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US won't grant visa to Zarif for UNSC meet: UN informs Iran
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New York [US], Jan 08 (ANI): The United Nations has informed Iran that the United States will not grant a visa to Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif to participate in the UNSC meeting later this week.
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GoPro to release fix for Karma drones this week
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
California [USA], Jan 7 (ANI): GoPro Karma drones worldwide were unable to fly since the beginning of the year. The company has now announced that it will release a fix for the issue.
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UN-backed Libyan govt forces say quit Sirte to 'save civilian lives'
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Tripoli [Libya], Jan 7 (Xinhua/ANI): The forces of Libya's UN-backed government on Tuesday withdrew from the strategic coastal city of Sirte to "save civilian lives" after the rival eastern-based army took over it on Monday, spokesperson of the protection force of Sirte said.
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Iranian Parliament designates US Army, Pentagon as terrorist entities
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], Jan 7 (Sputnik/ANI): The Iranian Parliament unanimously voted on Tuesday to designate the US Army and Pentagon as terrorist entities in the wake of the killing of Iranian Quds Force commander Qassem Soleimani, the country's Tasnim news agency reported.
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Fighting in Tripoli shutters 210 schools for 115,000 Children: UN
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New York [US], Jan 7 (Sputnik/ANI): More than 200 schools remain closed in and near the Libyan capital of Tripoli due to fighting between government and rebel forces, the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) said in a press release on Monday.
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UN chief calls for de-escalation, dialogue amid global tensions
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New York [USA], Jan 6 (Sputnik/ANI): United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday called on world leaders to de-escalate, demonstrate restraint, return to dialogue and renew international cooperation amid the rise in tensions across the globe.
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Plea in SC seeks removal of Mamata Banerjee as West Bengal CM over CAA rem
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 6 (ANI): A petition was filed in the Supreme Court on Monday seeking a direction to the West Bengal Governor to remove Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for "demanding UN-monitored referendum on Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA)".
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SAD urges Dr Jaishankar to raise issue of atrocities being committed again
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 6 (ANI): The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Monday urged Union External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar to raise the issue of atrocities being committed by Pakistan against minorities in the United Nations.
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Unprecedented violence unleashed by goons with active abetment of Modi gov
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 6 (ANI): Demanding an independent judicial inquiry into violence at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) on Sunday, Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi on Monday said that the "horrifying and unprecedented" violence unleashed by goons with "active abetment of the r
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Will appeal to party high command for appointment of KPCC chief, CLP leade
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Jan 5 (ANI): Former Deputy Chief Minister G Parameshwara has said the Karnataka Congress has unanimously decided to appeal to the party high command regarding the appointment of KPCC President and Congress Legislature Party (CLP) leader in the state.
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Delhi BJP chief seeks apologies from Kejriwal for 'spreading lies' on regi
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 4 (ANI): Delhi unit BJP president Manoj Tiwari on Saturday demanded an apology from Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for "spreading lies" over the registry of properties in the city's unauthorised colonies.
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Countries not accepting minorities from Pak, B'desh and Afghanistan should
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 4 (ANI): The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) has come in for a strong defence of the Narendra Modi government on the issue of implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and asked other countries not to preach India as they themselves were unable to ensu
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