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US aircraft crashes during military exercise in Australia
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
An aircraft, involving US Defence personnel, crashed near Australia's Northern Territory, Darwin on Sunday, Australian public broadcaster (ABC) reported.
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Supreme Court refuses to cancel bail granted to former Andaman chief secre
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
On November 10, 2022, Narain was arrested after an FIR was registered on October 1 when he was posted as the chairman and managing director of the Delhi Financial Corporation. On October 17 he was suspended.
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Spain: Thousands evacuated as wildfire rages “out of control” in Canary Is
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
The archipelago of seven islands is located off the northwest coast of Africa and southwest of mainland Spain. The islands are 100 kilometres (60 miles) from Morocco at their closest point.
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Earthquake of magnitude 4.3 strikes Andaman Sea
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
An earthquake of magnitude 4.3 on the Richter scale hit the Andaman Sea on Friday, the National Center for Seismology said.
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Major restructure sees PLA air force take over naval aircraft
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
The People’s Liberation Army (PLA), an armed force beholden to the Chinese Communist Party, is the world’s largest military. Its pursuit of “jointness” between the various armed services has been made evident in the recent blockade of a Philippine outpost in the South China Sea, and in the r
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Australia's biggest warship participates in military exercises with US, Ph
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Most recently, authorities in the Philippines accused the Chinese of using a water cannon against its vessels carrying supplies for Filipino soldiers based on one of the disputed Spratly Islands. The Philippine Coast Guard said China's actions were "excessive and unlawful". China demanded th
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Earthquake of magnitude 4.3 jolts Andaman and Nicobar islands
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
"Earthquake of Magnitude: 4.3, Occurred on 11-08-2023, 02:56:12 IST, Lat: 10.66 & Long: 93.04, Depth: 10 km, Location: 112km SSE of Portblair, Andaman and Nicobar Island, India," NCS tweeted.
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Earthquake of magnitude 5.2 strikes Indonesia
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
An earthquake of magnitude 5.2 on the Richter Scale jolted Indonesia on Thursday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported.
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China urges Philippines to immediately tow its vessel from Ren'ai Reef
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Quoting a statement by the Chinese Foreign Ministry, the Global Times reported that claiming the Ren'ai Reef as a part of China's Nansha Islands, Beijing called for restoring the original status of the reef.
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Philippines summons China envoy over water cannon incident in disputed sea
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
According to Al Jazeera, the Philippines accused China's coastguard on Saturday of deploying water cannons to stop its ships from delivering food, water, fuel, and other supplies to its military soldiers stationed at Second Thomas Shoal in the Spratly Islands.
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Earthquake of magnitude 4.5 hits Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
“Earthquake of Magnitude: 4.5, Occurred on 07-08-2023, 12:53:24 IST, Lat: 9.18 & Long: 93.95, Depth: 10 Km, Location: Andaman Sea,” NCS tweeted.
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China funded over USD 130,000 to Solomon Islands newspaper for favourable
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
The Chinese government granted more than USD 130,000 to Solomon Islands news company in exchange for agreeing to “promote the truth about China’s generosity and its true intention to help develop” the Pacific island country.
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