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  Had left my heart in Delhi: UN Secretary General

  India | January 12, 2015 22:22 IST

  New Delhi: “When I come to Delhi I am a full man as I had left my heart here,” this was how UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon today reminisced his days as a young diplomat

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  Global leaders praise PM Modi's development initiatives

  National | January 12, 2015 6:57 IST

  Gandhinagar: Lauding Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership and vision, global leaders ranging from UN Secratary General to World Bank chief on Sunday described him as the "driving force" of India's growth engine during the inauguration

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  World desirous of Modi's bold leadership for clean energy: Ban Ki-moon

  National | January 12, 2015 8:21 IST

  Vadodara:  United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon today underlined the need for transforming global energy systems to reduce threat of climate change even as he hailed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's “bold leadership” initiative to bring

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  UN asks India to set target to cut down carbon emissions

  India | January 11, 2015 17:31 IST

  Gandhinagar: United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon today asked India to set an ambitious target to cut down carbon emissions, saying it is in a unique position to lead sustainability, energy efficiency and fight against

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  Vibrant Gujarat Summit 2015: Indian, foreign companies announce huge investments

  January 11, 2015 14:07 IST

  Gandhinagar: Large conglomerates from India and abroad today announced huge investment and job creation plans at the three-day Vibrant Gujarat Summit, which kicked off this morning in presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and leaders

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  Gujarat a cultural crossover to the world: Ban Ki-moon

  India | January 11, 2015 13:02 IST

  Gandhinagar: UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Sunday said Gujarat could also be a crossroad for a new era of sustainable development while it has long been a cultural crossover to the world."This dynamic state

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  PM Modi to inaugurate Vibrant Gujarat Summit in Gandhinagar today

  National | January 11, 2015 8:54 IST

  Ahmedabad: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the 7th edition of Vibrant Gujarat Summit (VGS), a flagship programme of the Gujarat government, in Gandhinagar today. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon and US Secretary of State

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  PM to inaugurate Vibrant Gujarat Summit tomorrow

  India | January 10, 2015 22:04 IST

  Ahmedabad: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the 7th edition of Vibrant Gujarat Summit, a flagship programme of Gujarat government, in Gandhinagar tomorrow, which will see participation of UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon and US

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  Ban Ki Moon to inaugurate canal top solar power plant in Gujarat

  India | January 10, 2015 16:04 IST

  Vadodara: UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon will inaugurate Gujarat's first 10 MW solar power plant on Narmada river canal here on Sunday, state Energy Minister Saurabh Patel said today.“The Sardar Sarovar Narmada Nigam Limited

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  Ban Ki-moon welcomes peaceful transition in SL, praises Rajapaksa

  World | January 10, 2015 10:36 IST

  United Nations: Welcoming the peaceful political transition in Sri Lanka following the presidential election, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon Friday praised an adversary of the world body, Mahinda Rajapaksa, for upholding democracy.Former Sri Lankan President,

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  UN chief 'concerned' over marines dispute between India, Italy

  World | January 09, 2015 13:12 IST

  United Nations: Days before his visit to India, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has expressed concern over the dispute between New Delhi and Rome over the marines issue and called on the two nations to

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  Ban Ki-Moon to inaugurate Narmada Canal's solar power plant

  India | January 08, 2015 13:46 IST

  Vadodara: United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon is scheduled to inaugurate the solar power plant of the Narmada Canal here on January 11.“On Saturday, January 10, Moon will deliver a keynote speech at the Inaugural

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  Palestine to join International Criminal Court in April: UN chief

  World | January 08, 2015 6:47 IST

  United Nations: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has accepted the request by Palestine to join the International Criminal Court (ICC), saying the ICC admission will take place April 1, a move that could lead to possible

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  Atul Khare named UN Under Secretary-General for Field Support

  World | January 08, 2015 6:26 IST

  United Nations: UN Chief Ban Ki-moon has appointed senior Indian diplomat Atul Khare as the Under Secretary-General for Field Support to head the department that provides dedicated support to peacekeeping missions around the world.Khare, 55

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  UN chief says Palestine will join ICC on April 1

  World | January 07, 2015 9:02 IST

  United Nations: Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says the state of Palestine will join the International Criminal Court on April 1, a high-stakes move that will enable the Palestinians to pursue war-crimes charges against Israel.The Palestinians submitted

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  Ban Ki-moon to visit India this week

  World | January 07, 2015 8:37 IST

  United Nations: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon is going to visit India later this week, and is expected to focus on inclusive and sustainable development in the country, said Ban's spokesperson on Tuesday.Stephane Dujarric told

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  UN won't get involved with Italian marines facing trial in India

  World | January 06, 2015 8:49 IST

  United Nations: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's spokesman refused Monday to be drawn into the controversy surrounding the two Italian marines facing trial in India over the killing of two fisherman off the Kerala coast amid

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  UN chief urges Pakistan's leader to stop executions

  World | December 27, 2014 8:55 IST

  United Nations: Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is urging Pakistan's leader to stop the execution of convicts and re-impose a moratorium on the death penalty.U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric says the U.N. chief made the appeal during a

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  Need greater recovery efforts in Ebola-hit countries: UN

  World | December 23, 2014 8:41 IST

  United Nations: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday called for ramping up recovery efforts in West Africa where the Ebola virus had wreaked havoc.While speaking to reporters at the UN headquarters here upon his return

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  UNGA to take up resolution to declare June 21 as 'Day of Yoga'

  World | December 11, 2014 12:55 IST

  United Nations: The UN General Assembly will take up an India-led resolution today to declare June 21 every year as ‘International Day of Yoga', with an unprecedented 175 countries joining as co-sponsors, less than three