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Celebrating Innovation - CGI and Learning Links Foundation Host STEM SPARK
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Bangalore (Karnataka) [India], February 7: CGI India, in collaboration with Learning Links Foundation and NITI Aayog, hosted the STEM SPARK Innovation Fest 2023-24 Grand Finale. This annual event aimed to cultivate a vibrant ecosystem for student-led innovations addressing community challeng
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Israel's FM tells senior UN official UNWRA can't be trusted
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Israel's Foreign Minister Israel Katz met Tuesday with Sigrid Kaag, the UN operations coordinator, and discussed with her the matter of providing aid to Gaza.
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In a first, fair price shops onboarded on ONDC
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
As a step towards Digital India, Sanjeev Chopra, Secretary, Department of Food and Public Distribution, launched a pilot to on-board the fair price shops (FPSs) in Una and Hamirpur districts of Himachal Pradesh on the Open Network Digital Commerce (ONDC).
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India's UN envoy Arindam Bagchi meets UN High Commissioner for Human Right
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
India's permanent representative to the United Nations in Geneva, Arindam Bagchi, met the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Turk, on Tuesday and discussed a range of issues of mutual interest.
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Government implements measures to ensure synergy between modern and tradit
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
According to the Press Information Bureau of India (PIB), through a strategic approach of co-location of AYUSH (Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha, and Homoeopathy) facilities at Primary Health Centres (PHCs), Community Health Centres (CHCs), and District Hospitals (DHs), patients
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'Every war is ultimately reflected in the banks': Israeli bank freezes UNR
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Bank Leumi, one of Israel's largest and oldest banking institutions, alerted UNRWA to suspicious financial transfers, but the UN agency did not provide satisfactory explanations, prompting bank officials to freeze the account, the Israel Hayom daily reported on Sunday.
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UN slams Pakistan ahead of general elections; deplores acts of violence, I
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has deplored the acts of violence against political parties and candidates in Pakistan ahead of the general elections on February 8 and has urged the authorities to ensure "free and fair" elections..
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UN establishes 'independent' review group to review UNRWA
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has established an "independent" Review Group to look into how UNRWA (UN Relief Workers Agency for the Palestinian areas) workers took part in the atrocities committed by Hamas on October 7.
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First Darshan of Kailash and Mansarovar for Indians After 2019: An Aerial
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], February 6: For the first time Post-Covid, Indian devotees were (especially the elderly ones) able to embark on a holy pilgrimage to Mount Kailash and Mansarovar Lake, thanks to a unique Aerial Darshan. The initiative is the brainchild of Indian travel company,
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75th Strandja Memorial Tournament: Nikhat, Sakshi begin campaign with vict
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Nikhat Zareen was up against Mongolia's Oyuntsetseg Yesugen in the 50kg bout. Sakshi (57kg), on the other hand, outclassed Selmouni Chahira of Algeria with her swift moments and surprise attacks. She dominated the match throughout to clinch an easy 5-0 unanimous decision win to enter the qua
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UAE President receives phone call from UN Secretary-General Guterres
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan received a phone call from Antonio Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, on Monday.
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UN Chief Guterres announces formation of independent panel to assess UNRWA
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has announced the formation of an independent panel in order to evaluate the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), Al Jazeera reported on Monday.
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