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Swaraj asks Indians stranded in Tripoli to leave immediately
As Libya's capital Tripoli continues to be hit by violence, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Friday said that over 500 Indians are stuck there and suggested that they leave the city immediately. The minister said that if the Indians stranded in the Libyan capital do not leave immediately, then it may not be possible to evacuate them later. Over 200 people were killed in Tripoli in the last two weeks since renegade Libyan military commander Khalifa Haftar's troops launched a strike to oust UN-backed Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj from power. Swaraj tweeted, "Even after massive evacuation from Libya and the travel ban, there are over 500 Indian nationals in Tripoli. The situation in Tripoli is deteriorating fast. Presently, flights are operational. "Pls ask your relatives and friends to leave Tripoli immediately. We will not be able to evacuate them later," she said on her Twitter handle.
BJP insulting martyrs like Karkare, says Owaisi
AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Friday alleged that the BJP is insulting martyrs like police officer Hemant Karkare who died fighting terrorists during the Mumbai 26/11 attack.
Tripura State Rifles' deployment in Bengal postponed
After polls to the Tripura East Lok Sabha constituency were rescheduled, the deployment of 12 companies of the Tripura State Rifles (TSR) in West Bengal has been postponed, officials said here on Friday.
Sri Lankan police seize heroin worth $195k
The Sri Lankan police on Friday seized heroin worth over $195,000 hidden in an abandoned garage in the country's Kurundugahahetekma area, in close proximity to the southern highway.
Policeman injured in grenade attack in Kashmir
A policeman was injured on Friday in a grenade attack by militants in Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam district.
Violence in Darjeeling a day after polls, boy injured
A day after Darjeeling went to polls in the second phase of Lok sabha elections, violence broke out in the Hills Friday allegedly between the supporters of rival political parties, triggering panic among the locals, an election official said. Bombs were hurled and bullets fired by unidentified men, injuring a student of a local school in Chopra area of the Darjeeling seat, he said. A huge contingent of state police has been sent to the Hills take control of the situation, the official said. "Police personnel are doing the needful to bring the situation under control. We are trying to find out who all are creating disturbances in the area. No one has been arrested so far," he told PTI. Asked about the condition of the injured boy, the official said he was undergoing treatment at a local hospital, but could not give details about the nature of his injuries. The EC had described Wednesday's polling in three Lok Sabha constituencies -- Darjeeling, Jalpaiguri and Raiganj -- ..
China sentences military veterans for protesting
Chinese courts have sentenced more than three dozen military veterans to years in prison for protesting over the lack of benefits, saying they disrupted social order in a bid to further their own interests. The announcements on Friday from the courts in the eastern provinces of Shandong and Jiangsu follow repeated demonstrations by veterans of various ages who say they haven't been adequately compensated for their service. China's ruling Communist Party tightly restricts all public demonstrations and while it relies on the armed forces to maintain its hold on power, many veterans say they have been left to fend for themselves on meager pensions and little support. The 47 sentenced to up to six years had been involved in protests last year that involved hundreds of former soldiers.
Will take Rahul to court: Lalit Modi on Congress chief's 'all Modis are chor' remark
Former Indian Premier League (IPL) chief operating officer (COO) Lalit Modi on Friday hit out at Congress president Rahul Gandhi over his "all thieves have Modi in their surnames" jibe and said he would take the Congress chief to a court in the United Kingdom. "The papu @rahulgandhi says "All MODI's are CHOR's". Well he will be taken to court in the UK by Me. But reality is that the world knows 5 decades of daylight looting of India was and is done by none other than the Gandhi family," Lalit tweeted."Kaun #chor Kaun #chowkidar - you decide. @RahulGandhi @narendramodi @lalitkmodi" read his second tweet posted along with a video of the alleged scams done by Congress..
Journalist killed in Northern Ireland in terror incident
A female journalist was shot dead in Northern Ireland, in what the police are treating as a "terrorist incident", the media reported on Friday.
In South Sudan, illness is as deadly as war
By the time he was brought into the remote clinic in northeastern South Sudan, two-year-old Nyachoat was already convulsing from the malaria attacking his brain. After being given medication he lies fast asleep, naked and feverish, attached to a drip, his anxious mother sitting on the bed next to him. Nyachoat could be saved, but others are not so lucky. In South Sudan mind-bending horrors abound of war, ethnic violence, rape, hunger and displacement. But for civilians living in the shadow of conflict, the greatest danger is often being cut off from health services, whether due to violence or lack of development in the vast, remote areas that make up much of the country. According to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), which supports the tiny clinic where Nyachoat is recovering in Udier village, 70 per cent of all illness deaths are due to easily treatable malaria, acute watery diarrhoea and respiratory infections. In case of more serious illness there is "no place" .
Delhi Police personnel injured in gunbattle with criminal
A Delhi Police officer was injured in an encounter that broke out with a wanted criminal in the national capital on Thursday night.The firing started near Cross River Mall situated in Shahdara area between Delhi Police's Special Staff Team and the criminal at around 10 PM last night.More details in this regard are awaited.
Booth capturing attempt foiled in Assam's Hailakandi
A mob representing two rival political parties made an unsuccessful attempt to capture a polling booth in Hailakandi district in Assam's Barak Valley during the second phase of Lok Sabha elections on Thursday.
