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AAP leaders condemn ED raid at TN Minister's premises in Tamil Nadu
Updated : 3 years ago IST
"BJP's misuse of central agencies to harass and intimidate the opposition continues unabated. Strongly condemn the ED raids against Thiru V Senthil Balaji, Tamil Nadu's Electricity Minister. Blinded by political vendetta, the BJP is causing irreversible damage to our democracy," said Delhi's
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PM Modi leading International Yoga Day at UN Secretariat "very big" deal:
Updated : 3 years ago IST
United Nations Resident Coordinator in India, Shombi Sharp said here that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be leading the session of Yoga at the United Nations Secretariat in New York on June 21 this year.
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Child labourers increasing in Afghanistan, says International Labour Organ
Updated : 3 years ago IST
The United Nations had organised a gathering in Kabul to mark World Day Against Child Labour under the title of "Social Justice."
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Two uncapped players named in England women's Test squad for Ashes
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Lauren Filer and Danielle Gibson, two uncapped players have made their way into the England Women's 15-member Test squad for the upcoming home Ashes 2023 series
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UN Postpones Antisemitism Meeting Amid Stark Disagreement
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Miguel Moratinos, high representative for the U.N. alliance of civilizations and U.N. focal point to monitor antisemitism and enhance a system-wide response, sent a letter to would-be meeting participants on June 9.
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REVA University and Kyndryl launched Artificial Intelligence Hackathon to
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Bangalore (Karnataka) [India], June 12: In collaboration with Kyndryl, REVA University has launched a global AI Hackathon to detect plastic in water bodies. The challenge of the hackathon is to detect, classify, and segment the plastics in a river body from a set of drone images. The partici
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Taliban has 'reverted to exclusionary, Pashtun-centred policies of late 19
Updated : 3 years ago IST
The UNSC report said that the Taliban under the leadership of Hibatullah Akhundzada has "reverted to the exclusionary, Pashtun-centred, autocratic policies of the Taliban administration of the late 1990s."
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Kabul's air pollution levels tripled over past week, says country's enviro
Updated : 3 years ago IST
The agency noted that it is making an effort to lower the amount of air pollution in Kabul, but it is unable to do so due to a lack of adequate equipment to measure the level of pollution.
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RBI's decision to maintain repo rate welcomed, Impact on affordable housin
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Delhi NCR [India], June 10: The recent decision by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) not to hike the repo rate unchanged has been met with appreciation. While the current rate of 6.5 per cent is at its highest in four years and impacts affordable housing, the momentum gained by the realty sect
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UN body says over 17 million Afghans received assistance in last 5 months
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Over a span of the last five months, more than 17.3 million people in Afghanistan have received aid and assistance, according to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), reported Khaama Press.
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UK: Manchester University flags cyber security breach, detects 'unauthoris
Updated : 3 years ago IST
An incident of a cyber security breach was reported by Manchester University on Friday, with officials confirming that some of their systems have been accessed by unauthorised parties.
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From Prince in 2006 to Shrishti in 2023: 'Unaddressed' borewell incidents
Updated : 3 years ago IST
A two-and-a-half year old girl was playing with her friends while she fell into a 300-ft-deep 'uncovered' borewell in Madhya Pradesh, one of the nearly 27 million bore wells in India. Shrishti Kushwaha died and her body was pulled out in a decomposed state on Thursday from a gruelling rescue
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