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'Water crisis' forcing women to leave their in-laws house in Nasik village
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 5 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission has taken a sou motu cognizance of media reports claiming that newly married brides unable to cope with the extreme situation of water shortage are leaving their in-laws' houses in Dandichi Bari village of Nasik district in
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Former Pakistan minister pens letter to UN, condemns Rana Sanaullah's appo
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 4 (ANI): Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf's (PTI) leader Shireen Mazari has penned a letter to Michelle Bachelet, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights condemning the appointment of Rana Sanaullah as the interior minister of Pakistan.
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RBI hikes repo rate by 0.40 per cent, cites inflation worries
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 4 (ANI): The Reserve Bank of India's Monetary Policy Committee in an unscheduled meeting on Wednesday unanimously decided to increase the policy repo rate by 40 basis points to 4.40 per cent with immediate effect citing inflation worries.
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Afghan media raises concerns on World Press Freedom Day
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 4 (ANI): On the occasion of World Press Freedom Day on Tuesday, the Afghan media community expressed concern over the lack of access to information and the uncertain fate of media in Afghanistan.
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UNESCO marks 100th Anniversary of famous Kazakh singer Roza Baglanova
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Nur-Sultan [Kazakhstan], May 4 (ANI): Marking the 100th anniversary of pop and opera singer Roza Baglanova in the UNESCO list of anniversaries for 2022-2023, the cultural organ of the United Nations (UN) paid a fitting tribute to the legacy of the artist known as the "little Kazakh girl" to
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US says military readiness unaffected by aid to Ukraine
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 3 (ANI/Sputnik): The Pentagon has denied that arms transfers to Ukraine have impacted America's military readiness amid concerns that the Pentagon's own stockpile of Javelin weapons might be dwindling.
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Conflict in Ukraine aggravates triple crisis in Africa, says UN chief
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Dakar [Senegal], May 2 (ANI/Xinhua): The ongoing conflict in Ukraine has aggravated the food, energy and finance crisis in Africa, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said here on Sunday evening.
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State-run Pak TV fails to cover PM Sharif's event due to non-availability
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 2 (ANI): Pakistan state television PTV was unable to make an on-the-spot coverage of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's Lahore visit last week due to the "non-availability of a functional laptop".
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Fifty unaccounted assets of ex-BSP leader Haji Iqbal seized
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Saharanpur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 1 (ANI): As many as fifty properties worth Rs 21 crore of former Bahujan Samaj Party MLC Haji Iqbal were seized in Saharanpur, said a police officer on Sunday.
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US House Speaker Pelosi meets Zelenskyy in unannounced visit to Kyiv
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Kyiv [Ukraine], May 1 (ANI): Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met on Sunday with the US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who arrived in Kyiv.
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Ukraine's Foreign Minister says Kyiv studying prospects of China as securi
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Kyiv [Ukraine], May 1 (ANI): Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said Kyiv is studying the possibility of obtaining security guarantees from members of the UN Security Council (UNSC), including China.
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UN chief condemns Kabul Mosque attack
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 1 (ANI): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has condemned the attack on the Khalifa Sahib mosque in Kabul that reportedly killed at least 10 people.
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