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Gangasagar not less than Kumbh, but Centre does not give money for it, say
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
South 24 Parganas (West Bengal) [India], Jan 9 (ANI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee accused the Centre of not giving any funds for the Gangasagar Mela which is held annually in the Sagar Islands in South 24 Parganas district.
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Arun Kumar Sahu appointed India's next envoy to Dominica
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 6 (ANI): Diplomat Arun Kumar Sahu has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the mountainous Caribbean island of Dominica, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Monday.
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Deforestation, Climate change could decimate Madagascar's rainforest habit
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 5 (ANI): A study has found that left unchecked, the combined effects of deforestation and human-induced climate change could eliminate Madagascar's entire eastern rainforest habitat by 2070, impacting thousands of plants, mammals, reptiles, and amphibians that are
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Madagascar's eastern rainforests might disappear by 2070: Study
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New York [USA], Jan 3 (ANI): The island country of Madagascar is a safe haven to thousands of endemic plant and animal species, but going by latest scientific predictions, all this could potentially change in the near future.
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Taiwan military chief missing after chopper makes emergency landing
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], Jan 02 (ANI): Taiwanese military chief of the general staff is missing after the helicopter he was travelling in had to make an emergency landing in the northern part of the country, island nation's defence ministry said on Thursday.
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Two Indian banks to cease operations in Sri Lanka
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Jan 1 (ANI): The Central Bank of Sri Lanka has permitted Indian private sector lenders Axis Bank and ICICI Bank to close their operations in the island nation, according to online news portal ColomboPage.
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Hawaii helicopter crash: Remains of 6 people found
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Honolulu [USA], Dec 28 (ANI): The remains of six out of seven people, who were aboard a helicopter that crashed on the Hawaiian island of Kauai earlier this week, have been found, police have said.
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MEA includes Madagascar, Comoros in Indian Ocean Division
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 26 (ANI): Ministry of External Affairs has included Madagascar and Comoros in the Indian Ocean Region Division, which looks after India's maritime neighbours such as Sri Lanka, Maldives, Mauritius and Seychelles.
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11 killed, 6 missing as typhoon wreak havoc in Philippine
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Manila [Philippines], Dec 26 (ANI) At least 11 people have been killed and six others after Typhoon Phanfone hit several parts of central Philippine islands on Wednesday.
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10 killed as Typhoon Phanfone batters central Philippines
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Manila [Philippines], Dec 26 (ANI): At least 10 people have been killed and six others missing after Typhoon Phanfone battered several central Philippine islands on Christmas Day, before heading out to the South China Sea, state media reported citing local authorities on Thursday.
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New Zealand calls off search for two remaining victims in volcanic eruptio
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Wellington [New Zealand], Dec 24 (ANI): The New Zealand police on Tuesday terminated the search operation for two victims who still remain missing after a deadly volcanic eruption on the White Island earlier this month.
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New Zealand volcanic eruption: Death toll rises to 19
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Wellington [New Zealand], Dec 23 (ANI): The death toll from New Zealand's White Island volcanic eruption earlier this month has risen to 19, the police said on Monday.
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