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Tunis, Oct 15 (IANS) Tunisia has foiled 12 illegal immigration attempts to cross the Mediterranean to Italy over the past two days, according to a statement by the Tunisian National Guard.The statement on its Facebook page said on Saturday that those immigration attempts were thwarted off the coast of the Sousse, Nabeul and Msaken provinces, Xinhua news agency reported.Thirty-nine Tunisian nationals were rescued from sinking boats, said the statement, without giving the total number of the immigrants who were trying to cross the Mediterranean toward the Italian island of Lampedusa.Situated a mere 80 km from the Tunisian coastline, Lampedusa island…

The statement on its Facebook page said on Saturday that those immigration attempts were thwarted off the coast of the Sousse, Nabeul and Msaken provinces, Xinhua news agency reported.Thirty-nine Tunisian nationals were rescued from sinking boats, said the statement, without giving the total number of the immigrants who were trying to cross the Mediterranean toward the Italian island of Lampedusa.Situated a mere 80 km from the Tunisian coastline, Lampedusa island is often chosen as the first stop for the illegal sea voyages toward Italy.–IANSint/khz

The popular temples of Naina Devi in Bilaspur; Chintpurni in Una; Baba Balak Nath in Hamirpur; Brajeshwari Devi, Jwalaji and Chamunda Devi in Kangra; and Bhimakali and Hateshwari in Shimla district were tastefully decorated and witnessed huge rush to seek the blessings of the Goddess.A majority of the pilgrims came from Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh and Delhi.”We are expecting over 20,000-25,000 devotees at the temple daily,” an official at the hilltop Naina Devi shrine told IANS over phone.Devotees would be able to watch online live “darshan” of Brajeshwari Devi, Naina Devi, Chintpurni and Jwalaji temples. They would also be able to…

They were killed at 5:30 p.m. local time when a Turkish drone attacked their vehicle on a road near the town of Amedi in Duhok province, the statement added on Saturday.The Turkish forces frequently carry out ground operations, airstrikes, and artillery bombardments in northern Iraq against the PKK, especially in the Qandil Mountains, the main base of the group as quoted by Xinhua news agency report.The PKK, listed as a terrorist organisation by Turkey, the US and the European Union, has been rebelling against the Turkish government for more than three decades.–IANSint/khz

Razvi added that the culture and the teachings of Islam are based on peace and teaches how to respect one another as human beings, there is no place for violence and killings of civilians by anyone.”Any mistreatment of women, children and the elderly is strictly prohibited and condemned by Islam,” he said.The cleric advised the people to maintain calm and peace, and also appealed to the United Nations, the Indian government and global players to act and intervene actively and immediately to halt the hostilities.”Relations between people of India and Palestine have always been very deep, close and respectful. In…

The arrest was made on October 13, the officials said.The arrest comes as a result of an ongoing investigation into an international drug racket, shedding light on Kolesnikov’s counterfeit documents and activities within the country.Kolesnikov, originally hailing from Russia, had been residing in Goa since his arrival on a tourist visa in 2014.However, the tourist visa had lapsed in 2020, raising questions about his continued stay in the country.Apart from his alleged involvement in the drug trade and visa forgery, Kolesnikov’s extended stay in India beyond the expiration of his visa has raised suspicions of his engagement in other illicit…

While there is no such currency as a Petrodollar, the US currency, the dollar or the greenback is the medium in which most global trade is conducted among nations around the world. The world buys oil from the Middle East in dollars and that’s how the word petrodollar stuck for the earnings of the Arab countries from sale of crude and POL (Petroleum, Oil and Lubricants).The concept of the petrodollar has been a central element in global economics and geopolitics for decades. It refers to the practice of trading oil in US dollars, which has provided the US with significant…

The incident, occurred in Gauripur Amwa Tola village under Shikarpur police station in the district, came to light after the deceased’s mother approached district police and registered an FIR.The district police, under the supervision of a duty magistrate, exhumed the dead body from the graveyard and sent it for autopsy.”I was pleading with them to show mercy to my daughter but they did not and pressed her neck until she died. The accused after committing the crime, buried the dead body and fled from the spot,” said Aasma Khatoon, the deceased’s mother.”I got my daughter Sitara Khatoon married to Nuren…

Delivering his valedictory address at the conclusion of the P20 summit, he reiterated the contents of Paragraph 27 of the joint statement which reads: “We will continue Parliamentary diplomacy and dialogue in relevant fora as a catalyst for promoting international peace, prosperity and harmony while supporting the peaceful resolution of conflicts and disputes.”Birla thanked the Presiding Officers of Parliaments of G20 nations and of other invited nations for contributing to the success of the P20 summit on “Parliaments for One Earth, One Family and One Future”.He expressed confidence that the valuable views and inputs in the four sessions on SDGs,…

The decision has been taken to commemorate the historic moment, a notification issued by the department of space dated October 13, said.”India has become the fourth nation in the world to land a spacecraft on the moon and the first to land near the south pole of the lunar surface. The Vikram lander had also deployed the Pragyan rover on the moon to study the lunar surface.”The outcome of this historic mission will benefit mankind in the years to come,” the notification said.It added that August 23 marked an important milestone in the country’s advancements in space missions, which inspired…