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4 Indian fishermen arrested by Sri Lankan Navy
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Aug 2 (ANI): Four Indian fishermen have been arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy for allegedly fishing in the island nation's territorial waters.
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Maldives ex-Vice President Ahmed Adeeb detained in Thoothukudi for enterin
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi/ Thoothukudi [India], Aug 1 (ANI): Former vice-president of The Maldives, Ahmed Adheeb Abdul Ghafoor, who had rebelled against the then president of the island nation in 2015, Abdulla Yameen, and was sacked, was on Thursday detained in a barge trying to enter India illegally. Read More
Ex-VP of Maldives detained in TN, MEA verifying reports
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Thoothukudi (Tamil Nadu) [India], Aug 1 (ANI): Former vice-president of Maldives, Ahmed Adeeb, who had rebelled against the then president of the island nation in 2015 and was sacked, has been detained here.
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6.6 magnitude earthquake strikes Vanuatu
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Port Vila [Vanuatu], Aug 1 (ANI): An earthquake measuring 6.6 on the Richter scale struck near the Pacific Island nation of Vanuatu on Thursday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said.
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Thilan Samaraweera joins New Zealand to assist in Test series against Sri
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Wellington [New Zealand], July 30 (ANI): New Zealand cricket on Tuesday named former Sri Lankan batsman Thilan Samaraweera to assist team for the upcoming Test series in the island nation.
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7 Indian fishermen arrested by Sri Lankan Navy
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Rameshwaram (Tamil Nadu) [India], July 29 (ANI): Seven Indian fishermen were arrested by Sri Lankan Navy on Sunday for allegedly poaching in the island nation's waters, officials said.
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Rajnath Singh embarks on three-day visit to Mozambique
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 28 (ANI): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday embarked on a three-day visit to the island nation of Mozambique in southern Africa with an aim to strengthen defence cooperation between the two countries.
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India, Sri Lanka sign contract to upgrade 130 km long railway track
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 18 (ANI): India and Sri Lanka on Thursday signed a USD 91.26 million contract to upgrade 130 kilometres long railway track connecting Maho and Omanthai town of the Island Nation.
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Sri Lanka: Amnesty outraged as President signs executions of four drug off
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Jun 27 (ANI): The Amnesty International has expressed shock after Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena announced death warrants for four drug offenders on Wednesday who will "very soon" become the first people to be executed in decades on the island nation.
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Modi visit is proof that island nation is safe: Sri Lanka tourism minister
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jun 26 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Sri Lanka is a proof that the country is safe, said the island nation Tourism Minister John Amaratunga.
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India yet to hear officially from Antigua on revocation of Choksi's citize
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jun 25 (ANI): The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) is yet to hear officially from the Antiguan government on the revocation of Mehul Choksi's citizenship, and will make a move only after the island nation initiates internal process on the matter, government sources said
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PM Modi first foreign leader to visit Sri Lanka after Easter terror attack
Updated : 6 years, 12 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Jun 9 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who will be making a brief stopover in Sri Lanka on his way back to India from the Maldives, becomes the first foreign leader to visit the island nation after the deadly Easter terror attack that killed more than 250 people o
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