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Mohamed Muizzu asking India to withdraw troops from the island nation, India's Navy Chief R Hari Kumar has said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government has not told its defence personnel to pull out from Maldives. India and Maldives are reportedly in talks over the removal of troops from Maldives.

A truck carrying 60 tons of liquefied natural gas and a car collided at an intersection in the Mongolian capital, causing a series of explosions that killed three firefighters and injured 11 people

Indhira Gandhi Memorial Hospital Maldives' capital city Male. Aasandha Company Limited, the company responsible for medical evacuations, issued an official statement and said that the Medical Section of the company had processed and approved the airlift ambulance within 12 minutes. The 14 year old Malivian boy from Gaaf Alif Villingili, had a brain tumour and suffered a stroke, according to India Today.

Maldives, a 13-year-old lost his life due to delays in crucial medical treatment. Local media reports suggest the tragedy resulted from the alleged reluctance of the Maldivian government to use Indian choppers for timely medical evacuations.

An Amazon worker died at its London-area mega-plant shortly after the online giant sent staff outside for about 20 minutes in wind-chill temperatures of -20 C due to a fire alarm.

₹ 6,000 crore. The initial allocation is specifically aimed at supporting 1 GW of offshore wind capacity, and the ministry of new and renewable energy (MNRE) has sent the proposal to the finance ministry, two people familiar with the developments told Mint. Queries sent to MNRE and finance ministry remained unanswered till press time.

Muizzu has asked India to withdraw their troops from the tourist island before 15 March. The troops, which India says provide help with humanitarian aid and medical evacuations for the residents of the remote islands of the country, have become a point of contention between India and Maldives, since President Muizzu, also known to be pro-China, assumed the seat of governance. However, reports suggest that the specific deadline to withdraw Indian troops from Maldives had more to do with a certain upcoming election, which holds significance for Muizzu's People's National Congress (PNC).

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died. The number of children among them, more than 3,000, exceeds the annual death toll for children in all wars in each of the preceding three years. The Economist estimates, from satellite imagery, that over a tenth of Gaza’s housing stock has been destroyed, leaving more than 280,000 people without homes to which they can return.

India's military presence in the Maldives, now at the centre of a controversy, has been focused on managing two helicopters and a Dornier maritime surveillance aircraft that were gifted to the island nation to conduct search and rescue operations and surveillance of its Exclusive Economic Zone. The aerial assets, which are under direct control of the Maldives National Defence Force (MNDF), have helped conduct more than 600 medical evacuations, search and rescue missions and medical team transfers in the past five years, often making the difference between life and death at the high seas, said people with knowledge of the matter. According to information shared by the Maldives government, the 77 Indian military personnel are either flying crew, technical staff, medical staff or trainers for the two advanced light helicopters and one Dornier maritime surveillance aircraft that operate under the MNDF, they said. These include 24 personnel for one helicopter, 26 for the second, 25 for the Dornier and two additional personnel for general maintenance and engineering. There is no presence of Indian combat troops on the island nation and the bulk of personnel are involved in operating the aerial assets and training MNDF personnel on the equipment and platforms, said the people.

A volcano has erupted in southwestern Iceland for the second time in less than a month, sending semi-molten rock spewing toward a nearby settlement

(Reuters) -A volcano erupted in southwest Iceland on Sunday, with molten lava flows reaching the outskirts of a small fishing town by midafternoon, setting some houses alight, although the town was evacuated earlier and no people were in danger, authorities said.

MOSCOW (Reuters) -A huge fire tore through a warehouse belonging to one of Russia's biggest online retailers in St. Petersburg on Saturday, the Ministry of Emergency Situations said, saying firefighters had succeeded in halting it spreading further.

Coast Guards of India and Japan held a joint exercise of responding in real-time, rescuing the crew of a distressed vessel off the coast of Chennai on Friday. The joint exercise code-named 'Sahyog Kaijin' on the Bay of Bengal saw the ICGS Shaurya and JCGS Yashima, equipped with advanced equipment, rush swiftly to rescue the crew of MT Matsyadristi and MV Anveshika involved in a simulated collision that resulted in a fire onboard the MT Matsyadristi as well as a crude oil slick. Immediately after receiving the distress call, fast patrol vessels ICGS Annie Besant and ICGS Rani Abbakka surged forward to commence the rescue operation.

Vedanta has submitted a field development plan for an onshore discovery in Gujarat, which is expected to initially produce more than 2000 barrels of oil equivalent per day, the company said in a statement. Vedanta made this gas and condensate discovery, named ‘Jaya’, in its block CB-ONHP-2017/2 in the Bharuch district of Gujarat in August 2021. This is the first field development plan submitted for any discovery in the 144 blocks awarded under open acreage licensing policy (OALP) to various companies, Vedanta said.

Northeast faced the brunt of a significant storm, accompanied by relentless winds, resulting in widespread power outages affecting hundreds of thousands. This turbulent weather followed a series of violent weather events across the U.S., including tornadoes in the South and blizzards in the Midwest and Northwest. The storm, which initiated on Tuesday night and continued into Wednesday, led to road closures, fallen trees, and disrupted power lines. Wind gusts ranged from 45 mph to 55 mph (72 kph to 88 kph), with expectations of more windy weather throughout Wednesday.

Japan’s transportation ministry says it has introduced improved emergency measures for the country’s airports, a week after a fatal collision between a Japan Airlines jetliner and a coast guard plane at Tokyo’s busy Haneda airport that is seen as a res...

chlorine gas leak was reported in Jhanjra area of Dehradun on Tuesday, people were evacuated as they complained of breathlessness. A senior police official told news agency ANI that the residents were sent to safe places and also informed that there was no report of any casualties. National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and other security forces rushed to the spot soon after receiving complain, ANI reported citing Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Dehradun, Ajay Singh. «On receiving information about people facing difficulty in breathing due to leakage in the chlorine cylinder kept in the empty plot in the Jhanjra area of Prem Nagar police station in Dehradun, Police, NDRF, SDRF and fire team reached the spot and are taking action for safe disposal,» Singh said.

Few people thought much about “plugs” that seal unused exits on planes until one of them failed and blew a hole in an Alaska Airlines jet

(Reuters) — A piece of fuselage tore off the left side of an Alaska Airlines-operated Boeing (NYSE:BA) 737 MAX 9 jet as it climbed following takeoff from Portland, Oregon, en route to Ontario, California, forcing pilots to turn back and land safely with all 171 passengers and six crew on board.

Indian Navy's elite marine commandos successfully rescued 21 crew members, including 15 Indians, from the Liberian-flagged vessel MV Lila Norfolk on January 5, 2024. The action was a rapid response to an attempted hijacking in the North Arabian Sea. The operation involved deploying a warship, maritime patrol aircraft, helicopters, P-8I, and long-range aircraft, along with Predator MQ9B drones. The incident, which saw around five to six armed personnel attempting the hijacking, triggered a swift and decisive intervention by the Indian Navy. «All 21 crew including 15 Indians onboard the vessel were safely evacuated from the citadel,» PTI quoted Indian Navy's spokesperson Commander Vivek Madhwal as saying. «Sanitisation by MARCOs commandos has confirmed the absence of the hijackers.