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Sri Lankan President blames unidentified 'extremist' group for violent pro
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 1 (ANI): Sri Lankan President, Gotabaya Rajapaksa's office blamed an unidentified 'extremist' group for creating the violent situation during the protest near the Jubilee Post in Nugegoda, Colombo, the Colombo Page reported citing President's media division's pr
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49th Session UNHRC: Afghan panel discusses impact of Taliban rule in Afgha
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 1 (ANI): An all-Afghan panel consisting of a scholar, former diplomat and young innovator at the 49th Session of the UN Human Rights Council discussed the human rights situation in Kabul after the Taliban takeover of the country in mid-August and expressed concern
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US launches satellite TV channel for Afghanistan after Taliban banned VOA
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 1 (ANI): After the Taliban banned Voice of America (VOA) broadcasts from terrestrial television, the US government-funded news agency has launched a 24/7 direct-to-home satellite-delivered television channel for Afghanistan, local media reported.
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Imran Khan has lost, his govt's time is up, says Bilawal Bhutto
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 1 (ANI): Reacting to Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's address to the nation, Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Thursday said that the premier has "lost and his government's time is up".
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Jaishankar holds bilateral consultations with UK counterpart, conducts ann
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 1 (ANI): External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar on Thursday held bilateral consultations with his UK counterpart Liz Truss and conducted the annual strategic review of the Roadmap 2030 agreed between the Prime Ministers during the India-UK Virtual Summit 2021.<
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9 million people are at risk of famine in Afghanistan: UN Chief
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
New York [US], April 1 (ANI): Highlighting the humanitarian situation in Afghanistan, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday (local time) said that nine million people are at risk of famine in the troubled country.
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Telangana heatwave: People advised to stay indoors between 12 PM-4 PM
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], March 31 (ANI): The Telangana Health Director on Thursday advised people of the state to avoid going outdoors between 12 pm and 4 pm, as the state is witnessing a continuous rise in temperature.
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EAM Jaishankar meets UK counterpart, discusses bilateral ties amid Ukraine
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 31 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met his UK counterpart Liz Truss on Thursday and talked about the growing ties between the two countries even amid 'geopolitical situations' during the delegation-level talks between the two sides.
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West Bengal govt revokes COVID restrictions, masks to continue
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
Howrah (West Bengal) [India], March 31 (ANI): In view of the overall decline in the total caseload and positivity rate and overall improvement in the situation, the government in West Bengal revoked COVID-19 restrictions in the state on Thursday.
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New evidence that biometric data systems imperil Afghans
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], March 31 (ANI): Raising concerns about the security situation in Afghanistan, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said the Taliban control systems holding sensitive biometric data that Western donor governments left behind in Afghanistan in August 2021, put thousands of Afghans at
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Ruckus in Bihar Assembly, marshals evict 8 MLAs
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], March 31 (ANI): The Bihar Assembly on Thursday witnessed chaotic scenes, forcing the Speaker to call in marshals to remove some of the MLAs from the House.
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HM Amit Shah announces AFSPA relaxations in Nagaland, Assam, Manipur
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 31 (ANI): In a major move aimed to address the demands of the political parties and the people at large, the Centre has decided to reduce disturbed areas under Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) in Nagaland, Assam and Manipur, which had been in force for decades
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