Sushma Swaraj's Syria visit postponed
New Delhi, Sep 8: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj's visit to Syria, scheduled for next week, has been postponed, a senior official said on Saturday.
"EAM's visit to Syria has been deferred due to the prevailing situation in that country," External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said in response to a query.
"Fresh dates will be decided in mutual consultation with the Syrian side," Kumar said.
This would have been the first high-level visit from India to Syria since civil war broke out in that West Asia nation in 2011.
Sushma Swaraj was supposed to lead a delegation to hold a joint commission meeting with the Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Al Moualem.
Media reports earlier quoted Syrian Ambassador to India Riad Abbas as saying that the visit would have taken place around September 14.
India has supported Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in his fight against the Islamic State terrorist organisation.
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14 arrested in Mangaluru unisex salon vandalism case
Mangaluru: The police have arrested 14 individuals in connection with the vandalism at a unisex salon near the Bejai KSRTC bus stand on Thursday afternoon.
The attack, carried out by members of the Ram Sena Karnataka, was targeted at the Colors Unisex Salon, where the activists accused the establishment of engaging in immoral activities.
According to reports, a group of around ten activists barged into the salon while four women and a man were present. They attacked the man and vandalized the premises before fleeing the scene. Barke police, who were alerted about the incident, launched an investigation and arrested the accused.
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The arrested individuals have been identified as Harsharaj alias Harshit of Farangipet, Mohandas alias Ravi of Moodshedde, Purandara of Uppal, Sachin of Vamanjoor Ambedkar Nagar, Ravish of Ulaibettu, Sukhet of Benjanapadavu Shivajinagar, Ankit of Vamanjoor, Kalimuthu of Moodshedde Shivajinagar, Abhilash of Tarigudde, Deepak of Moodshedde, Vignesh of Saripalla, Sharan Raj of Mangaluru, Pradeep Poojary of Moodshedde, and Prasad Attavara.
Authorities have registered a case and are investigating further.
