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Shinzo Abe elected as 95th Prime Minister of Japan

Japanese lawmakers have reelected Shinzo Abe as the country’s 95th Prime Minister on November 1, 2017 after his party won a landslide victory in last month’s general election....

November 1, 2017

India to host 13th session of United Nations (UN) Global Wildlife Conference

The 13th session of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species (CMS) of Wild Animals (CMS COP13) will be hosted by...

October 31, 2017

Jacinda Ardern officially been sworn in as new Prime minister of New Zealand

Jacinda Ardern, the leader of the Labour Party, has officially been sworn in as the prime minister of New Zealand on October 26, 2017. She promised to tackle...

October 29, 2017

Sri Lanka is hosting 14th South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation in Law (SAARCLAW) Conference

The 14th South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation in Law (SAARCLAW) Conference has started in Colombo, Sri Lanka along with the 11th SAARC Chief Justices Conference on October...

October 27, 2017

The 2017 United Nations Day (UND) observed on 24 October

The United Nations Day is observed every year on October 24 to make known to the people about the aims and achievements of the UN and to mark...

October 24, 2017

Dharmendra Pradhan signed pact with Japan for a Technical Intern Training Program (TITP)

The 6th annual LNG Producers Consumer Conference has started in Tokyo, Japan from Oct 16-18, 2017. In it, India has signed a Memorandum of Co-operation (MoC) with Japan...

October 18, 2017

Shashi Tharoor committee on External Affairs formed to examine India-China relations

The parliamentary committee on External Affairs, which will examine the relations between India and China, is headed by Congress parliamentarian Shashi Tharoor. The committee will examine in detail...

October 12, 2017

Nisha Biswalto to lead US-India Business Council (USIBC)

Nisha Biswal, a former state department official, will head the US-India Business Council (USIBC), a powerful advocacy group of US companies with business interest in India. She is...

October 10, 2017

Rajnath Singh inaugurated first ‘BIMSTEC Disaster Management Exercise- 2017’ (BIMSTEC DMEx-2017)

Rajnath Singh, the Union Home Minister, has inaugurated the first annual BIMSTEC Disaster Management Exercise- 2017 (BIMSTEC DMEx-2017) in New Delhi on October 10. The 4-day exercise is...

October 10, 2017

2017 Nobel Peace Prize awarded to International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN)

The 2017 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) for its work to draw attention to the catastrophic humanitarian consequences of...

October 7, 2017

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