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ASO in Defence Ministry unable to attend mother's funeral due to lockdown
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
Faridabad (Haryana) [India], Mar 27 (ANI): Among the numerous stories of hardships being faced by people due to the nationwide lockdown announced to prevent the spread of coronavirus, the one of an Assistant Section Officer (ASO) working in the Ministry of Defence (MoD), who could not attend
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UN condemns Kabul Gurudwara terror attack
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
New York [USA], Mar 26 (ANI): United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres on Wednesday condemned the Kabul Gurudwara terror attack which killed 27 civilians, and expressed his condolences to the families of the victims and wishes to those injured.
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Kashmiri woman trying to help stranded passengers during lockdown
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 25 (ANI): In view of the ongoing countrywide lockdown, a Kashmir-based woman in Delhi, Saba Bhat, and her team are trying to help the stranded passengers, who are unable to have transport, shelter and food.
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Cabinet approves recapitalisation of RRBs to improve CRAR
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 25 (ANI): The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on Wednesday gave its approval for continuing the process of recapitalization of Regional Rural Banks by providing minimum regulatory capital for those RRBs which are unable to maintain minimum Capital to Ri
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UN in India welcomes PM Modi's 21-day lockdown to fight COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 25 (ANI): United Nations Resident Coordinator in India, Renata Dessallien, on Wednesday welcomed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's strategy of a 21-day nation-wide lockdown to curtail the spread of the coronavirus.
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US repatriations of coronavirus-stranded Americans overseas tops 9,000: US
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Mar 25 (ANI): Over 9,000 Americans who were unable to return to the United States due to the coronavirus pandemic have been repatriated, State Department spokesperson Morgan Orgatus said in a press release on Tuesday.
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Pompeo meets Taliban officials in Qatar to salvage peace deal
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Mar 24 (ANI): US Secretary of State Micheal Pompeo on Monday made an unannounced visit to Kabul (Afghanistan) and Doha (Qatar) to hold talks with the Afghan government in an effort to prevent the country's peace deal from unwinding, CNN reported.
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UN Chief calls for 'immediate global ceasefire' amid COVID-19 pandemic
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New York [USA], Mar 23 (Sputnik/ANI) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday called for an immediate halt of fighting worldwide in order to focus together on combating the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
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COVID-19: Facebook Messenger ties up with developers to offer free service
Updated : 6 years ago IST
California [USA], Mar 23 (ANI): Facebook Messenger announced a partnership with its developer community to provide free services to government health organisations and UN health agencies to help them use the messaging platform to scale their response to COVID-19 pandemic.
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UN chief urges warring parties in Libya to accept 5+5 draft ceasefire deal
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New York [USA], Mar 22 (Sputnik/ANI): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called upon the rival Libyan administrations to lay down arms and accept the temporary draft ceasefire agreement negotiated by the Libyan Joint Military Commission (5+5) in the face of the coronavirus pandemic, a
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North Korea tests new tactical guided missiles : KCNA
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Pyongyang [North Korea], Mar 22 (Sputnik/ANI): The recent launches from North Korea were tests of new tactical guided missiles which are expected to make an "epochal" change to the country's defense strategy, the North Korean state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported.
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US President has offered cooperation in fight against coronavirus, claims
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Pyongyang [North Korea], Mar 22 (ANI): US President Donald Trump has extended cooperation to North Korea in the fight against coronavirus in a letter to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, the state-run news agency Yonhap reported on Saturday.
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