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Hurricane Beryl highlights need for robust early warning systems: WMO
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
Hurricane Beryl, which left a trail of destruction from the Caribbean to Mexico - and now the United States - has once again underscored the urgent need for robust early warning systems, the UN meteorological agency (WMO) said on Monday.
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Pro-freedom Sindhi organisation demands UN for urgent action against Pakis
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
Shafi Burfat, the Chairman of Jeay Sindh Muttahida Mahaz, commonly referred to as the Sindhudesh National Movement (SNM), in a recent letter to UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, urged that the United Nations and the international community take immediate and effective action to liberat
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Bengaluru FC return for pre-season with open training session
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
The Blues, who ended their 2023-24 campaign on a dismal note, unable to make the playoffs of the Indian Super League, welcomed former players Rahul Bheke and Lalthuammawia Ralte to the fold along with former Punjab FC left-back Mohamed Salah
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IMD predicts rainfall in Himachal for three days till July 12
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
The Indian Metrological Department has forecast heavy rain for three days till July 12 in Himachal Pradesh
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Geneva: Sindhi Foundation holds protest at UN demanding release of missing
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
The protest coincided with the UN Human Rights Council's 56th Session. Munawar "Sufi" Laghari, the Executive Director of the Sindhi Foundation, emphasised the urgency of Priya Kumari's case.
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NATO summit to address escalating North Korea-Russia military ties
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) summit, which is scheduled to be held from July 9-11, will witness a discussion among the allies on increasing military cooperation between North Korea and Russia, VOA reported.
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Entire island is completely affected: UN official on total devastation in
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
Carriacou in Grenada has been virtually "flattened" by the devastating Hurricane Beryl, a senior UN official there reported on Friday, as humanitarian teams ramp up their support to communities affected across the Caribbean
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"Awful and unacceptable": Jairam Ramesh targets PM Modi over apparent rema
Updated : 1 year, 12 months ago IST
This comes after Prime Minister Modi, during the recent Parliament session, said that BJP's strength in Upper House was low in 2014 and then Rajya Sabha Chairman had "inclinations" towards the Opposition.
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UN side event spotlights China's rising Islamophobia targeting Uyghurs, Ka
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
Human rights activists, diplomats, and other intellectuals highlighted the growing Islamophobia in China targeting Uyghur Muslims and Kazakhs during a side event at the UN Human Rights Council's 56th session in Geneva.
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C Ramachandraiah and P. Hariprasad unanimously elected as MLA quota MLC
Updated : 1 year, 12 months ago IST
MLC Election Returning Officer Y Vijayaraju announced in the assembly building on Friday that C Ramachandraiah, on behalf of the Telugu Desam Party, and P Hari Prasad, on behalf of the JanaSena Party, were unanimously elected as MLA Quota MLCs in the Andhra Pradesh State Legislative Council.
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Himachal Pradesh: Orange alert issued in 8 districts; flash flood warning
Updated : 1 year, 12 months ago IST
The IMD issued an orange alert for 8 districts and a flash flood warning for four districts in Himachal Pradesh on Friday due to continuous rainfall in the last 24 hours. A yellow alert has been issued in most parts of the state on Saturday.
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NGOs slam China for rejecting UPR recommendations at UNHRC's 56th session
Updated : 1 year, 12 months ago IST
Responding to the dismissal of the UPR recommendations, in a joint statement on behalf of 29 NGOs delivered at the Human Rights Council after China's remarks, International Service for Human Rights (ISHR) urged China to 'genuinely engage with the UN to enact meaningful reforms' in line wi
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