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UN needs to step up against 'Uyghur genocide' in China: Pro-Uyghur body
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Munich [Germany], March 22 (ANI): Reiterating the need for urgent action to address the Uyghur genocide and China's threat to the United Nations human rights mechanisms, the World Uyghur Congress (WUC) asserted that the UN needs to "step up" and act in line with its self-pronounced core valu
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Global media watchdog asks Pakistan to conduct 'credible' probe into killi
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], March 21 (ANI): Global media watchdog, Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) on Saturday demanded authorities in Pakistan's southern Sindh province to urgently conduct a "credible" investigation and arrest those responsible for this week's killing of a journalist.
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UNHRC must pay attention to Pakistan's deplorable human rights record: Ind
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], March 15 (ANI): India on Monday called on the United Nations Human Rights Council to hold Pakistan accountable for its state-sponsored and supported grave violation of human rights of its people, saying the UN body must pay urgent attention to Islamabad's deplorable hum
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UN Security Council condemns alarming attacks on civilians in Afghanistan
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], March 13 (ANI): The United Nations Security Council has condemned the alarming number of attacks deliberately targeting civilians in Afghanistan and called for an immediate end to these attacks and stressed for the urgent need to bring the perpetrators to justice.
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Biden celebrates Senate passage of 'desperately needed' Covid-19 rescue pl
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 7 (ANI): US President Joe Biden on Saturday (local time) hailed the passage of a USD 1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief plan and said "it was so desperately needed, urgently needed".
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Need to promote decent and sustainable work in automotive industry: ILO
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], February 27 (ANI): Governments and organisation of workers and employers from around the world have agreed that there is an urgent need to invest in education, training and life-long learning for all in the automotive industry.
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India calls on UNSC members to end politicisation of humanitarian aid to S
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New York [US], February 26 (ANI): India on Thursday (local time) called on the members of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to end the politicisation of humanitarian aid as it deprives the Syrian citizens of urgent aid.
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Urgent need to counter China's growing tech dominance, says former Google
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 25 (ANI): Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt on Tuesday called on the US government to fast track the development of emerging technology including artificial intelligence (AI) to catch up to China's lead.
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Punjab CM urges PM Modi to ensure urgent resolution of ongoing agitation '
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Chandigarh, February 20 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Saturday has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to ensure an urgent resolution of the ongoing farm unrest by the Centre "to the satisfaction of the protesting farmers by addressing all their grievances."
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India calls for a waiver of WTO agreement related to COVID-19 prevention:
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 20 (ANI): India and South Africa have called for an urgent waiver of the World Trade Organization (WTO) Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) on intellectual property related to COVID-19 prevention, containment, or treatment, s
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Top medical journal calls for three urgent steps against COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 20 (ANI): In an analysis, the Lancet COVID-19 Commission has called for three urgent actions in the COVID-19 response.
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COVID-19: SC to consider plea seeking urgent vaccination for Judges, lawye
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 16 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to consider a plea seeking prioritisation in giving COVID-19 vaccination to Judges, lawyers and judicial staff across the country.
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