Strengthening the ties between the two countries, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday held “productive discussions” with President Joko Widodo. In a joint press statement after the meeting, Modi said India and Indonesia have agreed to elevate their ties to Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.
PM Modi announced that arrangements were being made for free of cost visa to Indonesian citizens for travel of up to 30 days.
Our first priority as a government is to make the country corruption free, citizen-centric and development friendly: PM Modi to Indian community in Jakarta.
CCTV footage of the attack shows at least one explosion as two motorcycles, each with two people aboard, drive into a security checkpoint.
The latest attacks in predominantly Muslim Indonesia came days after police ended a riot and hostage-taking at a detention center near Jakarta that left five dead and five injured. The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility
The well caught fire earlier on Wednesday and is still burning, National Disaster Mitigation Agency spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho was quoted as saying by the Associated Press.
Twenty-one others were injured and over 300 buildings were damaged in the quake that originated at a depth of 4 km at 1.28 p.m. on Wednesday.
Check out the video from Indonesian zoo in which an Orangutan can be seen puffing a cigarette.
The country received 485,314 Indian visitors in 2017, which is nearly a 30 per cent rise from the year before, a senior official said.
The crash took place when the bus, which had 40 people on board, hit a motorbike while heading down a hill at speed in the Subang region of West Java province, causing it to roll over multiple times.
A cascade of glass, metal and other material crashed onto the ground floor when part of the mezzanine level gave way.
An Islamist group has threatened to raid firms to check for Muslims being forced to wear Christmas clothes in Indonesia, which is home to several religious minorities, including Christians, Hindus and Buddhists, reports said.
Panicking people ran out of buildings in many areas and roads were clogged with motorbikes, cars and trucks as people fled coastal areas.
The National Disaster Mitigation Agency said Bali’s international airport, where most flights had been continuing, was closed for 24 hours. It said authorities would consider reopening it Tuesday after evaluating the situation.
At least 47 people were killed and dozens injured in an explosion in Tangerang fireworks factory near the Indonesian capital of Jakarta on Thursday.
The World Health Organization noted that the vaccination drive in both the countries was hampered due to misconceptions and misinformation.
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