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Thursday, August 14, 2025
TopicAndaman

Topic: Andaman

Third 4.7 magnitude earthquake hits Andaman sea today

The region, which falls under Seismic Zone V, the highest earthquake risk zone in India, witnessed a 4.6 & 4.7 scale quake earlier today with the latest occurring at a depth of 10 kms.

Indian Coast Guard seizes 5 tonnes of drugs in Andaman. ‘Likely to be biggest ever haul’

Defence officials apprehended the consignment from a fishing boat in the Andaman waters.

‘Inspiration for generations’: PM names 21 islands in Andamans after Param Vir Chakra awardees

Modi also unveiled Monday a model of memorial dedicated to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose to be erected in Andamans’ Ross Island.

South Andaman bans pan masala & gutka sale, DM says spitting causes ‘spread of Covid’

South Andaman District Magistrate Suneel Anchipaka banned the manufacture, storage, distribution and sale of all forms of pan masala and gutka for one month.

John Allen Chau ‘lost his mind’, was aware of dangers of North Sentinel Island, say friends

Friends and acquaintances recall American citizen Chau’s obsession with the Sentinelese, as Andaman authorities make last-ditch effort to retrieve his body. 

On Camera

Trump is swinging on Russia again. What this means for Europe’s security architecture

The dynamics between Europe and Russia have gone so south that mending fences looks like an uphill task—even as the US swings between sanctions and olive branches.

Slashing GST on waste can unlock Rs 1.8 lakh crore, high tax hurting circular economy goals—CSE

Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.

India, US troops to undertake joint military exercise next month, first after Op Sindoor

21st edition of annual joint military exercise will be held from 1 to 16 September, aimed at sharing military tech, operational best practices & disaster relief coordination methods.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.