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PM Modi, UK PM to launch infrastructure resilience project for small islan
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Glasgow [UK], November 2 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his British counterpart Boris Johnson will jointly launch the initiative Infrastructure for the Resilient Island States (IRIS) at the 26th session of the Conference of Parties (COP-26) in Glasgow, said Foreign Secretary Harsh V
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Foreign Secretary Shringla inaugurates key housing and education projects
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], October 4 (ANI): As India and Sri Lanka reset their ties and Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla concludes his visit to the island nation, four projects in the housing and education sectors were jointly inaugurated on Monday.
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Indian football team gears up for SAFF Championship in Maldives
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Male [Maldives], September 29 (ANI): Push the team bus to the background, and board the speed boat -- the sole mode of commute from the mainland to the team hotel. Welcome to the Maldives, the venue for the SAFF Championship which kicks off in the Island Nation from October 1 onwards.
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No truth to reports of players deliberately underperforming in T20Is again
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], September 16 (ANI): Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) on Thursday denied the allegations levelled by certain media reports, which cited that some of the players in the Sri Lanka national team, who played in the T20I series against South Africa, did not fully commit themselves o
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First group of Afghan evacuees arrives in Japan
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], September 13 (ANI): The first group of Afghan evacuees has arrived in Japan to take refuge in the island nation.
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COVID-19: India delivers 100 tonnes oxygen to Sri Lanka
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], August 25 (ANI): India delivered another 100 tonnes of medical oxygen to Sri Lanka on Wednesday to help the island nation combat the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Eng vs Ind: No change in plan as BCCI Secretary backs team's request to fl
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 31 (ANI): The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Secretary Jay Shah has backed the request of the team management and Prithvi Shaw and Suryakumar will join the Indian contingent in England for the five-match Test series. This after there were doubts on wh
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Dissatisfied opposition elements promoting hate against India for selfish
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 23 (ANI): The Maldives has said that some elements from the previous regime are spreading hatred against the Indian mission in the island nation.
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India has been always first responder in times of need for Maldives, says
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 22 (ANI): President-elect of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) and current Maldives Foreign Minister Abdullah Shahid, who is on a visit to India, on Thursday said that India has always been the first responder in times of need for the island nation.
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China tightening grip on Sri Lanka by exploiting its vulnerable situation:
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 7 (ANI): China is attempting to tighten its grip on Sri Lanka by exploiting the vulnerable situation of the island nation to fulfil its ambitious Belt and Road Initiative, according to a think tank.
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We are not thinking about that: Suryakumar on Ranatunga's 'second-string t
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 6 (ANI): Former Sri Lanka skipper Arjuna Ranatunga might have stirred an unwanted debate by calling the Indian team in the Island Nation a "second-string" squad, but batsman Suryakumar Yadav said players didn't pay any heed as they are "completely" focused on the OD
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Pacific island nation Nauru rejects Chinese undersea cable network due to
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Honiara, [Solomon Islands], July 5 (ANI): The Pacific island nation of Nauru rejected a low bid of undersea communications network amid security concerns.
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