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EAM Swaraj likely to meet Pak counterpart next month
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug. 27 (ANI): External Affairs Minister (EAM) Sushma Swaraj is likely to meet her Pakistani counterpart Shah Mehmood Qureshi in New York next month, on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly's (UNGA).
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Humanitarian access for Rohingyas limited in Rakhine: UN
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], August 23 (ANI): The United Nations has said that there was little progress in terms of humanitarian aid organisations entering Myanmar's strife-torn Rakhine state, where the Rohingyas are facing brutal discrimination by the security forces.
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UN Secy General condoles demise of Vajpayee
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New York [USA], August 23 (ANI): United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has paid tribute to former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, who passed away last week following a prolonged illness.
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Hindi will strengthen world peace: Acting Pres of Mauritius
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Port Louis [Mauritius], August 20 (ANI): Addressing the concluding session of 11th World Hindi Conference in Port Louis , the Acting President of Mauritius Paramasivum Pillay Vyapoory said that the Hindi will strengthen world peace.
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Female genital mutilation case: Hearing to continue on Aug 27
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 20 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Monday set August 27 as the date for further hearing in the Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) case.
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Sunanda Pushkar case: Tharoor allowed to visit Kofi Annan's family
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), August 20 (ANI): Delhi's Patiala House Court on Monday granted permission to Congress leader Shashi Tharoor to visit Geneva, Switzerland, to meet the family of former United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan, who passed away on August 18.
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Kofi Annan always dreamt of a better world: Obama
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Aug 19 (ANI): Former United States President Barack Obama paid his rich tribute to former United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan, who passed away yesterday, saying the latter never stopped his pursuit of a better world.
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Former UN chief Kofi Annan dies at 80
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Bern [Switzerland], Aug 18 (ANI): Former United Nations (UN) Secretary General, Kofi Annan passed away on Saturday, his family and foundation confirmed.
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Ghazni unsafe for aid workers: UN
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Ghazni [Afghanistan], August 18 (ANI): The United Nations (UN) has announced that the city of Ghazni is highly unsafe for aid workers since Improvised Explosion Devices (IED) and mines are scattered on the way following the Taliban attack earlier this week.
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World Hindi Conference: Swaraj stresses promotion of the language
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Port Louis [Mauritius], Aug 18 (ANI): External Affairs Minister (EAM) Sushma Swaraj on Saturday said that the onus was on India to protect and promote Hindi's influence globally.
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China denies holding Uighur Muslims captive
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Beijing [China], Aug 13 (ANI): China has denied reports claiming that the country held a million Uighur Muslims captive in mass detention camps in Xinjiang province after a United Nations human rights panel expressed grave concerns over the issue.
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China holding 1 mn Uighurs in secret camps: UN
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Aug 11 (ANI): A United Nations human rights panel has expressed grave concerns that there were credible reports that China is holding a million Uighur Muslims in mass detention camps in Xinjiang province.
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