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President of India to present silver trumpet and trumpet banner to the President’s bodyguard tomorrow President of India presents Standards to the 223 Squadron and the 117 Helicopter Unit of the Indian Air Force President of India presents Standards to the 223 Squadron and the 117 Helicopter Unit of the Indian Air Force Address by the Hon’ble President of India Shri Ram Nath Kovind on the occasion of presentation of standards to 117 HU and 223 Squadrons of Indian Air Force Adampur, November 16, 2017 Tribal development is important to achieve object of inclusive development: Vice President Present day journalists should follow core values of accuracy, fairness, objectivity, news worthiness and independence: Vice President India and Singapore are partners in progress and sustainable development: Vice President PM greets media persons on National Press Day Need for robust cyber-security policy and skilled manpower: Shri Hansraj Ahir Shri Rajnath Singh meets Mr. Bill Gate...

President’s message on the eve of martyrdom day of Guru Tegh Bahadur Prime Minister of Sri Lanka calls on the President Character, caliber, capacity, conduct, compassion, hard work and discipline are important qualities for achieving success: Vice President Training forms an essential component for capacity building in the security sector, says Shri Hansraj Gangaram Ahir Community awareness training plays a pivotal role in disaster risk mitigation, says Shri Hansraj Gangaram Ahir No Proposal Under Consideration to Withdraw Bank Chequebook Facility Production Performance of Oil & Natural Gas Sector for October, 2017 Indian Railways accomplishes major savings in its ‘ElectricTraction Energy Bill’ Centre Promulgates Indian Forest (Amendment) Ordinance, 2017 to Encourage Bamboo Cultivation in Non-Forest Areas National Commission for Safai Karamcharis Suggests NITI Ayog to Bring Some of The Welfare Schemes for Safai Karamcharis and Manual Scavengers Under Its Purview Exc...

         UN women’s rights experts issue findings on Burkina Faso, Singapore, Paraguay, Nauru, Israel, Kuwait, Kenya, Oman,  Norway, DPRK, Monaco and Guatemala   GENEVA (20 November 2017) – The UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women has published its findings on the following countries which it examined during its 23 October to 17 November in Geneva: Burkina Faso, Singapore, Paraguay, Nauru, Israel, Kuwait, Kenya, Oman, Norway, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Monaco and Guatemala.  The findings cover how the respective State is doing with regard to women’s rights, detailing positive developments, main areas of concern, and recommendations for action.  The finding, officially known as concluding observations ,  can be found here:  http://tbinternet.ohchr.org/_ layouts/treatybodyexternal/ SessionDetails1.aspx? SessionID=1079&Lang=en   The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination again...

MEDIA RELEASE: AFGHANISTAN Download press release as PDF  HERE November 20, 2017 Afghan TV cameraman killed in suicide attack Photo: Husain Nazari who was killed in the attack. Credit: AIJ A The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate the Afghan Independent Journalists Association (AIJA) in condemning the suicide attack in Kabul, Afghanistan on Thursday, November 16 that killed a television cameraman and many others. The IFJ demands swift action from the authorities to provide justice to the slain media staff. Husain Nazari, a cameraman in  Rah-e-Farda  TV, was critically wounded in the suicide attack at a political gathering in Kabul on November 16 and succumbed to his injuries at a hospital on November 17. His colleague reporter Taqi Sadid was also injured in the attack and is undergoing treatment. The explosion outside the Qasr-E-Naween Hotel in Kabul claimed the lives of 19 people including eight poli...

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