WION news brief, February 5, 2018

Maldives army on alert as President Yameen refuses to reinstate Opposition leaders

The Maldives army has been placed on high alert after President Abdulla Yameen refused Supreme Court order to reinstate Opposition leaders including former president Mohamed Nasheed. The government of the Maldives is seeking to block attempt by the Supreme Court to impeach President Abdulla Yameen for disobeying its order last week to release jailed opposition leaders sparking a constitutional crisis.

WION in Congo: UN budget cuts lead to altering of strategy in Congo

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Budget cuts are universal but the cut in the budget of United Nations has led to altering of tactical strategy by security forces deployed under the United Nations charter in Congo. The Indian military is in charge of 15 odd bases in Congo which down from 21 because of the budget cut made by the UN. For this reason, a battalion had to be sent back last year which reduced the number of Indian troops around 3000 to 3700. Every penny is paid by the UN, while countries make contribution to the UN Peace Keeping Mission depending upon availability of the troops.

32 Pakistan nationals among 90 migrants feared dead in boat capsize off Libya

At least 32 Pakistani nationals were aboard the ship that had recently capsized off the coast of Libya, Pakistan's Foreign Office said on Sunday. "There were 32 Pakistanis among 80 to 90 people aboard the boat," Foreign Office spokesman Dr Mohammad Faisal said in a statement. On Saturday, Faisal confirmed that 16 Pakistani nationals, out of the 90 people had died in the shipwreck.

BCCI website restored after 'Lalit Modi' blooper

World's richest cricket board (BCCI), faced a major embarrassment on Saturday after a blooper on its official website - www.bcci.tv. The website went down for almost a day. The problem occurred due to failure in renewing the domain name. The domain was valid from 2-2-2006 to 2-2-2019. The renewal was due on or before February 3, 2018. The board's website was acting up until Sunday evening even as the senior national men's team was playing the second ODI against South Africa at the Centurion.

J&K: 84 schools in Rajouri closed after ceasefire violation by Pakistan

All schools in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district have been closed as a precautionary measure following the ceasefire violation by Pakistani troops in the state. schools in the district have been closed as a precautionary measure. A top official of the district said 84 schools had been closed as a precautionary measure and emergency evacuation teams had been pressed into action.