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5000 court arrest in Left agitation in Tripura
Over 5,000 opposition Left supporters today courted arrest from various parts of Tripura in a civil disobedience agitation against the alleged anti-farmer policy of the central government, police said. Police said there was no report of violence during the agitation, though Left leaders alleged that they were attacked by ruling BJP supporters at different places. In the first major political protest since the poll debacle of the Left Front in Tripura in February, seven Left trade unions organized the stir as part of a nationwide protest by different peasant bodies. Assistant Inspector General (Law and order) Smriti Ranjan Das said 5,222 supports were arrested from across the state and no violence was reported. However, All India Krishak Sabha state secretary and Narayan Kar alleged large-scale violence by ruling "BJP supported goons" on the agitators. "BJP-supported goons attacked farmers at Gandacherra in Dhalai district, Panisagar in North Tripura and Amarpur in Gomati
Airbnb ties up with Sri Lankan tourism board to provide local experiences
Global hospitality services provider Airbnb has signed-up with the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) to provide tourists with local and traditional experiences in the country through the "Airbnb Experiences" platform.
British Museum to return looted antiquities to Iraq
The British Museum said today it is returning to Iraq a collection of 5,000-year-old looted antiquities seized from a London dealer shortly after the US-led invasion in 2003. The eight objects were confiscated by police in May that year after the dealer failed to produce proof of ownership, and were passed to the museum for analysis earlier this year. Three of the objects carry Sumerian inscriptions which identify their origin as the Eninnu temple in the ancient city of Girsu, now known as Tello, in southern Iraq. Their identification was made easier by the fact that Tello is one of the excavation sites where the British Museum has been training Iraqi archaeologists since 2016. "The other items are identical to objects known from excavations at Tello and most likely also originate from the same site," the museum said in a statement. The objects are believed to have been removed at night by a small number of people over a short period of time -- the scale of the looting is more limited
Soldier cremated in Haryana village with full state honours
Lance Naik Vikram Jit Singh, who was killed fighting terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir, was cremated with full state honours at his native village Tepla in Ambala district of Haryana on Thursday.
Police foil Congress procession in Imphal
: Police on Thursday foiled a Congress procession to offer floral tributes to the statue of Mahatma Gandhi on the the 76th anniversary of Quit India movement.
Lanka's Tamil-dominated Northern Provincial Council pays tribute to Karunanidhi
Northern Provincial council observed a moment of silence in the assembly today to pay tributes to DMK leader M Karunanidhi as Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe hailed Tamil Nadu's former five-term chief minister for his role in strengthening ties between Sri Lanka and India. The Tamil-dominated council noted Karunanidhi's strong voice in support of Sri Lankan Tamils and their struggle over the past years. The 94-year-old leader, a five-time chief minister of Tamil Nadu, breathed his last at Kauvery Hospital in downtown Chennai at 6.10 pm on August 7 after waging a grim battle for life for 11 days. In a special message, Prime Minister Wickremesinghe said the cooperation the veteran leader rendered in widening diplomatic relations between the two countries should be remembered. "I convey my deepest sympathies on behalf of all Sri Lankans for the bereaved, on his passing," he added. Sri Lanka's incumbent Maithripala Sirisena, his predecessor Mahinda Rajapaksa and several other ...
Arrested Kashmiri militant sent to JIC, grilled by security agencies
Kashmiri terrorist Irfan Hussain Wani was sent to the Joint Interrogation Centre (JIC) and grilled by security agencies, including the Delhi Police, in connection with a terror plot of Al-Qaida linked Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind (AGUH) to disturb the Independence Day celebrations in Delhi. Wani was arrested on Sunday night here and eight grenades were seized from his possession. Sources in the security establishment said he was sent to the JIC at Miran Sahib here and was being interrogated about terror plots and sleeping cells. They said two officers from the Delhi Police had also joined the interrogation and they wanted to take Wani to Delhi for further investigation. As per the sources, Wani was in touch with top AGUH terrorists and his mobile, which was seized by the police, was sent for decoding to the national capital. They said he had given some leads about the person to whom he was supposed to deliver the bag containing grenades. He was reportedly staying in a hotel in Jammu and was .
More than 2,000 evacuated to remove WWII-era bomb in Poland
Polish police say they are evacuating more than 2,000 people after the discovery of an unexploded World War II-era bomb weighing some 250 kilograms (550 pounds). The bomb was discovered in the Oder River in the town of Glogow, an area of southwestern Poland that was part of Germany during the war. Lukasz Szulikowski, an official with the Glogow police, told the PAP news agency that authorities are evacuating some 2,000 to 3,000 people in the area by bus to a nearby school ahead of the removal of the bomb. He said the bomb was discovered during the cleaning of the river bottom. The private broadcaster TVN24 reported that it is the fourth World War II-era bomb found in the region over the past year.
346 pilgrims leave for Amarnath shrine
A fresh batch of 346 pilgrims left the Bhagwati Nagar base camp here today for the holy cave shrine in the south Kashmir Himalayas, a police official said. The yatra commenced from the twin routes of Baltal in Ganderbal and Pahalgam in Anantnag district on June 28. So far, over 2.75 lakh pilgrims had paid their obeisance at the cave shrine. Yesterday, 659 pilgrims paid obeisance at the holy cave, the official said, adding that till date 2,75,125 pilgrims have had darshan. The yatra is scheduled to conclude on August 26 coinciding with the Raksha Bandhan festival.
