IAF aircraft and naval ships on the way to tsunami-hit Palu The Indian Air Force and the Navy on Tuesday launched efforts to deliver relief material to the tsunami-hit Indonesia. The Navy has diverted its ships INS Tir , Sujata and Shardul on deployment to Singapore to Palu in Indonesia. …
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Bangladesh delays relocation of Rohingya
About one lakh refugees were to be accommodated in an islet in the Bay of Bengal Bangladesh has delayed the planned relocation of a part of the Rohingya refugees from Myanmar to an islet in the Bay of Bengal, sources said here on Tuesday. The Bangladesh Navy has been building …
Read More »Australian university celebrates Gandhiji’s life
Annual programme at University of New South Wales The sprawling lawn in front of the library at the University of New South Wales here on Tuesday saw a repeat of what has been an annual celebration for almost a decade now. On October 2 every year, a small crowd gathers …
Read More »Support Dhaka on Rohingya crisis: Guterres
Describing India as a ‘pillar of multilateralism’, UN Secretary-General urges it to play a bigger role in responding to the situation India must support Bangladesh in dealing with the Rohingya crisis and put pressure on Myanmar for their return, Antonio Guterres, on his first official visit to India as the …
Read More »Gurupriya bridge in Odisha harms tribal interests: Maoists
It provides access to police to comb Maoist strongholds The CPI (Maoist) on Tuesday organised a meeting in the cut-off area (near Sileru) on the Andhra-Odisha Border (AOB) to protest against the construction of the Gurupriya bridge in the Naxal-affected Malkangiri district of Odisha. As per reports from the intelligence …
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