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Jaishankar meets Solomon Islands counterpart, moots cooperation in key sec
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Kigali [Rwanda], June 25 (ANI): External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar on Friday met with the Foreign Minister of Solomon Islands Jeremiah Manele at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) meeting in Rwanda's Kigali and discussed cooperation between the two countries in key s
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After pineapples, China bans grouper fish to restrict Taiwan's access to c
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Beijing [China], June 24 (ANI): China which banned Taiwanese pineapples last year is yet again flexing its economic muscle with a recent ban on grouper fish and with this the Island nation is bracing itself for heavy economic losses.
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Recent assistance to Sri Lanka guided by Neighbourhood First policy, SAGAR
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], June 23 (ANI): The high-level Indian delegation led by Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra that visited Sri Lanka on Thursday underscored that the recent economic, financial and humanitarian assistance of over USD 3.5 billion to the island country was guided by New Delhi's "N
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Delhi LG takes swift action to end 'land scam'; three suspended, action r
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 23 (ANI): Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena's "swift and decisive action" has put an end to a land scam going on in the national capital since 2015, with decision taken to order the suspension of "involved officers" so that proceedings could be started against them
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Top Indian delegation holds talks with Sri Lanka President on economic sup
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], June 23 (ANI): A high-level Indian delegation led by Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra held talks with Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa in Colombo on Thursday amid the ongoing economic crisis in the island nation.
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Melting ice in Arctic ocean could transform international shipping routes:
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Rhode Island [US], June 21 (ANI): A new study conducted by a team of researchers at Brown University have discovered a series of consequences of the melting ice in the Arctic Ocean.
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Fiji reports more COVID-19 cases
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Suva [Fiji], June 21 (ANI/Xinhua): Fiji has reported more COVID-19 cases over the past few days, bringing the total number of COVID-19 cases in the island nation to more than 65,000 since March 2020 when it recorded its first confirmed case.
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Earthquake of 4.3 magnitude hits Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Port Blair (Andaman and Nicobar Islands) [India], June 21 (ANI): An earthquake of magnitude 4.3 on the Richter scale occurred 183 km southwest of Port Blair in the Andaman and Nicobar islands, informed the National Center for Seismology (NCS) on Tuesday.
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China's agenda to increase its sphere of influence in pacific islands in d
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Beijing [China], June 19 (ANI): China has been consistently increasing its inroads in the Pacific Islands, however its agenda to increase its sphere of influence in the region is in the doldrums.
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Sri Lankan PM says steps will be taken to mitigate food crisis in country
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], June 18 (ANI): Amidst the unprecedented economic turmoil in the country, Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on Friday said that steps will be taken to mitigate the food crisis in the island nation.
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Kim Kardashian-Pete Davidson set Internet on fire with mushy vacation pict
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], June 18 (ANI): Hollywood celebrity Kim Kardashian, who is currently vacationing on an island, has shared new pictures with beau Pete Davidson, making netizens go gaga over them all over again!
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Fiji's positive cases of COVID-19 asked to conduct 7-day isolation
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Suva [Fiji], June 17 (ANI/Xinhua): Fiji's Ministry of Health has asked those testing positive for COVID-19 to conduct compulsory seven-day isolation and not to work or go to school after more COVID-19 cases were reported in the island nation.
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