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Iran handed over the Azerbaijani citizen to her country’s authorities on Thursday on “humanitarian grounds and in line with promoting constructive interaction” with the neighbouring state, Mizan news agency quoted Askar Jalalian, deputy Iranian Justice Minister for Human Rights and International Affairs, as saying on Saturday.He pointed to the “positive” trend reflected by the two countries’ judicial and legal cooperation, expressing hope for a deepened “friendly” bilateral relations in legal and judicial fields, Xinhua news agency reported.Iran and Azerbaijan signed the prisoner extradition agreement in 1999.–IANSint/khz

During the operations, “19 traffickers as well as 18 drug retailers and distributors” were arrested, official news agency IRNA quoted Hormuzgan Police Commander Ali Akbar Javidan as saying on Saturday.He listed the seized drugs as 881 kg of opium, 177 kg of hashish, 253 kg of methamphetamine and 2 kg of other illicit substances, noting nine vehicles used for carrying the drugs were also confiscated, Xinhua news agency reported.Apart from the announced seizure, Javidan said that in a separate operation supported by intelligence from a central province, its forces managed to seize 500-kg methamphetamine concealed in a truck in Hormuzgan…

The ban, with effect from July 28, covers the free zones in the UAE and applies to all rice varieties, including brown rice, fully or partially milled rice, and broken rice, according to a statement released on the Ministry’s social media account on Saturday.Companies interested in exporting or re-exporting rice must request an export permit from the Ministry of Economy, said the statement.The ban can be automatically extended unless a decision is made to cancel its implementation, it added.The UAE ban comes after the Indian government decided last week to halt exports of non-basmati white rice because of the price…

The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the media wing of the Pakistan Army, said on Saturday in a statement that the armed forces conducted two separate operations in the province’s Khyber and the South Waziristan districts.The ISPR added that an exchange of fire took place between security personnel and terrorists in the Bagh area of Khyber, leading to the killing of a terrorist on Thursday, Xinhua news agency reported.On Friday, the security forces encountered a group of terrorists in the Gomal Zam area of South Waziristan and killed two terrorists of a banned outfit, the ISPR said.The armed forces also confiscated…

According to police sources, the incident happened on Wednesday evening but only became public after a video of the students beating the cooks went viral.According to accounts, after a boarder at a hostel reported his phone missing, the students accused the cooks of stealing the phone and allegedly assaulting them.Biki Ri, Mona Das and Rajkumar Dhaushad were identified as the victims and they were rushed to a nearby hospital after the incident.It has been alleged that the three chefs were continuously beaten by the students, who also kicked and punched them, as seen in the video.Although security guards were present,…

Harare, July 30 (IANS) The Durban Qalandars, buoyed by the power-hitting of the Afghanistan batter Hazratullah Zazai, clinched the title in the inaugural edition of the Zim Afro T10, defeating the Joburg Buffaloes in the final, in front of a packed house at the Harare Sports Club.On what was a historic night for Zimbabwe cricket, Zazai smashed a match-winning 43 not out from 22 deliveries to help deliver the title. The Qalandars won by 8 wickets and 4 balls to spare.Asked to bat first, the Joburg Buffaloes came out of the gates very quickly, with the duo of Mohammad Hafeez…

London, July 29 (IANS) England pacer Stuart Broad has announced his decision to retire from the sport at the end of the ongoing Ashes series against Australia.Broad called time on his 17-year-old career at the end of Day 3 of the final Ashes Test at The Oval.”Tomorrow or Monday will be my last game of cricket,” Broad said. “It’s been a wonderful ride, a huge privilege to wear the Nottinghamshire and England badge for as much as I have.”Broad, who made his Test debut against Sri Lanka in 2007, will go down as one of cricket’s greatest-ever fast bowlers, sitting…

The lake embankment developed a small breach on Pothana Nagar side after the water body received huge inflows as a result of incessant rains in the region for last few days. The embankment breached for 10 to 15 feet inundating adjacent Pothana Nagar, Rajiv Colony, and Saraswati Colony. Police and municipal authorities alerted people. As the water level is likely to rise further, residents were asked to move to safe places. The breach is reported to have occurred near the wall of a beautification project undertaken as part of the Smart City Mission. The lake has been overflowing from the…

While the BJP’s Central leadership has appointed three union ministers as state election in-charges, party’s key strategist and Union Home Minister Amit Shah has intensified his visits to the poll-bound state.Shah has visited state capital Bhopal thrice in the last 20 days and held several rounds of high-level meetings at party headquarters.He will be addressing a gathering of BJP workers in Indore on Sunday.State Home Minister Narottam Mishra, who is the minister in-charge of Indore, along with national General Secretary and local leader Kailash Vijayvargiya is setting the stage for Shah to charge up the party cadres in Malwa-Nimar region…

A house collapsed in Jaipur due to heavy rains. Water was seen flowing like a river on the city’s busiest roads such as Jal Mahal Road, Tonk Road, Sikar Road and M.I. Road.Even in the walled city, the road was flooded up to one-and-a-half feet. The Dravyavati river also was seen flowing with full force while railway tracks were seen submerged in water at the Jaipur Junction.According to the report released by the Meteorological and Water Resources Department, 158mm (6.2 inch) of rain has been recorded in the city of Jaipur. In the 10 hours from 3 a.m. to 1…