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India keeps watch on developments concerning its security, says MEA on mil
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Arindam Bagchi reacted to the militarisation of Myanmar's Coco Islands and said that India keeps a constant watch on all developments concerning India's security. And India takes all necessary measures to safeguard the same.
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Tri services' special forces exercise held in Andaman Nicobar
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The Paratroopers took off from Uttar Pradesh's Agra and landed with surgical precision on a remote island from the C130 J super Hercules aircraft of IAF during the early hours of Wednesday.
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4.8 magnitude earthquake hits New Zealand's Kermadec Islands region
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The earthquake occurred at 16:44:24 (UTC+05:30) and hit Kermadec Islands, New Zealand at a depth of 10 km, the USGS informed.
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77 pc inmates in prisons 'undertrials', says India Justice Report
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Only 22 per cent of the prison population are convicts while 77 per cent are 'undertrials' or people awaiting the completion of investigation or trial, the latest data published in the India Justice Report (IJR) 2022 has revealed.
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Japan likely to deploy long-range missiles in Nansei Islands to counter Ch
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Japan, has recently established a Ground Self-Defense Force camp on Ishigaki Island last month, where all the high-level weapons including type-12 surface-to-ship batteries and other missile units were deployed.
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Japan calls for early release of Japanese businessman in China
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
While addressing the reporters following the meeting with China's Qin gang, Japan's Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi said that he sought consular access to the Japanese citizen and urged China to provide transparency in the judicial process.
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Militarisation of Coco Island, concern for India?
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
This has implications for India's strategic interests in the region, as New Delhi seeks to counter China's growing influence in South Asia and the Indian Ocean region. With the Coco Island developments, India may soon face a new airbase close by in a country increasingly tied to Beijing.
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Earthquake of magnitude 6.0 hits Solomon Islands
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Taking to its official Twitter handle, NCS said that the earthquake occurred at 3:49 am IST and struck West North West of Honiara at a depth of 95 kilometres.
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US reacts to Beijing's "warning off" claim
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
A day after China said it drove a US Navy destroyer away from Beijing-claimed waters in the South China Sea, the US 7th Fleet said the same warship sailed through those waters to challenge the Chinese claims, CNN reported. The warship conducted what the US Navy calls a "freedom of navigation
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Expelled trespassing US destroyer off Xisha Islands, claims China
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Global Times reported that "without any authorization from the Chinese government, guided missile destroyer the USS Milius on Thursday made an illegal intrusion into Chinese territorial waters off the Xisha Islands, sabotaging the peace and stability in the South China Sea", Senior Colonel T
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China threatens US Navy after its warship's action in South China Sea
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
China threatened "serious consequences" Friday after the United States Navy sailed a destroyer around the disputed Paracel Islands in the South China Sea for the second day in a row, in a move Beijing claimed was a violation of its sovereignty and security, reported CNN.
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4.6 magnitude earthquake hits Japan's Izu Islands
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
The earthquake occurred at 00:06:45 (UTC+05:30) and hit Izu Islands, Japan on Friday, at a depth of 28.2 km, the USGS informed.
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