At least 49 die and 140 are missing in sinking of migrant boat off Yemen's coast, UN agency says
Cairo, Jun 11: A boat carrying migrants sank off the coast of Yemen, killing at least 49 people and leaving another 140 missing, the UN group said on Tuesday.
The boat was carrying about 260 Somalis and Ethiopians from the northern coast of Somalia on the 320-kilometer journey across the Gulf of Aden when it sank Monday off of Yemen's southern coast, the International Organization for Migration said in a statement.
Seventy-one people have been rescued and the search is ongoing, the group said, noting that 31 women and six children are among the dead.
Yemen is a major route for migrants from East Africa and the Horn of Africa trying to reach Gulf countries for work. Despite a nearly decade-long civil war in Yemen, the number of arriving migrants has tripled in recent years, from about 27,000 in 2021 to more than 90,000 last year, the IOM said last month. About 380,000 migrants are currently in Yemen, according to the agency.
To reach Yemen, migrants are taken by smugglers on often dangerous, overcrowded boats across the Red Sea or Gulf of Aden.
In April, at least 62 people died in two shipwrecks off the coast of Djibouti as they tried to reach Yemen. The IOM said at least 1,860 people have died or disappeared along the route, including 480 who drowned.
Monday's sinking “is another reminder of the urgent need to work together to address urgent migration challenges and ensure the safety and security of migrants along migration routes,” said IOM spokesperson Mohammedali Abunajela.
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CBSE likely to release Class 10, 12 board exam admit cards before February 10
New Delhi: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) is expected to issue admit cards for the Class 10 and Class 12 board examinations by next week, ahead of the start of the 2026 board exams. Once released, students will be able to access their admit cards through the board’s official website using their login credentials.
Previous year, CBSE issued admit cards for Classes 10 and 12 on February 3. Based on this timeframe, admit cards for the 2026 exams are expected to be available by February 10. According to NDTV, the board has already released the admit cards for private candidates on January 19 of this year.
CBSE will conduct the board examinations for the academic session 2025-26 starting February 17. Both Class 10 and Class 12 exams will commence on the same day. While the examination portal has been activated, the admit cards for regular students are yet to be issued.
Once available, the admit cards, can be downloaded from the official CBSE website. Students must log in using their roll number or other credentials given by their institution. The document will carry essential information including the student’s name, roll number, school and centre details, photograph, subjects along with their codes, examination dates, date of birth and the admit card identification number.
CBSE has advised students to verify all details mentioned on the admit card carefully and retain a copy for use throughout the examination period.
