India, Sri Lanka ink MoU on defence cooperation, as PM Modi, President Anura Dissanayaka hold talks

Colombo/New Delhi, Apr 5 (UNI) India and Sri Lanka inked their first ever MoU on defence cooperation today following bilateral talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayaka in Colombo today. The two sides have also inked a tripartite agreement, along with the UAE, for development of Trincomalee as an…

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PM Modi in Colombo, accorded ceremonial welcome by Sri Lankan President Anura Dissanayaka

Colombo/New Delhi, Apr 5 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi was on Saturday accorded a ceremonial welcome by Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayaka at Independence Square, Colombo. PM Modi was ceremoniously escorted to Independence Square with a Police Mounted Guard of honour, following which he was warmly welcomed by Sri Lankan President Anura Dissanayaka. The…

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Manipur: Four militants nabbed, arms recovered

Imphal, Apr 5 (UNI) Four militants were nabbed and arms recovered in separate incidents during the last 24 hours. Manipur Police said on Saturday that security forces arrested an active cadre of KCP (PWG) from the Khongjom Khebaching area under Khongjom-PS, Thoubal District. The arrested person is involved in extortion activities from the Khongjom area,…

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Tornado brings down warehouse, killing 3 in Spain

Madrid, Apr 5 (UNI) A tornado brought down an agricultural warehouse on Friday, killing three people working inside, in southern Spain, emergency services confirmed. Local emergency services reported that they were called to the scene at 11:35 local time (1035 GMT) near the town of Dos Hermanos, close to Seville in the region of Andalusia….

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Danish PM urges unity with Greenland amid U.S. pressure

Oslo, Apr 5 (UNI) Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has called for unity between Denmark and Greenland in response to growing pressure from the United States, emphasising that the two parts of the Kingdom must remain closely aligned to safeguard their shared interests. She made the remarks in an interview with Greenlandic newspaper Sermitsiaq during…

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Russian Dy PM Dmitry Chernyshenko meets with Cuban Prez

Havana, Apr 5 (UNI) Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko, who is on a working visit to Cuba, met with President Miguel Diaz-Canel, a Sputnik correspondent reported. Diaz-Canel thanked Chernyshenko for the visit, as well as for visiting important historical sites. “We attach special importance to your visit, given the circumstances that are inherent in…

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