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Khalistani terrorist's invitation to Trudeau reception rescinded
Updated : 8 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 22 (ANI): The Canadian High Commission on Thursday confirmed that the invitation to Khalistani terrorist Jaspal Atwal to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's reception has been rescinded.
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India successfully test-fires nuclear capable Agni-II
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], Feb. 20 (ANI): The Strategic Forces Command (SFC) on Tuesday test-fired Agni II medium-range nuclear-capable missile from Abdul Kalam Island off the Odisha coast.
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Maldives opposition calls for UN intervention
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Male [Maldives], Feb 16 (ANI): A joint opposition in the Maldives on Friday issued a call for the United Nations (UN) to immediately intervene in the island nation's political turmoil and to put an end to the emergency imposed by President Abdulla Yameen.
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Earthquake jolts the Andaman Islands
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Port Blair (Andaman and Nicobar) [India], Feb 13 (ANI): An earthquake of 5.6 magnitude hit the Andaman Islands on Tuesday morning.
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Rohan More becomes first Asian to swim across Ocean Seven
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 11 (ANI): Pune-based swimmer, Rohan More became the first Asian as well as the first Indian to swim across the Ocean Seven. Rohan is the youngest person in the world to swim across the Ocean Seven.
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Lankan navy apprehends 7 Indian fishermen
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Rameswaram (Tamil Nadu)) [India], Feb 08 (ANI): The Sri Lankan Navy on Thursday apprehended seven Indian fishermen along with one boat at the Palk Bay near the Delft island.
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SuperShe - A women-only resort island
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
London [U.K.], Feb.7 (ANI): A woman has come up with an ultimate refuge for the women peers.
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UN Chief urges Maldives govt. to lift state of emergency
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Male (Maldives), Feb. 07 (ANI): United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday expressed serious concern about the situation in Maldives and urged the government to uphold the rule of law in the island nation.
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India successfully test-fires nuclear capable Agni-I (A)
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Odisha [India], Feb. 6 (ANI) : India successfully test fired indigenously developed surface-to-surface nuclear capable Agni-I (A) ballistic missile from Abdul Kalam Island off Odisha coast at 8.30 AM.
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1 feared dead in Japan chopper crash
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], Feb 5 (ANI): One person was feared killed when a Japanese Self-Defence Force (SDF) helicopter crashed near an elementary school in Saga Prefecture in Kyushu Island in southwestern Japan on Monday.
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Sri Lankan navy apprehends 2 Indian fishermen
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Rameswaram (Tamil Nadu) [India], Feb. 03 (ANI): The Sri Lankan Navy apprehended at least two Indian fishermen for allegedly trying to smuggle a large amount of heroin worth Rs 1 crore near Sri Lanka's Mannar Island Lighthouse on Friday evening.
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Russia: 2 killed in fire
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Irkutsk [Russia], Jan 28 (ANI): Two people have died and five injured after a fire broke out at a tourist facility on Lake Baikal's Olkhon Island in Russia.
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