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Coast Guard apprehends Myanmarese vessel with 6 crew members near Little A
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Andaman & Nicobar [India], Dec 22 (ANI): The Indian Coast Guard has apprehended a Myanmarese vessel along with six crew members on December 20.
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Bougainville votes overwhelmingly for independence from Papua New Guinea
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Port Moresby [Papua New Guinea], Dec 11 (ANI): Bougainville, a collection of islands in the South Pacific, has voted overwhelmingly to gain independence from Papua New Guinea (PNG), authorities announced on Wednesday, paving way for the autonomous region to become world's newest nation.
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5.9 magnitude earthquake strikes Japan's Izu Islands
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], Dec 10 (ANI): An earthquake measuring 5.9 on the Richter scale struck Izu Islands in Japan on Tuesday, United States Geological Survey (USGS) said.
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K Suresh gives Adjournment Motion Notice in LS over 'Chinese intrusion rep
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 4 (ANI): Congress Chief Whip in Lok Sabha, Kodikunnil Suresh has given Adjournment Motion Notice in Lok Sabha over the issue of "Chinese intrusion reported in Andaman and Nicobar Islands".
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6.0 magnitude earthquake hits Alaska
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Alaska [US], Dec 02 (Sputnik/ANI): A earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale struck the Aleutian Islands in the US state of Alaska, the US Geological Survey said on Monday. No casualties or damage have been reported so far.
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Coast Guard escorts Yemini vessel with 9 Indians to Kochi
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 30 (ANI): A Yemini vessel with nine Indians in distress was rendered assistance by the Indian Coast Guard off the Lakshadweep islands and escorted to Kochi on Friday, the ICG said on Saturday.
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6.3 magnitude earthquake jolts Alaska
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Juneau (Alaska) [USA], Nov 24 (ANI): An earthquake measuring 6.3 on the Richter scale struck the Andreanof Islands here in the wee hours of Sunday morning, according to the US Geological Survey.
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Indian Navy rescues woman in emergency labour from remote village in Nicob
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Port Blair (Andaman and Nicobar Islands) [India], Nov 21 (ANI): In a swift rescue operation, Indian Navy on Wednesday safely evacuated a pregnant lady in emergency labour from Daring, a remote village in Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
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Odisha: Cyclone Bulbul kills 2 in Kendrapara
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Kendrapara (Odisha) [India], Nov 10 (ANI): Two people died in separate incidents here, after the cyclonic storm 'Bulbul' made landfall on Saturday midnight between Sagar Islands of West Bengal and Khepupara in Bangladesh, hurtling northeastwards into the neighboring country over the Sunderba
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Bangladesh evacuates 1.5 million people as Cyclone Bulbul approaches
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], Nov 10 (ANI): Authorities here have so far evacuated about 100,000 people from its low-lying coastal villages and islands as Cyclone Bulbul crossed the coast of West Bengal with a maximum wind speed of 110-120 km per hour gusting upto 120 km per hour into Bangladesh.
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Cyclone Bulbul weakened to 'severe' cyclonic storm: IMD
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Nov 9 (ANI): The 'very severe' cyclonic storm 'Bulbul' has weakened to a 'severe' cyclonic storm, as per the latest hourly bulletin by the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
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'Bulbul' very likely to intensify into a severe cyclonic storm: IMD
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 7 (ANI): The cyclonic storm 'Bulbul' over East-Central Bay of Bengal moved towards the North-West with a speed of 21 kmph during the past six hours and lay centred over West-Central and adjoining East-Central Bay of Bengal, about 560 km South-Southeast of Paradip (Odis
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