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US, Pacific Island leaders reach deal at summit with eye on China
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 30 (ANI): In order to checkmate the Chinese influence in the Pacific Islands, America and Pacific leaders and representatives from 14 Pacific Island states issued a joint declaration resolving to strengthen their partnership.
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Nine Indian fishermen recused from Sri Lankan Navy
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], September 29 (ANI): Nine Indian fishermen were recused from Srilankan waters by the India Coast Guard on Thursday after their vessel had an engine breakdown and drifted toward the waters of the island nation.
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Indian grant aid to Maldives has been pivotal, says foreign minister Abdul
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Male [Maldives], September 29 (ANI): Maldives Foreign Minister Abdulla Shahid on Wednesday lauded the grant assistance provided by India to the Maldives, saying that this aid has been pivotal in developing basic services in the island nation.
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4.5-magnitude earthquake hits Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Diglipur (Andaman and Nicobar Islands) [India], September 29 (ANI): An earthquake of magnitude 4.5 on the Richter scale was recorded 150 km north of Diglipur in Andaman and Nicobar island, National Center for Seismology said on Wednesday.
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Sri Lankan fishermen oppose Chinese exploitation of their maritime resourc
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], September 27 (ANI): Local Sri Lankan fishermen in the northern part of the island nation come forward to oppose the Chinese exploitation of maritime resources in their waters.
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Uttarakhand: SDRF rescues five people stranded on island in Sahaspur river
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], September 26 (ANI): The State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) saved the lives of five people stranded on an island in a river in Sahaspur, Dehradun on Sunday.
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Peace can be ensured across Taiwan only when China is completely 'reunifie
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
New York [US], September 25 (ANI): Reiterating its claim over Taiwan, China on Saturday said peace across Taiwan can be ensured only when China is completely reunified with the self-governed island nation and any move to obstruct China's reunification is bound to be crushed by the wheels of
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Sri Lanka envoy Moragoda meets NSA Doval, reviews bilateral ties
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 24 (ANI): As part of a regular and ongoing dialogue between India and Sri Lanka, the island nation's High Commissioner Milinda Moragoda has met with National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and reviewed the status of the relations between the two countries.
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UNSC requires urgent, comprehensive reforms: MEA
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 23 (ANI): The United Nations requires urgent and comprehensive reforms and emphasised that the Security Council must be reflective of the "aspirations and perspectives of the developing world" that form the majority of UN global membership, the Ministry of Ext
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Earthquake of 6.1 magnitude strikes Andaman and Nicobar island
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Andaman and Nicobar [India], September 24 (ANI): An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 on the Richter scale occurred in Campbell Bay in Andaman and Nicobar Island in the wee hours on Friday, informed the National Center for Seismology (NCS).
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BitcoinCash 22 - the Electronic Cash Conference to be held in St Kitts and
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Saint Kitts and Nevis/Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India],September 21 (ANI/BusinessWire India): The Electronic Conference is going to take place on the island of St Kitts in less than 2 months. Most of the Speakers are now published on their website www.bitcoincash22.com.
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Monks, priests, nuns protest in Sri Lanka over rising electricity prices
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], September 21 (ANI): A group of monks, priests and nuns has protested in Colombo against the increased electricity tariff amid the financial crisis that has gripped the island nation.
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