Indian Ocean
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Sri Lanka calls for new maritime security arrangements of Indian Ocean
World | Nov 24, 2015, 07:47 AM ISTColombo: Sri Lanka yesterday called for a multilateral agreement and new maritime security arrangements to ensure free and safe passage through the Indian Ocean even as it asserted that there would be no naval bases
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'Alien Drone' seen on Mars this time (Watch Video)
Blah | Nov 04, 2015, 11:09 AM ISTNew Delhi: This time an alien drone has been spotted on Mars and it was another busy week on the red planet.Last week ‘discoveries' including baby polar bear on Mars and UFO named WT1190F to
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UFO named WT1190F to crash into Indian Ocean this November
World | Oct 28, 2015, 07:06 PM ISTNew Delhi: A small piece measured approximately 2m long is expected to crash into India Ocean on November 13, according to astronomers. The object has been dubbed as 'WT1190F'.The project 'Catalina Sky Survey', intended to
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Australia warns against 'militarisation' of South China Sea
India | Sep 03, 2015, 08:08 AM ISTNew Delhi: Severely critical of Chinese military assertiveness in the South China Sea, Australia today warned against "intimidation and aggression" in the disputed waters and maintained that India's role was crucial to stability in the
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Australia to continue MH370 search: Tony Abbott
World | Aug 06, 2015, 06:20 AM ISTCanberra: Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott on Thursday said the search for Malaysia Airlines flight 370 will continue, following Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak's announcement that the piece of wreckage which washed up on Reunion
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Piece of aircraft wreckage is from missing MH370: Malaysian PM
World | Aug 06, 2015, 01:14 AM ISTKuala Lumpur: Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak today said that a piece of aircraft wreckage found on an Indian Ocean island last week is from missing flight MH370, solving the mystery of the plane that
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Suspected Flight 370 wing flap arrives at French facility
World | Aug 02, 2015, 07:50 AM ISTBalma, France (AP): A wing flap suspected to be from the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 on Saturday arrived at a French military testing facility where it will be analyzed by experts.After a 10-hour
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Plane debris found in Indian Ocean won't solve MH370 crash mystery: Australia
World | Aug 01, 2015, 07:38 AM ISTMelbourne: Debris found in the Indian Ocean even if it is from MH370 would not help pinpoint the final resting place of the plane that mysteriously vanished over a year ago with 239 people on
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Relatives torn over possible 1st debris from missing MH370
World | Jul 30, 2015, 03:54 PM ISTKuala Lampur, Malaysia: Jacquita Gomes is torn about whether to believe that plane debris found more than 16 months after the mysterious disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 is the first concrete evidence that her
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Malaysia dispatches team to verify plane wreckage found in Indian Ocean
World | Jul 30, 2015, 10:18 AM ISTUnited Nations: Malaysia has sent a team to verify whether a mysterious piece of plane debris washed up on a French island in the Indian Ocean belonged to the ill-fated MH370 that disappeared without a
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China wants maritime cooperation with India in Indian Ocean
World | Jul 10, 2015, 06:04 PM ISTBeijing: China today said it wants to step up maritime cooperation and dialogue with India and other South Asian countries to allay their concerns over increased Chinese naval activity in the Indian Ocean including docking
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Submarine deployment in Indian Ocean no threat to India: PLA
India | Jul 03, 2015, 12:56 PM ISTShanghai: Amid India's concerns on deployment of Chinese submarines in the Indian Ocean, a top PLA naval officer sought to justify the move saying the vessels were part of anti-piracy operations while downplaying the ‘string
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Indian Ocean cannot be backyard of India: China
World | Jul 01, 2015, 05:03 PM ISTBeijing: The Indian Ocean cannot be a backyard of India which navies of other countries could not visit, according the Chinese ministry of defence here.China, which has been expanding its naval operations into the blue
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Earthquake in Andaman and Nicobar, no danger of tsunami, say experts
India | May 01, 2015, 05:22 PM ISTPort Blair: An earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale hit the Andaman and Nicobar Islands this afternoon at 2.30 pm. There is no tsunami warning, said experts.The small chain of islands lie hundreds of
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7th Annual Defence Dialogue: Indian, Chinese officials to hold talks on border issue
India | Apr 08, 2015, 10:17 AM ISTBeijing: Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's maiden visit to China next month, top defence officials of India and China are set to hold talks here this week in the backdrop of Beijing's call for
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SL President Sirisena meets his Chinese counterpart amid new look at ties
World | Mar 26, 2015, 11:43 AM ISTBeijing: Sri Lanka's new president has held talks with Chinese leader Xi Jinping amid efforts to recalibrate his predecessor's strongly pro-China policies.Maithripala Sirisena met with Xi on Thursday in Beijing at the start of his
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India wants friendly relations with neighbours: Manohar Parrikar
National | Mar 23, 2015, 09:07 AM ISTBhubaneswar: Advocating a larger role for India in the Indian Ocean region, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Sunday said India was building good relations with its neighbours and at the same time increasing its strength."I
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India committed to maritime security: Sushama Swaraj
National | Mar 21, 2015, 07:20 AM ISTBhubaneswar: External Affairs Minister Sushama Swaraj on Friday said India was committed to maritime security, freedom of navigation, unimpeded lawful commerce and peaceful settlement of disputes in the Indian Ocean region."We have been working with
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India's maritime awakening? PM Modi endorses a Blue Revolution
National | Mar 17, 2015, 01:42 PM ISTThe three island-nation trip that took Prime Minister Modi to Seychelles, Mauritius and Sri Lanka in mid-March may well mark the beginning of India's long-overdue maritime awakening. For a nation so richly endowed with a
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To trump Beijing, PM Modi offers Colombo 'first claim' on India
World | Mar 14, 2015, 10:40 AM ISTColombo: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is presently in Sri Lanka on a bilateral visit for the first time in last 28 years, offered Colombo 'first claim' to India's growing economic muscle, signing off on