413 cartons of illicit liquor seized, 2 arrested in South East Delhi
A total of 413 cartons of illicit liquor was seized and two men were arrested from South East Delhi's Lajpat Nagar, police said Thursday. In view of Lok Sabha elections, police has been keeping a strict vigil on security and supply of illicit liquor in the city. The accused duo, identified as Shaktivel (42) and Annadarai (45), both residents of Madrasi Camp, were arrested from Lajpat Nagar following a raid, police said. When a police team reached near abandoned railway quarters, four persons carrying sacks on their back were seen going towards Madrasi Camp. On seeing the police party, they started running, Chinmoy Biswal, Deputy Commissioner of Police (southeast), said. However, two of them were nabbed, while the other two managed to flee, he said. A total of 413 cartons of illicit liquor was seized from them, the DCP said. In another incident, a 23-year-old man, identified as, Kailash was arrested by North East district police and 33 cartons containing 1,584 quarters of illicit ...
Libya: Death toll rises to 205 in Tripoli fighting; MEA assures assistance to Indians
At least 205 people have been killed and 913 others wounded in the armed conflict between Haftar's Libyan National Army and the Libyan armed forces for the control of country's capital Tripoli.The World Health Organisation in Libya wrote on their official Twitter handle, "Toll for armed conflict in #Tripoli is 205 dead and 913 wounded. Medical specialists that WHO #Libya deployed to support frontline hospitals are helping perform dozens of surgeries."Libya has been largely divided into two factions ever since the death of Dictator Muammar Gaddafi. The LNA-backed parliament controlled the east of Libya, while the UN-backed interim Government of National Accord (GNA) governs Libya's western region from Tripoli.Ministry of External Affair spokesperson Raveesh Kumar on Thursday tweeted two helpline numbers of Indian Embassy in Tripoli. Kumar added in his tweet that the Embassy will extend all possible assistance to Indian citizens.The tweet read, "Update on Security Situation in Libya. ...
WHO says over 200 killed in fighting over Libyan capital
The fighting between Libya's rival factions for control of the country's capital this month killed 205 people so far, the World Health Organization said, announcing it would deploy medical specialists, including surgeons, to treat the wounded. The clashes, which erupted earlier in April, have threatened to ignite a civil war on the scale of the 2011 uprising that toppled and killed longtime dictator Moammar Gadhafi. The fighting has also forced the U.N. to indefinitely postpone reconciliation talks planned for mid-April that meant to try and find a way to pull Libya out of the chaos that followed Gadhafi's ouster. WHO said Wednesday it would send medical staff to treat the wounded, whose number has reached 913. It wasn't clear how many among the dead are civilians. Fighting over Tripoli is pitting the self-styled Libyan National Army, which is led by commander Khalifa Hifter and aligned with a rival government based in the country's east, against militias affiliated with Tripoli's ...
Voting ends in TN; paramilitary personnel open fire in air
: Tamil Nadu registered 63.73 per cent polling for the 38 Lok Sabha seats Thursday even as paramilitary forces fired in the air near Arakkonam in Vellore district to disperse a restive crowd. The bypoll to 18 assembly constituencies held along the Lok Sabha polls saw 67.08 per cent voting percentage. The polling percentages are as of 5 PM. Voting drew to a close in the state at 6 PM, except in Madurai, where polling has been allowed till 8 PM in view of the local temple festival. All voters who had turned up at polling stations ahead of 6 PM were allowed to vote. A senior police official told PTI that paramilitary forces had to open fire near Arakkonam to disperse crowds and more details were awaited. Arani Lok Sabha seat registered 76.49 per cent turnout and the voting percentage in other Parliamentary seats ranged between 55.07 (lowest in Kanyakumari) and Chidambaram 70.73 per cent. The assembly polls saw Harur in Dharmapuri district recording a turnout of 79.91 per ...
Army Vice Chief visits forward areas in Sikkim
Vice Chief of Army Staff Lt Gen Devraj Anbu visited Trishakti Corps and forward areas of Sikkim bordering China during a two-day visit that ended Thursday, a Defence official said. The Vice Chief was briefed by Lt Gen C P Mohanty, GOC Trishakti Corps, at its headquarter at Sukna in North Bengal on the operational preparedness and prevailing situation on the border. Lt Gen Anbu thereafter went to East Sikkim to visit key forward posts, where he interacted with the troops. He complimented the soldiers for their professionalism, commitment and dedication for maintaining round-the-clock vigil in sensitive border areas and upholding the sovereignty of the nation, the official said.
Cong-JDS united on backing corruption, dynasty: PM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday said the ruling Congress and JDS in Karnataka differ on every issue but were united on backing dynasty and corruption and speaking ill about nationalism and him. At an election rally here, he also lashed out at Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy of JDS for his reported remark that only those who can't meet two square meals a day join the armed forces. "....the chief minister says only those who are hungry go to armed forces; this family (Deve Gowda's) should be thrown out from the public life," Modi said. He also told the crowd, "your vote will decide whether those saying Bharat Mata ki Jai will be honoured or those who chant 'Tukde-Tukde'".
11 security men among 14 killed in Pakistan (2nd Lead)
At least 14 passengers including 11 security personnel were forcibly offloaded from a bus on a highway in Pakistan's Balochistan province and then shot dead by unidentified gunmen on Thursday, officials said.
3 elderly people die after casting votes in districts
Three senior citizens collapsed and died after exercising their franchise for the Lok Sabha polls in three districts of Tamil Nadu Thursday, police said. Balakrishnan of Coimbatore fainted and fell after coming out of the booth. He was being taken to a hospital when he died, the police said. Similarly, Murugesan collapsed and breathed his last at a booth in Erode, they said. Likewise, Krishnan died after casting his vote in Salem, the police said. All the three were in their mid-60s, they added.