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  On World Population Day, Indians number 1,274,234,538

  India | July 11, 2015 16:31 IST

  New Delhi: On World Population Day, Indians numbered 1,274,234,538 at 2.30 p.m. on Saturday, constituting an estimated 17.23 percent of the overall global inhabitation of humans, as per data available with an independent socio-economic statistical organisation.According

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  Modi-Sharif meeting neither historic nor a breakthrough: Congress

  National | July 10, 2015 21:33 IST

  New Delhi: Congress today came down heavily on the Centre over Prime Minister Narendra Modi's meeting with his Pakistani counterpart in Ufa, alleging the NDA "diluted" India's long-held positions on terrorism and commitments extracted from

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  UN declines comment on Amnesty report over Kashmir

  India | July 03, 2015 9:07 IST

  United Nations: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has declined comment over an Amnesty International report that blames India of not taking action against troops accused of atrocities in Jammu and Kashmir state.Asked on Thursday at the

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  UN chief deplores airstrikes on UN compound in Yemen

  World | June 30, 2015 7:43 IST

  United Nations: UN Secretary General Ban Ki- moon on Monday deplored coalition airstrikes on a UN compound in Aden, Yemen, urging a full investigation into the incident.The airstrike that happened on Sunday seriously damaged a

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  UN accredited NGO to help 5,000 poor widows in Varanasi

  India | June 28, 2015 12:09 IST

  London: A UN accredited global NGO, the Loomba Foundation, will provide vocational skills and training to 5,000 poor widows in Varanasi in an effort to create employment opportunities for them."The Foundation will provide vocational skills and

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  Portrait of Satyajit Ray displayed at UN exhibition

  Bollywood | June 27, 2015 8:53 IST

  United Nations:  India's acclaimed director Satyajit Ray is among 16 global thinkers and artists whose portraits have been displayed at the UN headquarters here in an exhibition that honors them for their contribution to the

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  India trying to politicise UNSC sanctions committee: Pakistan

  World | June 25, 2015 18:36 IST

  Islamabad:  Pakistan today accused India of politicising the UN Security Council's Sanctions Committee by making unfounded "insinuations" against it, days after China blocked India's move calling for action against Pakistan over 26/11 mastermind Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi's

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  Sushma Swaraj meets Chinese counterpart, raises Lakhvi issue

  World | June 25, 2015 22:09 IST

  Kathmandu: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today raised with her Chinese counterpart Wang Yi China's blocking of India's move in the UN for action against Pakistan over 26/11 mastermind Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi's release, saying it was

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  International Yoga Day: When world came together at India's call

  World | June 22, 2015 14:14 IST

  United Nations: The International Day of Yoga (IDY) celebrations here sought to symbolize the unity of humanity as people from around the world gathered Sunday in unique observance of an Indian proposal sponsored by 177

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  International Yoga Day: Practising Yoga is a way of life, says J P Nadda

  National | June 21, 2015 10:46 IST

  Hyderabad: Union Health Minister Jagat Prakash Nadda today said practising yoga is a way of life and it should not be seen as merely a health activity.  Participating in the first International Yoga Day celebrations

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  Sushma Swaraj arrives in US to preside over Yoga Day event at UN

  World | June 20, 2015 20:31 IST

  New York:  External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj arrived here today to preside over the International Yoga Day celebrations in the United Nations as well as across the city.Swaraj, who arrived early in the morning, was

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  47 Islamic Nations Join International Yoga Day

  World | June 20, 2015 14:07 IST

  There are 47 Islamic nations among the 177 countries of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) that officially co-sponsored–with India–a resolution to establish June 21 as “International Day of Yoga”.Yoga is a 5,000-year-old physical, mental

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  Sushma Swaraj leaves for New York for Yoga Day event at UN

  India | June 20, 2015 12:57 IST

  New Delhi: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today left for New York where she is going to participate in the International Yoga Day event being organised by the Indian Mission at the United Nations.Swaraj, who

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  Worldwide displacement of people at all-time high: UNHCR

  World | June 19, 2015 8:00 IST

  Geneva: The number of people forcibly displaced at the end of 2014 had risen to a staggering 59.5 million, which was at the highest level since records began, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)

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  Pakistan to move UN against PM Modi's statement on 1971 Bangladesh war

  World | June 16, 2015 13:57 IST

  Islamabad: Pakistan has decided to move United Nationas (UN) against Prime Minister Narendra Modi's statement in Bangladesh on 1971 war.Pakistan daily Dawn quoted Sartaj Aziz,  prime minister's adviser on national security and foreign affairs, as

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  UN reports three sex cases involving Indian peackeepers

  World | June 16, 2015 10:38 IST

  United Nations: A UN report says that Indians in its peacekeeping operations were involved three substantiated cases of sexual exploitation or abuse between 2010 and 2013.During those four years, there was a total of 64

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  UN wants Lanka accountability mechanism before September

  World | June 16, 2015 7:48 IST

  Geneva: The UN yesterday hoped that Sri Lanka will put in place mechanisms for accountability and reconciliation ahead of its September session when the long-awaited report on alleged human rights violations in the country will

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  UN-led talks on Yemen to begin tomorrow

  World | June 13, 2015 11:34 IST

  Geneva: The UN-led Geneva Consultations on Yemen will begin on Monday, officials said.The announcement was made by Ahmad Fawzi, director of information service of the UN at Geneva, on Friday, Xinhua news agency reported.According to

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  Iran official: Tehran not surprised by spying at nuke talks

  World | June 12, 2015 7:33 IST

  Tehran: Iran's envoy to the UN nuclear watchdog agency says Tehran is not surprised by reports that a cyber-espionage campaign targeted hotels that hosted nuclear talks between Iran and world powers.Reza Najafi told Iran's state

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  PM Modi remarks in Bangladesh aimed at fanning hatred against Pakistan

  World | June 10, 2015 17:58 IST

  Islamabad: Pakistan today said Prime Minister Narendra Modi's remarks in Bangladesh were aimed at fanning hatred against it and called on the UN to take notice of India's "open admission" of indulging in subversive activities