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US launches first mass evacuation of Americans from war-torn Sudan
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
"The US government has taken extensive efforts to contact US citizens in Sudan and enable the departure of those who wished to leave," the State Department said
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Despite no navigational approach at airstrip, Garud commandos and IAF offi
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
On the night of April 27, 28, 2023, the IAF C-130J aircraft rescued 121 personnel from a small airstrip at Wadi Seidna, which is about 40 km North of Khartoum, Sudan, the IAF said in a statement.
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'Operation Kaveri': 12th batch of 135 passengers leaves crisis-hit Sudan f
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
"An IAF C-130J takes off from Port Sudan with 135 passengers for Jeddah. This marks the 12th batch of stranded Indians evacuated under #OperationKaveri," Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi tweeted.
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UN rights body calls for end of hostilities in residential areas of Sudan
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on Thursday raised concerns over the ongoing violence in Sudan and said that the hostilities should end from the residential areas of Sudan.
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SC extends interim protection granted to Hardik Patel
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The Supreme Court on Friday extended the interim protection granted to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Hardik Patel in connection with a case pertaining to the violence that erupted during a Patidar stir in Gujarat in 2015.
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BJP forms 4-member committee to probe Hanuman Jayanti violence in Odisha
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
This fact-finding team will be led by BJP's Rajya Sabha MP, Brij Lal who's been the former DGP of Uttar Pradesh.
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"Agreement will bring peace in state," says Assam CM Sarma after singing T
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
"This agreement will bring peace to the state. DNLA representatives have agreed to abjure violence, surrender all arms and ammunition, disband their armed organisation, vacate all camps and join the peaceful democratic process as established by the law," Assam CM Sarma told ANI.
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Swat re-emerges as a terror target, Pak security questioned
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
In February 2023, an ill-fated boat crashed near an Italian coastal town killing 60 people including a large number of Pakistanis. The ship was taking a treacherous route carrying both smugglers and migrants packed tightly with few food supplies and no toilet facilities. Trying their luck Pa
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Political instability in Pakistan increased crime: HRCP
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
According to the HRCP, incidents of violence against religious minorities and transgenders, blasphemy cases and incitement have also increased. The HRCP released these details in a report on the human rights situation in Pakistan in 2022 released on Wednesday.
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Violence against minorities in Pakistan on rise, reports Human Rights Comm
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
In its flagship annual report State of Human Rights in 2022, released earlier today, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has expressed concern over the political and economic turmoil of last year, both of which have had a serious impact on the human rights situation.
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Calcutta High Court transfers probe of Bengal Ram Navami violence case to
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The Calcutta High Court on Thursday handed over the probe to the National Investigation Agency (NIA) into the violence that broke out in Howrah and Dalkhola districts and other parts of West Bengal during Ram Navami celebrations.
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Operation Kaveri: 128 Indian nationals evacuated from Sudan, arrive in Sau
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
As many as 128 Indian nationals, evacuated from conflict-ridden Sudan, arrived at Saudi Arabia's Jeddah under "Operation Kaveri" by the Indian Air Force aircraft C-130J flight, Union Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan said on Thursday.
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