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Fire at tyre market in Karawal Nagar; fire tenders yet to reach spot
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 25 (ANI): An incident of fire has been reported at a tyre market in Karawal Nagar today at 8.24 am, but the Delhi Fire Service has not been able to reach the spot as they were unable to secure police protection. The area has been witnessing sporadic incidents of violen
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Protest outside UN office in London to seek justice for Mehak Kumari
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
London [UK], Feb 25 (ANI): People from the Indian diaspora on Monday gathered outside UN office in Holborn here to register their protest against the injustices done to Hindu minor girl Mehek Kumari.
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We are seeing pushback against women's rights, says UN Secretary-General
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Feb 25 (ANI): United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday pinpointed the "alarming levels of femicide" while issuing a "Call to action for human rights" at the 43rd regular session of the UN Human Rights Council.
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'Pakistan Army Stop Supporting Terrorism' banner displayed during UNHRC se
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Feb 24 (ANI): A banner with the slogan -- 'Pakistan Army Stop Supporting Terrorism' -- was displayed outside the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) headquarters here at a time when the 43rd session of the UN body was underway.
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Ram Niwas Goel re-elected unanimously as Delhi Assembly Speaker
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 24 (ANI): Senior leader of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Ram Niwas Goel was on Monday unanimously re-elected as the Speaker of Delhi Assembly.
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Fighting coronavirus 'a crisis and big test' for China, says Xi Jinping
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Beijing [China], Feb 24 (ANI): President Xi Jinping on Sunday said the coronavirus epidemic was China's most serious public health crisis and called for efforts to help overcome the "largest public emergency" and learn from "obvious shortcomings exposed" in its response, so it could impro
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Gandhinagar declaration adopted for conservation of endangered species
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Gandhinagar (Gujarat) [India], Feb 22 (ANI): The thirteenth Conference of Parties (COP 13) to the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) successfully adopted the Gandhinagar declaration recommending effective actions to address the direct and indirect threa
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J-K NHM selects 460 doctors for community health programme
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Feb 22 (ANI): Jammu and Kashmir National Health Mission (NHM) has selected 460 Ayurvedic/Unani doctors and nursing candidates for a six-month certificate programme in community health.
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Hyderabad varsity imposes fine for organising 'Shaheenbagh Night' event;
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Feb 22 (ANI): The University of Hyderabad has issued a notice against three Varsity students imposing Rs 5,000 fine on each of them stating that they were involved in organising "Shaheenbagh Night Event" in the University premises.
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Trump's visit should be seen in changing international context, says ex-UN
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 21 (ANI): The visit of US President Donald Trump to India has to be seen in the changing international context as well as national context to both countries, former UN diplomat Mukul Sanwal said on Friday.
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Tibet will decide on The Dalai Lama's succession, not China
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 21 (ANI): The US House of Representatives had unanimously passed the Tibetan Policy and Support Act (TPSA) to strengthen policy in support of Tibet, a move that was reciprocated as "encouraging and empowering" by the representatives of the Himalayan Buddhist region
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Pakistan ranks 152nd in UN's Human Development Index, lower than others in
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Feb 21 (ANI): Pakistan has been ranked at 152nd position among 189 other countries in the Human Development Index (HDI) 2019, dropping it to the lowest than all other regional countries in South Asia.
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