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Tamil Nadu Assembly Passes Resolution Seeking Katchatheevu Islet's Retrieval
The Tamil Nadu Assembly on Wednesday unanimously passed a resolution urging the Centre to retrieve Katchatheevu islet, ceded to Sri Lanka, as a permanent solution to protect the traditional fishing rights of the state's fishermen.
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Row Over Sri Lanka Plan To Bury Muslim COVID-19 Victims On Islet
A plan by Sri Lanka to bury Muslim coronavirus victims on a remote islet was slammed on Wednesday by locals and the minority community.
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No Sign Of Survivors After South Korean Chopper Crashed With 7 Onboard
South Korean rescue services have found no sign of seven people missing after an Airbus helicopter crashed into the sea off the disputed islets of Dokdo late on Thursday, officials said.
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Japan Protests After Chinese Ships Sail Near Disputed Islets
Japan protested to China on Friday after Chinese coastguard ships and fishing vessels entered what Tokyo considers its territorial waters around a group of disputed islets, the Japanese foreign ministry said.
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Aged Japan Veterans Voice Concerns About Military Policy Shift
Tokuro Inokuma, a former Imperial Japanese Army soldier, got his first taste of the horrors of war in 1945 when he scrambled to gather up the scattered limbs of his fellow servicemen, blown apart by a US air raid in Japan. He was 16.
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China Urges Japan to Ease Political Tensions in Informal Meeting
China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi called on Japan to "make practical efforts to overcome existing political obstacles between the two sides" during an informal meeting with his Japanese counterpart during an ASEAN summit in Myanmar.
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China Says Japan Fighter Jets Shadowed its Planes Over Disputed Waters
Japanese fighter jets shadowed Chinese aircraft patrolling over disputed waters, China's Ministry of Defense said on Thursday, in the latest flare-up of a spat over air space that has deepened a rift between the two countries.
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Chinese Boat Sinks in Waters Close to Islets Disputed with Japan
A number of Chinese fishermen are missing after a trawler sank in waters to the north of a group of islands disputed with Japan in the East China Sea, state media said on Friday, though it was unclear what had caused the sinking in highly sensitive waters.
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Tamil Nadu government to move Supreme Court to expedite Katchatheevu case
The Tamil Nadu government said on Saturday that it has decided to move the Supreme Court for expediting a pending case seeking that the 1974 and 1976 accords under which the Katchatheevu islet was ceded to Sri Lanka by India be declared illegal to pave way for its retrieval.
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Karunanidhi slams Jayalalithaa for blaming DMK over ceding islet to Sri Lanka
Hitting back at Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa for criticising him over the contentious Katchatheevu issue, DMK president M Karunanidhi recalled his erstwhile government's efforts over it and charged her with virtually supporting a move to cede the islet."During the recent discussion in the assembly on a resolution proposed by Jayalalithaa, seeking ...
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Important step towards a cure for diabetes
According to research, embryonic stem (ES) cells were turned into insulin-making tissue in diabetic mice. This could lead to the use of embryonic stem cells to make new insulin-producing islets.
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Tamil Nadu Assembly Passes Resolution Seeking Katchatheevu Islet's Retrieval
The Tamil Nadu Assembly on Wednesday unanimously passed a resolution urging the Centre to retrieve Katchatheevu islet, ceded to Sri Lanka, as a permanent solution to protect the traditional fishing rights of the state's fishermen.
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Row Over Sri Lanka Plan To Bury Muslim COVID-19 Victims On Islet
A plan by Sri Lanka to bury Muslim coronavirus victims on a remote islet was slammed on Wednesday by locals and the minority community.
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No Sign Of Survivors After South Korean Chopper Crashed With 7 Onboard
South Korean rescue services have found no sign of seven people missing after an Airbus helicopter crashed into the sea off the disputed islets of Dokdo late on Thursday, officials said.
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Japan Protests After Chinese Ships Sail Near Disputed Islets
Japan protested to China on Friday after Chinese coastguard ships and fishing vessels entered what Tokyo considers its territorial waters around a group of disputed islets, the Japanese foreign ministry said.
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Aged Japan Veterans Voice Concerns About Military Policy Shift
Tokuro Inokuma, a former Imperial Japanese Army soldier, got his first taste of the horrors of war in 1945 when he scrambled to gather up the scattered limbs of his fellow servicemen, blown apart by a US air raid in Japan. He was 16.
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China Urges Japan to Ease Political Tensions in Informal Meeting
China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi called on Japan to "make practical efforts to overcome existing political obstacles between the two sides" during an informal meeting with his Japanese counterpart during an ASEAN summit in Myanmar.
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China Says Japan Fighter Jets Shadowed its Planes Over Disputed Waters
Japanese fighter jets shadowed Chinese aircraft patrolling over disputed waters, China's Ministry of Defense said on Thursday, in the latest flare-up of a spat over air space that has deepened a rift between the two countries.
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Chinese Boat Sinks in Waters Close to Islets Disputed with Japan
A number of Chinese fishermen are missing after a trawler sank in waters to the north of a group of islands disputed with Japan in the East China Sea, state media said on Friday, though it was unclear what had caused the sinking in highly sensitive waters.
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Tamil Nadu government to move Supreme Court to expedite Katchatheevu case
The Tamil Nadu government said on Saturday that it has decided to move the Supreme Court for expediting a pending case seeking that the 1974 and 1976 accords under which the Katchatheevu islet was ceded to Sri Lanka by India be declared illegal to pave way for its retrieval.
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Karunanidhi slams Jayalalithaa for blaming DMK over ceding islet to Sri Lanka
Hitting back at Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa for criticising him over the contentious Katchatheevu issue, DMK president M Karunanidhi recalled his erstwhile government's efforts over it and charged her with virtually supporting a move to cede the islet."During the recent discussion in the assembly on a resolution proposed by Jayalalithaa, seeking ...
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Important step towards a cure for diabetes
According to research, embryonic stem (ES) cells were turned into insulin-making tissue in diabetic mice. This could lead to the use of embryonic stem cells to make new insulin-producing islets.
