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US: New polls show Trump leading Biden in two key states
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
In a major boost for Donald Trump, a new CNN poll has found the former President having the upper hand over President Joe Biden in two critical battleground states - Michigan and Georgia.
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Rajya Sabha passes J-K reservation and reorganisation amendment bills to g
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
The Rajya Sabha on Monday passed unanimously the Jammu and Kashmir Reservation (Amendment) Bill, 2023, and Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill, 2023 with voice vote amending key laws in the Union Territory aimed at providing "rights to those who faced injustice".
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UNGA to resume emergency session on Gaza after US veto blocks ceasefire re
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
This decision follows the United States' veto of a UN Security Council resolution on Friday, which had called for a humanitarian ceasefire.
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RBI cautions against unauthorised campaigns on loan waiver
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said on Monday it has noticed certain misleading advertisements enticing borrowers by offering loan waivers.
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President Tokayev signs landmark decree advancing human rights in Kazakhst
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
This action was taken ahead of International Human Rights Day on December 10 and the 75th anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
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SC upholds abrogation of Article 370; President empowered to issue order t
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
A five-judge Constitution bench of the Supreme Court on Monday unanimously upheld the validity of the Union government's 2019 decision to abrogate Article 370 of the Constitution which conferred the special status of Jammu and Kashmir while pointing out that Article 370 is a "temporary pr
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Israel using Hamas' October 7 attack as justification for "collective puni
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov condemned Israel's counter-attack on Gaza, stressing that it is unacceptable that Israel is using Hamas' October 7 offensive as justification for a collective punishment of Palestinians in Gaza, Al Jazeera reported.
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WHO, UN, member states highlight urgent need to accelerate progress to ach
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Emphasising primary health care as its cornerstone, the World Health Organisation (WHO), the United Nations (UN) and its member states in the South-East Asia region highlighted the urgent need to accelerate progress towards the achievement of Universal Health Coverage (UHC).
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Israeli PM voices 'dissatisfaction' to Putin over UN vote in favour of Gaz
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Taking to X, Israel's PMO said, "Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin about the war against Hamas and the situation in the region. The PM expressed his dissatisfaction with the positions expressed against Israel by Russian representatives at the UN an
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"Gaza's health system is on its knees, collapsing," says WHO chief Tedros
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
World Health Organisation (WHO) chief Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that the healthcare system in Gaza is "on its knees and collapsing" and expressed regret at the failure to pass a resolution in UN security council calling for a ceasefire, CNN reported on Sunday.
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"Happy that my son has been selected to serve state," mother of Chhattisga
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
After tribal leader and former Union Minister Vishnu Deo Sai was unanimously chosen as the new Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh, the mother of Sai expressed her happiness and said that it is a matter of joy that her son has been selected to serve the state.
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UNAMA reiterates its commitment to rights of women, girls in Afghanistan
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
As women and girls continue to face denial of basic human rights under the Taliban in Afghanistan, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has reiterated its commitment to the rights of women and girls in the country on the occasion of World Human Rights Day, according t
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