15 more Sri Lankan Tamil refugees reach Rameswaram

Chennai, April 25 (BPNS) With the economic crisis continuing to loom large in Sri Lanka, 15 more  Tamil refugees from the island nation reached the Indian shores on Monday early morning. The refugees have landed at Rameswaram. Tamil Nadu Coastal police received tips that some Sri Lankan refugees have landed up at the mount near […]

Houthi  rebels release Keralite sailors from captivity

Thiruvananthapuram, April 24 (BPNS) The Houthi rebels of Yemen who have taken into custody Indian sailors in captivity since January 2, 2022, along with their UAE flagged merchant ship, Rwabee have released sailors including three Keralites. The vessel was seized in the Red Sea by the rebels. The released sailors are  Dipash of Meppayur in […]

Pak PM Shehbaz Sharif’s Cabinet takes oath

By Sajjad Hussain Islamabad, Apr 19 (PTI) Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s 34-member Cabinet was sworn in on Tuesday after several days of delay, with Senate Chairman Sadiq Sanjrani administering the oath to new ministers as President Arif Alvi did not attend the ceremony. The ceremony was scheduled to be held on Monday, but President Alvi […]

21 Sri Lankan Tamil refugees land in Rameswaram

Chennai, April 10 (BPNS) 21 Tamil refugees from Sri Lanka have reached Rameswaram during the early morning hours of Sunday. The refugees were found at a sand mound at Dhanushkodi near Rameswaram. Indian Coast Guard and Tamil Nadu Marine police took them into custody and they are being interrogated at the Mandapam police station. Mandapam […]