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India announces $500-million package for connectivity project, creation of
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 14 (ANI): India on Thursday announced a USD 500 million-package to the Maldives for the largest connectivity project in the island nation to connect Male with three neighbouring islands.
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Over 3000 years of Indian poetry from 28 Indian languages translated into
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
Antananarivo [Madagascar], June 11 (ANI): A hundred poems from 28 Indian languages spanning over 3000 years of Indian poetry have been translated and published into local Malagasy language in Madagascar, for the first time, creating a literary bridge between India and the small island natio
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PM Modi speaks to Mahinda Rajapaksa, assures help to Sri Lanka during COVI
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 28 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday spoke to his Sri Lankan counterpart Mahinda Rajapaksa and assured him that India will extend all possible support to the island nation during the challenging times amid coronavirus pandemic.
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India envoy thanks Maldives for facilitating massive repatriation exercise
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Male [Maldives], May 09 (ANI): As INS Jalashwa has set sail from Male bringing back the first batch of Indian nationals, Indian envoy to the Maldives, Sanjay Sudhir, has thanked the island nation's government for facilitating the massive exercise process by providing "all kind of faciliti
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China's threats to economic collusion over Aussies' demand for pandemic in
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 7 (ANI): Australia's demands for an investigation into the origins of coronavirus as well as a review of the World Health Organisation (WHO) has drawn daggers between Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Chinese President Xi Jinping, raising threats to further squeeze the
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Navy begins repatriating Indians, Maldives one of the first countries
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Male [Maldives], May 7 (ANI): The Indian Navy's amphibious warship, INS Jalashwa, arrived in Male on Thursday to bring back 1,000 Indian citizens, who have been stranded in the island nation.
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Combating COVID-19: India gifts medical gloves to Sri Lanka
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 27 (ANI): India on Monday gifted a consignment of medical gloves to Sri Lanka in a bid to assist the island nation in its fight against coronavirus.
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Singapore reports 2 more cases of coronavirus
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Singapore, Feb 12 (ANI): Two more cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in Singapore on Tuesday, bringing the total number of people infected with the deadly virus to 47 in the island nation.
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PM Modi urges Sri Lanka to ensure equality, justice for Tamils
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 8 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday once again called upon Sri Lankan government to ensure equality, justice, peace, and respect for the minority Tamils in the island nation.
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Sri Lanka imposes visa restriction on Chinese tourists amid coronavirus ou
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Jan 28 (ANI): Sri Lanka on Tuesday imposed visa restriction on Chinese tourists visiting the island nation to prevent the spread of coronavirus.
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Deforestation, Climate change could decimate Madagascar's rainforest habit
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 5 (ANI): A study has found that left unchecked, the combined effects of deforestation and human-induced climate change could eliminate Madagascar's entire eastern rainforest habitat by 2070, impacting thousands of plants, mammals, reptiles, and amphibians that are
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Taiwan military chief missing after chopper makes emergency landing
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], Jan 02 (ANI): Taiwanese military chief of the general staff is missing after the helicopter he was travelling in had to make an emergency landing in the northern part of the country, island nation's defence ministry said on Thursday.
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