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August 3, 2019 9:25 PM

Model village built with Indian assistance inaugurated in Sri Lanka

<span style="color: #222222;">In Sri Lanka, the Gandhi Nagar model village built with Indian assistance was inaugurated and the completed houses handed over to the beneficiaries. It is the second of the 100 model villages being built with Indian assistance and is name...

August 3, 2019 9:11 PM

Turkish President Erdogan lays stone for modern Turkey's first new church

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan today laid the foundation stone for the first new church of the country since it became a modern republic in 1923. The Orthodox Mor Ephrem Church in the Istanbul suburb of Yesilkoy will serve the 17,000-strong Syriac Christian community. <br...

August 3, 2019 5:52 PM

Four dead after quake hits off Indonesia's Java island

In Indonesia, four persons were killed due to a strong earthquake that hit off Java Island. Authorities said more than 200 houses were also damaged in the quake that struck the Island last night. The strong quake was felt in the capital, Jakarta and people rushed out of high-rise buildings.<b...

August 3, 2019 5:48 PM

7 dead, 13 missing as boats capsize in Philippines

At least seven people died and 13 were missing after two boats capsized in rough seas off the central Philippines today. Coastguard spokesman, Armand Balilo, told reporters in Manila that thirty-one other passengers and crew were plucked out of the water.<br />'' <br /...

August 3, 2019 1:44 PM

Ex-Maldives Vice President, who sought asylum in India, sent back

<span style="color: #222222;">Former Vice President of Maldives Ahmed Adheeb Abdul Ghafoor, who had sought political asylum in India, has been sent back to his home country. <br />'' <br />'' Police today sa...

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