New Delhi, [India], August 4 (ANI): Union Minister of State (MoS) for External Affairs V Muraleedharan on Thursday said that the government gave the highest priority for the security of Indian fishermen and all the assistance are being provided for their early release from Pakistan custody.
Beijing [China], August 3 (ANI): Irked by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan, China on Wednesday halted trade with Taiwan and said it is suspending imports of citrus fruits and fish products from Taipei.
Thrissur/ Alappuzha (Kerala) [India], August 2 (ANI): The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) on Tuesday rescued five fishermen and provided assistance after they reported engine failure off Alappuzha.
Chandigarh [India], August 1 (ANI): Punjab Police claimed to have arrested as many as 2,205 drug smugglers including 260 "big fish" since July 5 and have registered 1,730 FIRs of which 145 are related to commercial quantities, officials said on Monday.
Rameswaram (Tamil Nadu) [India], August 1 (ANI): Sri Lankan Navy on Monday rescued six Indian fishermen who were stranded after their boat drifted in Lankan waters due to a glitch.
Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh) [India], July 30 (ANI): Tension prevailed as a group of unidentified persons, suspected to be natives of Peda Jalaripeta, allegedly set afire boats and six fishing nets near Jalari Yendada over the use of ring nets in the early hours of Friday.
New Delhi [India], July 29 (ANI): As many as 92,288 legal literacy/awareness programmes were attended by 55,58,053 people in the Fiscal year 2022-23 (upto June 2022), Minister of Law and Justice Kiren Rijiju informed in the Lok Sabha on Friday.
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 29 (ANI): In spite of multiple actions taken by Pakistan, its current account deficit has surged to USD 17.4 billion or 4.6 pc the size of the economy during the last fiscal year on the rising trade deficit.
New Delhi [India], July 29 (ANI): The Government of India's fiscal deficit stood at Rs 3.52 lakh crore in April-June 2022 period, accounting for 21.2 per cent of the full-year target of Rs 16.6 lakh crore, as per the official data released on Friday.
Phnom Penh [Cambodia], July 28 (ANI/Xinhua): Cambodia's National Assembly on Thursday ratified an agreement between the country and China's Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) government for avoiding double taxation and preventing fiscal evasion concerning the taxes on income.
Siliguri (West-Bengal) [India], July 27 (ANI): The authorities of Bengal Safari, North Bengal Wild Animals Park are planning to introduce captive breeding programmes for fishing cats.