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Italy signs framework agreement on International Solar Alliance with India
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 17 (ANI): Italy on Wednesday signed the framework agreement of the International Solar Alliance (ISA) with India, informed Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Anurag Srivastava.
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Urdu Bulletin: Farmers' protest, rise in COVID-19 cases reported widely
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New Delhi [India], March 17 (ANI): Various Urdu newspapers in their Wednesday edition reported the farmers' appeal to United Nations Human Rights Council to interfere in the matter. Most publications also carried the news of surging cases of COVID-19 in the country.
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At least 149 people killed by Myanmar security forces since Feb: UN
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Geneva [Switzerland], March 16 (ANI): At least 149 people have been killed since the military coup in Myanmar in February as a result of actions by security forces, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights spokesperson Ravina Shamdasani said on Tuesday.
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India 'not signatory' to 1951 UN Convention: MHA on asylum to Myanmar refu
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New Delhi [India], March 16 (ANI): The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Tuesday replied on India's stand of giving Asylum to Myanmar refugees, saying that the country is not a signatory to the 1951 UN Convention relating to the Status of Refugees and the 1967 Protocol thereon.
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Pakistan muzzling voices of dissent in PoK, Gilgit Baltistan: Activist inf
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Geneva [Switzerland], March 16 (ANI): A Kashmiri political activist has urged the United Nations to take serious note on human rights violations in Pakistan occupied Kashmir and Gilgit Baltistan during his intervention at the ongoing 46th Session of UN Human Rights Council in Geneva.
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Kim Jong-un's sister warns US, S Korea on military drills, threatens to sc
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Pyongyang [North Korea], March 16 (ANI): Ahead of the planned tour to South Korea by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin this week, Kim Yo-jong, sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on Tuesday threatened to scrap a military peace agreement with Seoul
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There can be no military solution to Syrian conflict: India at UN
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New York [US], March 16 (ANI): India on Monday said that there can be no military solution to the Syrian conflict and reaffirmed commitment to advancing a Syrian-led and Syrian-owned United Nations (UN)-facilitated political process.
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At least 138 people killed in Myanmar since Feb 1: UN
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Naypyitaw [Myanmar], March 16 (ANI): At least 138 peaceful protesters, including women and children, have been killed in Myanmar since the violence that ensued after the military's forceful takeover on February 1, said Stephane Dujarric, spokesperson for the United Nations (UN) Secretary-Gen
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UNHRC must pay attention to Pakistan's deplorable human rights record: Ind
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Geneva [Switzerland], March 15 (ANI): India on Monday called on the United Nations Human Rights Council to hold Pakistan accountable for its state-sponsored and supported grave violation of human rights of its people, saying the UN body must pay urgent attention to Islamabad's deplorable hum
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Pak orchestrating proxy war, promoting terrorism in Kashmir, EFSAS chief t
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Geneva [Switzerland], March 15 (ANI): Thousands of Kashmiris have died in a proxy war orchestrated by Pakistan and they continue to suffer due to terrorist groups patronized by Pakistan military establishment, said the chief of the European Foundation for South Asian Studies during a general
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Introducing 'Art for Freedom' Jury - Stalwarts from creative and expert Fr
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New Delhi [India], March 15 (ANI/BusinessWire India): 'Art for Freedom' challenge, announces a stellar panel of jury members to screen winning entries, nationwide. Celebrated names from the world of fashion and art, iconic designer Ashish Soni and popular street artist Hanif Kureshi add to t
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UN Secretary-General's special envoy condemns bloodshed in Myanmar amid in
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New York [US], March 15 (ANI): United Nations (UN) Secretary-General's special envoy, Christine Schraner Burgener on Sunday strongly condemned the bloodshed in Myanmar, amid increasing violence following the military's crackdown on peaceful protests and its continued refusal to follow intern
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