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Unacademy Educator Jaspal Singh honored with Indian Achievers' Award
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 3 (ANI/NewsVoir): Unacademy educator Jaspal Singh, known for mentoring lakhs of young Indian brains was honored with the Indian Achievers' Award 2021, for his outstanding professional achievement and contribution towards Indian education.
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France, Mali govts urged to investigate civilian casualties in French airs
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Paris [France], April 2 (ANI): Human rights groups have called on the governments of France and Mali to carry out an independent investigation into the French airstrike in Mali that has resulted in dozens of civilian casualties.
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Representatives from UN, Turkey, Qatar, US discuss agenda for Istanbul mee
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Doha [Qatar], April 2, (ANI): Representatives from the UN, Turkey, Qatar and the US met the peace negotiating team of Afghanistan in Doha and discussed the agenda of the Istanbul conference on Afghan peace.
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78 pc students happy about schools reopening, 39 pc unaware of relevant CO
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 1 (ANI): As schools across the country prepare to reopen after being closed in view of the COVID-19 pandemic, almost 39 per cent of students are either unaware or have incomplete knowledge of relevant guidelines. However, 78 per cent of students are happy about the p
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Guru Granth Sahib stanza included in UN official video on gender equality
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], March 31 (ANI): On the 4th Anniversary of the United Nations Faith for Rights declaration, the UN Office of the High commissioner on Human Rights has issued a short video on gender equality which contains a stanza from Guru Granth Sahib read by renowned scholar and huma
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UEFA allows five substitutions at Euro 2020, lifts its spectator cap for m
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Nyon [Switzerland], March 31 (ANI): UEFA Executive Committee met on Wednesday via videoconference and unanimously decided to allow the use of up to five substitutions at UEFA Euro 2020 and at the 2021 UEFA Nations League Finals.
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Uyghur body backs US human rights report on 'genocide' in China
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 31 (ANI): Campaign For Uyghurs (CFU), a US-based rights group, has lauded the US after the Chinese Communist Party's genocide and crimes against humanity were highlighted in the newly released State Department report on Human Rights Practices for 2020.
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Hyundai Motor Company to close for a week due to semiconductor crisis
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], March 31 (ANI/Global Economic): As the global automobile industry began to cut production due to the lack of automotive semiconductors, Hyundai Motor Company was also unable to avoid production disruptions.
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New COVID-19 wave 'lies in wait' in Syria: UN Chief
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
New York [US], March 30 (ANI/Sputnik): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned on Tuesday that another coronavirus wave is expected to hit war-torn Syria as community transmission of the virus is likely to continue in 2021.
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UN calls for unhindered access to Xinjiang over China's gross human rights
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], March 30 (ANI): The United Nations human rights experts have expressed serious concerns over the continuous crackdowns on the Uyghur community residing in Xinjiang, calling for unhindered access to the country to conduct fact-finding missions and urging global and domes
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BCCI's strict view on BCA hosting unapproved T20 league must be lauded: Fo
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 30 (ANI): The Bihar Cricket Association's (BCA) decision to host a T20 league without paying heed to the Board of Control for Cricket in India's (BCCI) warning has put the state body in trouble as it is now liable for sanction. And while BCA President Rakesh Kumar Ti
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China unanimously approves contentious proposal to overhaul Hong Kong's el
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Hong Kong, March 30 (ANI): China on Tuesday approved the most controversial and sweeping overhaul of Hong Kong's electoral system, which will slash the number of directly elected seats in the city's legislature from half to about one-fifth.
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