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Abstained on previous occasions too, position not new, says India on UNHRC
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 3 (ANI): India's decision to abstain at the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) during the resolution to probe the Gaza conflict is not new and the country has abstained on previous occasions too, External Affairs Ministry said on Thursday.
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Kerala Assembly should not be converted into PM Modi bashing propaganda fo
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 3 (ANI): Union Minister of State V Muraleedharan on Thursday said that the Kerala Legislative assembly should not be converted into a platform for bashing Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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EVM, VVPAT tally data shows 100 pc match in recently concluded assembly el
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 3 (ANI): Electronic Voting Machines (EVM) and Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trails (VVPAT) show a 100 per cent tally with each other in the recent assembly polls.
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Jamieson named New Zealand's Cricketer of the Year
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
London [UK], June 1 (ANI): New Zealand all-rounder Kyle Jamieson on Monday was awarded the 2021 edition of the Players' Cap. This award is given to the player who gets the maximum votes by the New Zealand players and support staff as their 'cricketer of the year'.
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Cyprus' pro-presidential party wins legislative election with 27.77 pc of
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Nicosia [Cyprus], May 31 (ANI/Sputnik): The pro-presidential center-right Democratic Rally (DISI) gathered 27.77 per cent of the vote, winning the parliamentary election in Cyprus, the Central Election Commission said on Sunday after 100 per cent of ballots were counted.
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Israel summons Philippines envoy over vote for UNHRC probe into Gaza hosti
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Tel Aviv [Israel], May 30 (ANI/Sputnik): The Israeli Foreign Ministry has summoned the Philippines' ambassador to protest his country's support for an investigation into Israel's actions in the Gaza Strip during the recent hostilities.
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Ban on flavored vaping might lead teens to cigarettes
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Connecticut [US], May 29 (ANI): When San Francisco voters overwhelmingly approved a ballot measure banning the sale of flavoured tobacco products in 2018, public health advocates celebrated. After all, tobacco use poses a significant threat to public health and health equity and flavours are
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China changes electoral system to strip democracy in Hong Kong
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Hong Kong, May 28 (ANI): With the overhauling of election rules in Hong Kong, China has stamped out the opposition by reducing public voting rights. The Hong Kong legislature passed a bill amending electoral laws that drastically curtails islanders' right to vote as the majority of lawmak
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Cyclone Yaas: Houses damaged, Aadhaar, voter cards missing after waterlogg
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
South Dinajpur (West Bengal) [India], May 27 (ANI): Owing to waterlogging in the aftermath of cyclone Yaas, residents of Gangarampur and Samay Basan villages in South Dinajpur district in West Bengal are facing difficulties with their houses damaged, their fields submerged and their Aadhaar
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Cash for vote scam: ED files chargesheet against Telangana Cong working pr
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], May 27 (ANI): Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday filed a chargesheet against Telangana Congress working president and Lok Sabha MP A Revanth Reddy and others in connection with the cash for vote scam.
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Bashar al-Assad set to return for fourth term as Syrian President in lates
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Damascus [Syria], May 26 (ANI): As voters in the government-held parts of Syria are heading to the polls to cast ballots for the presidential election in Syria, it is widely expected that the poll will cement a fourth term for President Bashar al-Assad.
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Presidential election kicks off in Syria
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Damascus [Syria], May 26 (ANI): The presidential election in Syria began on Wednesday in government-controlled areas across the middle eastern country.
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