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India’s UN envoy Ruchira Kamboj assumes Chair of 62nd Session of Commission for Social Development

Washington DC, ,28/7: India’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Ambassador Ruchira Kamboj, has assumed the chairship of the 62nd Session of the Commission for Social Development, the first time in nearly 50 years the country has held this position within the UN agency. India takes immense pride in assuming this Chairmanship and remains steadfast in…

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Indian boxer Ashish wins ABF Continental Heavyweight title

New Delhi, 27/7:  Indian pugilist Ashish Bhandor defeated crowd favourite Aekkaphob Auraiwan 5-1 to clinch the Asian Boxing Federation (ABF) Continental Heavyweight title here.   “” Ashish won the fiercely competitive bout in 10 rounds.   The judges’ scores of 93:96, 95:96, and 95:94 reflected the intensity and tightness of the bout, with Ashish ultimately…

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Karnataka government can’t provide development this year, says D K Shivakumar

Bangalore, 27/7: The Congress government cannot provide development this year, Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar said Wednesday in a candid remark aimed at making his party’s miffed lawmakers understand the financial constraints due to the five guaranteesMLAs will be explained the situation at Thursday’s Congress Legislature Party (CLP) meeting, Shivakumar said.   Shivakumar was responding…

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