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Indian diplomat Vidisha Maitra elected to UN's ACABQ
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New York [US], November 7 (ANI): India's candidate Vidisha Maitra has been elected to the UN Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (ACABQ), with the strong support of UN member states, informed TS Tirumurti, Permanent Representative of India to UN on Friday.
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Police in New York arrest around 60 people during post-election protests
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New York [US], November 5 (ANI/Sputnik): Peaceful protests in Manhattan in the wake of the US presidential election grew into clashes with law enforcement and scattered acts of arson, resulting in around 60 arrests, The New York Times reported on Thursday.
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UN, member states regret US withdrawal from Paris agreement on climate cha
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New York [US], November 5 (ANI/Sputnik): The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), along with UN member states Chile, France, Italy and the UK, have expressed regret over Washington's decision to exit the Paris accord on climate change but said they would continue t
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India's annual resolution on counter-terrorism adopted at UNGA
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New York [US], November 5 (ANI): Permanent Representative to the United Nations TS Tirumurti on Wednesday announced that India's annual resolution on the issue of counter-terrorism was co-sponsored by over 75 countries and adopted by consensus in the First Committee of the UN General Assembl
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US Elections 2020: Biden leading race by 14 electoral votes
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 4 (ANI): The US presidential election has turned into a nail-biting battle as Democratic candidate Joe Biden is ahead of US President Donald Trump in Electoral College votes, having 227 votes to the Republican incumbent's 213, according to New York Times.
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UNGA adopts India-sponsored resolutions on nuclear disarmament
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New York [US], November 4 (ANI): The First Committee of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on Tuesday adopted two resolutions sponsored by India which call for the prohibition of nuclear weapons and reduce the risks of accidental use of nuclear weapons in the world.
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India views peacebuilding as powerful deterrent to violent conflict: Tirum
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New York [US], November 4 (ANI): TS Tirumurti, India's permanent representative at the United Nations, during a debate, on Tuesday said that India views 'peacebuilding' as a powerful deterrent to violent conflict.
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Islamic State claims responsibility for Vienna terror attack
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Vienna [Austria], November 4 (ANI): Barely 24 hours after the terror attack in the heart of Vienna, the Islamic State claimed responsibility, calling the shooter a "soldier of the caliphate", according to a statement translated by the SITE Intelligence Group, which monitors online extremist
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US Elections 2020: UK gambler bets one million pound on Biden win
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New York [US], November 3 (ANI): Democratic Presidential nominee Joe Biden's greatest admirer is not in the US but in the UK where somebody has placed a one million British pound or USD 1.29 million on the former Vice President to clinch the White House on Election Day.
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SRAM & MRAM Group lends support as President Trump understands the pow
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New York [United States], November 3 (ANI/NewsVoir): Al Mason, the Co-Chair of the Trump Victory Indian American Finance Committee, said at a major event of exclusive gathering of top Indian American Community Leaders, backed by the billion dollar multinational SRAM & MRAM Group, headqua
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UN chief condemns Vienna 'terrorist attack', following situation closely
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New York [US], November 3 (ANI): United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has condemned 'terrorist attack' in Vienna and is monitoring the situation closely.
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UN, humanitarian partners aid typhoon-hit Philippines, Vietnam
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New York [US], November 3 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations, its partners, and the Philippine government are assessing damage from deadly typhoon Goni, which is now moving toward central Vietnam, UN humanitarians said on Monday.
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