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Surin(Thailand), Dec 9: Cambodias powerful Senate President Hun Sen on Tuesday vowed that his country would carry out a fierce fight against Thailand as a second day of widespread renewed combat between the Southeast Asian neighbours drove tens of thousands of people to flee border areas. Fighting broke out following a skirmish in which one Thai soldier was killed Sunday night, despite a ceasefire that ended five days of fighting in July over competing territorial claims along their border, []

BANGKOK, Dec 8: Thailand launched airstrikes along the disputed border with Cambodia on Monday as both sides accused the other of breaking a ceasefire that halted fighting earlier this year. Longstanding border disputes erupted into five days of combat in July that killed dozens of soldiers and civilians. US President Donald Trump pushed the Southeast Asian neighbours to sign a truce agreement in October, but tensions have continued to simmer. The Thai ministry of defence said that more than 35,

New Delhi, Dec 5: Russian President Vladimir Putin was on Friday accorded a ceremonial welcome at the Rashtrapati Bhavan forecourt here ahead of his summit talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Prime Minister Modi on Thursday received Putin at New Delhis Palam airport with a hug amid a group of artistes performing traditional dances. From the airport, the two leaders travelled to Modis official residence in his car for a private dinner. Boosting defence ties, insulating India-Russia trade fro

COLOMBO, Nov 3: At least 35 Indian fishermen have been arrested and their four trawlers seized by the Sri Lankan Navy allegedly for illegal fishing in an overnight operation that ended early Monday. The Navy spokesman Commander Buddika Sampath said the arrests came at the Sri Lankan waters around the northern Jaffna districts Kankesanthurai area. The fishermen, arrested for illegal fishing, and their equipment will be handed over to the fisheries inspectorate in the north for further action, th

PUNE, Sept 14:Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Sunday said the sugar industry has survived due to the advent of ethanol, and asserted there is a need for new technologies in farming. Speaking at an event of Naam Foundation in Pune, Gadkari attributed cultivator suicides in Maharashtras Vidarbha and Marathawada regions to the scarcity of water for farming. The senior BJP leader hailed the work of Naam Foundation, led by actors Nana Patekar and Makarand Anaspure, in the field [] The post Sugar in

AYODHYA (UP), Sept 5: Bhutan Prime Minister Dasho Tshering Tobgay arrived in Ayodhya on Friday morning on a four-hour visit, during which he offered prayers at the Ram temple and other prominent shrines. Tobgay landed at the Ayodhya airport around 9:30 am by a special Indian Air Force plane. He was given a red-carpet welcome by the district administration and was received by Uttar Pradesh Minister Surya Pratap Shahi, Ayodhya Mayor Girish Pati Tripathi, MLA Ved Prakash Gupta along with [] The pos

NEW DELHI, Sept 4: The water level in the Yamuna river at Delhis Old Railway Bridge stood at 207.47 metres at 9 am, even as floodwater from the raging river continued to inundate nearby areas and relief camps. According to official data, the level remained steady between 6 am and 7 am at 207.48 metres. While the level at 5 am stood at 207.47 metres, it stood at 207.48 metres at 6 am. According to officials, the water level [] The post Yamuna swells past 207 metres in Delhi, floodwater inundates

JAMMU, Aug 26: Relentless heavy rain led to a landslide on the route to the Mata Vaishno Devi shrine atop the Trikuta hill on Tuesday afternoon, killing at least five people and injuring 14, officials said. The pilgrimage to the famed shrine in Jammu and Kashmirs Reasi district was suspended when the landslide happened, officials said. Rescue operations are underway near the Inderprastha Bhojnalaya at Adhkwari where the landslide hit around 3 pm, they said. The disaster struck at a [] The post F

TAIPEI, Aug 13: Typhoon Podul made landfall in Taiwan on Wednesday, where authorities closed schools and government offices as heavy rain threatened more damage to agriculture in the islands southeast. The storm hit Taitung county on the east coast shortly after noon, moving across the southern third of the island at about 36 kilometres per hour, at which rate it would head out to the Taiwan Strait and China by late afternoon, according to the Central Weather Administration. It was [] The post T