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Rights group lauds Canadian Parliament for recognising Uyghur genocide
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 23 (ANI): Campaign For Uyghurs (CFU), a US-based rights group, on Monday (local time) lauded the Canadian opposition motion in the House of Commons acknowledging that China's actions are in line with the atrocities defined in the Genocide Convention.
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Sports Ministry keen to develop 1,000 Khelo India centres by 2024 to provi
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 22 (ANI): The Ministry for Youth Affairs and Sports has time and again spoken about making the country a sporting powerhouse. To achieve the feat, the Sports Ministry has prepared a full-proof vision that will help budding youngsters find the right platform to
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After COVID warriors, Olympic-bound athletes to get vaccine jab: Kiren Rij
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], February 22 (ANI): Union Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju on Monday said that Tokyo Olympic-bound athletes will get the coronavirus jab after the vaccination of the COVID warriors.
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Indian women's hockey team gearing up for tour of Germany
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 22 (ANI): After their tour of Argentina where the Indian women's hockey team played a total of 7 matches, the Rani Rampal-led squad is all set to travel to Dusseldorf, Germany to play four matches against their national squad as part of their preparations for the
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Adriatic Pearl Tournament: Indian women end campaign on top spot
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 22 (ANI): Extending their good run at the 30th Adriatic Pearl Tournament, Indian women boxers secured two more gold medals on the final day of the event in Budva, Montenegro to conclude their highly successful outing while securing the number one position in the m
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Indian boxers bag two more gold medals as impressive show continues
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 21 (ANI): Living up to the favourite's tag, Vinka (60kg) and T Sanamacha Chanu (75kg) clinched two more gold medals for India as they continued their impressive run at the 30th Adriatic Pearl Tournament in Budva, Montenegro.
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UK MPs demand boycott of 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics citing 'genocide' in
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
London [UK], February 20 (ANI): Calls to boycott the 2022 Winter Olympics have been intensifying steadily due to China's human rights abuses, particularly in the Xinjiang region against the Uyghur Muslims.
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Alfiya Pathan wins first gold medal at Adriatic Pearl Tournament in Monten
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 20 (ANI): Indian women boxers continued their winning run as Alfiya Pathan (81+kg) ensured the first gold medal for India and Babyrojisana Chanu (51kg), Vinka (60kg), Arundhati (69kg) and Sanamacha Chanu (75kg) stormed into the finals of the 30th Adriatic Pearl To
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Suga expresses concern over China's assertiveness in East and South China
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], February 20 (ANI): Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Saturday has expressed concern about China's unilateral attempts to change the status quo in the East and South China seas in G7 talks, reported NHK World.
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Hashimoto Seiko appointed new president of Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Lausanne [Switzerland], February 18 (ANI): The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Thursday welcomed the decision of the Tokyo 2020 Executive Board to appoint seven-time Olympian Hashimoto Seiko as the new president of the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee.
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Ankit Narwal starts boxing campaign with win in Montenegro
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 18 (ANI): 2019 ASBC Youth Asian Boxing Championship silver medallist Ankit Narwal (64kg) started his campaign with a convincing win to enter the quarter-finals of the Adriatic Pearl Youth Tournament.
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Canadian opposition demands 2022 Olympics relocated from China amid Uyghur
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Ottawa [Canada], February 17 (ANI): Canada's main opposition party -- the Conservative Party -- on Tuesday urged the Prime Minister Justin Trudeau-led government to pressure the International Olympic Committee to move the 2022 Winter Olympics out of Beijing, arguing China is committing genoc
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