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6.1 magnitude aftershock strikes near Cayman Islands
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
George Town [Cayman Islands], Jan 29 (ANI): An aftershock measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale struck near the Cayman Islands on Tuesday, hours after the powerful initial quake of magnitude 7.7 jolted the Caribbean, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said.
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Magnitude 5.2 earthquake hits Russia's Kuril Islands
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Kuril Islands [Russia], Jan 28 (Sputnik/ANI): A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck on Tuesday near the southern Kuril Islands, the Sakhalin branch of the Geophysical Service of the Russian Academy of Sciences told Sputnik.
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Modi hails Andaman and Nicobar cyclist, says India too has a David Beckham
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 26 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday referred to famous England footballer David Beckham and said India "also has a David Beckham" as he talked about 17-year-old cyclist from Andaman and Nicobar who won a gold and bronze at the recently-concluded Khelo Indi
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Magnitude 6.2 earthquake strikes near Alaska's Aleutian Islands
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Alaska [US], Jan 23 (Sputnik/ANI): A 6.2 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Alaska's Aleutian Islands on Thursday, the US Geological Survey said.
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UK: Earthquake of 5.6 magnitude hits South Sandwich Island
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
South Sandwich [UK], Jan 23 (Sputnik/ANI): A 5.6 magnitude earthquake has been registered near the South Sandwich Islands in the Antarctic region, the US Geological Survey said.
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Scientists discover 10 new bird taxa
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Singapore [Malaysia], Jan 12(ANI): A research team has found five new species of birds and five more subspecies in Wallacea, in what can be considered a big leap in terms of finding new bird species in the past 20 years.
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It's my mission to make BSNL one of the top companies of India: RS Prasad
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Jan 10 (ANI): Communications Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Thursday said that it is his mission to make Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) "one of the top companies of India".
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Gangasagar not less than Kumbh, but Centre does not give money for it, say
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
South 24 Parganas (West Bengal) [India], Jan 9 (ANI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee accused the Centre of not giving any funds for the Gangasagar Mela which is held annually in the Sagar Islands in South 24 Parganas district.
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MEA includes Madagascar, Comoros in Indian Ocean Division
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 26 (ANI): Ministry of External Affairs has included Madagascar and Comoros in the Indian Ocean Region Division, which looks after India's maritime neighbours such as Sri Lanka, Maldives, Mauritius and Seychelles.
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11 killed, 6 missing as typhoon wreak havoc in Philippine
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Manila [Philippines], Dec 26 (ANI) At least 11 people have been killed and six others after Typhoon Phanfone hit several parts of central Philippine islands on Wednesday.
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10 killed as Typhoon Phanfone batters central Philippines
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Manila [Philippines], Dec 26 (ANI): At least 10 people have been killed and six others missing after Typhoon Phanfone battered several central Philippine islands on Christmas Day, before heading out to the South China Sea, state media reported citing local authorities on Thursday.
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Myanmarese vessel with 6 crew members apprehended with contraband near Lit
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 22 (ANI): The Indian Coast Guard has apprehended a Myanmarese vessel with six crew members on board with banned contraband, totalling over 300 kilograms near Little Andaman Islands.
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