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UN envoy urges all Afghans, including Taliban to enter peace process and r
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [United States], Dec. 20. (ANI): The United Nations envoy for Afghanistan, Tadamichi Yamamoto has called on the Taliban to participate in peace talks with the national government, stressing that the conflict in the country has no military solution and the only path to a meaningful p
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PM Modi urges nation to embrace digital economy
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec. 16 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday urged the nation to embrace digital payment methods to ensure that corruption and black money is rooted out of the country.
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Pope Francis urges Assad to protect Syria's civilians
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
London [UK], Dec. 13 (ANI): Pope Francis in an appeal to Bashar al-Assad has urged the Syrian President to respect international humanitarian law and to protect the rights of civilians in the war-torn country.
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Justice Sathasivam urges Centre to amend law to make NHRC effective
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec. 10 (ANI): Former Chief Justice of India and Governor of Kerala Justice P. Sathasivam on Saturday lack of awareness about laws, inadequacies of the legal system and lack of sufficient support from the legal services authorities need to be focused on to ensure protectio
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Kerry urges Russia, Syria for ceasefire in Aleppo
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [USA], Dec. 10 (ANI): United States Secretary of State John Kerry on Saturday urged Russia and the Syrian regime to take steps toward finding a political solution to the conflict and called for a ceasefire saying the fall of Aleppo would not mean an end to war.
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TN cabinet urges Centre to confer Bharat Ratna on Jayalaithaa
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Chennai [India], Dec. 10 (ANI): The Tamil Nadu cabinet under the Chairmanship of Chief Minister O. Paneerselvam passed a resolution on Saturday requesting the Centre to award late chief minister J. Jayalalithaa with Bharat Ratna.
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AIADMK urges Sasikala to lead party
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Chennai [India], Dec. 10 (ANI): Senior functionaries of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) on Saturday asked Sasikala Natarajan, a close associate of former Tamil Nadu chief minister J. Jayalalithaa, to lead the party.
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Nepal Parliament speaker urges PM Dahal to end House impasse
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], Dec.10 (ANI): Speaker of the Nepal Parliament Onsari Gharti Magar has asked Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal to work for ending the House obstruction at the earliest.
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Mathews urges batsmen to give bowlers `a fair chance` against Proteas
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Dec.10 (ANI): Sri Lanka skipper Angelo Mathews, who has returned to the national side after recovering from a leg injury, has called on his batsmen to give his bowlers `a fair chance` to perform in the upcoming tour of South Africa by getting runs in tough conditions.
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U.S. urges Pakistan to protect religious freedom
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [United States], Dec. 10 (ANI): The United States has expressed its concern following reports of raids carried out by Pakistan's Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) on the publications and audit offices of the Ahmadiyya community in Punjab province and urged the Governmen
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New report by George Institute urges mHealth community to go beyond '
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 8 (ANI-NewsVoir): Scaling up pilot projects in the area of technology-enabled health care delivery requires a concerted effort that involves going beyond the quick-fixes and working towards a sustainable health solution that can help tackle the rising burden of communi
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Nepal President urges all parties to prepare for polls
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], Dec. 5 (ANI): Nepal President Bidya Devi Bhandari has urged all the political parties to work towards ending the current stalemate over the constitution amendment bill for the sake of implementing the charter by holding the elections.
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