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TN: Pilgrims embark on journey to Katchatheevu Island for church festival
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Rameswaram (Tamil Nadu) [India], Mar 15 (ANI): Many fishermen from Tamil Nadu's Rameswaram on Friday left for Katchatheevu Island to participate in the St. Antony's church festival.
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TN: Protest erupt near Sri Lankan embassy over 2008 war crimes
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], March 14 (ANI): Protest erupted near Sri Lankan Embassy against Sri Lankan Government here on Thursday for dragging the investigation on the war crimes that took place in the south-Asian island nation in 2008.
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Earthquake of magnitude 6.0 jolts Fiji Islands
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Suva [Fiji], Mar 10 (ANI): An earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale rattled the Fiji Islands region on Sunday afternoon, according to the India Meteorological Department.
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Japan: 6.0 magnitude earthquake hits Hokkaido island; no casualties report
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Hokkaido [Japan], Mar 2 (ANI): A 6.0 Ritcher magnitude earthquake hit Japan’s northernmost island of Hokkaido in the wee hours of Saturday, United States Geological Survey (USGS) confirmed.
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Here's how fungi influence global plant colonisation
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 28 (ANI): It turns out that the symbiosis of plants and fungi has a great influence on the worldwide spread of plant species. In some cases, it even acts like a filter.
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UK should 'rapidly' give up Chagos Islands, says ICJ
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The Hague [The Netherlands], Feb 25 (ANI): In a major diplomatic victory for Mauritius, the UN's top court on Monday ruled that the United Kingdom (UK) should end its control of the Chagos Islands in the Indian Ocean "as rapidly as possible".
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Japan: 5.8 magnitude quake hits Hokkaido
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Hokkaido [Japan] Feb 22 (ANI): An earthquake measuring 5.8 on the Richter scale struck Japan's northern island of Hokkaido on Thursday (local time).
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Galapagos giant tortoise thought 'extinct' found after 100 years
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Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 21 (ANI): A living member of a species of giant tortoise long thought to be extinct has been discovered on the Galapagos island of Ferdinandina.
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Sri Lankan Navy detains nine Indian fishermen near Delft Island
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Colombo [Sri Lanka], Feb 20 (ANI): Nine Indian fishermen along with two fishing boats were apprehended by the Sri Lankan Navy near the shore of the Delft Island on Wednesday.
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Australian rat becomes first mammal to go extinct due to climate change
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Melbourne [Australia], Feb 20 (ANI): According to the Australian government, a small brown rat which lived on a tiny island off northern Australia is the world’s first mammal known to have become extinct due to “human-induced climate change.”
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Dancing Shadows Productions launches poster for its forthcoming music vide
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New Delhi [India], Feb 20 (ANI): The first look of the forthcoming music video “Neel Samandar” was unveiled in Mumbai. Inspired from a true story, the video is inspired by events that took place between the protected tribes of Andaman and Nicobar Islands and a tourist.
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Delhi: Rajnath chairs fifth meeting of Island Development Agency
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 19 (ANI): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday chaired the fifth meeting of the Island Development Agency (IDA). The meeting was called to review the progress made towards the “Holistic development of islands” program.
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