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India acting responsibly to contribute to the global efforts to reduce emissions: President Patil
President Pratibha Devisingh Patil has said that India is acting responsibly to contribute to the global efforts to reduce emissions as the country celebrated World Environment Day on Thursday. ANI
President Patil to present Indira Gandhi Paryavaran Puraskar awards
President Pratibha Patil will present three Indira Gandhi Paryavaran Puraskar awards and one Young Environmentalist award on the ccasion of World Environment Day today. ANI
Amnesty to release India-specific death penalty report today
Human rights watchdog Amnesty International India and the Peoples Union for Civil Liberties, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, will release a Report on Death Penalty here today. ANI
Vice President Ansari calls for improved sanitation on World Water Day
Vice President Hamid Ansari today said that sanitation remains a major challenge that needs to be addressed to ensure sustainable development. ANI
Vice President to inaugurate World Water Day Function today
Vice President Hamid Ansari will inaugurate the plenary session of the World Water Day Function here today. ANI
Vice President to inaugurate World Water Day Function
Vice President Hamid Ansari will inaugurate the plenary session of the World Water Day Function here today. ANI
Amnesty International Condemns New Round of 'Streamlined' Executions in Japan
PR Newswire
Amnesty International Condemns New Round of 'Streamlined' Executions in Japan
PR Newswire
Punjab University students spread awareness about global warming
As environmental issues like global warming taken the centre stage, the Punjab University students have taken a lead to implement environment protection projects. ANI
J-K has never been an integral part of India: Pakistan
Jammu and Kashmir has never been an integral part of India, as several UN resolutions have recognised the state as a disputed territory, a Pakistani delegate told the United Nations General Assemblys fourth committee. ANI
Sonia thanks world community for giving collective homage to Mahatma Gandhi
United Progressive Alliance Chairperson Sonia Gandhi today thanked the international community for paying collective homage to the Father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi. ANI
Pratibha Patil, Manmohan Singh pay homage to Mahatma Gandhi
President Pratibha Patil and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh led the country today in paying homage to the Father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi on his 138th birth anniversary. ANI
China warns against Taiwan independence attempts
Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi has warned against steps taken by Taiwanese authorities in promoting de jure independence of that country. ANI
Pranab meets Palestinian President in New York
External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee met Palentinian President Mahmoud Abbas here on Thursday on the sidelines of the ongoing United Nations General Assembly. ANI
UNITAID celebrates major achievements in first year of its existence
In the year since it was established, the international drug purchase facility UNITAID has managed to reduce the price of HIV treatments for children by almost 40 percent, and those for second-line antiretroviral (ARV) drugs by between 25 percent and 50 percent respectively. ANI
New York rejects Iranian Presidents bid to directly honour Ground Zero dead
New York City officials have reportedly pulled out all stops to prevent The Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad from laying a wreath at Ground Zero during his visit here next week. ANI
Kasuri may lead delegation to UN session
Foreign Minister Khurshid Kasuri will most probably lead Pakistans delegation at the 62nd session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York later this month. ANI
Petition seeking equal rights for minorities filed in Pak SC
The Pakistan Christian National Party (PCNP) has filed a Constitutional petition in the Supreme Court, seeking to amend the 1973 Constitution in order to remove all articles which are anomalous in nature because of their discriminatory character. ANI
Sonia Gandhi says 1857 conflict was the first struggle for independence(Lead: Sonia)
United Progressive Alliance Chairperson and Congress president Sonia Gandhi today said the 1857 revolt was the first struggle for freedom against British colonial rule. ANI
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