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IMD director Mohapatra elected third Vice-President of World Meteorologica
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Announcing the news on its official Twitter handle, the UN body wrote, "Mrutyunjay Mohapatra, director of @Indiametdept has been elected Third Vice-President of WMO at #MeteoWorld. We congratulate all the new office holders".
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IOA achieves major breakthrough in resolving Handball Association of India
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
In a letter addressed to PT Usha, the Executive Committee of HAI on Monday conveyed the unanimous election of Digvijay Chautala as its President, Jagan Mohan Rao as Secretary General and Tejraj Singh as Treasurer.
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Nepal Army plans to buy armoured personnel carriers from Chinese firm blac
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
The 'listing date' was June 3, 2021, and the 'divestment date' for the procurement was June 3, 2022, according to a document the Post saw. Although the Nepal Army or the government of Nepal have to put in the money initially, the UN peacekeeping office would reimburse the money to the army a
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Big Eyes Coin, The Unapologetically Ambitious P2E Project, Revives Stage 3
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 27: Since day one, Big Eyes Coin has been racking up incredible wins at every turn. It started with an astounding $1 million amassed during its first presale week, followed by over one million in BIG offers for lootbox winners. The release of its NFT collection on O
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3 Indian peacekeepers to be honoured with UN's Dag Hammarskjold medal
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
The fallen heroes for the year 2022 include Border Security Force personnel head Constables Shishupal Singh and Samwali Ram Vishnoi, who served with the Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Shaber Taher Ali, who was employed in a civilian capacity wi
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"Wrong word..." US NSA responds to question on putting pressure on India o
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
But he (Biden) will look for the opportunity to speak with both of them about the constructive role that each country can play in supporting the most basic and fundamental element of any outcome, which is sovereignty and territorial integrity, which is sacrosanct in the UN Charter and, of co
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UAE President sends written letter to Sultan of Oman with invitation to CO
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, sent a written letter to Sultan Haitham bin Tariq of Oman, which included an invitation to the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28), which will take place at Expo City Dubai this Nove
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Despite US pressure, Iran continues to engage in "constructive cooperation
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Nasser Kanaani, the spokesman of the Iranian Foreign Ministry, has said that despite political pressure from the United States to its allies, the Islamic Republic's principled stance is to maintain constructive collaboration and contact with the UN Human Rights system, IRNA reported.
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Amid human trafficking horrors, China's claims of gender equality ring hol
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
For the upcoming 85th session of the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), which is to be held in Geneva on Friday, China submitted its report where it boasted about its accomplishments in combating the trafficking of women and girls, but "Cha
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India witnessed highest African participation under its G20 presidency
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Africa's participation in the ongoing G20 presidency under India has been the highest ever, stated the Permanent Representative of India to the UN, Ambassador Ruchira Kamboj.
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UN calls on Taliban to halt flogging, executions in Afghanistan
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Human Rights Chief of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan, Fiona Frazer, in a statement said the Taliban's corporal punishment is against international law.
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US slams UN's decision to operate without female staff in Afghanistan
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Some US House of Representatives members have criticized the UN's position to continue operating in Afghanistan without its female staff. They called the continuation of humanitarian aid only for men, a serious punishment for Afghan women and girls, who have been completely erased from publi
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