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5.6 magnitude earthquake hits Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Port Blair (Andaman and Nicobar Islands) [India], May 22 (ANI): An earthquake measuring 5.6 on the Richter Scale shook Andaman Islands region on Tuesday, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.
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4.5 magnitude quake jolts Andaman & Nicobar Islands
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Port Blair (Andaman and Nicobar Islands) [India], May 21 (ANI): An earthquake measuring 4.1 on the Richter Scale shook Nicobar Islands region in the wee hours of Tuesday, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.
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After exit polls predict BJP win, ex-Maldives Prez Nasheed congratulates P
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 20 (ANI): With most of the exit polls predicting a majority for the NDA, former Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi, hoping that the island nation would continue to have close cooperation with the BJP-led government.
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Quake jolts Uttarakhand, Nicobar Islands
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 18 (ANI): An earthquake measuring 3.9 on the Richter scale hit Chamoli district of Uttarakhand in the wee hours of Saturday, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
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4.5 magnitude quake jolts Nicobar Islands
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 18 (ANI): A 4.5 magnitude earthquake jolted Nicobar Islands on Friday night, according to IMD.
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Cold War 'coffin' leaking radioactive waste in Pacific, UN expresses conce
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 16 (ANI): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday confirmed that a massive concrete dome built during the Cold War era to contain waste from nuclear testing conducted by the US has degraded and began leaking into the Pacific Ocean.
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5.5 magnitude earthquake jolts Japan, no casualties
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Amami Oshima [Japan], May 15 (ANI): An earthquake measuring 5.5 on the Richter Scale rattled the north-east coast of Japan's Amami Oshima Island on Wednesday.
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Sri Lanka: Curfew lifted for 2 hrs in North Western Province
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 14 (ANI): The indefinite curfew imposed in one of the provinces of the island nation will be lifted for two hours from 4 pm to 6 pm in the evening.
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Indian armed forces carry out 'Exercise BullStrike'
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Port Blair (Andaman and Nicobar Islands) [India], May 13 (ANI): The Indian armed forces carried out 'Exercise BullStrike' to showcase their joint operations capability by undertaking company level airborne operation at Teressa Island in Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
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5.7 magnitude quake jolts New Zealand's Kermadec Islands
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Wellington [New Zealand], May 12 (ANI): An earthquake measuring 5.7 on the Richter Scale rattled New Zealand's Kermadec Islands in the early morning hours on Monday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said.
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Hundreds of inmates escape after riots break out in Indonesian prison
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Jakarta [Indonesia], May 11 (ANI): Hundreds of prisoners escaped from an Indonesian jail on Sumatra island after rioting and fire broke out on Saturday morning at the detention centre.
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If Modi had family, he would also be going on vacation: Anand Sharma
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 10 (ANI): Hitting back at Prime Minister Narendra Modi's criticism of the late Rajiv Gandhi that he had used a naval warship as a personal taxi for vacation in Lakshadweep, senior Congress leader Anand Sharma said that if Modi had a family he would also have done that
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