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China restricting basic freedoms on pretext of national security, says UN
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], February 27 (ANI): As China continues to impose crackdowns on Uyghur Muslims in Xinjiang and people of Hong Kong under the draconian National Security Law, United Nations human rights chief Michelle Bachelet on Friday said that Beijing was restricting basic civil and po
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Odisha passes resolutions on Jagannath Heritage Corridor project
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Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], February 27 (ANI): The Odisha Assembly on Saturday unanimously passed three resolutions regarding the Jagannath Heritage Corridor project, informed the state government.
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New climate pledges 'far short' of meeting Paris Agreement goals: UN
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New York [US], February 27 (ANI): The planet is on "red alert" because governments are failing to meet their climate change goals, the United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Friday.
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US Civil society groups, lawmakers press Biden to support India's TRIPS wa
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New Delhi [India], February 27 (ANI): Hundreds of civil society groups in the US, along with several progressive lawmakers, are keeping up the pressure on the Biden administration to support India's TRIPS waiver on COVID-19 vaccines, reported Inside US Trade - an online news service.
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Gen X bets on work experience, millennials focus on upskilling: LinkedIn
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 27 (ANI): The world's largest online professional network LinkedIn says professionals in India are confident about career progress despite growing uncertainties about the job market and financial future in the current environment.
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India to send second batch of medicines to Palestine as COVID-19 assistanc
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New York [US], February 27 (ANI): Noting the fact that pandemic's impact on the people of Gaza has been particularly severe due to fragile healthcare infrastructure, India on Saturday assured Palestine of providing the second batch of medicines and also facilitate an early supply of vaccines
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UN Security Council calls for cease-fires to speed up COVID-19 vaccinatio
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New York [US], February 27 (ANI/Xinhua): The UN Security Council on Friday unanimously passed a resolution calling on all member states to support a "sustained humanitarian pause" to local conflicts, in order to allow for COVID-19 vaccinations.
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Unjustified, inaccurate conclusions: Saudi Arabia rejects US' report impli
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], February 27 (ANI): Saudi Arabia has categorically rejected the United States' report implicating Saudi Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman for approving the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, calling the assessment negative, false and unacceptable.
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UN calls for immediate release of 317 girls abducted from school in Nigeri
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Abuja [Nigeria], February 27 (ANI): The United Nations on Friday called for the immediate release of several hundred schoolgirls kidnapped from a secondary school in northwest Nigeria.
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India says UN panel's conclusion on VVIP chopper scam accused Michel are '
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New Delhi [India], February 26 (ANI): India on Friday rejected a United Nations panel's call to release Christian Michel, an alleged middleman in the AugustaWestland VVIP chopper scam, on the grounds that the conclusions drawn by the panel are based on limited information and biased allegati
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Jordan Henderson undergoes surgery on groin injury
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Liverpool [UK], February 26 (ANI): Liverpool on Friday announced that Jordan Henderson has undergone an operation after suffering a groin injury during the club's Premier League clash against Everton. The captain was withdrawn after half an hour of the match on February 20 as he was unable t
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Positive step: UN Chief hopes India-Pak pact to provide opportunity for fu
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New York [US], February 26 (ANI): United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is encouraged by India and Pakistan's decision to strictly observe all agreements on a ceasefire along the Line of Control (LoC) and hopes that the "positive step" would "provide an opportunity for further di
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