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President Kovind reaches Melbourne

Melbourne [Australia], Nov 23 (ANI): President Ram Nath Kovind and First Lady Savita Kovind reached Melbourne where they were received by the representative of the Governor of Victoria.

2018-11-23T00:46:36.113734+00:00 IST

President Kovind departs for Melbourne

Sydney [Australia], Nov 23 (ANI): President Ramnath Kovind, who is on a four-day official visit to Australia, has departed from Sydney for Melbourne.

2018-11-22T22:45:30.631722+00:00 IST

Australian Prime Minister calls on President Kovind

Sydney [Australia], Nov 22 (ANI): Australian Prime Minister Scott John Morrison on Thursday morning called on President Ramnath Kovind in Sydney before latter is given official military honours at Admiralty House by Governor-General of Australia Peter Cosgrove.

2018-11-22T00:39:49.796044+00:00 IST

Australian PM to be at unveiling of Gandhi statue amidst Muslim boycott of meeting

Sydney[Australia], November 22 (ANI): Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison shot off a series of tweets on Wednesday criticising some leaders of the Muslim community for boycotting a meeting that he called on Thursday to find ways of de-radicalising members of the Muslim community.

2018-11-21T23:34:05.881699+00:00 IST

Khashoggi's killing: Amnesty Sec-Gen calls for UN investigation

London [UK], Nov 21 (ANI): Amnesty's Secretary General Kumi Naidoo wrote to United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on November 21 (IST), urging him to set up a UN investigation into slain journalist Jamal Khashoggi's killing.

2018-11-21T18:03:47.406211+00:00 IST

3-day mourning in Argentina for deceased crew of San Juan

Buenos Aires (Argentina), Nov 18 (ANI/Sputnik): President Mauricio Macri of Argentina declared three days of mourning over the deceased crew of the missing naval submarine that was recovered by Argentinian authorities exactly a year and a day after the mishap.

2018-11-18T12:31:11.059225+00:00 IST

Argentina's missing submarine found after a year

Buenos Aires (Argentina), Nov 17 (ANI): An Argentine submarine with 44 crew members on board, which went missing exactly a year ago, has been recovered from deep within the Atlantic Ocean.

2018-11-17T17:10:49.821329+00:00 IST

Earthquake of magnitude 6.5 rocks Kamchatka Peninsula

Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky [Russia], Nov 15 (ANI): An earthquake of magnitude 6.5 hit the eastern coast of Russia's far eastern Kamchatka peninsula, seismologists said on Thursday.

2018-11-15T01:00:33.241337+00:00 IST

Iran to continue selling oil despite US sanctions: President Rouhani

Moscow [Russia], Nov 5 (ANI/Sputnik): Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Monday that Iran would continue selling oil despite the introduction of the sanctions by United States.

2018-11-05T10:36:37.107177+00:00 IST

Indian diaspora enjoys reputation of being peace-loving community: VP in Malawi

Lilongwe [Malawi], Nov 5 (ANI): Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Sunday said that the Indian diaspora enjoys a reputation of being a peace-loving community.

2018-11-04T20:56:12.945388+00:00 IST

India, Zimbabwe ink 6 agreements

Harare [Zimbabwe], Nov 4 (ANI): India and Zimbabwe on Saturday signed six agreements in various areas in an effort to strengthen bilateral cooperation between the two countries.

2018-11-04T00:05:47.565328+00:00 IST

As entrepreneurs, you serve as living bridge between India, Zimbabwe: VP

Harare [Zimbabwe], Nov 3 (ANI): Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Friday hailed the contribution of the Indian community in Zimbabwe, adding that as entrepreneurs, the diaspora served as a living bridge between the two countries.

2018-11-02T22:46:00.555451+00:00 IST

You are India's cultural ambassadors: VP to Indian community in Botswana

Gaborone [Botswana], Nov 2 (ANI): Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu on Thursday interacted with the Indian community in Botswana's Gaborone town and called them "India's cultural ambassadors."

2018-11-02T00:52:03.474334+00:00 IST

Indonesia plane crash: All 189 on board feared dead

Jakarta [Indonesia], Oct 30 (ANI): The search and rescue officials said that they fear there will be no survivors in the Indonesian passenger plane crash incident that took place near Jakarta on October 29.

2018-10-30T11:41:35.567705+00:00 IST

Tunisia: 9 injured in suicide bombing

Tunis [Tunisia], Oct 30 (ANI): At least nine people were injured in a suicide bombing incident in the Tunisian capital of Tunis on Monday.

2018-10-29T22:29:26.958821+00:00 IST

India, Japan sign bilateral currency swap agreement worth $75 Bn

Tokyo [Japan], Oct 29 (ANI): With an aim to further strengthen the economic cooperation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe on Monday agreed to conclude a bilateral currency swap agreement amounting USD 75 billion.

2018-10-29T13:12:02.866974+00:00 IST

Bolsonaro set to win as polling ends in Brazil

Brasilia [Brazil], Oct 29 (ANI): Polling closed in Brazil’s heated Presidential election on Sunday with controversial Social Liberal Party candidate Jair Bolsonaro looking set to be elected as the next President of the South American nation.

2018-10-28T22:38:41.862290+00:00 IST

Khashoggi case: US Defence Sec calls for transparent investigations

Manama [Bahrain], Oct 28 (ANI): United States Defence Secretary James Mattis met Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir and called for a transparent investigation into Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi's death while condemning the incident.

2018-10-28T15:47:03.722981+00:00 IST

Mohajir leader alleges 'ethnic cleansing' by Pakistan

London [UK], Oct 27 (ANI): Muttahidda Qaumi Movement (MQM) founder-leader Altaf Hussain released a statement in which he claimed that Pakistan's state machinery was conducting 'ethnic cleansing' of Mohajir natives.

2018-10-27T18:18:07.754436+00:00 IST

Egyptian armed forces say prevented attempt to smuggle weapons, drugs From Libya

Cairo [Egypt], Oct 27 (Sputnik/ANI): Egyptian Armed Forces prevented the smuggling of weapons and large batches of drugs from neighboring Libya, an army spokesperson said in a statement on Saturday.

2018-10-27T14:07:21.568881+00:00 IST

Pakistan responsible for three times the terror risk to humanity than Syria : Report

London [UK], Oct 27 (ANI): Pakistan, which remains the breeding ground and supporter of global terrorism, is responsible for three times the terror risk to humanity that Syria poses, says a study -- `Humanity at Risk - Global Terror Threat Indicant (GTTI) -- by Oxford University and Strategic Foresight Group (SFG).

2018-10-27T01:36:27.721920+00:00 IST