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"Oppression is oppression": Bihar Governor Arif Mohammad Khan condemns mob
Updated : 3 months ago IST
Underscoring the United Nations' Charter of Human Rights, Bihar Governor Arif Mohammad Khan said that every individual deserves to be treated as a human being and that any act against them should be called out.
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Sri Sri Ravi Shankar leads 12.1 million people from 150 countries for worl
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Over 12.1 million people from 150 countries joined a global meditation led by Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar on World Meditation Day at the UN, highlighting meditation's role in mental wellbeing and launching a global Gallup-Art of Living study on wellbeing.
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"Unable to digest...": BJP MP Anurag Thakur slams Congress for opposing VB
Updated : 3 months ago IST
President Droupadi Murmu on Sunday gave assent to the Viksit Bharat--Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VB--G RAM G) Bill, 2025, marking a significant milestone in the transformation of rural employment policy, as per a release by the President's Secretariat.
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"Removing Mahatma Gandhi's name unacceptable; new law offers no job guaran
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Congress leader Supriya Shrinate on Sunday strongly criticised the newly VB-G RAM-G Bill, 2025, which replaces the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005 (MGNREGA), alleging that it removes Mahatma Gandhi's name and scraps the guarantee of employment.
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Mob Lynching of a minor in Bangladesh shames humanity, says Dr Imam Umer A
Updated : 3 months ago IST
Dr Ilyasi said that humanity had been deeply shamed by the incident and criticised the manner in which the minor was killed. He said the brutality with which the child was murdered and the alleged act of hanging the body from a tree after death were utterly wrong and unacceptable.
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"Today, we are living in circumstances that are no less than a war zone,"
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Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, humanitarian, spiritual leader and founder of The Art of Living, addressed a distinguished gathering at the United Nations Headquarters in New York on Friday, 19 December, as part of the lead up to World Meditation Day 2025, observed annually on 21 December.
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UN's top court to hear Rohingya genocide case against Myanmar in January
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The International Court of Justice (ICJ), the principal judicial organ of the United Nations, will hold public hearings in the case concerning allegations of genocide against Myanmar over its treatment of the Rohingya community in January 2026.
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UN Anti-Corruption Conference in Doha concludes with call to maximise pote
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The world's largest anti-corruption gathering concluded in Doha today with the adoption of the 'Doha Declaration 2025: strengthening international cooperation and technical assistance and seizing the opportunities provided by artificial intelligence systems in preventing and combating corrup
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"We're staring down the barrel now": Zak Crawley on England's Ashes str
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Zak Crawley admitted that England have been unable to replicate their style of play in the past in Australia and conceded that they are staring down the barrel heading into the final day of the Adelaide Test
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UN condemns arbitrary detention of additional staff by Houthis
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In a statement, Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General, said these detentions have rendered the delivery of United Nations humanitarian assistance in areas under Houthi control unsustainable. He noted that this directly affects millions of people in need and restricts t
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UN marks second World Meditation Day with focus on inner peace, global har
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The programme was organised by the Permanent Mission of India in collaboration with the missions of Andorra, Mexico, Nepal and Sri Lanka, which together form the core group behind the World Meditation Day initiative. The event took place at the Trusteeship Council Chamber at the UN and saw p
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US State Secy Rubio confirms Pakistan's offer to send troops for Stabilisa
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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Friday confirmed that Pakistan has offered to send troops for the proposed International Stabilisation Force (ISF) in Gaza, as part of US President Donald Trump's 20-point peace plan framework, for peacebuilding in the conflict-hit region.
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