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Indian warship INS Sumitra rescued 19 Pakistani sailors after pirates hijacked their fishing vessel off the east coast of Somalia on Monday. This was the second anti-piracy operation carried out by the warship within 36 hours, the Indian Navy said. Navy Rescues 19 Pak Sailors Iranian-flagged fishing vessel FV Al Naeemi was boarded by 11 armed pirates who took the 19 crew members - all Pakistanis - hostage. The Navy warship intercepted the fishing vessel and coerced the pirates to release the hostages. Responding swiftly to the developing situation Sumitra intercepted the FV (fishing vessel) on PM 29 Jan 24 and through coercive posturing and effective deployment of her integral helo and boats compelled the safe release of the crew and the vessel," the Navy said in a statement The Navy personnel boarded the vessel subsequently to check on the well-being of the crew. The swift rescue comes a day after INS Sumitra responded to an SOS call by another Iranian-flagged fishing vessel, FV ...

Neel Acharya, an Indian student studying at Purdue University in the US was found dead on Sunday, hours after he was reported missing by his mother. Neel Acharya  According to the Tippecanoe County Coroner's Office, officials were called around 11:30 am on Sunday to 500 Allison Road in West Lafayette for a possible dead body. Upon arrival, a "college-aged male" was found dead on Purdue's campus. The student was identified as Neel Acharya, a double major in computer science and data science at the John Martinson Honors College of Purdue University. On Sunday, Neel's mother Gaury Acharya, had appealed in a post on X, "Our son Neel Acharya is missing since yesterday Jan 28 (12:30 AM EST) He is studying in Purdue University in the US. He was last seen by the Uber driver who dropped him off in Purdue University. We are looking for any info on him. Please help us if you know anything." The Consulate General of India in Chicago replied to her post, saying, ...

Ajith Kumar has concluded the Azerbaijan filming schedule for his forthcoming film ‘Vidaa Muyarchi’. The star’s manager announced the completion of the Azerbaijan schedule on social media, adding that they will be moving to a new location soon. Ajith wraps Azerbaijan shoot. Ajith Kumar has wrapped up filming in Azerbaijan for his upcoming film ‘Vidaa Muyarchi’. The actor’s manager shared the news of the successful completion of the Azerbaijan schedule on social media. Ajith Kumar, Arjun Sarja, Trisha and others have been in Azerbaijan for the past few months filming critical scenes. The film, directed by Magizha Thirumeni and produced by Lyca Productions, is rumoured to be an action thriller. Written and directed by Magizh Thirumeni, ‘Vidaa Muyarchi’ is tipped to be an action thriller featuring Ajith Kumar in the lead. Arjun Sarja, Trisha, Regina Cassandra and Arav are part of the supporting cast. Produced by Subaskaran Allirajah under Lyca Productions, ‘Vidaa Muyarchi’ will stream on ...

Since making his India debut last year, Rinku Singh has taken international cricket by storm. After enjoying a breakthrough season with Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the Indian Premier League (IPL), Rinku was rewarded with a India call-up last year. Across 15 games and 11 innings in T20Is for India, Rinku has scored 356 runs at an average of 89.00 and a strike rate of over 176 with two half-centuries. Rinku has become the talk of town once again after a viral video captured his father, Khanchand Singh, delivering LPG cylinders in Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh. Rinku Singh's father delivers LPG. In the video, Khanchand can be seen loading LPG cylinders in a small truck. This comes after Rinku revealed that his father refused to give up his job, despite his success in cricket. “I told my father to relax now as we have enough for him not to haul cylinders, but he still does it and loves his job,” he was quoted by Free Press Journal as saying. The cricketer added, “If someone has worked all ...

The main opposition party of the Maldives, the Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP), which holds a majority in Parliament, has gathered enough signatures to submit a motion to impeach Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu, Maldivian local media, The Sun reported on Monday. 34 support impeachment motion. It reported quoting a lawmaker from the MDP, that the MDP in partnership with the Democrats have gathered signatures for an impeachment motion. A total of 34 members, including representatives from both the MDP and Democrats, have given their support to the motion for the impeachment of the president that was disrupted yesterday over chaos in the Maldivian parliament, according to Adhahdhu. Adhadhu is an online news portal in the Maldives. The Sun further reported that the MDP had decided it will deny approval to Ali Ihusan, the home minister, and Mohamed Ghassan Maumoon, the defense minister, if government lawmakers continue to disrupt the Parliament. Meanwhile, after a skirmish between polit...

Union Minister Shantanu Thakur on Monday said the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) would be implemented in the country within a week. CAA to be enacted in a week. During an interview with a news channel, Mr Thakur, a BJP MP from Bongaon, an area with the majority of people belonging to the Matua community in West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas district, said that swift implementation of the contentious legislation would be made within seven days. The CAA, enacted by the BJP-led government at the Centre in 2019, aims at granting Indian citizenship to persecuted non-Muslim migrants, including Hindus, Sikhs, Jains, Buddhists, Parsis and Christians, from Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Afghanistan who entered India before December 31, 2014. “The CAA will be implemented very soon. It will be implemented within seven days. This is my guarantee,” said Mr Thakur, also a leader of the Matua community. Mr Thakur, the union minister of state for ports, shipping and waterways, has made a similar comment on...