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India-Myanmar UN Peacekeeping Course begins in Naypyitaw; focus on conflic
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The 12-day course, held from July 21 to August 1, 2025, is being conducted by a three-member Mobile Training Team from the Centre for United Nations Peacekeeping (CUNPK) in New Delhi. The Indian team is led by Lt. Col. Vineet and includes Lt. Col. Nivedita and Maj. Pooja.
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Israel to deny visa extension to UN agency chief over 'hostile conduct'
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The reports, seen by TPS-IL accuse Israel of "genocide," organ theft, using banned thermal weapons, burying Palestinians in mass graves, massacring Palestinians in Gaza's Shifa Hospital, deliberately using Palestinians as human shields, and sexually assaulting Palestinian women. These report
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"Parliament is a place for debate and discussion, not disruption", says BJ
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Member of Parliament Tejasvi Surya on Monday said that Parliament is a place for debate and discussion, not disruption, saying that the opposition's attempt to create an atmosphere of disharmony in the Parliament is unacceptable.
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Heavy rains, landslides in Korea leave 18 dead, 9 injured
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Eighteen people have been killed, and nine others remain unaccounted for following heavy rains and landslides that began ravaging the country last week, the government said Monday.
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Pakistan, Bangladesh in split opinions as 'pitch drama' errupts after 1st
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Pakistan white-ball head coach Mike Hesson labelled the pitch at Shere Bangla National Stadium as "unacceptable" for international cricket, while accepting that his batters failed to read the surface correctly in the first T20I against Bangladesh; however, the hosts had a different perspecti
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Punjab: Unauthorised furniture market demolished in Sectors 53 and 54
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
In a joint operation conducted by the local administration and police, an unauthorised furniture market spread across Sectors 53 and 54 in Chandigarh was demolished on Sunday. The market, which had been operational since 1985, consisted of 116 shops occupying approximately 15 acres of agricu
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Agartala: BAPS Kolkata organises spiritual satsang, highlights historical
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
In his address, Sadhu Amrit Charit Das recounted the life and journey of Lord Swaminarayan, who was born in 1781 and undertook a spiritual pilgrimage across India from the young age of 11.
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Mukuhlani appointed ACA chairman, eyes Africa T20 League and wider reach f
Updated : 8 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) boss Tavengwa Mukuhlani has been confirmed as the new chairman of the Africa Cricket Association (ACA). Mukuhlani had held the post in an acting capacity since November and was formally voted in--unanimously by all 23 member boards at the ACA's annual general meeting in
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UN urges halt to Afghan deportations from Iran, Pakistan over rights conce
Updated : 8 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Over 1.9 million Afghans were deported from Iran and Pakistan in seven months, prompting the UN to urge a halt to forced returns. UN rights chief Volker Turk warned that deportees face serious risks in Afghanistan and stressed that all returns must be voluntary, safe, and legal.
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Kabul's water crisis leaves six million at risk, UN calls it 'unprecedente
Updated : 8 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Kabul is facing a severe water crisis, with millions lacking access to clean water. Residents rely on petrol stations and struggle daily. UN-Habitat warns six million are at risk. Despite public pleas, the Islamic Emirate has yet to take concrete action, Tolo News reported.
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UAE shares model for women empowerment, gender equality with international
Updated : 8 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The UAE has reaffirmed the critical role of women empowerment and gender equality in achieving the United Nations' (UN) 2030 Agenda during the 2025 High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) on Sustainable Development in New York.
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OHCHR to set up office in Bangladesh, MOU signed
Updated : 8 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Government of Bangladesh has signed a three-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) to establish a mission in the country aimed at supporting the promotion and protection of human rights, the Chief Adviser's
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