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MoS Lekhi presents India's perspective in G20 Cultural Ministers' Meeting
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] July 30 (ANI): Minister of State (MoS) for External Affairs and Culture, Meenakashi Lekhi reiterated India's commitment to international cultural cooperation and collaboration during the G20 Culture Ministers Meeting hosted by Italy during their ongoing Presidency of G20
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Death toll from South Africa's unrest rises to 337
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Johannesburg [South Africa], July 23 (ANI/Xinhua): The death toll following a week of rolling violence and looting in South Africa has risen to 337, said Acting Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni during her daily briefing on the issue on Thursday.
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Death toll rises to 212 in South Africa's violent protest
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Cape Town [South Africa], July 17 (ANI/Xinhua)Two hundred and twelve people were killed in the past week's violent protest happening in the eastern regions of South Africa, said the country's Acting Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni Friday when briefing the media.
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Foreign Secy Shringla in New York for UNSC high-level meetings, will meet
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New York [US], July 14 (ANI): Foreign secretary Harsh Shringla arrived in New York this morning to participate in two high-level events, a meeting on Libya on Thursday followed by a meeting on 'Protection of Civilians' on Friday in the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) held by India'
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World leaders to meet at COP26 in Glasgow on November 1-2
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
London [UK], July 7 (ANI): World leaders will meet at the COP26 Climate Change Conference in Glasgow on November 1-2, according to the conference's programme released by the UK government on Wednesday.
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Biden signs Juneteenth bill into law, creating new federal holiday
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 18 (ANI): US President Joe Biden on Thursday (local time) signed legislation establishing June 19 as Juneteenth National Independence Day -- a US federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the United States and said it will go down as "one of the greatest honor
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India backed Maldives over Afghanistan for UNGA presidency due to prior co
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 7 (ANI): India's prior commitment to Maldives was the reason it supported the island country over Afghanistan for the presidency of the 76th United Nations General Assembly, said sources.
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Maldives FM Abdulla Shahid wins presidency of 76th UN General Assembly
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Male [Maldives], June 7 (ANI): The Maldives on Monday won the election to the post of the President of the 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (PGA), during the elections held at the UN headquarters in New York.
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Mali's interim President headed to Ghana to take part in ECOWAS Summit: Pr
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Rabat [Morocco], May 30 (ANI/Sputnik): Mali's newly-appointed interim President Colonel Assimi Goita has departed for Ghana where he will participate in a summit of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Sunday, the presidency informs.
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West Bengal Narada scam: Arrested TMC leaders taken to Presidency jail
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], May 18 (ANI): In the ongoing investigation in the West Bengal's Narada scam, Trinamool Congress Ministers Firhad Hakim, Subrata Mukherjee, MLA Madan Mitra and Former Mayor of Kolkata Sovan Chatterjee were taken to Presidency Jail.
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France's Le Pen flays media reports on alleged misuse of EU funds ahead of
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Paris [France], May 16 (ANI/Sputnik): Marine Le Pen, the leader of France's right-wing National Rally party, said on Sunday that media reports alleging her of embezzlement of EU funds through a fictitious employment scheme were aimed at undermining her presidency bid in the 2022 vote.
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France to provide medical oxygen assistance to India to help combat COVID-
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Paris [France], April 25 (ANI): France plans to help India with medical oxygen capacity in the coming days to help the country combat the record surge in COVID-19 cases, the French presidency said on Sunday.
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