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Army rescues over 1,000 tourists stranded in Sikkim amid heavy snowfall
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Nathu La (Sikkim) [India], December 26 (ANI): Around 1,027 tourists who had been stuck in the upper reaches of East Sikkim near the China Border at Nathu La following heavy snow on Saturday were rescued by the Indian Army.
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Afghanistan: Paktika governor asks shopkeepers to use Afghan currency in d
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], December 26 (ANI): The governor of Paktika province bordering Pakistan on Saturday asked shopkeepers to use only the Afghan currency in their daily transactions.
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New Zealand detects 7 new cases of Omicron at border
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Wellington [New Zealand], December 26 (ANI/Xinhua): New Zealand detected seven new cases of COVID-19 Omicron variant in international arrivals over two days, taking the country's total Omicron cases to 45, the Ministry of Health said in a statement on Sunday.
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Iran closing land borders amid Omicron concerns
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], December 26 (ANI/Sputnik): Iran is closing its land borders with the neighboring countries amid a rapid spread of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus, Rohollah Latifi, the spokesman for Iran's Customs, said.
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Six Rohingyas held in Tripura for illegally entering Indian territory
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
.Unakoti (Tripura) [India], December 26 (ANI): Acting on a tip-off, Tripura Police on Saturday arrested a Rohingya family consisting of six members from Unakoti district of Tripura for illegally crossing the Bangladesh border and entering Indian territory.
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BSF seizes packets of heroin in Punjab's Ferozepur
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Ferozepur (Punjab) [India], December 26 (ANI): Troops of the Border Security Force (BSF) seized 11 packets of contraband suspected to be heroin in Punjab's Ferozepur sector, according to BSF.
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Iran closes land borders with neighbours over Omicron concerns
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], December 25 (ANI/Xinhua): Iran on Saturday announced the decision to close its land borders with neighbouring countries for 15 days to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 variant of Omicron.
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Exporters could lose upto USD 175 mln due to stranded trucks at Vietnam-Ch
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Hanoi [Vietnam], December 25 (ANI): Exporters could lose USD 131 to 175 million as thousands of container trucks remain stuck at the Vietnam and China border.
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Pak official says border fencing issue with Taliban resolved
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], December 25 (ANI): Pakistan and Afghan Taliban authorities have resolved the recent row over border fencing by agreeing that further fencing would be done through consensus, Pakistani media reported citing a senior official.
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Pakistan raises issue of dismantling Pak-Afghan border fence with Taliban
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 24 (ANI): Pakistan has raised the issue of dismantling the Pak-Afghan border fence with the interim Afghan government and demanded an independent probe into the incident, according to Pak vernacular media.
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China has become more aggressive on borders since Xi Jinping's rise, says
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 24 (ANI): China has become much more aggressive in the borders towards the east and west and in its relations with other states since the rise of Xi Jinping as President in 2012, an Australian foreign policy expert has said and noted that the world is heading for
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Vajpayee tried to dissuade Pakistan from sponsoring cross-border terrorism
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 24 (ANI): Noting that former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's approach to international relations focused on responding effectively to global changes, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Friday that the late leader sought modus vivendi with China b
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