharatiya Kendra today.
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India, Bangladesh should jointly pressurise Myanmar: UN Gen-Secy on Rohing
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 02 (ANI): United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday opined that India needs to support Bangladesh much more and put pressure on Myanmar to ease the Rohingya crisis.
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Swaraj's UNGA speech was a political campaign, says Tharoor
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana), Oct 02 (ANI): Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Tuesday reiterated that External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj's statement at the 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) was a "campaign speech", adding that Swaraj was busy sloganeering for her party
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Mahatma Gandhi's 149th birth anniversary: UN chief pays tribute at Raj Gha
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 2 (ANI): United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres commemorated Mahatma Gandhi's 149th birth anniversary by paying tribute to the Father of the Nation at Raj Ghat here on Tuesday.
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North, South Korea begin to remove landmines in demilitarized zone
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], Oct 02 (ANI): North and South Korea have begun removing the landmines in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), which separates the two nations.
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Impossible to build multipolar world without India: UN Chief
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 1 (ANI): United Nations Chief Antonia Guterres on Monday said that it is impossible to build a multipolar world without a relevant contribution from India.
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'PM Modi recognised for bold environmental leadership at UN'
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 1 (ANI): Secretary of Economic Relations in the Ministry of External Affairs, TS Tirumurti on Monday said that the award conferred by the United Nations to Prime Minister Narendra Modi recognises his environmental leadership at a global level.
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Tharoor, Pakistan singing the same tune: BJP
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 1 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday lashed out at Congress leader Shashi Tharoor after the latter expressed disappointment over External Affairs Sushma Swaraj's speech at the 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).
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