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In message to China, top Himalayan Buddhist leaders hold meet in Arunachal
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
It's rare for top Himalayan Buddhist leaders to come together in such big numbers in the border state and the meeting on Monday is being seen as a clear and unambiguous message to China after its renaming attempt.
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Russia's threat to deploy nuclear weapons in Belarus 'unacceptable': G7
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
"Condemning President Putin's announcement to deploy tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus, the G7 Foreign Ministers reaffirmed that Russia's irresponsible nuclear rhetoric is unacceptable," the statement read.
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Fighting in Sudan led to horrendous loss of life: UN Secretary-General Ant
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
"Fighting in Sudan has already led to horrendous loss of life. Any further escalation could be devastating for the country & the region. Those with influence over the situation must use it to support efforts to end the violence, restore order & return to the path of transition," Gute
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Don't let SDGs turn into 'mirage of what might have been': UN chief
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The Secretary-General pointed to reports showing that since the pandemic, the richest one per cent of people around the world have captured nearly twice as much new wealth as the rest of the world combined.
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India contributes USD 500,000 to UN entity for women empowerment
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Sima Sami Bahous, Under Secretary General and Executive Director of UN Women, received the cheque
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Indian climber goes missing at Mt Annapurna in Nepal, search operation con
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
A search operation to locate the missing climber identified as Anurag Maloo (34) from Kishangargh of Rajasthan, India has continued since afternoon.
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World Food Programme halts aid operations in Sudan after 3 staff killed in
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
In a statement, Executive Director of the UN agency Cindy McCain, on Sunday, said that all the operations in Sudan have been suspended, pending a review of the evolving security situation.
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DMK issues legal notice to TN BJP chief Annamalai alleging defamation
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
DMK has issued a legal notice to Tamil Nadu Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president K Annamalai alleging defamation after he released his video clip 'DMK Files' on Friday that accused DMK top ministers and CM MK Stalin's family members of having unaccounted assets.
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Embassy urges Indians to postpone Sudan travel, UN Secy condemns clashes
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
In a tweet, the Indian embassy in Sudan on Saturday wrote, "Indian planning to travel to Sudan should postpone their travel. Please also stay calm and wait for updates."
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New UNESCO report reveals USD 97bn barrier to reaching education targets
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The paper "Can countries afford their national SDG4 benchmarks?" by the Global Education Monitoring (GEM) Report of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) was written as input for the spring meetings of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
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"Unacceptable, will not tolerate that behaviour": UK parliamentarian on In
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
UK House of Lords member asserted that the government has taken the incident seriously. "The police have taken it exceptionally seriously and I'm glad that there will be no tolerance of this kind of behaviour from anyone," she said.
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UN's report reemphasises development is our first defence against climate
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Addressing the plenary session at G7 Ministers' Meeting on Climate, Energy and Environment in Sapporo, Japan, on Saturday, he said the global goal of reaching net zero by 2050 requires enhanced descaling of emissions by the developed countries.
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