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Indian peacekeeper, who died in line of duty last year, honoured at UN mem
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New York [US], May 7 (ANI): An Indian UN peacekeeper Yuvraj Singh, who died in line of duty in 2020, was honoured during the UN annual Memorial Service on Thursday.
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France, Mali govts urged to investigate civilian casualties in French airs
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Paris [France], April 2 (ANI): Human rights groups have called on the governments of France and Mali to carry out an independent investigation into the French airstrike in Mali that has resulted in dozens of civilian casualties.
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'Made in India' vaccines reach Denmark for UN Peacekeeping personnel
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Copenhagen [Denmark], March 28 (ANI): A flight carrying a consignment of Made-in-India COVID-19 vaccines landed in Denmark for UN Peacekeeping personnel on Sunday, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar informed.
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Urgent need for time-bound exit strategies for peacekeeping missions: Indi
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New York [US], February 16 (ANI): India on Monday (local time) emphasised the importance of time-bound exit strategies to ensure that peacekeeping missions do not become instruments for furthering political interests.
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UN chief condemns attack against peacekeeping mission in Mali
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New York [US], February 13 (ANI/Xinhua): United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday condemned an attack against the peacekeeping mission in Mali, the MINUSMA.
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Air Marshal Manavendra Singh takes over as Air Officer Commanding-in-chief
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 3 (ANI): Air Marshal Manavendra Singh has been appointed the Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the IAF's Southern Air Command. He takes over from Air Marshal Amit Tiwari who has been posted as chief of the Central Air Command.
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83 people killed in Sudan's Darfur clashes
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Darfur [Sudan], January 18 (ANI): At least 83 people have been killed in the tribal clashes in Sudan's Darfur, said the Central Committee of Sudan Doctors (CCSD) on Saturday, just after two weeks since a long-running peacekeeping mission ended operations.
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Russian Peacekeepers demand observation of Nagorno-Karabakh ceasefire amid
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], December 13 (ANI/Sputnik): The Russian peacekeeping contingent in Nagorno-Karabakh has issued a demand calling on all parties to observe the ceasefire that came into effect in the disputed region on November 10, following reports of automatic weapon fire in the Hadrut region
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India believes more women in peacekeeping means more effective peacekeepin
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 9 (ANI): India is committed to increasing the number of women peacekeepers to the United Nations and to meeting the targets in this regard within the specified timelines, Vikas Swarup, Secretary (West), Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Tuesday delivering
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Over 210 missing Armenian soldiers requests filed over past week, says Rus
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Yerevan [Armenia], December 6 (ANI/Sputnik): More than 210 requests into the whereabouts of missing Armenian soldiers have been received by a hotline run by the Russian peacekeeping contingent in Nagorno-Karabakh over the past week, the Russian Ministry of Defense said on Sunday.
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5,200 Indian troops to be part of UN peacekeeping mission in South Sudan
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 13 (ANI) After getting special training for United Nation's Peacekeeping Mission, troops of Indian Army are geared up for their deployment in South Sudan which has faced a civil war.
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Indian soldiers continue to make us proud through UN Peacekeeping, says TS
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New York [US], November 12 (ANI): On the occasion of Remembrance Day, Permanent Representative to the United Nations TS Tirumurti on Wednesday said that the Indian soldiers have made an "extraordinary contribution" since World War 1 and are still making the country proud by participating in
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