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PM Modi begins and ends UN address with 'namaste'
World | September 26, 2015 11:24 ISTUnited Nations : Prime Minister Narendra Modi greeted the audience at the opening session of the UN summit with 'namaste'.Wearing a brown bandgalla, the prime minister came to the podium and turned to the dais
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PM Modi hosts G4 leaders in New York
World | September 26, 2015 18:35 ISTUnited Nations: The G-4 bloc of India, Japan, Brazil and Germany will give a "strong push" to inter- governmental negotiations for achieving early UNSC reform when its leaders meet for a summit today, a top
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Islamic State greatest challenge facing international community : PM Modi
World | September 26, 2015 8:13 ISTNew York: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has acknowledged that the dreaded terror group Islamic State poses one of the greatest challenges facing the international community today and said there is a need to "delink terrorism
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PM Modi in US: PM India's best hope for economic renaissance, Says WSJ
World | September 24, 2015 20:18 ISTWashington: As Prime Minister Narendra Modi began his second US trip in a year, a commentary in a leading daily said he remained "India's best hope for an economic renaissance" while another suggested that he
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India's UNSC alliance with Japan biggest mistake: Chinese media
World | September 21, 2015 16:23 ISTBeijing: India's alliance with Japan, Germany and Brazil to push for a permanent seat in an expanded UN Security Council is the country's "biggest mistake", according to an article in a state-run Chinese daily on
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Peace in Afghanistan needed to end violence: Pakistan
World | September 19, 2015 12:01 ISTUnited Nations: Peace and cooperation with Afghanistan will enable Pakistan to fully defeat the common threat from violent groups, Maleeha Lodhi, Pakistan's ambassador to the UN has said.She said it would pave the way for
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Pakistan to highlight Kashmir, Indian interference at UN: Sartaz Aziz
World | September 18, 2015 0:05 ISTIslamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will raise the Kashmir issue and alleged Indian interference in the country at the UN General Assembly's upcoming session later this month, a top official said today. “Pakistan will
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Suspend all trials against Italian marines: UN court tells both India and Italy
World | August 24, 2015 23:39 ISTHamburg: A UN tribunal today asked both India and Italy to “suspend” all court proceedings involving two Italian marines charged with killing of two Indian fishermen in 2012 and also refrain from initiating new ones
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UN calls for political transition to end Syria crisis
World | August 19, 2015 5:40 ISTUnited Nations: The UN Security Council has condemned attacks against civilians in Syria and underscored the need for a political transition to end the conflict that has claimed the lives of hundreds of thousands of
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PM Modi expected to address UN Sustainable Development Summit
National | August 04, 2015 20:27 ISTUnited Nations: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to address a high-level summit on sustainable development hosted by the UN on September 25 when the new and ambitious post-2015 development agenda will be adopted.The United
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UN announces closure of emergency mission for Ebola
World | August 01, 2015 6:09 ISTUnited Nations: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has announced the closure of the UN Mission for Ebola Emergency Response (UNMEER), a media report said.The first-ever UN emergency health mission was established in September 2014 with its
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India to surpass China in population in seven years: United Nations
India | July 29, 2015 23:43 ISTWashington: India is expected to surpass China to become the world's most populous nation by 2022, the United Nations said today.China and India remain the two largest countries in the world, each with more than
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Abdul Kalam's birthday observed as World Students' Day: Assam governor
India | July 28, 2015 20:41 ISTNew Delhi: P.B. Acharya, governor of Assam and Nagaland, on Tuesday paid tributes to former president A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, reminding people that the 79th birthday of the silver-haired "people's president" was observed as World Students'
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Pakistan floods affect thousands: UN
World | July 24, 2015 6:05 ISTUnited Nations: An estimated 285,000 people have been affected by floods in Chitral district, north-west Pakistan, said a UN spokesperson here.The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs says that heavy monsoon rains, rapid
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Government has accorded high priority to hunger: Ram Vilas Paswan
National | July 22, 2015 21:57 ISTNew Delhi: The central government has taken note of the United Nations annual hunger report, and accorded high priority to the issue of hunger, a union minister said on Wednesday."The government has taken note of
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UN observer group looking into Pakistan ceasefire complaint
World | July 22, 2015 11:48 ISTUnited Nations: The UN Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP) is looking into Pakistan's complaints about ceasefire violations by India, a UN spokesperson confirmed Tuesday.Replying to a reporter's question, Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon's Deputy
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UN Security Council nod to Iran nuclear deal
World | July 20, 2015 23:55 ISTUnited Nations: The UN Security Council on Monday unanimously approved the landmark agreement reached with Iran by its permanent members and Germany aimed at stopping Tehran from getting nuclear weapons.The resolution presented by the US
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UN chief slams terrorist bomb attack in Baghdad
World | July 19, 2015 7:44 ISTUnited Nations: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Sunday condemned "in the strongest terms" a bomb attack on a market in Baghdad that killed over 100 people, media reported.Ban voiced his hope that the perpetrators "are
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Global tax regime must protect developing nations: India
July 18, 2015 17:55 ISTAddis Ababa: India has pitched for a global tax regime built into the UN process, rather than being looked at from the point of view of rich countries, in a bid to curb illegal financial
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UN Security Council prepares to ratify nuclear accord with Iran
World | July 15, 2015 6:58 ISTUnited Nations: The UN Security Council is preparing to ratify the nuclear accord reached between major world powers and Iran by approving a resolution that is expected to be voted on very soon.A draft of
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