India expresses support for UN's mine action efforts, calls for joint action against use of landmines, IEDs by terrorists

Apr 08, 2021

New York [US], April 8 : India on Thursday expressed support for the mine action efforts of the United Nations (UN) agencies, adding that...

Nearly 70 countries still contaminated by mines, innocent people continue to be killed: UN

Apr 02, 2023

Marked annually on April 4, the International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action, draws awareness to why landmines are one of...

IIFOMAS Symposium on Mine action concludes with renewed commitment to safer world

Nov 16, 2024

The Symposium was organised on November 14, in New Delhi.

'Unintentional mistake': SC not to act over 'Mr. Put Mine' remark

Apr 15, 2023

Ending all speculation surrounding the "Mr Put Mine" gaffe, which recently grabbed a lot of social media attention, the Supreme Court has decided that...

UN agencies say over 500 Iraqi children killed by explosive ordnance in 5 years

Apr 05, 2022

New York [US], April 5 (ANI/Sputnik): Unexploded and abandoned explosive ordnance has killed 519 children in Iraq, mainly boys, over the past five years,...

Biden admits debate was "bad episode", blames illness and lack of preparation

Jul 06, 2024

Pressed on whether he realised how poorly it was going while on stage, Biden acknowledged, "Yeah, look. The whole way I prepared, nobody's fault,...