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5.5 magnitude earthquake strikes W Australia
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Perth [Australia], July 15 : An earthquake measuring 5.5 on the Richter scale jolted Western Australia on Monday morning, according to the US Geological Survey.
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INS Kochi enters Port Victoria in Seychelles for Operational Turnaround
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Victoria [Seychelles], June 28 (ANI): INS Kochi, an indigenous stealth Destroyer, operating in Southern Indian Ocean Region, entered the port of Victoria here on Thursday for an Operational Turnaround.
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Indian Navy benefits from strategic logistics pacts with US, France
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jun 16 (ANI): The Indian Navy is benefitting from strategic logistics agreements signed by the NDA government with the US and France as its warships operating in the Gulf of Aden and Indian Ocean Region are frequently getting fuel and other support for these countries' nav
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Indian, French navies conduct 2nd phase of 'Varuna' bilateral exercise
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 28 (ANI): The second phase of the Indo-French naval exercise, christened as Varuna 19.2, brought together a French nuclear attack warship, currently deployed in the Indian Ocean, and an Indian submarine.
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Indo-French bilateral naval exercise 'Varuna-19' concludes
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 11 (ANI): The Indo-French bilateral naval exercise "Varuna-19" concluded on Friday with both the Indian and French Navies Carrier Task Forces executing close range manoeuvers, an official statement said.
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Unique evolution process caused extinct bird species to return: Study
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 10 (ANI): The rise from extinction of a flightless bird species in the Indian Ocean was possible due to a rare evolutionary process called 'Iterative Evolution' says a new report.
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Question mark on Chinese Navy long-range deployment capacity: Top defence
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 9 (ANI): Since September 2017, no Chinese nuclear or conventional submarine has entered the Indian Ocean Region, raising a question mark on the ability of the People's Liberation Army's Navy to deploy its underwater warships far away from its mainland.
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NASA looks at storm Fani's rainfall rates
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Apr 30 (ANI): The Global Precipitation Measurement mission or GPM core satellite passed over the Fani, a tropical storm formed in the Northern Indian Ocean on April 27 and 28, and measured rainfall occurring throughout the new storm.
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IMD warning: Major cyclone likely to cross Tamil Nadu
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 25 (ANI): The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Thursday said that after gaining more strength, the cyclonic circulation has finally induced a low-pressure area. The system is formed over Equatorial Indian Ocean and adjoining the southeast Bay of Bengal.
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'Below normal' rainfall in India this monsoonyear: Weather forecastor blam
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi (India) Apr 4 (ANI): India will face a "below normal" rainfall this June-September monsoon season on account of moderate El Nino conditions unless the Indian Ocean Dipole also known as Indian Nino, is able to negate the former weather pattern, said private weather forecaster Skym
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Thailand: Tsunami warning issued for 6 provinces after earthquake
Updated : 6 years, 12 months ago IST
Bangkok [Thailand], Mar 24 (ANI): A tsunami warning has been issued for six provinces in Thailand, after two earthquakes struck the Indian Ocean on Saturday.
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UK should 'rapidly' give up Chagos Islands, says ICJ
Updated : 7 years ago IST
The Hague [The Netherlands], Feb 25 (ANI): In a major diplomatic victory for Mauritius, the UN's top court on Monday ruled that the United Kingdom (UK) should end its control of the Chagos Islands in the Indian Ocean "as rapidly as possible".
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