Day: April 8, 2022

UNGA suspends Russia from Human Rights Council; India abstains on vote

United Nations, April 8 (IANS) The UN General Assembly has delivered Russia a crushing diplomatic blow suspending it from the Human…

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US weekly jobless claims fall to lowest level in 5 decades

Washington, April 8 (IANS) Initial jobless claims in the US last week fell to 166,000, the lowest level in over five…

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Ukraine conflict, climate action play major role in Canada’s 2022 budget

Ottawa, April 8 (IANS) Canada’s Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland has shifted her focus to allocating funds to address what she characterised…

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Biden ‘applauds’ Russia’s suspension from Human Rights Council

Washington, April 8 (IANS) US President Joe Biden announced that he “applauds the overwhelming vote” by the UN General Assembly to…

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Russia has suffered significant losses in Ukraine: Kremlin spokesman

Moscow/London, April 8 (IANS) Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov admitted that Russia has “suffered significant losses” in its ongoing war in Ukraine,…

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US stresses commitment to Indo-Pacific in 2+2 agenda

New York, April 8 (IANS) Announcing next week’s 2+2 ministerial meeting of Indian and American defence and diplomacy leaders, the US…

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India continues to work with SL for rapid post-Covid economic recovery: MEA

New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) India stands ready to continue working with Sri Lanka for rapid post-Covid economic recovery in line…

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Bengal to have its own education policy as counter to NEP

Kolkata, April 8 (IANS) The tussle between the Union government and the Mamata Banerjee-led West Bengal government has now reached the…

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Govt taking steps to provide houses to every poor: Modi

New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that the government was taking important steps to provide…

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PM Modi invites ideas for ‘Mann Ki Baat’

New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi has invited people to share their thoughts on themes and issues that…

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