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Topic: Turkey

NDRF in Turkey is India’s soft power, and a message to NATO

Indian assistance to Turkey and Syria following earthquakes is part of the country’s tradition of providing humanitarian assistance without expecting returns or following a quid-pro-quo policy.

Romio, Rambo, Honey and Julie – these 4 rescue dogs are helping NDRF teams in quake-hit Turkey

The four Labradors are part of the two battalions sent from India to carry out rescue operations in Turkey. During the Nepal earthquake in 2015, 18 canines had accompanied NDRF teams.

Indian restaurateur in Turkey offers food, refuge to people displaced by earthquake

Deependra Garain opened the doors of his restaurant and hotels in the city of Nevşehir in Cappadocia to over 30 civilians, including many women and children.

Taiwan president, vice president to donate a month’s salary for Turkey relief efforts

The president earns around $13,300 a month. Taiwan has already announced $2 million in disaster relief and has sent two rescue teams to Turkey.

India ramps up aid to Turkey & Syria, Army sends 30-bed field hospital

While the Army has dispatched an army field hospital along with 99 soldiers to Turkey, a plane full of medical supplies is being sent to Syria.

Dutch scientist’s ‘prophecy’ of Turkey quake hints correlation with planets, triggers debate

‘Sooner or later:’ Frank Hoogerbeets had tweeted on 3 February about an imminent 7.5-magnitude earthquake in South-Central Turkey, Jordan, Syria & Lebanon.

Turkey & Syria earthquake rescue work moves slowly as death toll surpasses 5,000

By Ece Toksabay and Huseyin Hayatsever ANTAKYA, Turkey (Reuters) -Overwhelmed rescuers struggled to save people trapped under the rubble as the death toll from a devastating earthquake in Turkey and

Over 4,000 people killed in deadly earthquakes in Turkey, Syria

Rescue efforts are ongoing, and the number of people killed, injured and displaced probably will climb, reported Washington Post.

NDRF personnel with specially equipped trained dog squad departs for earthquake-hit Turkey

India has sent the NDRF team to Turkey after earthquakes jolted Turkey and Syria Monday.

100 NDRF men, 2 canines to be sent to earthquake-hit Turkey for rescue ops, medics to follow

A major earthquake of magnitude 7.8 hit Turkey and Syria in the early hours of Monday morning and has killed over 1700 people.

On Camera

Severe Hyderabad internet outages make it an IT hub without the IT part

Many offices in Telangana have asked their employees to work from home because of heavy rainfall, but it has become impossible due to the internet outages.

‘Not just Russian oil, India tapped us along on trade deal,’ says US treasury secy Scott Bessent

New Delhi: The US is not worried about the rupee “becoming a reserve currency” given that it is at an all-time low versus the...

CDS on differences on theaterisation—views welcome, final call to be in nation’s best interests

The Navy has always been on board with the theaterisation plan, but the Air Force feels splitting up air assets into several theatre commands is futile & will tie up critical systems.

That Oval Office picture for ages deserves closer Indian reading, with a geopolitical lens

Putin sees this as a victory. Europeans have decided to deal with Trump on his terms for the sake of the larger Western alliance. We look at the lessons for us in India.