Washington, Nov 1: The US government Monday halted its $60 million financial contribution to the UN Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco) after the latter admitted Palestinian National Authority (PNA) as a full member, Xinhua reported.
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London, Nov 1: Actor Matt Damon has launched eco-friendly water bottles to encourage his fans to go green.
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New Delhi, Oct 31: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Monday lambasted the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government for ‘belittling’ the contribution of India’s first home minister Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel by issuing ‘only one advertisement’ to mark his birth anniversary while releasing ‘dozens of advertisements’ in tribute to former prime minister Indira Gandhi on her martyrdom day.
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Kolkata, Oct 31: A section of Adivasi Vikas Parishad (AVP) leadership Monday opposed the proposal of including the tribal-dominated Terai and Dooars in West Bengal’s Darjeeling hills under the proposed Gorkha Territorial Administration (GTA).
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Bhopal, Oct 31: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan Monday said that had the Kashmir issue been in the hands of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, the portion of Kashmir occupied by Pakistan would have been with India.
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Paris, Oct 31: Palestine Monday became the 195th full-time member of the UN Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco).
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New Delhi, Oct 31: The UPA government seems headed for fresh trouble over the finance ministry note on 2G spectrum allocation that had led to a reported tussle between Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee and Home Minister P.
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New Delhi, Oct 31: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and United Progressive Alliance chairperson Sonia Gandhi Monday congratulated social activist Mohan Dharia who received the Indira Gandhi National Integration Award.
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Brussels, Oct 31 (IANS/RIA Novosti) NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen made an unannounced visit to Libya Monday, a NATO spokesman said.
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