Farmers, especially from Punjab and Haryana, protest against the Center’s new agricultural laws. United Nations: People have the right to demonstrate peacefully and the authorities should allow them to do so, said the spokesman for the UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, of the protests by farmers in India. India has …
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The UN chief of health declared on Friday that the positive results of the coronavirus vaccine trials mean the world “may begin to dream of the end of the pandemic,” but said that rich and powerful nations must not trample the poor and marginalized “in the stampede for vaccines.” “ …
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Bangladeshi authorities sent the first group of more than 1,500 Rohingya refugees to an isolated island on Friday despite calls from human rights groups to halt the process. The 1,642 refugees boarded seven Bangladeshi navy ships at Chittagong port for the journey to Bhashan Char, according to an official who …
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Calling attention to the “selectivity” of the United Nations in condemning acts of violence against religions, India has said that the UN General Assembly has failed to recognize the growing hatred and violence against Buddhism, Hinduism and Sikhism and stressed that the culture of peace cannot be only for the …
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The United States should take steps to counter China’s efforts to subvert the principles of the United Nations and its organs, including preparing a report on Beijing’s actions to sway the votes of UN members, a U.S. commission recommended. in a new report presented to Congress. The report by the …
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India’s envoy to the United Nations (UN) reminded the world community on Wednesday of the prolonged presence of murdered al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden in Pakistan while dismissing Islamabad’s dossier on New Delhi’s alleged involvement in acts of terrorism. . TS Tirumurti, India’s permanent representative to the UN, relayed the …
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The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has temporarily suspended issuing new visas to visitors from Pakistan and 11 other countries until further notice. The Pakistani Foreign Ministry confirmed the news on Wednesday saying that the decision by the UAE authorities “is believed to be related to the second wave of COVID-19,” …
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Tehran’s ambassador to the UN says rival Saudi Arabia is looking for an excuse to build nuclear weapons and blaming Iran. Tehran, Iran – Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations says Saudi Arabia is trying to use Iran as an excuse to develop nuclear weapons after a Saudi minister said …
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India did not join the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) trade agreement because it would have had “negative consequences”, although the country is interested in a “fair and balanced” free trade pact with the European Union (EU), Minister of Affairs Foreign S Jaishankar said on Wednesday. New Delhi had indicated …
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NEW DELHI: While Prime Minister Narendra Modi again made a strong pitch for the UNSC reforms at the Brics summit saying it was out of step with current realities, the government described the Council as a damaged organ at the UN. Permanent Representative of India to the UN, Ambassador TS …
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