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India current chair of Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KPCS)
India is one of the founder members of Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KPCS) and is the Chair of Kimberley Process for the year 2019 with Russian Federation as...Egyptian security forces kills 14 suspected militants in restive Sinai Peninsula
The Sinai Peninsula is a peninsula in Egypt, and the only part of the country located in Asia. It is situated between the Mediterranean Sea to the north...Mecca hosts 14th summit of Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC-2019)
In a strong reaction, the Government of India (GoI) has recently rejected the reference of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) in its...Boubou Cisse is the newly appointed as Prime Minister of Mali
In Mali, President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita has recently announced the new government of 37 members under Prime Minister Boubou Cisse after its predecessor resigned last month. Last week,...Bandana sets a new Guinness World Record on ‘Longest Dancing Marathon by an Individual’
A Nepali teenager, Bandana Nepal (18) has set a new Guinness World Record on ‘Longest Dancing Marathon by an Individual’ by dancing continuously for 126 hours (over 5...
Sri Lanka: 15 dead in gun-battle with Islamists
In a fierce overnight battle between Sri Lankan troops and the suspected Islamic State militants as the search operations were underway, at least 15 people were killed including...
Clashes intensify in Libya, UN raises aid alarm
The fighting in and around the capital city of Tripoli has intensified and is not likely to abate in the near future. There are growing fears of it...
$100 million pledged by the Arab League for Palestinian Authority
The Arab League has pledged a sum of $100m a month for the Palestinian Authority for plugging the gap which has been created due to the blockade of...
Tripoli Explosions: Death toll rises
Libyan capital of Tripoli has been rocked by multiple explosions in air raids as the two-week-old offensive led by the eastern forces took dangerous shape. Tripoli is under...Jaideep Sarkar appointed as India’s new High Commissioner to South Africa
Jaideep Sarkar, a 1987-batch Indian Foreign Service officer, has been appointed as India’s next High Commissioner to South Africa. He is currently serving as India’s ambassador in Bhutan...
