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Geneva: Sindhi Foundation holds poster campaign to highlight plight of Sindhis in Pakistan

Geneva [Switzerland], September 29 (ANI): The Sindhi Foundation organized a day-long poster campaign in front of the United Nations office ...

Women, children in China facing repression, female activists tell UNHRC

Geneva [Switzerland], September 29 (ANI): Female human rights activists from Xinjiang, Tibet and Hong Kong jointly highlighted China's forceful repression ...

Karima Baloch's husband blames Pakistan's ISI for her killing, asks Canadian govt to reopen case

Geneva [Switzerland], September 28 (ANI): The husband of Baloch political activist Karima Baloch, who was mysteriously killed in Toronto in ...

ATP roundup: Adrian Mannarino wins Astana opener

(Photo credit: Danielle Parhizkaran-USA TODAY Sports) Sixth-seeded Adrian Mannarino recorded a 7-6 (4), 6-2 win over fellow Frenchman Arthur Rinderknech ...

IATA awards three letter code 'DXN' to Noida International Airport

Greater Noida (Uttar Pradesh) [India], September 28 (ANI): International Air Transport Association has allotted a 3 letter code "DXN" to ...

Narratives peddled by international media on Manipur violence hold no ground, activist tells UN

Geneva [Switzerland], September 28 (ANI): A Christian social activist from Mizoram, Alinery Lianhlawng, told the United Nations that the narratives ...

Sindhis, Baloch and Pashtun activists at UN accuse Pakistan of violating human rights

Geneva [Switzerland] September 27 (ANI): Political activists from Sindh, Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa accused Pakistan of violating human rights during ...

Kashmiri female activist busts Pakistan's propaganda on Kashmir at UNHRC

Geneva [Switzerland], September 27 (ANI): A female activist from Kashmir valley has shown the mirror to Pakistan and busted its ...

China attempts to block Uyghur activist at UN for speaking against Chinese repression in Xinjiang

Geneva [Switzerland], September 27 (ANI): Uyghur Congress president Dolkun Isa was interrupted twice by the Chinese as he began speaking ...

At UN Human Rights Council, India flags atrocities against minorities in Pakistan

Geneva [Pakistan], September 27 (ANI): At the 54th Session of the Human Rights Council, India came down hard on Pakistan ...

People from PoK forced to migrate due to Pakistan's repressive policies, analyst tells UN

Geneva [Switzerland], September 27 (ANI): Research analyst and Kashmiri activist told the United Nations that people from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir are ...

Market exchange rates in China -- Sept. 27

BEIJING, Sept. 27 (Xinhua) -- The following are the central parity rates of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, ...

NGO at UNHRC praises Indian Govt for recognising development, human rights

Geneva [Switzerland], September 27 (ANI): Rajasthan Samgrah Kalyan Sansthan (RSKS), an Indian NGO, informed the United Nations about the Government ...

Youth in PoK forced to join terror groups, activists tell UN forum

Geneva [Switzerland], September 27 (ANI): Political activists from Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir raised the issue of terrorism in the region and informed the ...

Sindhis hold protest against Pakistan for targeting minorities, exploiting resources

Geneva [Switzerland], September 27 (ANI): Sindhi political activists gathered in front of the United Nations on Tuesday and slammed Pakistan ...

U.S. dollar index reaches highest in about 10 months

NEW YORK, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar gained in late trading on Tuesday, as the market remained nervous ...

Baloch Human Rights Council questions Canada for silence on killing of activist Karima Baloch

Geneva [Switzerland] September 26 (ANI) The Baloch Human Rights Council (BHRC) organised a protest in front of the United Nations ...

Saud bin Saqr receives Swiss ambassador

RAS AL KHAIMAH, 26th September, 2023 (WAM) -- H.H. Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler ...

UN expresses concern over forced separation, language policies for Uyghur children in China's Xinjiang

Geneva [Switzerland], September 26 (ANI): The United Nations expressed concern over the allegations of a significant expansion of Xinjiang's State-run ...

Indian envoy to UN highlights ongoing situation in Myanmar at Human Rights Council session

Geneva [Switzerland], September 26 (ANI): Permanent Representative of India to the UN and other international organisations in Geneva, Ambassador Indra ...

