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Formula 1: Alex Albon disqualified from Australian GP qualifying over fuel
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Melbourne [Australia], April 9 (ANI): Alex Albon has been disqualified from the results of qualifying for the Australian Grand Prix, after his Williams team were unable to provide the FIA with a sufficient fuel sample from his FW44.
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Sri Lanka: UN experts condemn crackdown on protests
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], April 9 (ANI): UN human rights experts have urged the Sri Lankan Government to guarantee the fundamental rights of peaceful assembly and of expression during peaceful protests, amid the country's severe economic crisis.
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Thai-Chinese submarine deal faces axe: PM Prayut
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Phuket [Thailand], April 9 (ANI): Thailand's procurement of a submarine from China could be cancelled after a German company said it was unable to supply the needed propulsion system, according to the country's Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha.
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UN official stresses priority to hold general elections in Libya
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Tripoli [Libya], April 9 (ANI/Xinhua): Stephanie Williams, the adviser to the UN secretary-general for Libya, on Friday stressed the UN priority to hold general elections in the country as soon as possible.
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Big jolt to AAP in Himachal, its state president Anup Kesari joins BJP
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 9 (ANI): In a major setback to Aam Aadmi Party in Himachal Pradesh, its state unit AAP president Anup Kesari, general secretary organisation Satish Thakur and Una district chief Iqbal Singh, joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday in the national capital.
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Unable to return home for over two years, Pak leaves its students in China
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 8 (ANI): Pakistani students studying in China have not been able to visit their home country for over two years and their plight is worsened by the attitude of their own country even after approaching Pakistani missions in China, the students are left at the mercy
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Mumbai terror attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed sentenced to 31 years in jail
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 8 (ANI): Mumbai terror attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed was on Friday sentenced to 31 years in jail by a Pakistan anti-terrorism court.
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German Ambassador to India appreciates UN vote to suspend Russia from Huma
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Kochi (Kerala) [India], April 8 (ANI): German Ambassador to India Walter J. Lindner on Friday appreciated the United Nations General Assembly's (UNGA) vote to suspend Russia from the Human Rights Council.
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Rights group welcomes Pak SC's decision to restore parliament
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 8 (ANI): The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HCRP) has welcomed the unanimous court judgment restoring the country's national assembly and calling for the vote of no confidence to be held against Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan.
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Biden applauds UN vote to suspend Russia from Human Rights Council
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 8 (ANI): US President Joe Biden has applauded the General Assembly of the United Nations' vote to suspend Russia from the Human Rights Council (HRC) in response to Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.
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Covaxin supply suspension by WHO not to impact travel by people: MEA
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 8 (ANI): World Health Organization (WHO) suspending the supply of Covaxin through UN procurement agencies over "process and facility upgrade" requirements will not have an impact on travel by those who have taken the COVID vaccine, Ministry of External Affairs said o
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Nobel-nominated activist Rushan Abbas calls on UN to address China's 'crim
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], April 8 (ANI): At the 14th Geneva Summit for Human Rights and Democracy, Nobel-nominated activist and sister to detained Uyghur doctor Gulshan Abbas, Rushan Abbas, called on the UN to address China's 'crimes' against the Uyghurs.
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