Search For "island"
Japan lodges protest against Russia over upcoming firing drills near South
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], February 7 (ANI/Sputnik): The Japanese government has expressed its objection to Russia regarding the scheduled live-fire military drills close to the South Kuril Islands, Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno said on Monday.
Read More
China must respect the Falklands' sovereignty, says UK Foreign Secretary
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
London [UK], February 7 (ANI): UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss on Sunday vowed to defend the country's right to self-determination of Falklands' sovereignty after Beijing backed Argentina's territorial claims over the British-run islands.
Read More
Sri Lanka needs to save its economy from China's debt-trap policy: Report
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US] February 7 (ANI): Amid the ongoing economic downturn in Sri Lanka, the Washington-based group Global Strat View said that the island nation has to rethink seriously to save its economy, which analysts say have fallen into China's debt-trap policy.
Read More
Sri Lankan Foreign Minister to meet Jaishankar today
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 7 (ANI): Sri Lankan Foreign Minister G. L. Peiris is set to meet his Indian counterpart External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar in New Delhi on Monday amid the ongoing economic crisis in the island nation.
Read More
Sri Lankan Foreign Minister arrives in Delhi for three-day visit
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 6 (ANI): Sri Lankan Foreign Minister G. L. Peiris arrived in Delhi on Sunday for a three-day visit to India amid the ongoing economic crisis in the island nation.
Read More
Taiwan condemns joint Russia-China statement opposing island's independenc
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], February 5 (ANI): Taiwan on Saturday condemned joint Russia-China statement made on Friday opposing island independence and supporting the One-China principle.
Read More
Pakistan: Sindh declares two islands 'protected forests' amid dispute with
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], February 4 (ANI): Amid ownership dispute between provincial and federal governments, Sindh has declared two islands off the coast of Karachi as "protected forests", local media reported on Friday.
Read More
COVID-19: New Zealand PM announces to end quarantine stays; reopen its bor
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Wellington [New Zealand], February 3 (ANI): In a major announcement, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has said that the island nation will end its quarantine requirements for incoming travellers and start reopening its borders, ending tough border rules.
Read More
Indian consulate provides assistance to 21 fishermen arrested in S Lanka f
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 1 (ANI): Officials of the Indian Consulate in Sri Lanka met and provided consular assistance to 21 fishermen from India who were arrested for allegedly poaching in the island country's territorial waters, the Indian High Commission said on Tuesday.
Read More
5.8 magnitude earthquake hits Kermadec Islands region
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Kermadec Islands [New Zealand], January 31 (ANI): A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck the Kermadec Islands region in New Zealand, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said on Friday (local time).
Read More
Argentina rejects Britain's deployment of new weapons to Malvinas Islands
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Buenos Aires [Argentina], January 30 (ANI/Xinhua): Argentina on Saturday expressed strong opposition to Britain's recent installation of new anti-aircraft weaponry on the disputed Malvinas Islands, also known to the Britons as the Falklands.
Read More
Tourism Ministry launches digital calendar to showcase 'Incredible Stories
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 29 (ANI): Sabarmati Ashram in Gujarat which served as one of the main centres of India's freedom struggle and home to Mahatma Gandhi for over a decade along with the 105-year old Cellular Jail in Andaman and Nicobar Islands that once housed political prisoners exil
Read More