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Sri Lankan government cancels Imran Khan's address to Parliament
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], February 18 (ANI): The Sri Lankan Parliament on Thursday has cancelled the planned address of Prime Minister Imran Khan during his upcoming visit to the island nation, reported Dawn.
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Logistics major Seven Islands files for Rs 600 crore IPO
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], February 16 (ANI): Seven Islands Shipping has filed its papers with stock exchange regulator for a Rs 600 crore initial public offering (IPO) of equity shares.
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6.7 magnitude earthquake hits Isangel, Vanuatu
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Port Vila [Vanuatu Island], February 16 (ANI/ Xinhua): An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.7 jolted 58 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu at 0049 GMT on Tuesday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said.
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Kerala CM inaugurates first route of Kochi Water Metro project
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Kochi (Kerala) [India], February 16 (ANI): Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Monday inaugurated the first route and terminal buildings of Kochi Water Metro, a project to connect the islands around the city using state-of-the-art boats.
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Japan debating on response to China's new coast guard law
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Osaka [Japan], February 15 (ANI): Amid the growing belligerence of China in the East and South China Sea following Beijing's enactment of a new coast guard law, Japan is now deliberating on an apt response to the legislation, which is poised to escalate tensions in the region.
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Man grows orchard of 10,000 trees on barren land in Bihar's Gaya
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Gaya (Bihar) [India], February 13 (ANI): Satyendra Gautam Manjhi from Imaliyachak, a small village in the Belaganj block area of Gaya district, has on his own planted a huge orchard on the wastelands of an island in the Phalgu River.
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How Indian families are benefiting from St. Kitts and Nevis citizenship
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 12 (ANI/Mediawire): There has been a marked increase in Indian families applying for second citizenship in the Caribbean island of St Kitts and Nevis. With a stable economy, safe environment and high education standards, it is fast becoming the country of choice f
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Japan to station coast guard vessel at Ogasawara Islands to check Chinese
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], February 12 (ANI): Japan for the first time will station a coast guard patrol vessel in the Ogasawara Islands, about 1,000km south of Tokyo, to counter Chinese ships.
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6.0-magnitude quake hits southeast of Loyalty Islands: USGS
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Caledonia [France], February 11 (ANI/Xinhua): An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.0 jolted southeast of the Loyalty Islands at 06:52:30 GMT on Thursday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said.
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US, Japan express concern over Chinese assertiveness around Senkaku Island
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 11 (ANI): US Secretary of State Antony J Blinken and Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi during a call on Wednesday (local time) expressed concern over increased Chinese assertiveness around the Senkaku Islands following China's enactment of a new coast guar
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DMK MP gives adjournment notice in LS over Sri Lankan Cabinet approval reg
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 9 (ANI): Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) MP D Ravikumar has given an adjournment motion notice in Lok Sabha over "Sri Lankan Cabinet approval regarding Chinese energy project in three islands off Jaffna peninsula that are barely 50 km from the Tamil Nadu coast."
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Japanese submarine collides with commercial vessel, 3 injured
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], February 9 (ANI/Xinhua): A Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force submarine collided with a commercial vessel on Monday in the Pacific Ocean off the western main island of Shikoku, slightly injuring three crew members on the submarine, government officials said.
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