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Here's why Easter Island statues stand where they do
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 13 (ANI): There are a number of mysteries surrounding the Easter Island. While researchers have long puzzled over why the huge statues were placed where they are, a new study says that the people of Rapa Nui, positioned them near sources of fresh water.
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Navy's ROV maps rat hole access at Meghalaya mine disaster site
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Shillong (Meghalaya) [India], Jan 9 (ANI): As part of the ongoing efforts to rescue the trapped miners from a flooded coal mine in Ksan near Lytein River in East Jaintia Hills, Indian Navy's Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) probes, up to a distance of 100 feet, have been successfully undertak
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Amid protests, Lok Sabha passes bill to grant citizenship to certain minor
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi, Jan 8 (ANI) A contentious bill seeking to accord Indian citizenship to certain minority community refugees from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan was passed by the Lok Sabha on Tuesday amid strong objections by some Opposition parties and a shutdown in the North Eastern parts o
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Putin invites PM Modi for Eastern Economic Forum meet
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 7 (ANI): Russian President Vladimir Putin has invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the Eastern Economic Forum (EEF) meet, which is scheduled to take place in Vladivostok in September this year.
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30 dead, 15 injured in Afghan gold mine collapse
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Jan 6 (ANI): 30 people lost their lives and 15 were injured when a gold mine collapsed in Kohistan district in north-eastern Badakhshan province of Afghanistan on Sunday, officials confirmed.
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Rare treefrog discovered in the Andes of Ecuador
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 03 (ANI): A new species of treefrog was discovered during a two-week expedition to a remote tabletop mountain at Cordillera del Condor in the eastern Andes.
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DRC all set to go for polling amid Ebola outbreak
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Kinshasa [DR Congo], Dec 30 (ANI): Voters in the Democratic Republic of Congo are all set to exercise their franchise today, amid the country's worst Ebola outbreak that has taken the lives of more than 330 people in the eastern provinces of the country.
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BSF jawans hone skills in militancy combat training
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 29 (ANI): In the north-eastern province of Meghalaya, the 73rd battalion team of Border Security Force (BSF) is undergoing rigorous training to hone their skills to fight against terrorism and other cross-border crimes.
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Congress MP's faux pas, moves adjournment motion on miners trapped in 'Miz
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Dec 27 (ANI): A Congress MP in a major embarrassment on Thursday goofed up between Meghalaya and Mizoram while moving an adjournment motion in Parliament over miners trapped in a north-eastern state.
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Eastern India to be developed as gateway to South-East Asia: PM Modi
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], Dec 24 (ANI): Dedicating IIT-Bhubaneswar to youths with the hope that the new facility will provide employment opportunities to them, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said that his government aims to "develop eastern India as the gateway to South-East Asia
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4.0 magnitude earthquake jolts Arunachal Pradesh
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Itanagar (Arunachal Pradesh) [India], Dec 23 (ANI): An earthquake of magnitude 4.0 on the Richter scale hit the north-eastern state of Arunachal Pradesh on Sunday.
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Death toll in coal mine blast rises to 13
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Prague [Czech Republic], Dec 21 (ANI): The death toll in the coal mine explosion near Czech Republic's eastern city of Karvina reached 13 on Friday.
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