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SC declines to entertain Delhi govt plea challenging HC's order related to
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 28 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Monday declined to stay Delhi High Court order quashing Delhi government's orders which had directed private unaided schools not to collect Annual Charges and Development Fees from students till physical re-opening of the schools.
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NTPC declares its Energy Compact Goals for sustainability
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 28 (ANI): National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) Limited, India's largest power generating company under the Ministry of Power, has become the first energy company in the energy domain in India to declare its Energy Compact Goals as part of the UN High-level Dialog
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Telangana govt to provide Rs 10 lakh financial assistance to beneficiaries
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], June 28 (ANI): An all-party meeting has unanimously decided to send Rs 10 lakh financial assistance directly to the bank accounts of Dalit beneficiaries under the Chief Minister Dalit Empowerment Programme to the eligible beneficiaries to make them financially
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UN Special Representative condemns Myanmar military over sexual violence
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [US], June 27 (ANI): United Nations Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict Pramila Patten on Friday "strongly condemned" the reports of sexual violence in detention sites by Myanmar military's and urged to cease it with "immediate effect".
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Tibetans in Switzerland, Liechtenstein call for UN action to end China's c
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Geneva [Switzerland], June 27 (ANI): Amid international condemnation of various human rights abuses by China, the Tibetan community of Switzerland and Liechtenstein have submitted a five-point appeal to the United Nations (UN) which includes calls to end China's cultural genocide in Tibet
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Death toll in Miami building collapse rises to 5; 156 unaccounted for: May
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Florida [US], June 27 (ANI): The death toll in the apartment building collapse in Surfside, Florida, has gone up to five, while 156 people remain unaccounted for, said Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava on Saturday.
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Beijing welcomes Ukraine's withdrawal from UNHRC statement slamming rights
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Beijing [China], June 27 (ANI): China on Saturday welcomed the decision of the Ukrainian side to withdraw its endorsement of a joint statement at the 47th session of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) that rebuked China over the human rights violations in Xinjiang.
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Study finds muscle's smallest building blocks start disappearing in stroke
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Ontario [Canada], June 26 (ANI): The findings of a new study suggests that after suffering a stroke, people often are unable to use the arm on their affected side and sometimes end up holding it close to their body, with the elbow flexed.
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Global leaders commit to accelerate transition to clean energy by 2030
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Bangkok [Thailand], June 26 (ANI): Annual investments of 35 billion dollars can bring electricity access for 759 million people who currently lack it and 25 billion dollars a year can help 2.6 billion people gain access to clean cooking between now and 2030, said delegates at the five-day UN
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Terrorists have been "assets" for Pakistan, prosecuting them will be harde
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 26 (ANI): Pakistan continuing to be on the 'grey list' of the UN watchdog Financial Action Task Force (FATF) is hardly surprising given that many terrorists have been "assets of the state", according to an US scholar.
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UN experts concerned over "intimidation and unlawful detention" of Gujjar,
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Geneva [Switzerland], June 26 (ANI): UN human rights experts have expressed concerns over the "intimidation and unlawful detention" of close to 100,000 people living alon wto of Karachi's narrow watercourses- the Gujjar nullah and the Orangi nullah.
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Preserving sovereignty, territorial integrity of Syria can help in achievi
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [US], June 26 (ANI): India on Friday expressed concern over the involvement of external actors in Syria, which has led to an increase in terrorism there, adding that long-term security and stability of the region can only be achieved by preserving the sovereignty and territorial int
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