TSR contingent in Mizoram to particpate in I-Day parade
To strengthen inter-state cooperation among the security forces, a contingent of Tripura State Rifles (TSR) has gone to Mizoram and Mizoram Armed Police (MAP) personnel have arrived in Tripura to participate in the Independence Day parade of the neighbouring state. Assistant Inspector General of Police (Law and Order), Smriti Ranjan Das said that a recent directive from the Ministry of Home affairs to all the states had asked for inter-state participation of the security forces in the Independence Day parade of neighbouring states. In January last, during a meeting of the DGPs and IGs at Tekanpur in Madhya Pradesh, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had suggested that security forces of the neighbouring states could participate in each others Independence Day programme to improve inter-state cooperation among the security forces, a top police official said. In line with the directive, a contingent of 44 TSR personnel has gone to Mizoram and a contingent of the same number of .
UN chief sounds nuclear warning to mark Nagasaki bombing
Millions still live in fear of nuclear war with many countries ramping up their atomic arsenals, the head of the United Nations warned today, marking the anniversary of the Nagasaki bombing. Antonio Guterres, the first sitting UN secretary general to attend ceremonies honouring those who died in the bombing, said that even 73 years later, there was still a "shadow cast by the dread of unthinkable carnage. "Nuclear-armed states are spending "vast sums" to modernise their arsenals and "disarmament processes have slowed and even come to a halt," noted Guterres. "There is an urgent need for disarmament of all kinds, but especially nuclear disarmament," stressed the secretary general. The US dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima on August 6, 1945, killing around 140,000 people. The toll includes those who survived the explosion itself but died soon after from severe radiation exposure. Three days later, the US dropped a plutonium bomb on the port city of Nagasaki, killing some 74,000 .
Youth abducted by militants in J&K dies
A youth abducted by militants from Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam district succumbed to torture injuries on Thursday while the other civilian was released alive, police said.
UN Chief urges nuclear powers to lead non-proliferation efforts
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Thursday urged countries possessing nuclear weapons to lead non-proliferation efforts, during the commemoration of Nagasaki bombing's 73rd anniversary,
Youth 'abducted and tortured' by militants, dies
A youth, who was allegedly abducted and tortured by unidentified militants in Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam district, succumbed to injuries at a hospital, police said today. Two youths -- identified as Mehraj Ahmad and Arif Ahmad -- were abducted by unidentified militants yesterday, a police spokesperson said. Arif was later "retrieved" in an injured condition and his body "bore visible torture marks". The youth was immediately shifted to a hospital here where he breathed his last, the officer said. Police have registered a case and an investigation is on, he said.
Chinese Naval ship arrives in Lanka on goodwill visit
A Chinese Naval ship has arrived at the port of Colombo on a four-day goodwill visit, the Sri Lankan Navy said. 'Qian Weichang', the ship of the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) of China, was ceremonially welcomed by the Sri Lankan Navy in accordance with the force's traditions upon its arrival yesterday. During its stay in the country, the ship's crew is scheduled to participate in events organised by the Lankan Navy as well as visit places of tourist attraction in the island nation. The 129-metre-long and 17-metre-wide vessel which has a displacement of 4,900 tons is manned by 158 officers and sailors.
J&K forest gunfight toll reaches 5
The death toll of militants killed in a gunfight with the security forces in a forested area in Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla district increased to five on Thursday, police said.
Body of another militant recovered in Baramullah; 5 ultras killed: Army
The body of a militant was recovered from an encounter site in the forests of Baramulla district in Jammu and Kashmir today, taking the number of ultras killed in the operation since yesterday to five, the Army said here. The body of one more militant was recovered this morning from the encounter site in the Ladoora forests in the Rafiabad area of Baramulla district in north Kashmir, an Army official said. He added that the number of militants killed in the operation so far had risen to five. Four militants were killed in a gunbattle yesterday after security forces launched a search operation in the forest area on Monday, following information about the presence of militants there. One soldier was also injured in the gunbattle. Weapons and other war-like stores were recovered from the encounter site, the Army official said, adding that the search operation was going on.
UN chief expresses full support for US-Japan dialogue with N Korea
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said he welcomes the ongoing talks between the US and North Korea to achieve total denuclearization and also supported the Japanese initiative of dialogue with Pyongyang. "As Secretary-General of the United Nations, I am obviously totally committed to the implementation of all relevant Security Council resolutions on North Korea," he told reporters in Tokyo yesterday. He said he fully supports the negotiations taking place between the United States and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) with the objective that "we all share to see a total denuclearization that is verifiable, that is irreversible, to make sure that North Korea can be a normal member of the international community in this region." The UN extended its full support for the Japanese initiative of dialogue with North Korea. In June, US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un held a historic summit in Singapore, signing a joint statement which included a .
US to sanction Russia over Skripal attack
The US has said it will impose fresh sanctions on Russia after determining it used nerve agent against a former Russian double agent living in the UK.
Michelle Bachelet to be next UN human rights chief
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has chosen former Chilean President Michelle Bachelet to be the next human rights chief of the world body.The nomination came after High Commissioner Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein stepped down from the post, choosing not to seek another term in office. Bachelet's nomination will now go to the U.N. General Assembly for approval.UN Secretary-general spokesman Farhan Haq said that Guterres has informed the General Assembly of the nomination for high commissioner of human rights, reported Fox News.Chile's first woman president, Bachelet served the post twice- 2006-10 and 2014-18. After serving the first term as president, she was appointed the first executive director of the newly created United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women).A physician with studies in military strategy, Bachelet, is also a separated mother of three.