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4.3 magnitude earthquake strikes Andaman Islands
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Port Blair (Andaman and Nicobar Islands) [India], November 13 (ANI): An earthquake measuring 4.3 on the Richter scale struck the Andaman Islands on Friday, as per the National Center for Seismology.
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Tropical storm Eta hits Archipelago in US Florida
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 9 (ANI/Sputnik): Tropical storm Eta has reached Florida in the United States and hit Florida Keys, a string of tropical islands stretching between the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico, the US National Hurricane Centre (NHC) said on Monday.
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5.2-magnitude quake hits Izu Islands, Japan
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Izu Islands[JAPAN], November 8 (ANI/Xinhua): An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.2 jolted Izu Islands, Japan at 21:30:43 GMT on Saturday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
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5.3-magnitude quake hits 133 km SW of Lata, Solomon Islands
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Honiara [Solomon Islands], November 8 (ANI/Xinhua): A 5.3-magnitude earthquake jolted 133 km southwest of Lata, Solomon Islands at 0039 GMT on Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
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ICG apprehends boat near Andaman & Nicobar Islands with Myanmarese crew
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Port Blair (Andaman and Nicobar) [India], November 7 (ANI): The Indian Coast Guard has apprehended a suspicious boat near Andaman and Nicobar Islands with 12 Myanmarese crew members.
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US, Indonesia to safeguard maritime security in South China Sea
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Jakarta [Indonesia], October 30 (ANI): In a bid to check China's predatory moves in the South China Sea (SCS), the US and Indonesia have decided to cooperate in developing Natuna Islands in SCS.
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Marshall Islands records first Covid-19 cases
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Majuro [Marshall Islands], October 29 (ANI/Sputnik): The Marshall Islands authorities have recorded two cases of the coronavirus infection in the country at the US military base on Kwajalein Atoll, for the first time since the beginning of the pandemic, the Office of the Chief Secretary said
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Rains, thunder and lightning forecast over Tamil Nadu, Kerala: IMD
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 27 (ANI): The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted light to moderate rainfall with thunder and lightning at isolated places over southwest Tamil Nadu, adjoining south Kerala and the Nicobar Islands during the next three-four hours.
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Depression over Bay of Bengal to make landfall today, rainfall likely in W
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New Delhi [India], October 23 (ANI): The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Friday said that a 'depression' will cross West Bengal and adjoining Bangladesh coasts between Sagar islands and Khepupara over Sundarbans by Friday afternoon causing rainfall in the region.
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Indian diplomat Sushil Kumar Singhal appointed as next Ambassador to Solom
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 22 (ANI): Sushil Kumar Singhal, a 2000-batch Indian Foreign Service officer, has been concurrently accredited as the next High Commissioner of India to the Solomon Islands.
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PPP slams Imran govt for not laying 'controversial' Sindh islands ordinanc
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], October 18 (ANI): Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), one of the main opposition party's here on Saturday slammed the Imran Khan government for not laying the "controversial" Pakistan Islands Development Authority (PIDA) Ordinance, 2020, before its Parliament in session on Fr
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Amid Chinese threat, Japan Coast Guard tests unmanned aircraft SeaGuardian
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], October 15 (ANI): Days after two Chinese patrol ships illegally entered into Japan's territorial waters off Senkaku islands in the East China Sea, Japan Coast Guard began test flights of an unmanned aerial vehicle SeaGuardian to learn whether it can be utilised to carry out th
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