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UN chief condemns attack on school, abduction of students in Nigeria
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New York [US], February 18 (ANI/Xinhua): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday condemned the attack on a government school in Nigeria, in which one student was killed and 27 others were abduced along with school staff and relatives, said his spokesman.
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Blinken to hold 'Quad' meeting with Australia, India, Japan
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 18 (ANI): US State Department Secretary Antony Blinken will be speaking to his counterparts from Japan, Australia and India soon as part of the "Quad" group of countries, said Ned Price, State Department Spokesperson, on Wednesday (local time).
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US to work with global partners to strengthen, reform WHO: Blinken at UNSC
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New York [US], February 18 (ANI): Reiterating the United States's aim to defeat COVID-19 and any future pandemics, State Secretary Antony Blinken on Wednesday (local time) said that America will work with partners around the globe to strengthen and reform the World Health Organisation (WH
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Punjab CM hails Congress' victory in municipal polls, says people have den
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Chandigarh [India], February 18 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Wednesday hailed the Congress party's spectacular victory in the state municipal polls as not just a validation of his government's "development-oriented policies and programmes but also a total rejection
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India issues new SOPs for travellers from UK, S Africa, Brazil; declaratio
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 18 (ANI): All international travellers coming/transiting from flights originating from the United Kingdom, Europe and the Middle East will be required to declare their travel history of past 14 days, the Central government said in its standard operating procedu
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Dhankhar calls attack on Minister Jakir Hossain reprehensible, expresses c
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Kolkata/Murshidabad (West Bengal) [India], February 18 (ANI): West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar called the attack on state Labour Minister Jakir Hossain "reprehensible" and expressed concerns over rising violence in the state.
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Amit Shah arrives in Kolkata, to flag off 5th phase of BJPs' Poriborton Ya
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], February 18 (ANI): Union Home Minister Amit Shah arrived in Kolkata for a visit to the state where Assembly polls are scheduled to be held later this year.
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Bengal Minister Jakir Hossain injured in bomb attack in Murshidabad
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Murshidabad (West Bengal) [India], February 18 (ANI): West Bengal Minister of State for Labour Jakir Hossain on Wednesday suffered injuries after unidentified persons hurled crude bombs at him while he was walking towards Nimtita Railway station to board the train for Kolkata.
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Sunil Jakhar hails Congress performance in Punjab local body polls, says p
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Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], February 17 (ANI): Punjab Congress chief Sunil Jakhar on Wednesday hailed the performance of the party in local body elections and said that people have reposed faith in the Congress government in the state.
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Karnataka govt, police not informed about Disha Ravi's arrest, alleges Con
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], February 17 (ANI): Congress MP Syed Naseer Hussain alleged on Wednesday that the Karnataka government and the state police were not informed about the arrest of climate activist Disha Ravi which was similar to the ones made in Punjab over ongoing protests again
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Meghalaya cabinet regularises decision to reduce tax rate on petrol, diese
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Shillong (Meghalaya) [India], February 17 (ANI): Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma said on Wednesday that state cabinet has regularised the decisions of the government to revise the tax rates for petrol and diesel taken over the past few days which have led to the reduction in fuel pric
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Petroleum Minister appeals to oil-producing countries to ease production c
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 17 (ANI): In his address at the IEA-IEF-OPEC Symposium on Energy Outlooks on Wednesday, Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan appealed to oil-producing countries to ease production cuts to stabilise the fragile global economic recovery.
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