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Group of 68 retired judges, bureaucrats urge PM Modi to intervene in arres
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
A group of 68 retired judges, bureaucrats and a sitting MP on Wednesday appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to intervene in the matter of rising violence and discrimination against Hindus in Bangladesh and the arrest of ISKCON Bangladesh priest Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari.
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"Religious radicalism, jihad becoming challenge": VHP's Alok Kumar on ISKC
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
International president of the Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) and senior advocate Alok Kumar on Wednesday said that religious fundamentalism and jihad are becoming such a challenge that the whole world will have to fight it not only at the level of law and order but also at the level of ideolog
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"Bangladesh govt working under pressure of radicals": Giriraj Singh slams
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Union Minister Giriraj Singh on Wednesday condemned the arrest and denial of bail to ISKCON Bangladesh priest Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari and sought the United Nations' intervention over the incident.
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Indrani Mukerjea Honored with the Rex Karmaveer Global Fellowship & Ka
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New Delhi [India], November 27: Renowned entrepreneur, author, dancer, and philanthropist, Indrani Mukerjea, has been honored with the prestigious Rex Karmaveer Global Fellowship and the Karamveer Chakra Award for 2024-2025. Instituted by iCONGO in partnership with United Nations (UN), this
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India hosts 13th UNGGIM Asia-Pacific Plenary Meeting on geospatial data fo
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India will be hosting the 13th Plenary meeting of the United Nations Global Geospatial Information Management for the Asia-Pacific region from November 26 at the Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi.
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PM Modi launches UN's International Year of Cooperatives 2025, unveils com
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday launched the United Nations' International Year of Cooperatives 2025 and released a commemorative postal stamp.
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"Myanmar is now the deadliest country for landmine casualties": United Nat
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Myanmar has become the world's deadliest country for landmine casualties, with a staggering 1,052 civilian casualties recorded in 2023 alone, surpassing all other nations. The situation is particularly dire for children, who account for over 20 per cent of the casualties, the UN said.
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UN celebrates Diamond Jubilee of Hindi Diwas in New York
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The Permanent Mission of India to the United Nations recently organised the Diamond Jubilee of Hindi Diwas in New York on Friday. This significant event marked the 75th anniversary of Hindi being adopted as an official language in India.
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COP29 draft deal proposes rich countries give $250 billion in climate fina
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A new COP29 draft finance deal on Friday proposes rich countries commit USD 250 billion a year to help vulnerable nations cope with the warming planet and to accelerate the global switch to renewable energy.
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Pro-Palestinian groups sue Dutch government over Israel's "genocide" in Ga
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Further, the organisation emphasised that the Netherlands has a legal duty to prevent violations of international law, including the 1948 UN Genocide Convention, in the Gaza Strip and the occupied West Bank.
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2024 becomes deadliest on record for humanitarian personnel: UN Relief Chi
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The year 2024 has become the deadliest on record for humanitarian personnel, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said today, citing data from the Aid Worker Security Database.
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Nikki Haley opposes appointment of Tulsi Gabbard as Director of National I
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Former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley opposed the appointment of Tulsi Gabbard as the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) by the United States President-elect Donald Trump and called Gabbard being sympathetic to countries like Russia, Syria, Iran, and China.
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