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Cyclone Freddy leaves 4 dead, 11,000 displaced in Madagascar: UN
United Nations: Tropical Cyclone Freddy slamming into Madagascar’s eastern coast has claimed the lives of at least four people and displaced 11,000 others from their homes, a UN spokesman said. Government preliminary…
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Madagascar braces for another cyclone: UN
United Nations: Madagascar is bracing for another tropical storm only 10 days after cyclone Batsirai killed at least 121 people earlier this month, a UN spokesman said. Tropical cyclone Dumako is on…
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Madagascar minister swims for 12 hours to shore after copter crash
Antananarivo: Madagascar’s police minister and an air force mechanic succeeded in swimming for 12 hours to safety after their helicopter crashed in the Indian Ocean. Gen. Serge Gell , 57, the Secretary…
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Ship sinks off Madagascar coast; 17 dead, 68 missing
Antananarivo: A cargo ship illegally carrying 130 passengers sank off Madagascar’s northeastern coast, killing at least 17 people and leaving 68 missing, officials said Monday. At least 45 people have been rescued…
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Indian embassy in Madagascar celebrate Hindi day 2021
Antananarivo: Hindi day was celebrated at the Embassy of India in Antananarivo on September 14, which saw the participation of Malagasy diplomats, the Indian community, and families of Embassy officials. A release…
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Madagascar’s Town Hall lits up in shades of Indian flag for Independence Day
Antananarivo: Madagascar’s iconic building, Town Hall, here illuminated with the colours of Indian flag on the eve of India’s 75th Independence Day. “Madagascar’s iconic building Town Hall, Antananarivo lit up with the…
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Madagascar’s eastern rainforests might disappear by 2070: Study
New York: The island country of Madagascar is a safe haven to thousands of endemic plant and animal species, but going by the latest scientific predictions, all this could potentially change in…
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Gujaratis organise Garba nights to celebrate Navaratri in Madagascar
Antananarivo: The Gujarati community has organised Garba and Dandiya nights to celebrate the festival of Navaratri in Madagascar. Bright lehenga cholis, colourful dandiya sticks and thumping music gripped the city with Dandia…
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India, Madagascar intensify defence cooperation
Antananarivo : Defence Minister of Madagascar, General Leon Jean Richard Rakotonirina, on Friday (local time) visited four Indian naval ships in the northern port city of Antsiranana, also known as Diego Suarez,…
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Madagascar to issue postal stamp on Mahatma Gandhi
Antananarivo: Madagascar is set to issue a postal stamp bearing the image of Mahatma Gandhi to celebrate the 150th birth anniversary of India’s founding father. Madagascar, the largest island in the Indian…
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India, Madagascar to enhance tourism potential
Antananarivo: The Indian High Commission in Antananarivo, in collaboration with Air Mauritius, organised an event at the Indian Embassy to promote tourism between India and Madagascar on Friday. Over 20 Malagasy tour…
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Madagascar: 15 killed in stadium stampede
Antananarivo [Madagascar]: At least 15 people were killed and 75 suffered injuries in a stampede at the Mahamasina stadium in the Malagasy capital of Antananarivo during the Independence Day celebration on Wednesday,…
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Ambassador of India to Madagascar presents his credentials to President of Comoros
Moroni [Comoros]: Ambassador of India to Madagascar Abhay Kumar presented his credentials to President of Comoros Azali Assoumani in country’s capital Moroni on Monday. The island of Comoros is located in the…
