An oil tanker with 22 Indians on board that went missing off Benin coast in the Gulf of Guinea near West Africa on Saturday that was believed to have been hijacked by pirates has been released, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said on Tuesday.


Missing oil tanker with 22 Indians aboard released: Sushma


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Nigeria has assured help in finding 22 Indian nationals who were on board a ship that went missing on Saturday off the coast of Benin in the Gulf of Guinea, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said on Monday.


Nigeria assures help in finding Indians on missing ship


An anthology of 100 Indian poems, translated into Portuguese for the first time, was released at an event organised at the Indian Cultural Centre in Sao Paulo.


Anthology of 100 Indian poems translated into Portuguese


China on Monday told its citizens not to visit the Maldives until normalcy returns in the Indian Ocean archipelago nation hit by fresh political turmoil and asked Male to ensure the safety of its enterprises there.


Don't go to Maldives till normalcy returns: China to citizens


Abu Dhabi, Feb 5 (IANS/WAM) The third annual Breakbulk Middle East conference will begin in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday, bringing together the foremost experts in the industry along with shippers, carriers, freight forwarders, transport specialists and related service providers.


Abu Dhabi to host Breakbulk conference


China on Monday told its citizens not to visit the Maldives until normalcy returns in the Indian Ocean archipelago nation, which is witnessing political turmoil.


Don't go to Maldives until normalcy returns, China tells citizens


A Chinese national was shot dead by unidentified assailants here on Monday in an apparent targeted killing, a media report said.


Chinese national shot dead in Karachi


India plans to attack installations along the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) to sabotage the multi-billion dollar mega project, Pakistan's Interior Ministry has claimed.


India may target CPEC installations: Pakistan Interior Ministry


The Jammu and Kashmir Assembly was adjourned on Monday after opposition legislators created ruckus over continuing ceasefire violations by Pakistan.


J&K Assembly adjourned over Pakistan firing


The Lebanese Army has received the third batch of arms supplied by the US at the port of Beirut, the army's Orientation Directorate has said.


Lebanese Army receives third batch of US military aid


External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj would inaugurate Saudi Arabias annual Janadriyah Festival on Wednesday where India has been invited as "guest of honour this year", the External Affairs Ministry said on Sunday.


Sushma Swaraj to inaugurate Saudi national cultural festival


All efforts are being made to trace the merchant ship that went missing near west Africa with 22 Indians onboard, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said on Sunday.


Efforts being made to locate missing ship off Africa: India


With Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's scheduled visit to the Sikh holy city of Amritsar in Punjab just over a fortnight away, it is still not clear whether Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh will play host to the visiting dignitary or not.


Trudeau's Amritsar visit -- will Amarinder play host? (News Analysis)


China firmly opposes the Nuclear Posture Review (NPR) published by the US Department of Defence, a spokesman from China's National Defence Ministry said on Sunday.


China firmly opposes US Nuclear Posture Review


Russia has rejected Washington's statements made in its 2018 Nuclear Posture Review that Moscow refuses to further decrease its nuclear capabilities.


Moscow slams US statements on Russia's refusal to cut nuclear capabilities


North Korea has slammed some South Korean conservative media and politicians for calling an upcoming military parade here as "provocation".


N.Korea slams South's media, politicians


A total of 84 Syrian refugees have been rescued from an overloaded boat off Turkey's Mediterranean province of Mersin, state-run Anadolu Agency reported on Saturday.


Over 80 Syrians rescued off Turkish Mediterranean coast


Sharjah, Feb 3 Feb 3 (IANS/WAM) Air Arabia on Saturday announced the launch of its inaugural flight to Moscows Sheremetyevo International Airport, adding a second route for travel to the Russian capital.


Air Arabia launches flights to Moscow's Sheremetyevo International Airport


The US Air Force Chief, General David L. Goldfein, flew a sortie in the indigenous Light Combat Aircraft Tejas on Saturday at the IAF station here in Rajasthan.


US Air Force chief flies in Tejas


Associations representing atomic bomb survivors in Japan criticised on Saturday a change in the policy of the US which advocates modernising its atomic arsenal and increasing its launch capacity.


Atomic bomb survivors criticize new US nuclear policy


Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday inaugurated the two-day Global Investment Summit in Guwahati, a first of its kind initiative in the northeast, and said a new terminal being constructed at Guwahati airport would boost the region's connectivity with Asean countries.

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