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Experts urge G7 leaders to call on Xi Jinping to stop colonial boarding sc
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Experts while deliberating on the subject "China's Colonial Practices and Threat to the Cultural Identity of Tibet" in an international webinar discussed various human rights issues raised recently by the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR).
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For last six to eight months I am used to playing without Jasprit Bumrah:
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
While fans continue to wait to see Bumrah back on the field with his unique bowling action, he has been unable to join the team due to a recurring injury. He has attempted to make a comeback more than once since suffering a back injury in August which ruled him out of the Asia Cup. Initially
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As repression of Afghan women goes on under Taliban, global community urge
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
As the Taliban's continued repression of women in the nation, Nasir Ahmad Andisha, Afghanistan's permanent representative to the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, criticised the Taliban's ban on women and girls attending school and called for women in Afghanistan to be given access to educa
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Nearly 70 countries still contaminated by mines, innocent people continue
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Marked annually on April 4, the International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action, draws awareness to why landmines are one of the most insidious and indiscriminate weapons of war
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"European Union not ready to be global player": Russia responds to EU's 'A
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
He tweeted, "Russia taking over today UN Security Council presidency is fitting for April fools' day. Despite being a permanent member of the Security Council, Russia continuously violates the very essence of the UN legal framework. The EU will stand against any abuse by the Russian presiden
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"What an incredible atmosphere": AB de Villiers attends RCB's IPL 2023 cam
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
De Villiers made a return to Bengaluru last Sunday to be a part of the 'RCB Unbox event, where he was inducted into the franchise's Hall of Fame along with long-time teammate Chris Gayle. The jerseys of both IPL stars were retired. Gayle and de Villiers also had a 'lap of honour' at RCB's ho
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Karnataka: Police seize around Rs 1.5 crore unaccounted cash in Kalaburagi
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
A total of Rs 1 Crore and 4.5 lakhs unaccounted cash was seized by the officials, on Saturday.
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Women in Peacekeeping: UN Fund calls for new ideas and investment
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The Fund was set up by the UN, Canada, and other Member States in 2019. It is an innovative, multilateral fund that aims to accelerate progress towards the UN's gender targets in line with Security Council resolutions and the UN Uniformed Gender Parity Strategy 2018-2028.
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's daughter is being indoctrinated: Experts
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The father-daughter visits to missile sites and military events are "an indoctrinating moment for her," said Michael Madden, an expert on North Korean leadership at the Stimson Center. He said she is probably told that "the missiles guarantee ... the continuity of the Kim family regime."
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Grave human rights violations continue non-stop in Pakistan
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Grave human rights violations continued unabated, including enforced disappearances, torture, crackdowns on peaceful protests, attacks against journalists and violence against religious minorities and other marginalised groups in Pakistan, reported Amnesty International South Asia.
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Target killing of minorities continues unabated in Pakistan, Christian man
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
A Christian man was shot dead in Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province on Saturday, in what officials say is the second incident of target killing of minorities in the last 24 hours, reported The Khorasan Diary.
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Punjab: Kiratpur Sahib-Anandpur Sahib-Nangal-Una toll plaza to be made fre
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Bhagwant Mann also mentioned that the company which was given the responsibility to manage the toll had flouted norms on multiple occasions and as a result, their application to levy the toll on the plaza in the future would be rejected.
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