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Jakarta : Units from the countries of ASEAN began their first ever joint military drills in Indonesia’s South Natuna Sea. The five-day non-combat operation is aimed at developing military skills, including maritime security and patrols, and the distribution of humanitarian assistance and disaster relief, the Indonesian military said in a statement. All 10 members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will join the exercise, including prospective member East Timor, Reuters reported. “This is not a combat operation because ASEAN is more focused on economics. The training is more about social activities,” Yudo Margono, Indonesia’s military chief, told reporters…

Abu Dhabi : His Highness Shaikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council, has launched the new vision and strategy for Abu Dhabi Media Network, during a launch ceremony held today at Abu Dhabi National Theatre. During the event, His Highness endorsed a detailed overview of the new vision and strategy, which focuses on key public service pillars aimed at elevating the public media landscape, developing engaging educational and informative content tailored to all segments of the community, and accelerating the growth of the knowledge economy across…

New Delhi, Sep 19 (IANS) The Indian men’s volleyball team began their Asian Games campaign with a 3-0 win over Cambodia in Pool C on Tuesday at CXC Gymnasium, in Hangzhou.According to information received here, India won the match 3-0 (25-14, 25-13, 25-19).On Wednesday, India will take on world No.27 South Korea.A total of 19 teams are participating in men’s volleyball at the Hangzhou Games.As per records, the Indian men’s team have won a total of three volleyball medals so far in Asian Games. In 1962, they finished runners-up. India’s other two medals were bronze won in 1958 and 1986.–IANScs

In an open letter to the institution’s dean, Borah expressed his shock that Sarma had been given the Lee Kuan Yew Exchange Fellowship, which is named for Singapore’s first prime minister.In his open letter, Borah emphasised that Singapore’s first prime minister, Lee Kuan Yew, was a model statesman who consistently displayed honesty, diligence, and decorum.“On the other hand, Himanta Biswa Sarma exemplifies the opposite of everything that Lee Kuan Yew stood for. In fact, he stands for all that is wrong in Indian politics,” the Congress leader alleged in the letter.He claimed that Sarma is accused of several financial scams…

The students are protesting against B.K. Roy, the Dean, for allegedly abetting the suspected suicide of Koj Buker, a student from Arunachal Pradesh student, who was found dead in his hostel room on September 15.The students began their hunger strike on the campus on Monday. On Tuesday, they wrote to President Droupodi Murmu, outlining their demands and the current state of NIT Silchar.The students wrote, “Dean Academics has been harassing students since the beginning of his tenure. Koj Bukar committed suicide due to the constant pressure from Roy. If this continues to be the state of the college, we don’t…

The state minister also stated that the cost of the Congress guarantees is more than the total budget of Telangana.Addressing a meeting at Telangana Bhavan, KTR said if people vote for Congress party, power cuts will be a guarantee. “There will be drinking water crisis guarantee, fertilisers and seed shortage guarantee,” he saidThe BRS leader said there will also be a guarantee that schemes like Rythu Bandhu and Dalit Bandhu will be scrapped.KTR appealed to people not to believe false promises of the Congress party. Alleging that Congress is trying to distribute money among voters, the BRS leaders since Congress…

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy has said that he was proud to extend YSRCP’s support to the Bill aimed to reserve one-third seats in the Parliament and state legislative assemblies.“Empowering our women is of utmost importance to us. We achieved this in Andhra Pradesh not only through the schemes and initiatives introduced in the past 4 years, but also by ensuring equitable representation,” Jagan Mohan Reddy posted on X.“Together, let’s create a brighter and more equitable future,” he added.BRS working president K. T. Rama Rao also welcomed tabling of the much-awaited Bill.“There are certain occasions when…

It said that a further Rs 14.72 lakh in a bank account was frozen.The ED initiated a PMLA investigation based on an FIR registered under various sections of IPC by Kolkata Police against TM Traders and KK Traders.”As per the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), TP Global FX is neither registered with RBI nor does it have any authorisation from the RBI for forex trading. The RBI also issued an Alert List including the name of TP Global FX , which was published to caution general public against unauthorised trading platforms,” the ED said.The ED investigation revealed that Prasenjit Das,…

He said that the Assam government is committed to cracking down on the societal scourge and stopping child marriage at all costs.Momin praised the Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma for adopting the strong move of initiating a crackdown on child marriages every six months.”I believe the minimum cut-off age for a girl to get married should be 21,” he said.”Fake clerics frequently approach the matter solely from a religious perspective. They are heavily involved in such crimes,” Momin said.He said that the government will introduce a strong statute to combat social evil in the state.In February this year, the Assam…

TheCBI had received a complaint that led to the filing of this FIR. The complaintalleged that Purushottam Chhaganlal Mandhana, former Managing Director, Manish Biharilal Mandhana, former Executive Director, and others were involved in the loanfraud.The firm was first granted credit facilities by the Bank of Baroda in 2008. However, the firm’s account became a non-performing asset in 2016.Subsequently, the bank conducted a forensic audit, which revealed irregularities by the firm and its officials, including the diversion of funds to settle other debts and the discovery of a few fictitious purchases.The bank then approached theCBIto file a case. After verifying the…