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India expresses grief over tragic Afghanistan earthquake deaths
Updated : 4 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 22 (ANI): India on Wednesday expressed condolences to the victims and their families impacted by the tragic earthquake in Afghanistan, which resulted in the death of over a thousand people.
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Maldives govt strongly condemns attack at International Yoga Day event
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Male [Maldives], June 22 (ANI): The Maldives government has strongly condemned the violent acts perpetrated by a group of individuals targeting the participants who were attending the celebrations held to mark the 8th United Nations International Day of Yoga.
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Turkey to host meeting with UN, Russia, Ukraine on grain corridor: media
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], June 21 (ANI/Xinhua): Turkey is to host a four-way meeting with the United Nations, Russia and Ukraine in Istanbul next week to discuss a possible Black Sea corridor for exporting Ukrainian grains, local media reported Tuesday.
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Ashwini Vaishnaw leads Yoga Day celebrations from Odisha
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Konark (Odisha) [India], June 21 (ANI): On the occasion of the eighth International Day of Yoga (IDY), Union Minister of Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw performed yoga at the magnificent Konark Sun Temple in Odisha.
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Ruchira Kamboj appointed as India's Permanent Representative to United Nat
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New Delhi [India] June 21 (ANI): India's envoy to Bhutan Ruchira Kamboj, a 1987-batch Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer on Tuesday appointed as India's Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York.
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Iran urges UN to increase aid to Syria amid Western sanction pressures
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Tehran [Iran], June 21 (ANI/Xinhua): Iran's UN envoy has urged the United Nations to increase assistance to Syria amid the Western sanction pressures.
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Yoga helps in getting rid of tension, diseases, says Scindia on Internatio
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Gwalior (Madhya Pradesh) [India], June 21 (ANI): Yoga helps in getting rid of tension and diseases entirely from the human body and helps attain peace inside a society, said Union Minister of Civil Aviation Jyotiraditya M Scindia as the Ministry celebrated International Day of Yoga on Tuesda
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Tirumurti hosts Yoga event at UN building in New York
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New York [US], June 21 (ANI): On the occasion of 8th International Yoga Day, India's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador TS Tirumurti on Tuesday hosted the event at the North lawns under the UN Building.
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Baloch group holds demonstration in Geneva to highlight atrocities in Paki
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Geneva [Switzerland], June 21 (ANI): The Baloch Voice Association organised an exhibition cum demonstration on June 20 in front of the United Nations Office in Geneva alongside the Broken Chair sculpture to highlight the atrocities being committed by the Pakistan establishment, especially
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Escalating needs, rising hunger: Refugees caught in the eye of perfect sto
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Rome [Italy], June 21 (ANI): Further food ration cuts are imminent for refugees as humanitarian needs multiply around the world while funding struggles to keep pace, warns the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) on World Refugee Day.
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Ben Stiller partners with UN to extend support for those fleeing Ukraine
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Washington [US], June 19 (ANI): Hollywood actor Ben Stiller has partnered up with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in order to extend support to those fleeing Ukraine while Russia's military operation on the country continues.
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Homophobic comments more rampant than racist abuse online targeting player
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Homophobic (40%) and racist (38%) comments provided the majority of the abuse, much of which remains published to the accounts in which it was originally directed.
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