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"Dangerous Precedent," Says Memorandum After Kuki Group Contacts UN And US Against NGT Order
Letters sent to foreign powers and the United Nations by a civil society group in India against the National Green Tribunal's (NGT) order "seek to delegitimise and internationalise an order passed by a statutory judicial body of the country".
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"All Is Not Well": S Jaishankar's Criticises UN, Pak Over Terror Response
India on Friday cited Pakistan's attempts to protect at the UN Security Council the terror outfit that claimed responsibility for the Pahalgam attack to point out that the global body's work has been "gridlocked" in the absence of urgent reforms.
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5 ISIS Bombs Found Hidden In Iconic Iraq Mosque: UN Agency
A United Nations agency said it has discovered five bombs in a wall of Mosul's iconic Al-Nuri mosque, planted years ago by Islamic State group jihadists, during restoration work in the northern Iraqi city.
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UN Peacekeepers Continue To Work In "Challenging Settings": S Jaishankar
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday said that the United Nations (UN) peacekeeping missions continue to operate in a variety of challenging settings which involve terrorists, armed groups and non-state actors.
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UN Chief's Report On ISIS Must Also Cover Actvities Of Lashkar, Jaish: India At UN
India on Wednesday said that the global community must not lose sight of the ease with which the Haqqani Network and its supporters, "especially the Pakistani authorities", have worked along with terror groups in South Asia as it asserted that the UN chief's report on the ISIS should also cover activities of Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammad tha...
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"Separates Families": 174 Indians Go To Court Against Trump Move On H-1B
A group of 174 Indian nationals, including seven minors, has filed a lawsuit against the recent presidential proclamation on H-1B that would prevent them from entering the United States or a visa would not be issued to them.
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UN Ready To Work On Proposal For Combat Force In South Sudan
The United Nations is ready to work with east African bloc IGAD to refine the group's proposal for an intervention force within the UN peacekeeping mission in South Sudan, UN peacekeeping chief Herve Ladsous told the Security Council on Wednesday.
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UK Foreign Secretary Calls UN Julian Assange Report 'Ridiculous'
British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond poured scorn on a UN working group report on Julian Assange, calling it ridiculous, and said the Wikileaks founder was a fugitive from justice.
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US Reporter Spends 500th Day in Iran Prison
Iranian-American journalist Jason Rezaian spent his 500th day in Iran's Evin prison on Wednesday, as his employer again demanded his freedom.
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Russia Works With US, Rebels in Syria Air Campaign
Moscow said Tuesday it worked with opposition groups in its latest Syrian airstrikes while the US said its pilots communicated with Russian aircraft, in tentative signs the powers are working together to end the civil war ahead of UN talks.
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"Dangerous Precedent," Says Memorandum After Kuki Group Contacts UN And US Against NGT Order
Letters sent to foreign powers and the United Nations by a civil society group in India against the National Green Tribunal's (NGT) order "seek to delegitimise and internationalise an order passed by a statutory judicial body of the country".
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"All Is Not Well": S Jaishankar's Criticises UN, Pak Over Terror Response
India on Friday cited Pakistan's attempts to protect at the UN Security Council the terror outfit that claimed responsibility for the Pahalgam attack to point out that the global body's work has been "gridlocked" in the absence of urgent reforms.
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5 ISIS Bombs Found Hidden In Iconic Iraq Mosque: UN Agency
A United Nations agency said it has discovered five bombs in a wall of Mosul's iconic Al-Nuri mosque, planted years ago by Islamic State group jihadists, during restoration work in the northern Iraqi city.
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UN Peacekeepers Continue To Work In "Challenging Settings": S Jaishankar
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday said that the United Nations (UN) peacekeeping missions continue to operate in a variety of challenging settings which involve terrorists, armed groups and non-state actors.
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UN Chief's Report On ISIS Must Also Cover Actvities Of Lashkar, Jaish: India At UN
India on Wednesday said that the global community must not lose sight of the ease with which the Haqqani Network and its supporters, "especially the Pakistani authorities", have worked along with terror groups in South Asia as it asserted that the UN chief's report on the ISIS should also cover activities of Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammad tha...
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"Separates Families": 174 Indians Go To Court Against Trump Move On H-1B
A group of 174 Indian nationals, including seven minors, has filed a lawsuit against the recent presidential proclamation on H-1B that would prevent them from entering the United States or a visa would not be issued to them.
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UN Ready To Work On Proposal For Combat Force In South Sudan
The United Nations is ready to work with east African bloc IGAD to refine the group's proposal for an intervention force within the UN peacekeeping mission in South Sudan, UN peacekeeping chief Herve Ladsous told the Security Council on Wednesday.
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UK Foreign Secretary Calls UN Julian Assange Report 'Ridiculous'
British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond poured scorn on a UN working group report on Julian Assange, calling it ridiculous, and said the Wikileaks founder was a fugitive from justice.
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US Reporter Spends 500th Day in Iran Prison
Iranian-American journalist Jason Rezaian spent his 500th day in Iran's Evin prison on Wednesday, as his employer again demanded his freedom.
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Russia Works With US, Rebels in Syria Air Campaign
Moscow said Tuesday it worked with opposition groups in its latest Syrian airstrikes while the US said its pilots communicated with Russian aircraft, in tentative signs the powers are working together to end the civil war ahead of UN talks.
