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May 27, 2024 11:55 AM May 27, 2024 11:55 AM

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WHO organises ‘Walk the Talk’ Yoga session event

For the upcoming occasion of International Yoga Day, Permanent Mission of India to the United Nations in Geneva and World Health Organization (WHO) yesterday organised a ‘Walk the Talk’ Yoga session event at Place des Nations. Union Health Secretary Apurva Chandra joined by Director General of WHO T...

May 27, 2024 8:19 AM May 27, 2024 8:19 AM

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Leaders of China, Japan, & South Korea to meet for ninth trilateral summit in Seoul

Leaders of China, Japan, and South Korea will meet for their ninth trilateral summit in Seoul today. This is the first summit being held in four years between the Nations. The meeting comes a day after the leaders met separately for bilateral talks with each other on Sunday. According to Seoul offic...

May 27, 2024 7:31 AM May 27, 2024 7:31 AM

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Incumbent President Gitanas Nauseda wins Lithuania’s presidential election

Incumbent President Gitanas Nauseda has won Lithuania's presidential election, beating his rival Ingrida Simonyte in the run-off yesterday. The latest data announced by Central Electoral Commission (VRK) show that in the total of 1,895 stations, Nauseda gathered 74.43 percent of voters' support, whi...

May 26, 2024 10:20 PM May 26, 2024 10:20 PM

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Bangladesh evacuates over 8 lakh people as cyclone Remal approaches

Over eight lakh people were evacuated to safer places, as the severe cyclone Remal may hit Bangladesh coastline between 6 pm and midnight on Sunday. Bangladesh State Minister for Disaster Management and Relief Mohibur Rahman said the authorities on Sunday launched an intensified evacuation campaign ...

May 26, 2024 9:07 PM May 26, 2024 9:07 PM

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About 670 people buried alive under massive landslide in Papua New Guinea

About 670 people are estimated to be buried under a massive landslide in Papua New Guinea, a UN official says. The disaster hit the remote village of Kaokalam in Enga province, about 600 kilometers northwest of the capital Port Moresby, at approximately 3 a.m. local time on Friday, when people were ...

May 26, 2024 3:26 PM May 26, 2024 3:26 PM

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Jeddah-Makkah High-Speed Rail Debuts for Indian Pilgrims

In a historic first, around 32,000 Indian Hajis will travel by high-speed train directly from Jeddah's King Abdulaziz International Airport to the holy city of Makkah this year. Traditionally, pilgrims arriving in Jeddah have taken buses provided by Saudi authorities to reach Makkah. However, the Co...

May 26, 2024 2:06 PM May 26, 2024 2:06 PM

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G7 finance meeting concludes in Italy’s Stresa

Group of seven (G-7) finance meeting has concluded, touching upon global economic trends, financial support for Ukraine and multilateral development banking. After three three-day meetings in Italy's Stresa yesterday, G-7 finance ministers and central bank governors noted that the global economy sho...

May 26, 2024 12:47 PM May 26, 2024 12:47 PM

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Indian High Commissioner Inaugurates New Indian Investment in Bangladesh

High Commissioner of India in Bangladesh Pranay Verma and Investment Adviser of Bangladesh Prime Minister Salman Fazlur Rahman on Saturday jointly inaugurated a new plant of India’s leading pharmaceutical company, Sun Pharma, near Dhaka. This is the company’s second investment in Bangladesh with a p...