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PM Modi to visit Andaman & Nicobar Islands tomorrow
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 28 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will pay a visit to Andaman and Nicobar Islands on December 29-30 to lay the foundation stone for a number of development projects.
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PM Modi to rename Andaman & Nicobar islands on Dec 30: Kin of Netaji
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu) [India], Dec 26: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be renaming three islands of Andaman and Nicobar on December 30 from Port Blair, said Chandra Kumar Bose, grand nephew of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose on Wednesday.
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Delta flight makes emergency landing on remote Alaskan island
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Anchorage (Alaska) [USA], Dec 26 (ANI): Hundreds of passengers aboard a Delta Air Lines flight survived nervy moments on Christmas Eve as the plane made an emergency landing on a small and isolated island in Alaska due to a "potential engine issue".
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3 islands in Andaman and Nicobar to be renamed
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 25 (ANI): Three islands in Andaman and Nicobar - Ross Island, Neil Island and Havelock Island- will be renamed as Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Island, Shaheed Dweep and Swaraj Dweep, respectively, by the Narendra Modi-led central government.
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6.0 magnitude earthquake jolts Commander Islands
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 24 (ANI): An earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale struck the Commander Islands in the Bering Sea on Monday.
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Turkey extends condolences to Indonesia tsunami victims
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], Dec 23(ANI): Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday expressed his condolences to the victims of the deadly tsunami that struck the Indonesian island of Sunda Strait on Saturday night.
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4 people missing after explosion on boat in Gujarat
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Bhavnagar (Gujarat) [India], Dec 21 (ANI): Four people went missing following an explosion on board a boat at Piram Bet island in Gujarat's Bhavnagar district on Friday afternoon.
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Sri Lanka moves out of political crisis as new Cabinet swears-in
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Dec 21 (ANI): Sri Lanka is slowly moving out of the political crisis that engulfed the south-Asian island nation, as the new cabinet was sworn-in here on Thursday.
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6.2 magnitude earthquake strikes Easter Island
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Hanga Roa [Easter Islands], Dec 19(ANI): An earthquake measuring 6.2 on Richter scale struck Easter Islands in South Pacific Ocean on Wednesday.
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Mahinda Rajapaksa named Sri Lanka's opposition leader
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Dec 18 (ANI): Former Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa on Tuesday became the country's main opposition leader in Parliament, days after he resigned as the disputed prime minister that threw the island nation into unprecedented political chaos for nearly two months.
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Vanuatu threatens to sue fossil fuel companies
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Katowice [Poland], Dec 18 (ANI): Vanuatu, an island nation in the South Pacific Ocean, has threatened to sue fossil fuel companies and governments aiding their practices which adds to worsening climatic conditions.
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India commits USD 1.4 billion financial assistance to Maldives
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 17 (ANI): India on Monday announced financial assistance of USD 1.4 billion to the Maldives as the island nation's President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih undertook his maiden visit here, which Prime Minister Narendra Modi said would enhance "trust and friend" between the two
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