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Andhra Pradesh seeks support from Madya Pradesh govt to operationa
Updated : 2 hours, 54 min ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 16 (ANI): Amid concerns regarding a power crisis in the country, Andhra Pradesh has sought support from the Madhya Pradesh government to operationalise the Suliyari coal block located in Singrauli district.
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UN calls for gender equality for long-term development of Afghanis
Updated : 3 hours ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], October 16 (ANI): Deputy Representative for UN Women in Afghanistan Alison Davidian has called for gender equality for long-term development and lasting peace in the country.
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UNHCR calls on nations to expedite family reunification procedures
Updated : 12 hours, 55 min ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], October 16 (ANI): Amid the worsening humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, on Friday, urged countries to step up reunification for Afghans whose families remain in the country or who are displaced across the region.
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Int'l community cannot ignore Afghan crisies: UN official
Updated : 18 hours, 55 min ago IST
Washington [US], October 15 (ANI): The international community cannot look away from the multiple crises unfolding in Afghanistan, said a UN official, adding that Hunger the plight of women and girls, the looming economic crisis and COVID-19 remain alarming and require urgent action.
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World Bank says 100 mln people facing extreme poverty in 2021
Updated : 19 hours, 18 min ago IST
Washington [US], October 15 (ANI/Sputnik): An estimated 100 million people experienced extreme poverty this year largely in the so-called middle-income countries (MICs) as a result of the economic crisis brought about by the measures implemented to address the novel coronavirus pandemic, the
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France concerned by violence in Beirut, calls on Lebanon to priori
Updated : 19 hours, 30 min ago IST
Paris [France], October 15 (ANI/Sputnik): France is concerned by a recent outburst of violence in Lebanon and calls on the parties to exercise restraint and focus on necessary reforms to curb the ongoing crisis in the country, the French Foreign Ministry said on Friday.
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India has been ramping up health infrastructure rapidly, this will
Updated : 19 hours, 30 min ago IST
New Delhi [India]. October 15 (ANI): Describing India's achievements during the COVID-19 crisis, Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare Mansukh Mandaviya on Friday said that indigenous capacity building, be it in human resources or vaccination, India has been ramping up health infrastru
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China's power woes reveal a strategic weakness
Updated : 1 day, 14 hours ago IST
New York [US], October 15 (ANI): China is facing an electricity crisis, forcing factories to reduce operations, power consumption, and leading to outright blackouts in some provinces, according to multiple media reports.
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Centre trying to suppress rights of States to hide its shortcoming
Updated : 1 day, 19 hours ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 14 (ANI): Aam Aadmi Party on Thursday alleged that the Centre is trying to suppress the rights of the States to hide its own shortcomings by giving additional powers to the Border Security Force (BSF) in the border states.
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Power generation capacity under outage due to coal shortage reduce
Updated : 1 day, 19 hours ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 14 (ANI): Amid concerns about a power crisis in the country, the Ministry of Power on Thursday said that the total capacity of units under outage due to low coal stocks has been reduced by 6 GW (gigawatt).
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Solution will emerge soon, certain things take time: Harish Rawat
Updated : 1 day, 22 hours ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 14 (ANI): Amid reports of ongoing tensions within the Punjab Congress, All India Congress Committee (AICC) in charge of Punjab, Harish Rawat on Thursday assured that a solution will emerge soon, adding that certain things take time to get resolved.
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Climate change: Pakistan faces existential crisis
Updated : 2 days, 1 hour ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], October 14 (ANI): As per the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) latest report of August 2021, Pakistan is facing an existential crisis.
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