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Tirumurti thanks member states after India gets into UN Economic and Socia
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New York [US], June 8 (ANI): Indian Ambassador to United Nations TS Tirumurti thanked all UN Member States after India got elected into the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) on Monday (local time).
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No unauthorised individual was onboard during Dominica trip, says captain
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Roseau [Dominica], June 8 (ANI): In a new twist to the controversy surrounding fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi's arrival in Dominica from Antigua, captain of Calliope of Arne yacht, Fernandes Fertinant has said that "no unauthorised individuals" had come onboard his vessel between May 23 t
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Maldives FM Abdulla Shahid wins presidency of 76th UN General Assembly
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Male [Maldives], June 7 (ANI): The Maldives on Monday won the election to the post of the President of the 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (PGA), during the elections held at the UN headquarters in New York.
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Taliban poised to use force if negotiations fail after US withdrawal: UN r
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New York [US], June 7 (ANI): A new assessment based on intelligence from member states of United Nations revealed that the Taliban is poised to use force to take what they do not get through negotiations after the US and coalition troops complete their withdrawal from Afghanistan.
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Delhi HC issues notice in appeals challenging order allowing pvt unaided s
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New Delhi [India], June 7 (ANI): A Division Bench of the Delhi High Court on Monday issued notice on a batch of appeals including by the Delhi Government, challenging a single-judge order allowing private unaided recognised schools to collect annual fee and development charges from students
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Division bench of Delhi HC refused to stay single bench order allowing pri
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New Delhi [India], June 7 (ANI): A Division Bench of Delhi High Court on Monday issued notice on a batch of appeals including Delhi government challenging single-judge order allowing private unaided recognised schools to collect annual and development charges from students for the period af
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Al-Qaeda chief is somewhere between Afghanistan, Pakistan: UN report
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Kabul [Afghanistan], June 7 (ANI): A significant part of the Al-Qaeda leadership resides in the Afghanistan and Pakistan region, including the group's leader Ayman al-Zawahiri, who is "probably alive but too frail to be featured in propaganda," according to a United Nations report.
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Afghan human rights watchdog calls for probe by international body into ta
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Kabul [Afghanistan], June 7 (ANI): Relying on its assessments about some recent targeted attacks on the Hazara community, Afghanistan Human Rights Commission on Sunday reiterated that such attacks require comprehensive and deep investigation by an international team that should be picked by
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'UN experts' remarks on Waheed Parra, a nefarious design to malign Indian
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New Delhi [India], June 6 (ANI): Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leader Waheed Parra, currently lodged in Srinagar jail on charges of funding terrorist groups, enjoys access to television and outside food, all special privileges denied to other prisoners, sources said.
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Twitter unable to comprehend challenges faced by Nigeria: President Buhari
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Moscow [Russia], June 6 (ANI/Sputnik): Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed disappointment regarding the recent removal of his post by Twitter, saying that the company's censorship policy failed to understand the acute issues the country has to deal with.
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Unabated incidents of violence in West Bengal will put humanity to shame:G
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Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], June 6 (ANI): West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Saturday slammed the Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee-led state government over the issue of alleged post-poll violence adding that the incidents will "put humanity to shame".
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UN chief strongly condemns killing of over 100 civilians in Burkina Faso a
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New York [US], June 6 (ANI/Xinhua): United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday strongly condemned the heinous attack by unidentified assailants on a village in the province of Yagha in the Sahel Region of Burkina Faso, which resulted in the killing of over 100 civilians, i
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