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8 new COVID-19 cases reported in Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Port Blair (Andaman and Nicobar) [India], December 17 (ANI): Andaman and Nicobar Islands has reported eight new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, said the Andaman and Nicobar Islands Administration on Thursday.
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Japan expresses strong concerns over China's attempts to change Senkaku Is
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], December 15 (ANI): Days after four Chinese ships entered the coastal waters near the disputed Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea, Defence Minister Nobuo Kishi conveyed to his Beijing counterpart Wei Fenghe about Japan's strong concerns about the attempts to "unilaterally ch
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New Zealand, Cook Islands announce quarantine-free travel bubble
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Wellington [New Zealand], December 12 (ANI/Xinhua): The Prime Minister of New Zealand Jacinda Ardern and the Prime Minister of the Cook Islands Mark Brown announced on Saturday the "Arrangement to Facilitate Quarantine-Free Travel between the Cook Islands and New Zealand."
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Cabinet approves Provision of Submarine Optical Fibre Cable Connectivity b
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 9 (ANI): The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday, gave its approval for Provision of Submarine Optical Fibre Cable Connectivity between Mainland (Kochi) and Lakshadweep Islands (KLI Project).
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Japan registers protest with China over Chinese ships entering Senkaku coa
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], December 9 (ANI): Japan on Wednesday lodged a protest with China after four Chinese ships entered the coastal waters near the disputed Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea.
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Earthquake of 4.3 magnitude hits Dilglipur in Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Diglipur (Andaman and Nicobar Islands) [India], December 6 (ANI): An earthquake of magnitude 4.3 on the Richter Scale jolted the Andaman and Nicobar Islands on Sunday, the National Center for Seismology (NCS) informed.
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Anti-ship version of supersonic cruise missile testfired from Andaman Nico
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 1 (ANI): India on Tuesday testfired the anti-ship version of the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile from the Andaman and Nicobar Islands territory, sources confirmed.
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Japan condemns China's claim of sovereignty over Senkaku islands
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], November 28 (ANI): Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi on Friday rejected his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi's recent public remarks claiming Beijing's sovereignty over the Tokyo-administered Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea as "totally unacceptable."
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India successfully test-fires land attack version of BrahMos supersonic cr
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 24 (ANI): India on Tuesday successfully test-fired a land attack version of the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile from the Andaman and Nicobar Islands territory, sources said.
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ICG averts oil tanker running aground off Nicobar Islands
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Port Blair (Andaman and Nicobar Islands) [India], November 23 (ANI): In a swift sea-air coordinated operation on Sunday, Indian Coast Guard ship Vishwast averted tanker MT Anasthasia-1 from running aground off the eco-sensitive Nicobar Islands and commenced towing it to safe waters.
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China's ballistic missiles and uncertainty at sea
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Hong Kong, November 16 (ANI): On August 26, China fired two of its most capable conventional missiles - a DF-26 intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) and DF-21D anti-ship ballistic missile (ASBM) - into the South China Sea from bases in mainland China. Now, nearly three months later, a
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China reacts sharply to Biden's remarks on Senkaku Islands
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], November 13 (ANI): In a move to establish its rising assertiveness on the East China Sea, China has reacted sharply to remarks made by US President-elect Joe Biden on the US commitment to helping Japan defend the Senkaku Islands.
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