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Moscow, June 26 (IANS) Moldovan Ambassador to Russia Lilian Darii was summoned to the Russian Foreign Ministry on Friday, where the ministry lodged a resolute protest over the “unlawful detention” of Russian diplomatic couriers at the airport of the Moldovan capital a day earlier.The ministry said in a statement that the detention constitutes a gross violation of the fundamental provisions of the 1961 Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, Xinhua news agency reported.Also, the ministry noted…

New Delhi, June 10 (IANS) Indian basketball player Ulhas K.S was on Wednesday honoured by Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami for his contributions to the sport and his success on the international circuit.The recognition celebrates a career that has seen Ulhas emerge as one of the pioneering figures of Indian basketball abroad, carving out a professional pathway in Europe at a time when opportunities for Indian players on the continent were rare.Reflecting on the honour, Ulhas descri…

New Delhi, May 25 (IANS) As Norway are making a return to the FIFA World Cup after 28 years, Erling Haaland said his big goal was to get his country to the global showpiece, as he never experienced Norway being at the World Cup in his life. Norway last qualified for a showpiece tournament at UEFA Euro 2000, a tournament which finished 19 days before Haaland was born, while the FIFA World Cup 1998 in France was their most recent trip to a global tournament.After 28-years the Scandinavians finally…

Chandigarh, March 8 (IANS) In an intelligence-led operation, the Punjab Police have busted an arms supply module with the arrest of two people, including one juvenile, and recovered five country-made 7.65 mm pistols from their possession, State Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav said on Sunday here. The accused have been identified as Ajay Kumar, a resident of Mehrajwala village in Jalandhar, and a 17-year-old youth. DGP Yadav said that preliminary investigation has revealed that the …

Chandigarh, March 7 (IANS) Marking a significant success in ongoing efforts to track and bring back offenders evading justice overseas amidst the ongoing ‘Gangstran Te Vaar’ campaign launched on the directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, most-wanted gangster Amritpal Singh, alias Amrit Dalam, has been detained at the Moldova border, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav on Saturday. ​ The fugitive Amritpal Dalam was detained on the basis of an Interpol Red Notice (…

Bucharest, Feb 6 (IANS) Romania’s National Institute of Hydrology and Water Management (INHGA) issued a red flood alert on Friday for the Niscov River in Prahova and Buzau counties, warning of dangerous rises in water levels following heavy rainfall. The alert is valid until 3 pm local time (1300 GMT) and signals a possible exceedance of danger thresholds.Authorities also issued an orange alert until 12 pm local time for the Teleajen River in Prahova County and for rivers in the Milcov basin in …

Kyiv, Jan 31 (IANS) A technological failure has caused widespread power outages across Ukraine on Saturday, said Ukrainian authorities. Energy Minister Denys Shmyhal said on Telegram that the incident occurred at 10:42 a.m. local time (0842 GMT) and involved a simultaneous disconnection of the power lines linking the Romanian and Moldovan power systems, as well as the line between the western and central parts of Ukraine.The failure triggered a cascading outage in Ukraine’s power grid and the ac…

Moscow, Dec 22 (IANS) Russian President Vladimir Putin has expressed confidence that expanding partnerships in various sectors within the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) meets the fundamental interests of the people of the organisation’s member countries, local media reported on Monday. In his remarks at an informal CIS summit, Putin said, “I am convinced that expanding partnerships within the CIS in a wide range of areas meets the fundamental interests of the peoples of our countries,”…