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Foreign Ministers of L.69 group of nations call expansion of UNSC "essenti
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
The Foreign Ministers of the L.69 group of nations on Thursday held a meeting on the sidelines of the 78th Session of the United Nations General Assembly to exchange views on reform of the United Nations Security Council. The leaders called the expansion of the UNSC "essential" to make the b
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Pakistan: Islamabad Court summons Imran Khan in 'un-Islamic' marriage cas
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
A local court in Islamabad on Thursday summoned former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on September 25 in a case related to his alleged ‘un-Islamic’ marriage with Bushra Bibi, Pakistan-based The Express Tribune reported citing Express News.
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“Voices of women will become louder”: PM Modi after women’s quota Bill pas
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Terming the 'unanimous' passage of the women's quota Bill — titled 'Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam' — in the Rajya Sabha as a historic moment, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday congratulated fellow countrymen saying that with the passage of the draft legislation, which will
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Parliament passes Women’s Reservation Bill after unanimous support in Rajy
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
The Parliament on Thursday passed a historic legislation to provide 33 per cent reservation for women in Lok Sabha and state assemblies.
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‘We are not powerless’ to overcome climate crisis, COP28 President-Design
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Dr. Sultan bin Ahmed Al Jaber, Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology and COP28 President-Designate, addressed today the UN Climate Ambition Summit in New York, where he reminded the international community that “we are not powerless” to overcome the climate crisis and urged the world
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“CAA a lifeline for refugees from Pakistan": Indian NGO representative at
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Satya Narayan Sharma, a member of an Indian NGO — Rajasthan Samgrah Kalyan Sansthan (RSKS) — recently addressed the ongoing 54th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), shedding light on the significant impact of India's Citizenship Amendments Act (CAA).
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Museum of the Future to host ministers, officials, COP28 Committee during
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
The Museum of the Future will host a ‘Countdown to COP28’ session led by Dr Sultan bin Ahmed Al Jaber, Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology and COP28 President-Designate, alongside Razan Al Mubarak, UN Climate Change High-level Champion for COP28. This special session will take place
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Women’s Reservation Bill will lead to new confidence among citizens: PM Mo
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PM Modi sought unanimous support for the Women's Reservation Bill in Rajya Sabha
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Indian Constitution protects rights of Dalits in India, student activist t
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“Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, who is known as the "Father of the Indian Constitution" played a crucial role in ensuring that the Constitution guaranteed fundamental rights and equal protection before the law to all citizens, regardless of their caste or religion”, she said in her intervention.
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“Security threats have disrupted normal functioning of consulates”: India
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India said on Thursday that security threats being faced by the country’s High Commission and Consulates in Canada have disrupted their normal functioning and they are temporarily unable to process visa applications
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BRICS members strongly condemn terrorism in all forms; commend India's G20
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
The Foreign Ministers of BRICS member nations held their annual meeting on the margins of the 78th Session of the United Nations General Assembly on September 20, chaired by the Russian Federation in its capacity as the incoming BRICS Chair for 2024.
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“Humanity has opened gates to hell”: UN Secretary General António Guterres
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
“Horrendous heat is having horrendous effects. Distraught farmers watching crops carried away by floods. Sweltering temperatures spawning disease,” he said in a speech to open the Climate Ambition Summit, happening alongside the UN General Assembly in New York, as per CNN.
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