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NHRC maintains 'A' status of accreditation with GANHRI in Geneva
Updated : 8 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 23 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), India has retained its 'A' status of accreditation with the United Nations (UN) mandated Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions (GANHRI) in Geneva for the fourth consecutive term of five years.
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Soon, a virtual reality tour of Taj Mahal
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Uttar Pradesh (Lucknow) [India], Feb 23 (ANI): Amid the recently-concluded Uttar Pradesh (UP) Investors' Summit, multinational conglomerate Samsung partnered with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to launch the Taj Mahal on virtual reality (VR).
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UNSC to vote on 30-day ceasefire in Syria
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Washington [US], Feb 23 (ANI): A day after Russia vetoed a United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolution on the situation in Syria's conflicting region of Eastern Ghouta, the council will on Friday vote on the decree calling for a 30-day ceasefire in the war-torn nation, and allowing hum
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Indian Peacekeepers provide veterinary support to farmers in South Sudan
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Juba [South Sudan], Feb 21 (ANI): Indian Peacekeepers serving under the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) have been providing critical veterinary support to farmers in the country in a bid to revive the livestock population of the region.
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Maleeha Lodhi criticises UNSC over Kashmir resolution
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 20 (ANI): Pakistan's Permanent Representative to the United Nations Maleeha Lodhi on Tuesday criticised the U.N. Security Council, saying it has not implemented the resolutions on Kashmir.
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Iran plane crash: UN Secretary-General offers condolences
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New York [USA], Feb 19 (ANI): The United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has extended condolences to the families of the victims and the people and Government of Iran, over the plane crash in the country that claimed 66 lives.
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Why does US have veto rights and not India, asks Rouhani
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 17 (ANI): Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Saturday questioned as to why India with a population of over 1 billion does not enjoy veto rights at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC).
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Maldives opposition calls for UN intervention
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Male [Maldives], Feb 16 (ANI): A joint opposition in the Maldives on Friday issued a call for the United Nations (UN) to immediately intervene in the island nation's political turmoil and to put an end to the emergency imposed by President Abdulla Yameen.
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Maneka Gandhi to launch #YesIBleed menstrual hygiene campaign on Feb.20
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb. 16 (ANI): Union Minister for Women and Child Development Maneka Gandhi will launch a menstrual hygiene campaign here on February 20.
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Pak govt trying to please America, India: Hafiz Saeed
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Feb 16 (ANI): Mastermind behind the 2008 Mumbai attacks Hafiz Saeed on Thursday said that he would challenge the Pakistan government's decision of a crackdown on his two charities, adding that the government was trying to please America and India by "taking extreme a
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Pak bans Hafiz Saeed's charities
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Feb 15 (ANI): Pakistan on Wednesday banned two charities linked to the mastermind behind the 2008 Mumbai attacks, Hafiz Saeed.
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N Korea slams US, UN for its sanctions
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], Feb 13 (ANI): North Korea's United Nations mission on Tuesday slammed the UN and United States' decision of imposing sanctions on the isolated country due to its persistent nuclear missile tests.
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