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Sri Lanka: Mahinda Rajapaksa to be sworn in as PM today
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Nov 21 (ANI): Sri Lanka's newly elected President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's brother Mahinda Rajapaksa will be sworn in as the new prime minister of the island nation on Wednesday.
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Rajnath Singh takes 'familiarisation sortie' in Singapore Air Force helico
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Singapore, Nov 19 (ANI): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday took a familiarisation air sortie in Super Puma Helicopter of Republic of Singapore Air Force. He is on a two-day visit to the island city.
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Here's your ultimate adventure-filled guide to Abu Dhabi!
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Abu Dhabi [UAE], Nov 17 (ANI): The middle-east is no doubt an exotic venue for a fun-filled and adventurous vacation. Stretching from the Arabian Gulf coast to the heritage heartland of Al Ain and the magnificent desert landscape of the Al Dhafra region, Abu Dhabi is one such scenic beauty c
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Sri Lanka Presidential election: Gunmen open fire on bus carrying voters i
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Nov 16 (ANI): Gunmen opened fire on a convoy of buses carrying voters in Mannar in northern Sri Lanka on Saturday, as the island country began voting for a presidential election.
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Gotabhaya Rajapaksa, Frontrunner in Sri Lanka's Presidential Elections
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Dubai [UAE] Nov 13(ANI/BusinessWire India): Sri Lanka's executive presidency is the most lucrative in the constitutional context in the island nation simply because of its formulation, a fact that is widely attributed to its creator, the late JR Jayawardene.
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Odisha: Cyclone Bulbul kills 2 in Kendrapara
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Kendrapara (Odisha) [India], Nov 10 (ANI): Two people died in separate incidents here, after the cyclonic storm 'Bulbul' made landfall on Saturday midnight between Sagar Islands of West Bengal and Khepupara in Bangladesh, hurtling northeastwards into the neighboring country over the Sunderba
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Bangladesh evacuates 1.5 million people as Cyclone Bulbul approaches
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], Nov 10 (ANI): Authorities here have so far evacuated about 100,000 people from its low-lying coastal villages and islands as Cyclone Bulbul crossed the coast of West Bengal with a maximum wind speed of 110-120 km per hour gusting upto 120 km per hour into Bangladesh.
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Cyclone Bulbul weakened to 'severe' cyclonic storm: IMD
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Nov 9 (ANI): The 'very severe' cyclonic storm 'Bulbul' has weakened to a 'severe' cyclonic storm, as per the latest hourly bulletin by the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
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Cyclone 'Bulbul': Eight fisherman rescued in Bhadrak, area witnesses heav
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Bhadrak (Odisha) [India], Nov 9 (ANI): Eight fishermen were rescued by the Odisha Disaster Rapid Action Force (ODRAF) team and local fishermen on Saturday after they were left stranded on an island following the capsizing of their boat.
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Cyclone Bulbul likely to weaken, cross West Bengal and Bangladesh coasts:
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 9 (ANI): The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Saturday said the cyclone 'Bulbul' is likely to weaken gradually and move northeastwards and cross West Bengal and Bangladesh coasts between Sagar Island and Khepupra.
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'Bulbul' very likely to intensify into a severe cyclonic storm: IMD
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 7 (ANI): The cyclonic storm 'Bulbul' over East-Central Bay of Bengal moved towards the North-West with a speed of 21 kmph during the past six hours and lay centred over West-Central and adjoining East-Central Bay of Bengal, about 560 km South-Southeast of Paradip (Odis
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PMO takes stock of preparations to deal with cyclone 'Bulbul'
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 7 (ANI): After Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed concern over situation in view of cyclonic storm 'Bulbul', Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister, Dr PK Mishra held a high-level meeting on Thursday with the Chief Secretaries of Odisha, West Bengal and Union Te
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