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Dawood Ibrahim's illegitimate activities from 'safe haven' posing real threats: India to UNSC United Nations: Pakistan-based underworld don Dawood Ibrahim's criminal syndicate has mutated into a terrorist network, India has said as it sought the US Security Council's "focussed attention" to address the real threats posed by the D-Company, the JeM and the LeT. By Yoshita Singh
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Jaishankar in UK for Commonwealth foreign ministers' summit London: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar arrived here on Wednesday for a day-long UK visit to attend the 19th Commonwealth Foreign Affairs Ministers' Meeting which is set to discuss the future strategy of the grouping. By Aditi Khanna
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Wrong placing of height barrier blamed for Dubai bus crash that killed 12 Indians Dubai: The lawyers of the Omani bus driver, who rammed the vehicle into a height barrier in Dubai that killed 17 people including 12 Indians, have told a UAE court that the restriction bar violated the GCC safety guidelines.
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Global response to eradicate poverty, combat climate change not 'ambitious enough': UN United Nations: The global response to eradicating poverty, hunger and fighting climate change, as vowed by the world leaders, has not been "ambitious enough" and a faster response is required to achieve the 2030 development agenda, according to the UN. By Yoshita Singh
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Convicted people will not be allowed media space: Pak govt Islamabad: The Pakistan government has decided that media should not be allowed to promote the narrative of convicted or under-trial persons, in a move that aims to curtail the space given by the press to jailed politicians like Nawaz Sharif and Asif Ali Zardari.
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