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Sri Lanka: UN report urges progress on institutional, security reforms
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], September 6 (ANI): Sri Lanka's new Government should embark on a national dialogue to advance human rights and reconciliation, a UN report urged on Tuesday, calling for accountability and deeper institutional reforms to prevent a recurrence of past violations.
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Russian-born man, Ukrainian woman tie knot in Dharamshala with message: Ma
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Dharamshala (Himachal Pradesh) [India], September 6 (ANI): While Russia and Ukraine are entangled in a fierce fight, a Russian-born man and a Ukrainian woman urged the two countries to "make love, not war" on the occasion of their marriage in Dharamshala.
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Human Rights Watch asks UN not to renew travel ban waiver on Taliban offic
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 5 (ANI): Amid the ongoing political isolation of Afghanistan due to their atrocities on women and young girls in the country, the Human Rights Watch has urged the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) not to extend the existing government officials' travel exe
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Karan Johar urges to stop dividing Indian cinema into sub-categories
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], September 3 (ANI): Filmmaker Karan Johar, on Friday, urged everyone to start treating Indian cinema as one industry rather than dividing it into different categories.
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Aviation minister Scindia asks Maharashtra govt to reduce VAT on ATF
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], September 2 (ANI): Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Friday urged the Maharashtra government to reduce the value-added tax (vat) on Air Turbine Fuel (ATF) to boost air-connectivity.
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UN chief urges China to follow Xinjiang report recommendations
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], September 2 (ANI): United Nations Chief Antonio Guterres urged China to follow the recommendations of a UN report that found credible allegations of torture and forced labour in Xinjiang province.
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CM Dhami writes to Uttarakhand Assembly Speaker, seeks high-level probe in
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India] September 1 (ANI): Amid the row over appointments in Uttarakhand Assembly Secretariat, Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Thursday urged Assembly Speaker Ritu Khanduri Bhushan to conduct a high-level inquiry into the matter.
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Clear the air on 'opinion received' from EC about Soren's continuation as
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], September 1 (ANI): United Progressive Alliance (UPA) MLAs of Jharkhand on Thursday urged state Governor Ramesh Bais to "clear the air" on the speculation concerning the "opinion received from the Election Commission" by his office "to disqualify" Chief Minister
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India at UN urges global community to call out Pakistan for supporting ter
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [US], September 1 (ANI): India on Wednesday (local time) urged global communities to call out Pakistan for supporting terror outfits operating from the territories under their control.
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"I did not seek separate state for Tamil Nadu," says VCK leader; BJP seeks
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], August 31 (ANI): Tamil Nadu BJP chief K Annamalai has urged for action, including the filing of a police case against VCK (Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi) Deputy General Secretary Vaani Arasu for a purported hate speech.
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BJP MPs urge Delhi LG to probe AAP's poaching allegations
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 31 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party MPs have urged Delhi Lt Governor VK Saxena to conduct an inquiry into the allegations of purported "attempts by BJP to buy AAP MLAs" made by CM Arvind Kejriwal, his Deputy Manish Sisodia and other leaders.
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UNHCR urges immediate support for millions caught in Pakistan floods
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], August 30 (ANI): UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, today urged support for a massive scale-up in emergency relief for millions of people in Pakistan hit by monsoon floods that have already killed more than 1,000 people.
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