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UN to honour late Malawian soldier with highest peacekeeping award on Frid
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 21 (ANI): The United Nations on Monday announced that it will honour the "brave and selfless" action of a late UN peacekeeper from Mali, who sacrificed his life while saving his fellow comrade during an operation against a local armed group last year.
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UN peacekeeper killed in Mali
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Bamako [Mali], May 20 (ANI): A United Nations soldier was killed and several others sustained injuries in two attacks on UN peacekeeping forces in Mali on Sunday, reported Al Jazeera.
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US to hold economic workshop in June as part of Middle East peace plan
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 20 (ANI): The White House on Sunday announced that it will hold an "economic workshop" in Bahrain in June for the development of Palestinian communities and other parts of the Arab world as part of its Middle East peace plan.
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Punjab CEO thanks people for peaceful poll in state
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], May 19 (ANI): Punjab on Sunday witnessed overall peaceful single phased poll to elect 13 representatives for the Parliament.
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Foreign embassies websites under cyber attack in Sri Lanka
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 19 (ANI): Websites of at least 11 foreign embassies, including the Kuwait Embassy, here has come under a cyber attack, the Sri Lanka Computer Emergency Readiness Team (SLCERT) said on Sunday.
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Mamata urges EC to ensure peaceful LS poll in West Bengal
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], May 18 (ANI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday urged the Election Commission of India (ECI) to ensure the Lok Sabha election in the state is completed in a peaceful manner without any "undue interference" from the Centre.
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710 companies of security forces for last phase of LS polls in West Bengal
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], May 18 (ANI): The Election Commission of India (ECI) will be deploying 710 companies of security forces to ensure that the last phase of Lok Sabha polling in West Bengal on Sunday goes off peacefully.
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Month after Easter attack, Sri Lanka invokes Gautam Buddha on Vesak
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 18 (ANI): As Sri Lanka recovers from the deadliest terror attack in a decade and episodes of communal violence that followed, President Maithripala Sirisena, while conveying his greetings for Vesak or Buddha Poornima, urged the nation to "recollect the teachings o
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No major step has been taken on the peace process so far: Afghan Chief Exe
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 13 (ANI): Afghan government on Monday expressed dismay over Taliban's refusal to call for a ceasefire during the Muslim holy month of Ramadhan despite repeated requests.
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Polling peaceful in Haryana, 62.91 pc voting recorded
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Panchkula (Haryana) [India], May 12 (ANI): The voting in Haryana remained peaceful and incident-free, said Director General of Police (DGP) Manoj Yadava on Sunday evening. The state recorded 62.91 pc polling.
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India, China to cooperate closely on Afghanistan's peace efforts
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 11 (ANI): India and China on Friday agreed to work closely on the ongoing efforts to bring peace and stability in Afghanistan.
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WB: 713 companies of central forces deployed for 6th phase
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], May 9 (ANI): After all five phases of polling in West Bengal were marred with violence, 713 companies of Central forces are being deployed to ensure peaceful voting in the state, informed S.Ravindran, IG, CRPF, West Bengal.
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