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During the drill, dubbed ‘Juniper Spartan’, the forces held several maritime security training scenarios, according to a statement released by the Israeli military on Thursday.Israel frequently collaborates with the US Armed Forces in joint drills, which the Israeli Army said would “lead the two sides to mutual learning, the strengthening of professional ties, and professional improvements”.The recent exercise was “yet another sign of the deep and operational cooperation between the Israel Defense Forces and the US Armed Forces,” the statement said as quoted by Xinhua news agency report.The drill was carried out amid heightened tensions between the Israelis and the…

The debut edition, organised with a view to nurturing knowledge-sharing and peer learning through expert seminars, workshops and master classes on various topics, including temple safety, security and surveillance, fund management, disaster management, sanitisation and hygiene as well as optimal use of new-age technology like artificial intelligence for protection against cyberattacks and social media management to foster a strong and connected temple community was held at Varanasi for multiple reasons.”This is the oldest city in the world, and the Sangam takes place in Uttar Pradesh, not to mention, the under-construction Ram Temple. For the past six months, we have been…

A total of four major gangsters associated with the Bambiha and Lawrence Bishnoi gang were identified and five others were arrested.The Police said it had recovered 24 illegal weapons and 12 cartridges.”In a mega breakthrough, CIA unit of @sasnagarpolice busts one of the biggest arms smuggling rackets of north India. The arms smugglers used to supply weapons in Punjab and Haryana, identified four major gangsters of Bambiha & Lawrence gang and arrested five associates,” tweeted Punjab Police DGP. According to the DGP, the kingpin of this racket was Vikrant alias Vikki Thakur, a resident of Meerut, Uttar Pradesh. He used…

President Ranil Wickremesinghe in his capacity as the Defence Minister issued an extraordinary gazette lifting the ban issued under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) by the former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa.The ban has been issued under the section “Proscription of Extremist Organisations” under the PTA on April 13, 2021, a week before the second anniversary of the Easter Sunday attack.The Sri Lanka President repealed the ban on the United Thawheed Jamma’ath (UTJ), CeylonThawheed Jamma’ath (CTJ), Sri Lanka Thawheed Jamma’ath (SLTJ), All Ceylon ThawheedJamma’ath (ACTJ) and the Jamiyathul Ansaari Sunnathul Mohomadiya (JASM).President Gotabaya had banned the organisation amid the pressure by…

Biden on Thursday directed the US Department of Labor to issue first-ever hazard alert for heat and announced new investments to protect communities.Millions of Americans are currently experiencing the effects of extreme heat, which is growing in intensity, frequency, and duration due to the climate crisis, Xinhua news agency reported.The President met on Thursday with Mayors from two US cities grappling with high temperatures, which are Phoenix of Arizona, and San Antonio of Texas.Biden learned directly about how their communities are being impacted by extreme heat and discussed the steps to protect communities like theirs, according to the White House.Biden…

The incident occurred on al-Sudan Street in the al-Sayeda Zainab suburb, where an explosive device planted in a motorcycle near a taxicab was remotely detonated, the state-run Syrian TV reported.Syrian Health Minister Hassan Al-Ghabbash said that 20 of the wounded had minor injuries and were treated on the scene, while the rest were taken to hospitals, Xinhua news agency reported.He added that 11 ambulances rushed to the site following the explosion.The al-Sayeda Zainab suburb is a predominantly Shia area where Muslim Shia, mainly from Iran, usually visit to perform pilgrimage to holy Shia shrines. The Lebanese Hezbollah group has a…

The two Ministers expressed satisfaction with the “positive” developments in bilateral relations and highlighted the necessity of resolving regional issues through cooperation among the region’s countries and players, Xinhua news agency reported.Amir-Abdollahian said on Thursday that cooperation between the two countries is on a “constructive and positive” path, mentioning a successful meeting between the two sides earlier this month, where agreements on joint rail and road projects were reached.The Iranian top diplomat condemned the recent desecration of the Quran in Sweden and Denmark, adding that an online ministerial meeting of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation will be held on Monday…

The Syrian Minister made the remarks during a meeting with representatives of a number of UN agencies and international humanitarian organisations in Syria, during which he expounded on the severe humanitarian hardships faced by the Syrian people, said the report on Thursday.When touching upon the issues of Syrian refugees, Mekdad briefed on the Syrian government’s efforts to facilitate their safe and dignified return, the report added as quoted by Xinhua news agency report.–IANSint/khz

“The diseases include malaria, measles, dengue and acute watery diarrhoea,” the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said on Thursday.”As the rainy season begins, these outbreaks are likely to claim more lives unless urgent action is taken to control their spread.”The office added there are shortages of crucial medicine and medical supplies reported in some states, despite health partners’ efforts, Xinhua news agency reported.Health facilities and workers in Sudan continue to be targeted, OCHA said.The World Health Organisation reported 53 attacks on healthcare in Sudan since April, which led to 11 deaths and dozens of injuries.–IANSint/khz

The draft of the Bill will be sent to the Jharkhand Governor C. P. Radhakrishnan for approval only in Hindi.In the last two years, several bills passed by the State Assembly were returned by the Governor on the grounds that their Hindi and English drafts either contained errors or lacked uniformity.The Assembly Speaker Rabindra Nath Mahato says that if the Raj Bhavan or the state government feels the need then they can get the bills passed in Hindi translated to English.Bills being returned from the Raj Bhavan only because of an error in translation from Hindi to English cost the…