Geneva: Pashtuns hold anti-Pakistan protest over human rights violations

Geneva [Switzerland], September 26 (ANI): The Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM) organised a protest rally in Geneva accusing Pakistan army for ...

Baloch leader question Canada for not investigating murder of Baloch activist, Karima Baloch

Geneva [Switzerland], September 26 (ANI): The President of Baloch Voice Association (BVA), Munir Mengal on Tuesday questioned the Canadian authorities ...

Stock market closes in red after fluctuations

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], September 26 (ANI): The stock market witnessed a day of fluctuations, ultimately closing in the red on ...

US government responds to Tucker Carlson's Putin claim

The former Fox News host has alleged that the White House obstructed his attempts to interview the Russian presidentUS State ...

US government ridicules Tucker Carlson's Putin claim

The former Fox News host has alleged that the White House obstructed his attempts to interview the Russian presidentUS State ...

Indian constitution provides fundamental rights to linguistic minorities: Activists at UNHRC

Geneva [Switzerland], September 26 (ANI): A group of NGOs and social activists informed the United Nations about the Indian Constitution ...

Banner exhibition outside UNHRC highlights human rights violations in Balochistan

Geneva [Switzerland], September 26 (ANI): A three-day-long photo and banner exhibition in front of the United Nations office in Geneva ...

Indian NGOs inform UNHRC about efforts towards women's empowerment, gender equality

Geneva [Switzerland], September 26 (ANI): Nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) from India participated at the 54th Session of the United Nations Human ...

RTA hosts Dubai World Congress for Self-Driving Transport

DUBAI, 25th September, 2023 (WAM) -- Under the patronage of H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown ...

Western public 'stupefied by Russia-hating propaganda' Kremlin

President Vladimir Putin will speak to Western media when the time is right, spokesman Dmitry Peskov has saidThe Western public ...

'Pakistan must vacate PoK': Activists raise slogans outside UNHRC in Geneva

Geneva [Switzerland], September 25 (ANI): Political activists from Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) raised slogans against Islamabad to vacate Kashmir and ...

Kashmiri activist draws attention to plight of minorities in PoK at 54th session of UNHRC in Geneva

Geneva [Switzerland], September 25 (ANI): Kashmiri activist Javed Beigh intervened on behalf of India at the 54th session of the ...

Identification of brain signals for improved memory

Basel [Switzerland], September 25 (ANI): Memory performance varies widely between people. Now, scientists at the University of Basel have found ...

West is arrogant and hypocritical Swiss watch CEO

The head of Swatch Group lamented the abandonment of diplomacy as a means to end the Ukraine conflictThe West has ...

Babbar Khalsa International trying to settle key aides across the world: NIA

By Rajnish SinghNew Delhi [India], September 25 (ANI) Pro-Khalistani banned terror outfit Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) is trying to settle ...

West is arrogant and hypocritical Swiss watch boss

The head of Swatch Group lamented the abandonment of diplomacy as means to end the Ukraine conflictThe West has double ...

Time for Catholic Church to abolish celibacy top bishop

The vow of chastity is ?no longer understood by society,? Felix Gmur arguesThe president of the Swiss Bishops' Conference has ...

US government stopped me from interviewing Putin Tucker Carlson

The former Fox News host has questioned why ?you?re not allowed to hear? the Russian president's voiceFormer Fox News host ...

Time for Catholic Church to abolish celibacy Swiss bishop

The vow of chastity is ?no longer understood by society,? Felix Gmur arguesThe president of the Swiss Bishops' Conference has ...

Why Einstein must be wrong: In search of the theory of gravity

Einstein's theory of gravity - general relativity - has been very successful for more than a century. However, it has ...

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EL PASO, Texas: Over the weekend, Oscar Leeser, Mayor of El Paso, said that the surge in migrants crossing the ...

Hong Kong court jails journalists' group chief for obstructing police

HONG KONG: This week, Ronson Chan, chairman of the Hong Kong Journalists Association, was sentenced to five days jail for ...

US plans hotline with China to prevent crisis in space

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Fifty world leaders call on UN to bring about peace in Ukraine

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