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Moderate earthquake hits Andaman Islands

A moderate earthquake hit the Andaman Islands on Friday, the Met department said in New Delhi. The tremor measuring 5.3 on the Richter Scale shook the islands at 0110 hrs. There was no immediate......

Moderate earthquake hits Andaman islands

A moderate earthquake shook the Andaman islands on Thursday afternoon. The quake measuring 5.7 on the Richter Scale hit the islands at 1452 hrs, the Met department said. There was no immediate......

Mud volcano erupts in Andamans after 2 decades

Dormant for more than two decades, India's only mud volcano at Baratang in Andaman and Nicobar Islands has again erupted, an official said on Friday. IMAGE: Kindly note that this image has been......

ED conducts 1st-ever raids in Andaman and Nicobar Islands

The Enforcement Directorate on Thursday conducted its first-ever searches in Andaman and Nicobar Islands as part of a money laundering case probe linked to an alleged cooperative bank loan 'fraud'......

On Bose's birthday Modi names 21 Andaman islands after PVC awardees

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday virtually unveiled the model of a proposed memorial dedicated to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, to be set up in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, and said it will......

Oil India discovers natural gas in Andaman shallow offshore block

Oil India has discovered natural gas reserves off the Andaman Islands, the state-owned firm said without putting an estimate of the size of the find. Photograph: Amit Dave/Reuters In a statement,......

Upstream oil companies return to Andaman Sea, dig offshore wells

In a significant move, state-run oil producer Oil India Limited (OIL) has finished drilling its first well in the Andaman sea while Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) has just started drilling......

Coffee Day Holdings to buy Gopinath Andaman resort

Coffee Day Holdings, fresh from raising Rs 1,200 crore (Rs 12 billion) from global blue-chip private equity investors, is concluding a move to acquire a luxury resort in the Andaman Islands, partly......

FM unveils six new schemes, raises KCC limit to Rs 7 lakh

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday announced six new schemes and increased the subsidised Kisan Credit Card (KCC) loan limit to Rs 7 lakh from Rs 5 lakh, targeting everything from......

Budget 2025: More credit for farmers, 6 new schemes announced

In a significant policy shift aimed at boosting agri-productivity and rural prosperity, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday announced six new agricultural schemes while increasing the......

Who's Aditi Mistry?

Aditi Mistry has entered the Bigg Boss 18 house as a wild card contestant along with Yamini Malhotra and Edin Rose. She's sexy, she's fit and she's bold. But just who is Aditi and what's she like......

Priyanka's Day In The Clouds

Kajol admires the blue skies... Sonakshi goes scuba diving... Kajal has a cute travel companion... Photograph: Kind courtesy Priyanka Chopra/Instagram 'Sometimes you just need a stroll,' says......

What is Priyanka doing in the Andamans?

Photograph: Kind courtesy Priyanka Chopra/Instagram After attending her brother Siddharth Chopra's roka ceremony in New Delhi and unveiling the comeback song of the Jonas Brothers, Priyanka Chopra......

Retro Review: Yawn!

Retro is probably Surya's worst film till date, declares A Ganesh Nadar. Let's start off by saying that Retro -- short for 'Retrogarde' -- makes absolutely no sense. After playing powerful roles......

Mallika Gets Into A Bikini Again

It pays to be as hot as Mallika Sherawat: You won't feel cold in the January waters of the Andaman islands! The actor, who was last seen in the 2021 film RK/RKay, has posted pictures of her latest......

Spotted: IPL chairman Lalit Modi in the Andaman Islands

Reader Billy Graham Kanukolanu sent us this picture. Indian Premier League chairman Lalit Modi was spotted taking some time off in the Andaman Islands. Thank you, Billy, for sharing this picture!......

David Beckham of Andamans pedals his way to gold!

IMAGE: The 21-year-old David Beckham Elkatohchoongo clocked a time of 10.691 seconds in two laps to win the gold at the National Games. Photograph: Kind courtesy Sports India/X Andaman and......

SEE: India's top cyclist hit by speeding bikers

IMAGE: Esow Alban escaped with ‘minor’ injuries after he was hit from behind by two bikers. Photograph and video: Esow Alban/Instagram A first information report (FIR) has been filed in......

Karnataka's Nataraj, Desinghu on cloud 9!

IMAGE: Karnataka swimmer finished his National Games campaign with 10 medals, including 9 gold. Photograph: SAI Media/X Karnataka's star swimmers Srihari Nataraj and Dhinidhi Desinghu ended......