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Chandrayaan-2 Makes India A Space Pioneer: 10 Facts On Monday Mission
India will step up the international space race on Monday when it launches a low-cost mission to become only the fourth country to land a probe on the moon. Just five days before the 50th anniversary of man's first lunar landing, Chandrayaan-2 - or Moon Chariot 2 - will blast off from an island off Andhra Pradesh after a decade-long build-up. The m...
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PM Modi, On Visit To The Andamans, Renames 3 Islands
Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday announced renaming of three islands of Andaman and Nicobar to mark the 75th anniversary of the raising of the Indian national flag by freedom movement icon Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose during the fight for India's independence.
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3 Andaman And Nicobar Islands To Be Renamed During PM's Visit This Sunday
Three islands in Andaman and Nicobar will be given new names by the government this Sunday, the latest in the list of places being renamed across the country. Ross Island, Neil Island and Havelock Island will be renamed as Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Island, Shaheed Dweep and Swaraj Dweep respectively. The new names will be formally announced by Pr...
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Air India To Operate 2 Flights Tonight To Bring Back Passengers Stranded In Andamans
National carrier Air India would operate a 144-seater Airbus A-319 relief flight from Kolkata to Port Blair tonight to bring back the stranded passengers in the island to Kolkata.
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Rescue Ops Begin In Andamans' Havelock Island Affected By 'Cyclonic Weather'
Rescue operations of around 1,400 stranded tourists from two islands in the Andamans due to cyclonic weather began this morning. The Navy, Coast Guard and the administration of the Union Territory jointly undertook a major evacuation drive.
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1,400 Tourists Caught In Cyclonic Weather In Andamans, Rajnath Singh Says All Safe
Around 1,400 tourists are stranded at Havelock and Neil islands in the Andamans after heavy rain and "cyclonic weather conditions", which are a challenge to evacuation efforts. Home Minister Rajnath Singh said on Thursday that everyone is safe and appealed to families of the tourists not to panic.
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British Journalists Handed Short Jail Terms in Indonesia
An Indonesian court today gave short jail terms to two British journalists for trying to make a documentary in the country without the correct visas.
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Australia 'Confident Looking in Right Area' And MH370 Will Be Found
Australian authorities said today they were confident the search for MH370 was being carried out in the right area and the plane would be found after Malaysia confirmed debris on an Indian Ocean island was from the missing flight.
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Tropical Storm Iselle Lashes Hawaii With Wind, Rain as Storm Julio Threatens
Tropical Storm Iselle pummeled the Hawaiian Islands with high winds and heavy rain on Friday, forcing hundreds to seek shelter and knocking out power to 23,000 people as residents kept a wary eye on an even more powerful storm headed their way.
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Iselle to Give Hawaii First Hurricane in 22 Years
Iselle was supposed to weaken as it slowly trudged west across the Pacific. It didn't - and now Hawaii is poised to take its first direct hurricane hit in 22 years. Tracking close behind it was Hurricane Julio, which strengthened early Thursday into a Category 2 storm.
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Philippines earthquake: Rescuers struggle to find survivors, death toll nears a hundred,
The death toll from a 7.2-magnitude earthquake that struck the central Philippine island of Bohol today rose to 93, as rescuers struggled to reach patients in a collapsed hospital. Centuries-old stone churches crumbled and wide areas were without power.
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Philippines earthquake devastates Cebu town, death toll reaches 85
The death toll from a 7.2-magnitude earthquake that struck the central Philippines rose to 85, police said today, as more reports trickled in about toppled buildings and historic churches near the epicenter.
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Chandrayaan-2 Makes India A Space Pioneer: 10 Facts On Monday Mission
India will step up the international space race on Monday when it launches a low-cost mission to become only the fourth country to land a probe on the moon. Just five days before the 50th anniversary of man's first lunar landing, Chandrayaan-2 - or Moon Chariot 2 - will blast off from an island off Andhra Pradesh after a decade-long build-up. The m...
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PM Modi, On Visit To The Andamans, Renames 3 Islands
Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday announced renaming of three islands of Andaman and Nicobar to mark the 75th anniversary of the raising of the Indian national flag by freedom movement icon Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose during the fight for India's independence.
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3 Andaman And Nicobar Islands To Be Renamed During PM's Visit This Sunday
Three islands in Andaman and Nicobar will be given new names by the government this Sunday, the latest in the list of places being renamed across the country. Ross Island, Neil Island and Havelock Island will be renamed as Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Island, Shaheed Dweep and Swaraj Dweep respectively. The new names will be formally announced by Pr...
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Air India To Operate 2 Flights Tonight To Bring Back Passengers Stranded In Andamans
National carrier Air India would operate a 144-seater Airbus A-319 relief flight from Kolkata to Port Blair tonight to bring back the stranded passengers in the island to Kolkata.
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Rescue Ops Begin In Andamans' Havelock Island Affected By 'Cyclonic Weather'
Rescue operations of around 1,400 stranded tourists from two islands in the Andamans due to cyclonic weather began this morning. The Navy, Coast Guard and the administration of the Union Territory jointly undertook a major evacuation drive.
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1,400 Tourists Caught In Cyclonic Weather In Andamans, Rajnath Singh Says All Safe
Around 1,400 tourists are stranded at Havelock and Neil islands in the Andamans after heavy rain and "cyclonic weather conditions", which are a challenge to evacuation efforts. Home Minister Rajnath Singh said on Thursday that everyone is safe and appealed to families of the tourists not to panic.
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British Journalists Handed Short Jail Terms in Indonesia
An Indonesian court today gave short jail terms to two British journalists for trying to make a documentary in the country without the correct visas.
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Australia 'Confident Looking in Right Area' And MH370 Will Be Found
Australian authorities said today they were confident the search for MH370 was being carried out in the right area and the plane would be found after Malaysia confirmed debris on an Indian Ocean island was from the missing flight.
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Tropical Storm Iselle Lashes Hawaii With Wind, Rain as Storm Julio Threatens
Tropical Storm Iselle pummeled the Hawaiian Islands with high winds and heavy rain on Friday, forcing hundreds to seek shelter and knocking out power to 23,000 people as residents kept a wary eye on an even more powerful storm headed their way.
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Iselle to Give Hawaii First Hurricane in 22 Years
Iselle was supposed to weaken as it slowly trudged west across the Pacific. It didn't - and now Hawaii is poised to take its first direct hurricane hit in 22 years. Tracking close behind it was Hurricane Julio, which strengthened early Thursday into a Category 2 storm.
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Philippines earthquake: Rescuers struggle to find survivors, death toll nears a hundred,
The death toll from a 7.2-magnitude earthquake that struck the central Philippine island of Bohol today rose to 93, as rescuers struggled to reach patients in a collapsed hospital. Centuries-old stone churches crumbled and wide areas were without power.
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Philippines earthquake devastates Cebu town, death toll reaches 85
The death toll from a 7.2-magnitude earthquake that struck the central Philippines rose to 85, police said today, as more reports trickled in about toppled buildings and historic churches near the epicenter.
