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By adopting Resolution 2691, the Security Council on Monday reaffirmed its endorsement of the agreement reached in Sweden by the government of Yemen and the Houthis on the city of Hodeidah and the ports of Hodeidah, Salif and Ras Issa, while reiterating its call on the parties to work cooperatively to implement all its provisions.The resolution also recalled ongoing Houthi hindrances to UNMHA freedom of movement, including patrols, and stressed “the need to facilitate increased and unhindered UNMHA patrolling”.It requested the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to report to the Security Council on a monthly basis on progress regarding the implementation…

Under the new facilitations, Jerusalem’s residents can now apply for the issuance and renewal of their passports without any age restrictions, Xinhua news agency reported.The new facilitations aimed to ensure an easy and smooth transaction process to protect the Arab identity of the holy city of Jerusalem, said Talal Al-Fayez, Acting Director-General of the Civil Status and Passport Department (CSPD), during a press conference on Monday.Jordanian citizens holding a national number and civil status can also apply to the Islamic Court in Jerusalem affiliated with Jordan’s Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs, for issuing or registering vital records of marriage,…

The earlier practice of daily hartals, strikes, stone pelting and bandhs are things of the past now. For the first time in its history, a duly elected three-tier panchayati raj system has been established in Jammu and Kashmir. Elections for the members of the District Development Councils were held in Jammu and Kashmir in November-December 2020. It is submitted that since 2019, the entire region has witnessed an unprecedented era of peace, progress and prosperity.The Centre on Monday informed the Supreme Court — opposing petitions challenging the abrogation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir – that since 2019, the…

For Vedanta to pony up, it required to find a suitable boy, i.e., the right technical partner for 20-28 nm size chips, in time, and Foxconn eventually pulled out (the “most advanced” chips are around 5 nm).Foxconn stated that it had worked with Vedanta for more than a year to bring “a great semiconductor idea to reality”, but they had mutually decided to end the joint venture and it will remove its name from an entity that is now fully-owned by Vedanta.Vedanta, on its part, said that it reiterates that it is fully committed to its semiconductor fab project and…

“If anyone has a problem, meet me. Avoid giving statements in the media unnecessarily,” Nitish Kumar reportedly said during the meeting, as per participants at the meeting.He especially slammed RJD MLC Sunil Singh and reportedly said ‘why are you staying in the Mahagathbandhan while meeting (Union Home Minister) Amit Shah. At this, Sunil Singh stood up and said that he never met Amit Shah. Nitish Kumar retorted that he had met Amit Shah and he have seen the photographs on Facebook.Nitish Kumar, keeping in view the split in the NCP, asked the legislators to stay alert, warning that the BJP…

In a Centre Court encounter between the top 10 players, Jabeur cruised past No.9 seed Kvitova of the Czech Republic 6-0, 6-3 in a Round of 16 clash.Jabeur, who reached her first Grand Slam final last year at Wimbledon, needed only 63 minutes to defeat Kvitova for only the second time in their six career meetings. Jabeur moves into the Wimbledon quarterfinals for the third straight year.Jabeur’s win sets up a rematch of last year’s Wimbledon final as Jabeur will now aim for a measure of revenge in the quarterfinals, where she will take on No.3 seed Elena Rybakina of…

The approved projects will be set up across various the state, including in Balasore, Bolangir, Kalhandi, Khurda and Jajpur districts, officials said.According to the officials, Himadri Speciality Chemical Limited will set up its first chemical manufacturing unit in Odisha with an investment of over Rs 980 crore, while Nestle will set up a food processing unit with an investment of over Rs 890 crore. Colortone Garments Pvt. Ltd., a subsidiary of First Step Baby-Wear, has proposed to set up an integrated apparel manufacturing facility along with 1.2 MW rooftop captive solar power plant with an investment of over Rs 200…

All the accused were held following tip offs. In the first case, smuggled gold weighing 1,399 grams in the form of bars, worth Rs 84.8 lakh, was seized from a passenger who had arrived at Hyderabad from Dubai. On further investigation, it was found that the gold was planned to be taken out through an airport staff member and the same was foiled by Customs in a swift interception. Both the accused were placed under arrest. In the second case, 527 grams of smuggled gold, worth Rs 31.8 lakh, was recovered from a passenger who arrived at Hyderabad from Jeddah.…

The relative humidity at 8.30 p.m was recorded at 95 per cent. The IMD has also forecast a generally cloudy sky with moderate rain for Tuesday and the expected range for the maximum and minimum temperatures is around 31 and 25 degrees Celsius, respectively. Following a light to moderate rainfall in the national Capital on Monday, 13 locations in the city experienced waterlogging, resulting in extensive traffic congestion, a Delhi Traffic Police official said.–IANSspr/vd

A police official in Imphal said that it was reported in a section of the media that there was a robbery at Axis Bank’s Churachandpur branch.Preliminary reports revealed that it was not a robbery but a burglary as the bank branch was closed since May 4, after the ethnic violence broke out in Manipur on May 3, and it was opened on Monday.“It was found that after breaking the ventilator of the bathroom, some suspects entered the strongroom of the bank through the bathroom and made a hole on the wall of the strong room. Proper investigation will be conducted…