SL Navy opens fire on TN fishermen, 2 hurt, 13 arrested

Chennai, Jan 28 (UNI) Two fishermen from Tamil Nadu were injured when Sri Lankan Navy opened fire while fishing in the high seas early on Tuesday morning and arrested 13 fishermen. Reports received here said the 13fishermen were arrested by the Lankan Navy for allegedly fishing in their territorial waters by crossing the International Maritime…

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Thousands of displaced Palestinians return to Gaza

Gaza, Jan 28 (UNI) Tens of thousands of Palestinians began returning to their homes in Gaza City and the northern parts of the coastal enclave on Monday after 15 months of forced displacement. The return follows an announcement by Qatar on Sunday evening that Hamas and Israel had reached an agreement to release Israeli hostage…

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Indonesia: Landslide in West Sulawesi claims 4 lives

Jakarta, Jan 28 (UNI) At least four people died, and four others were severely injured in a landslide in Mamuju regency, Indonesia’s West Sulawesi province, according to the country’s disaster authority on Monday. Head of the Mamuju regional disaster mitigation agency, Taslim Sukirno, said the landslide occurred in Mamunyu village at around 11:15 p.m. local…

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Countdown for GSLV-F15/NVS-02 mission to begin

Chennai, Jan 28 (UNI) The countdown for tomorrow’s historic GSLV-F15/NVS-02 Mission, marking ISRO’s 100th Launch from the spaceport of Sriharikota, will begin shortly. NVS-02 is Navigation Satellite and second in the series of NavIC constellation. An official announcement from ISRO on the commencement of countdown is awaited as the stage is set for the to…

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