Mexican President denies consulates meddle in US politics
Mexico City, May 9 (IANS) Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has denied claims that Mexican consulates in the United States are interfering in local politics and should come under scrutiny. “This idea that Mexican consulates are engaging in politics in the United States is completely false,” Sheinbaum said at a daily press conference on Friday (local […]
Emergency restoration of millennium-old temple completed in Cambodia’s Angkor complex
Phnom Penh, May 9 (IANS) Archaeologists have completed the emergency restoration of the early 10th-century Baksei Chamkrong temple in Cambodia’s famed Angkor Archaeological Park after parts of the structure were at risk of collapse, the APSARA National Authority (ANA) said in a news release on Saturday. Put Soth, head of the Baksei Chamkrong restoration site, […]
American passengers aboard hantavirus-hit cruise ship to quarantine in Nebraska: Report
Washington, May 9 (IANS) American passengers aboard the cruise ship at the centre of a hantavirus outbreak will be quarantined in Nebraska upon arrival in the United States, local media reported, citing an official from the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The passengers will be received at the National Quarantine Unit, a […]
Seoul continues inspection into fire on vessel in Strait of Hormuz
Dubai, May 9 (IANS) A South Korean government team continued its investigation Saturday into the cause of a fire aboard a cargo ship operated by Korean shipping firm HMM while it was stranded in the Strait of Hormuz, officials said. The HMM Namu, a Panama-flagged cargo ship operated by HMM, arrived at Drydocks World Dubai, […]
India thanks Portugal for support in extraditing fugitive Abhay Rana
Lisbon, May 9 (IANS) India on Saturday thanked the Portugal government and its law enforcement authorities for their cooperation and support in the successful extradition of wanted fugitive Abhay Rana to India. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), in coordination with the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) and the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), successfully […]
Senior Iranian lawmaker says bill to set up Hormuz’s legal regime ready
Tehran, May 9 (IANS) A senior Iranian lawmaker has said that a parliamentary bill on the legal regime of the Strait of Hormuz is ready and will be passed as a “deterrent law” once the legislative body resumes operations. Ebrahim Azizi, Chairman of the Iranian parliament’s national security and foreign policy committee, made the remarks […]
Indonesia: Search and rescue teams still looking for missing climbers at Mount Dukono
Jakarta, May 9 (IANS) Search and rescue teams continue to look for three missing climbers following the eruption of Mount Dukono, Indonesia’s National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) said on Saturday. Abdul Muhari, BNPB’s Head of Disaster Data, Information, and Communication Centre, on Saturday said that two of the missing climbers are foreign nationals and one […]
From Berlin to Baku, rich tributes paid to Rabindranath Tagore on 165th birth anniversary
Baku, May 9 (IANS) Rich tributes were paid to Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore on his 165th birth anniversary with major events organised in several countries across Asia and Europe on Saturday. The Embassy of India in Baku commemorated the birth anniversary of Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore with students of the Azerbaijan University of Languages presenting soulful […]
Peter Magyar sworn in as Hungary’s Prime Minister
Budapest, May 9 (IANS) Peter Magyar was sworn in as Hungary’s Prime Minister on Saturday after winning a parliamentary vote at the inaugural session of the new National Assembly, pledging to “change the system.” A total of 195 out of the 199 members of parliament cast votes, with 140 in favour, 54 against and 1 […]
CAQM teams detect 28 instances of road dust, waste in Noida
Noida, May 9 (IANS) The Commission for Air Quality Management in NCR and Adjoining Areas (CAQM) detected 28 instances of high-visible road dust and the accumulation of construction and demolition (C&D) waste during a special inspection drive in Noida, an official said on Saturday. A total of 19 flying squad teams constituted by the Commission […]
