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Violence against smuggled migrants widespread: UN report
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New York [US], June 29 (ANI): A UN report published on Monday highlighted that migrants smuggled across borders are often subjected to extreme violence, torture, rape and kidnapping, whether in transit or in captivity, but authorities take little action to address these offences.
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Fortifying tea with folate, vitamin B12 may help counter health issues in
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 25 (ANI): Fortifying tea with folate and vitamin B12 may help counter the high levels of anaemia and neural tube defects associated with these widespread nutritional deficiencies in Indian women, a new study suggested.
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Orange alert for Karnataka's coastal districts till June 17
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], June 14 (ANI): Orange alert has been announced for the coastal districts of Karnataka till June 17 as the entire state is very likely to experience widespread rainfall, the director of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) unit of Bengaluru CS Patil said.
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Digvijaya Singh's remark on Article 370 in line with Congress' stand:Tariq
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 13 (ANI): Defending senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh's recent remarks on Jammu and Kashmir, party leader Tariq Anwar on Saturday stated that the abrogation of provisions of Article 370 of the Constitution gave Pakistan a chance to raise the Kashmir issue at i
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Global parliamentary alliance calls for reform of supply chains over force
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
London [UK], June 10 (ANI): Amid the ongoing Group of Seven (G7) summit in UK, a cross-party Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China (IPAC) has called on G7 leaders to reform global supply chains in light of widespread forced labour abuses in Xinjiang region.
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US report on COVID-19 origins finds lab leak theory 'plausible', calls for
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 8 (ANI): Amid widespread calls for a fresh probe into the origins of the coronavirus in China's Wuhan, a report on the origins of COVID-19 by a US government national laboratory concluded that the hypothesis claiming that the virus leaked from a lab in Wuhan is "plausib
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IMD predicts widespread rains in East, Northeast India as Southwest Monsoo
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 6 (ANI): The India Metrological Department (IMD) on Sunday informed that the southwest monsoon has further advanced into central Arabian Sea, covering several parts of the country, including the entire northeastern region.
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China opposes Blinken's remarks on Tiananmen massacre, calls it 'political
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Beijing [China], June 4 (ANI): China on Friday opposed remarks made by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on the 32nd anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre and termed the widespread crackdown as a "political turmoil".
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Somalia leaders sign agreement to hold parliamentary elections within 60 d
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Mogadishu [Somalia], May 27 (ANI): Somalia's federal government and leaders of most of its entities announced an agreement on Thursday to hold the long-delayed national elections, heading off a crisis that had threatened widespread political violence.
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Youth gives thumbs up as Reliance Foundation Jr NBA program concludes
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 26 (ANI): With on-ground sporting activities across the country largely coming to a standstill due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 12-week Live virtual clinics series conducted by the Reliance Foundation Jr. NBA Program has come in for widespread acclaim from
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Sri Lankan plaque scripted in Chinese evokes fury, concern over omission o
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 25 (ANI): Concerns over the elevation of Chinese languages over official languages of Sri Lanka have emerged after a plaque made to declare the opening of a Chinese-gifted Smart Library of Attorney General's (AG) Department was scripted in Sinhalese, English and Chin
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Balochistan - A resource rich area facing poverty, dismal growth rate, bad
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Balochistan [Pakistan], May 25 (ANI): Balochistan, a resource-rich province, has been experiencing a disappointing growth rate, widespread poverty, and bad governance.
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