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Trump calls Sri Lankan PM to voice solidarity after Sunday's attacks
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], Apr 23 (ANI): United States President Donald Trump on Monday called Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe to voice his solidarity with the island nation as it deals with the aftermath of the ghastly terror attacks which have claimed lives of 300 people and left m
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Another K'taka man loses life in Sri Lanka blasts
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Apr 22 (ANI): A Kannadiga identified as Hanumaiah Shivakumar is the latest Indian confirmed dead in Sri Lanka blasts which rattled the island nation on Easter Sunday, according to Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy.
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Sri Lanka: 12-hr curfew announced, PM Modi extends 'heartfelt' condolences
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Apr 21 (ANI): A 12-hour curfew period will come into force in Sri Lanka from 6 pm on Sunday until 6 am Monday morning, in the wake of the devastating blasts which have caused multiple casualties in the island nation, according to President's secretary, Udaya R. Senevi
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Maldives: Polling concludes, vote counting begins
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Male [Maldives], Apr 6 (ANI): Voting for the 87-member Maldives Parliament concluded on Saturday in the island nation, with a total of 386 candidates from 10 parties vying for a seat at the People's Majlis for the next five years.
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Third Parliamentary polls underway in Maldives
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Male [Maldives], Apr 6 (ANI): Voting for the 87-member Maldives Parliament is underway in the island nation, with a total of 386 candidates from 10 parties vying for a seat at the People's Majlis for the next five years.
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Bahrain aiming to roll-out commercial 5G by June
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Manama [Bahrain], March 27 (ANI/ NewsVoir): Bahrain's Minister of Transportation and Telecommunications, Kamal bin Ahmed Mohammed has announced that preparations for the rollout of 5G networks in the Kingdom of Bahrain are complete and anticipates that island nation will be one of the fir
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EAM Swaraj arrives in Maldives for 2-day state visit
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Male [Maldives], March 17 (ANI): External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj arrived in Male on Sunday for a 2-day visit to the island nation.
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TN: Protest erupt near Sri Lankan embassy over 2008 war crimes
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], March 14 (ANI): Protest erupted near Sri Lankan Embassy against Sri Lankan Government here on Thursday for dragging the investigation on the war crimes that took place in the south-Asian island nation in 2008.
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Sri Lanka moves out of political crisis as new Cabinet swears-in
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Dec 21 (ANI): Sri Lanka is slowly moving out of the political crisis that engulfed the south-Asian island nation, as the new cabinet was sworn-in here on Thursday.
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Mahinda Rajapaksa named Sri Lanka's opposition leader
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Dec 18 (ANI): Former Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa on Tuesday became the country's main opposition leader in Parliament, days after he resigned as the disputed prime minister that threw the island nation into unprecedented political chaos for nearly two months.
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Vanuatu threatens to sue fossil fuel companies
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Katowice [Poland], Dec 18 (ANI): Vanuatu, an island nation in the South Pacific Ocean, has threatened to sue fossil fuel companies and governments aiding their practices which adds to worsening climatic conditions.
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India commits USD 1.4 billion financial assistance to Maldives
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 17 (ANI): India on Monday announced financial assistance of USD 1.4 billion to the Maldives as the island nation's President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih undertook his maiden visit here, which Prime Minister Narendra Modi said would enhance "trust and friend" between the two
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