Odisha: Coaching Centre owner arrested for sexual abuse of minor
Bhubaneswar, June 23 (IANS) The Commissionerate Police has arrested a 38-year-old man on charges of sexually abusing a minor student in Bhubaneswar, said a police official on Tuesday. The accused was identified as Niranjan Mishra of the Mancheswar police…
India backs the UNSC move for probes into attacks on peacekeepers
United Nations, June 23 (IANS) In a resolution co-sponsored by India, the Security Council on Tuesday called for action against those attacking peacekeepers and supported the involvement of troop-contributing countries in investigations where their…
Nigerian troops free 47 hostages from ISWAP in North East region
Abuja, June 23 (IANS) Nigerian troops have freed at least 47 people, mostly women and children, held hostage by the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) during a recent operation in the country’s northeastern state of Borno, the military said…
Putin says Russia upgrading nuclear triad amid mounting global security risks
Moscow, June 23 (IANS) Russia’s nuclear triad is consistently being modernised, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday. “Under the State Armament Programme, the nuclear triad and the Ground Forces are being consistently modernised,…
DR Congo president to visit Ebola-hit Ituri as cases top 1,000
Kinshasa, June 23 (IANS) President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Felix Tshisekedi announced Tuesday that he would soon visit Ituri Province, the epicentre of the country’s latest Ebola outbreak, to follow up on response efforts.…
IMO announces evacuation plan for seafarers in Strait of Hormuz
London, June 23 (IANS) The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) on Tuesday announced an evacuation plan for more than 11,000 seafarers still stranded in the Strait of Hormuz. The IMO has secured the necessary safety guarantees and verified safe…
Productive discussions on advancing trade pact negotiations with US: Piyush Goyal
New Delhi, June 23 (IANS) Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday met US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer and US Ambassador to India, Sergio Gor, and discussed ways to finalise a balanced and mutually beneficial trade agreement (BTA).…
Women’s T20 WC: ‘I always try to lead from the front,’ says Athapaththu after guiding Sri Lanka to victory
Bristol, June 23 (IANS)Sri Lanka captain Chamari Athapaththu said leading from the front remains her biggest responsibility after producing a magnificent unbeaten century to guide her side to a dominant nine-wicket victory over Ireland in the…
Odisha Vigilance raids engineer’s properties, detects assets worth crores
Bhubaneswar, June 23 (IANS) The Odisha Vigilance continues its crackdown on corrupt government officials in the state as the agency on Tuesday carried out simultaneous house searches at multiple locations linked to the Executive Engineer of CADA (Command…
El Nino may result in reduced fish catch along Indian coast: INCOIS
Kolkata, June 23 (IANS) El Nino may result in decreased fish catch in the Bay of Bengal and Arabian Sea, the first bulletin on the event released by the Indian National Centre For Ocean Information Services (INCOIS) said on Tuesday. The INCOIS started…