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In a first, Special UN Rapporteurs issue joint communique on enforced disa
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], May 28 (ANI): In its first-ever "Joint Communication" from the UN Special Rapporteurs, eight different UN human rights bodies have formally inquired about the enforced disappearances of people in Pakistan from Prime Minister Imran Khan's government, putting a seal on
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Uyghurs in China, abroad targeted by 'Chinese-speaking' hackers through fa
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Beijing [China], May 28 (ANI): Members of the Uyghur community in China and abroad are being targeted in surveillance efforts by "Chinese-speaking" hackers through the use of fake emails from the United Nations (UN) and a human rights group, according to cybersecurity researchers.
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Bajaj Foundation continues its commitment towards COVID-19 relief efforts
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 28 (ANI/BusinessWire India): As the coronavirus cases continue to rise unabated in various parts of the country, Bajaj Foundation, a non-profit organization, started an emergency oxygen program by providing free doorstep delivery of oxygen concentrators across Delhi-NC
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Japan to provide additional ventilators, oxygen concentrators to India thr
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New Delhi [India], May 28 (ANI): Japan on Friday decided to help India with additional ventilators and oxygen concentrators through United Nations Office for Partnerships (UNOP) to fight against COVID-19 pandemic.
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India participates in first physical meeting of UN Security Council since
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New York [US], May 28 (ANI): Five months after India was elected as non-permanent member of United Nations Security Council (UNSC), the country's ambassador participated in an in-person meeting of the UN's most powerful body, the first to be held since December 2020.
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India abstained on resolution at UNHRC to set up Commission of Inquiry on
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Geneva [Switzerland], May 28 (ANI): India has abstained on resolution at UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to set up Commission of Inquiry on human rights violation in occupied Palestinian territory including East Jerusalem and in Israel, said Indian envoy to United Nations (Geneva), Indra Man
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Israeli strikes in West Bank may be defined as war crimes if found discrim
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Geneva [Switzerland], May 27 (ANI/Sputnik): UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet expressed on Thursday concerns over Israeli rocket attacks in the West Bank and noted that this could be defined as war crimes if found discriminate and disproportionate.
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CSS Corp to appoint Sunil Mittal as its Chief Executive Officer
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Bangalore (Karnataka) [India]/ Singapore, May 27 (ANI/BusinessWire India): CSS Corp, a global customer experience and technology consulting services provider, today announced that its board has unanimously chosen Sunil Mittal as the organization's next Chief Executive Officer.
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TDP unable to bear welfare governance of YSRCP, says Andhra minister
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Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], May 27 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh Transport Minister Perni Venkatramaiah on Wednesday lambasted Telugu Desam Party (TDP) Chief N Chandrababu Naidu and his son Nara Lokesh saying that they have lost their mental balance as they are unable to bear the welfare gov
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31 dead, hundreds missing in DRC volcano disaster: UN
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Kinshasa [Congo], May 27 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations and relief partners reported on Wednesday at least 31 dead and hundreds feared missing, including more than 170 children, from the volcano eruption in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
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Plea in HC seeks clarity over vaccine order claims after Centre-Delhi disc
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New Delhi [India], May 27 (ANI): A 43-year-old person, who is unable to get his first dose of COVID vaccine, has moved the Delhi High Court stating that as a citizen of Delhi and in the interest of justice he must know that who (the Centre or Delhi govt) is passing on true information to the
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Telangana doctors boycott Covid duties except for ICU and critical care
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Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], May 26 (ANI): Demanding to fulfill the promises made to the doctors, the Telangana Senior Doctors Association alongside Junior doctors have unanimously taken a decision to boycott all the Covid related duties from May 26 except for ICU cases and Critical care u
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