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  US revokes all visas held by South Sudanese passport holders over failure to 'accept return of..'

  World | April 06, 2025 14:51 IST

  US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that the decision to revoke all visas held by South Sudanese passport holders has been taken as the African nation's government failed to accept the return of its citizens in a timely manner.

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  India at UN pushes for peace and stability in conflict-hit South Sudan, Syria

  News | March 06, 2021 21:18 IST

  India has raised concern over rising violence in conflict-hit states. On South Sudan, it shows sign of hope by implementing the Revitalized Peace Agreement.

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  Watch: Indian troops gear up for peace mission in South Sudan

  News | November 13, 2020 20:44 IST

  Another batch of Indian peacekeepers is all set to leave for peace mission in South Sudan."Indian troops are most sought after troops in UN.

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  Next batch of Indian peacekeepers to leave for South Sudan

  News | November 13, 2020 16:29 IST

  Another batch of Indian peacekeepers is all set to leave for peace mission in South Sudan.

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  'Indian women, a force to reckon with', UN hounours 5 Indian policewomen

  World | September 13, 2019 13:45 IST

  he women officers who were conferred the UN medal were Reena Yadav, Inspector, Chandigarh Police, Gopika Jahagirdar, DSP, Maharashtra Police, Bharati Samantray, DSP in the MHA, Ragini Kumari, Inspector in the MHA and Kamal Shekhawat, ASP, Rajasthan Police.

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  125 women, girls raped, whipped and clubbed in South Sudan

  World | December 02, 2018 10:22 IST

  Doctors Without Borders on Saturday said the "dramatic increase" in sexual violence occurred over 10 days, between November 19 and Thursday, as the women and girls walked to a food distribution site in Bentiu in Unity state.   

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  21 people killed as 'overloaded' plane crashes into lake in South Sudan

  World | September 09, 2018 16:08 IST

  The three survivors are a 6-year-old child, an adult man and an Italian doctor with an aid organization who was in surgery and in serious condition, Aguek said.

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  Plane crashes in South Sudan; all 49 passengers, crew survive

  World | March 20, 2017 23:18 IST

  A passenger jet carrying 49 people crash-landed in South Sudan's north-western city of Wau today, but all passengers and crew survived.

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  Operation Sankat Mochan: First IAF aircraft with 156 people from South Sudan lands in Thiruvananthapuram

  India | July 15, 2016 7:20 IST

  156 persons who were evacuated from war torn South Sudan arrived on a special Indian Air Force C-17 aircraft at the international airport here early his morning.

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  Operation ‘Sankat Mochan’ begins today: IAF to airlift 600 stranded Indians from war-torn South Sudan

  India | July 14, 2016 12:26 IST

  The Government of India has decided to send two C-17 military transport aircraft to war torn South Sudan's capital city Juba today to evacuate over 600 Indians stranded there.

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  Arrangements made for evacuation of Indians from South Sudan: Sushma Swaraj

  Politics | July 12, 2016 17:55 IST

  External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today said government has made arrangements for the evacuation of Indians from the war-torn South Sudan.

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  Fighting enters 5th day in South Sudan capital, India to evacuate its nationals

  World | July 11, 2016 15:46 IST

  New Delhi: Amid clashes between anti and pro government forces in South Sudan, Indian government is planning evacuation of its citizens from insurgent hit African nation, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj informed today. In

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  Heavy fighting in South Sudan capital, many killed

  World | July 10, 2016 19:35 IST

  Renewed gunfights broke out across South Sudan's capital on Sunday between forces loyal to the president and those of the vice-president, officials said Sunday, causing widespread casualties and raising fears that the country is returning to civil wa

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  South Sudan govt allowing soldiers to rape women in lieu of pay: UN report

  World | March 12, 2016 22:30 IST

  South Sudan govt allowing soldiers to rape women in lieu of pay: UN report

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  Miracle : Baby survives South Sudan plane crash in man's arm

  World | November 06, 2015 11:11 IST

  Juba: A thirteen-month-old baby and a man who was found cradling the infant were the only survivors of a cargo plane that crashed soon after taking off from a South Sudan airport, killing 37 people,

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  Oil tanker explosion kills over 100 in South Sudan

  World | September 18, 2015 7:19 IST

  Khartoum:  Over 100 people were killed and many injured in South Sudan when an oil tanker exploded, authorities said."More than 100 people were killed when an oil truck exploded as a crowd tried to gather

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  Official: 85 killed in South Sudan fuel tanker explosion

  World | September 17, 2015 19:06 IST

  Juba, South Sudan (AP): A government official says 85 people were killed when a fuel truck exploded in South Sudan's rural Western Equatoria state on Wednesday.Presidential spokesman Ateny Wek Ateny said Thursday that 50 others

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  Army punishes 2 of its soldiers for sexual misconduct in UN missions

  India | June 29, 2015 9:41 IST

  New Delhi: Indian Army has punished two of its soldiers for sexual abuse and misconduct during UN peacekeeping missions in two African nations.Indian peacekeeping forces were accused of sexual exploitation and abuse in three cases

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  130 rebels killed in clashes in South Sudan

  World | March 17, 2015 6:54 IST

  Khartoum: South Sudan's army said on Monday that it killed 130 rebels in clashes over two days in Upper Nile state.It is one of the most violent confrontations since the break-up of peace talks earlier

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  UNICEF's brilliant video-gaming tactic would make you sit up & think twice!

  Tech Auto | December 20, 2014 13:03 IST

  In a bid to raise awareness about the plight of children of South Sudan, UNICEF did something totally offbeat yet appealing. It invited a set of video game enthusiasts to a convention, unveiling their plans to