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Bangladesh minorities face growing persecution, GHRD alerts UN Human Rig
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
At the 60th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), the UN-EU Human Rights Officer, Charlotte Zehrer from Global Human Rights Defence (GHRD), in her oral intervention, has drawn international attention to the precarious conditions faced by ethnic and religious minorities
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Empowering Women Leaders: SHELeads Talk Series at Woxsen University Highli
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], September 26: Woxsen University's School of Arts & Design hosted the latest edition of the SHELeads Talk Series on 22nd September, featuring Valbha Shakya, Deputy Director at the Centre for Women Leadership, Confederation of Indian Industry (CII). In a conversa
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Diabetes Non-Profit Beyond Type 1, Co-Founded by Nick Jonas, Expands to In
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 25: In response to the urgent need for greater awareness and support for people living with type 1 diabetes, Beyond Type 1 announces its expansion to India. The global nonprofit works to change what it means to live with diabetes by raising awareness, building su
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"Loans over loans is not a solution," says PM Shehbaz Sharif at UN climate
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Pakistani PM Shehbaz Sharif urged wealthy nations to honour climate finance pledges, saying "loans over loans" can't solve crises. Highlighting Pakistan's flood losses, he reaffirmed emission-cutting goals and renewable energy plans, while lamenting inadequate global support. UN chief Antoni
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"We are living through the most destructive arms race in human history": U
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
At the UN General Assembly, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned of a "new age of warfare" driven by cheap drones and AI. He urged urgent global rules on AI weapons, cautioning that without real security guarantees, the world faces the "most destructive arms race in human history."
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UN urged to act as invasive alien weeds threaten rural livelihoods and foo
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
At the UNHRC session in Geneva, ECO FAWN Society's Sai Sampath Mettu urged urgent global action against invasive alien weeds, warning they threaten crops, ecosystems, and rural livelihoods. He called for funds, monitoring, and a "Decade of Action" to safeguard food security and peasants'
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EAM Jaishankar hosts high-level meeting to strengthen Global South collabo
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The meeting centred around key global issues, including climate justice, digital technology, and the urgent need for multilateral reforms. The initiative comes amid growing consensus among developing nations on the importance of shaping global discourse to better reflect their priorities.
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Trump slams climate science at UNGA, calls it "greatest con job ever"; att
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
US President Donald Trump launched a sharp critique of climate science during his address at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), terming climate change the "greatest con job ever perpetrated on the world" and dismissing global efforts to tackle it as misguided. While several world le
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Delhi HC urges Bar councils to frame welfare policy for families of deceas
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Delhi High Court has emphasised the urgent need for welfare schemes to support families of deceased advocates, noting that many depend entirely on the professional earnings of lawyers and are left in financial distress after their demise.
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Mizoram Chief Minister Lalduhoma reviews National highway projects, stress
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The meeting was held at the Chief Minister's Conference Hall, attended by PWD Minister Pu Vanlalhlana, along with senior officials from the State PWD, the Planning & Economics Department, and NHIDCL.
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SC to pass order on pollution in Rajasthan's Jojari river on October 9
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
On September 16, the apex court had taken a suo motu cognisance over the discharge of industrial waste in Jojari river, saying it was affecting hundreds of villages there.
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UAE sends urgent medical aid to Botswana
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The UAE has dispatched an urgent relief aircraft carrying 96 tonnes of medical supplies to Botswana following the declaration of a public health emergency due to shortages of essential medical supplies.
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