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UN boosts aid as DRC evacuates residents in fear of new volcano eruption
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Kinshasa [Congo], May 29 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations (UN) has expanded humanitarian relief to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), as the country has evacuated residents from Goma in case of another volcanic eruption.
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Pakistan: Journalists being attacked is unacceptable, needs to be investig
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 29 (ANI): An escalation in attacks and harrasment against journalists in Pakistan needs to be investigated urgently by law enforcement, according to a report published in The Nation.
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India expresses strong opposition to UNGA president's remarks on J-K
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 28 (ANI): India on Friday expressed its strong opposition to the "unwarranted references" made with respect to the Indian Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir by the President of the United Nations General Assembly (PGA) Volkan Bozkir during his recent visit to Pakista
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Randeep Hooda removed as UN treaty ambassador after derogatory remarks on
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 28 (ANI): The Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS), has removed Bollywood actor Randeep Hooda as its ambassador after the actor's old video making derogatory comments on the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati surfaced online.
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In a first, Special UN Rapporteurs issue joint communique on enforced disa
Updated : 4 years, 10 months 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
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
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 : 4 years, 10 months 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
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
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
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
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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