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I-League: RoundGlass Punjab to lock horns with unbeaten NEROCA
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Kalyani (West Bengal) [India], March 20 (ANI): RoundGlass Punjab FC suffered their first defeat of the season against Sreenidi Deccan FC and in their bid to get back on track in the I-League, they face NEROCA FC on Sunday here at the Kalyani Stadium.
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UNHCR faces funding shortfall to meet needs of refugees, IDPs in Ethiopia
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], March 19 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Saturday said it only received 13 per cent of 205.4 million US dollars it wants to meet the needs of internally displaced persons (IDPs) and refugees in Ethiopia.
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Nagaland Assembly becomes first in country to implement National e-Vidhan
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Kohima (Nagaland) [India], March 19 (ANI): The Nagaland Legislative Assembly (NLA) on Saturday unanimously elected Independent MLA, T Yangseo Sangtam as the Deputy Speaker of the 13th Nagaland Legislative Assembly (NLA) on the first day of the eleventh Budget session.
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UNEP joins global alliance to advance human, planetary health
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Nairobi [Kenya], March 19 (ANI/Xinhua): The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) has joined a multilateral initiative that aims to advance human, ecosystems, and animal health simultaneously in line with the sustainability agenda.
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VHP condemns attack on ISKCON Radhakanta temple in Bangladesh's Dhaka
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 19 (ANI): Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) on Saturday condemned the attack at the ISKCON Radhakanta temple in Bangladesh's capital Dhaka and urged international organisations including the UN to take cognizance of the recent attacks against Hindus in the country.
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BCCI Secretary Jay Shah's term as President of Asian Cricket Council exten
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], March 19 (ANI): BCCI's Honorary Secretary Jay Shah's term as President of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) was unanimously extended by a year at its Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Colombo on Saturday.
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Hong Kong to exclude large companies 'unaffected by COVID fifth wave' from
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Hong Kong, March 19 (ANI): Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam announced that the country will exclude the large supermarkets and pharmacy chains, as well as other businesses from the next round of government wage subsidies, who remain "unaffected" from the fifth-wave of Covid-19 outbreak.
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Taliban releases detained journalists following worldwide condemnation
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], March 19 (ANI): The Taliban has released the three Tolo News journalists who were detained amidst an ongoing crackdown against dissenting voices and minorities in the country.
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Human Rights Watch calls on UN to hold Myanmar military accountable for hu
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], March 19 (ANI): The Human Rights Watch on Friday, called upon the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to act against the Myanmar military's human rights abuses by imposing economic sanctions and preventing the flow of weapons.
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Taliban welcomes renewal of UNAMA mandate for 12 months
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], March 19 (ANI): The Taliban on Friday welcomed the renewal of the UN mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) mandate for Afghanistan for a period of 12 months.
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ISIS-K continues to grow in Afghanistan: US CENTCOM chief
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 19 (ANI): The Islamic State-Khorasan (ISIS-K) continues to grow unabated in Afghanistan with the reigning Taliban regime finding it difficult to counter the threat, United States Central Command (USCENTCOM) chief General Kenneth McKenzie said on Friday.
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6.5 million people displaced inside Ukraine due to Russian invasion
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], March 19 (ANI): Amid escalating war between Russia and Ukraine, the UN migration agency on Friday (local time) estimated that nearly 6.5 million people have now been displaced inside Ukraine.
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