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Iran`s Guard commander visits disputed islands

Abu Musa sits on the western edge of the Strait of Hormuz at the mouth of the Persian Gulf, the rout...

Iranian Navy saves US vessel from pirates

In line with international efforts against piracy, Iran`s Navy has been conducting anti-piracy patro...

MPs for intervention into hijacking of oil tanker

A strong plea was made in the Lok Sabha for urgent govt intervention into the hijacking by Somali pi...

EU forces strike at Somali pirates land bases

The attack marks a first time that international forces have gone in to strike at private assets of ...

Nirupama, Justice Venkatachaliah to get honorary doctorates

India`s Ambassador to the US Nirupama Rao and former Chief Justice of India, Justice MN Venkatchalia...

Pirates seize oil vessel with 11 Indians aboard

Striking yet again, Somali pirates have seized a Liberian oil tanker off the coast of Oman with 11 I...

Ramadan, Eid-ul-Fitr dates forecast in UAE

Ramadan may start on July 21 and Eid-ul-Fitr would be on August 19, said an astronomer in the United...

F-22s in UAE are US-Israeli plot: Iran lawmaker

Reports say the US has deployed F-22 Raptors at the UAE`s Al Dafra Air Base, which has long hosted A...

US deploys F-22s at base near Iran: Report

A report said multiple stealth F-22 Raptors are in hangars at the United Arab Emirates` Al Dafra Air...

U`khand govt transfers five SDMs

In an administrative reshuffle, the Uttarakhand government on Wednesday transferred five sub- divisi...

India for demarcation of piracy-hit Indian Ocean

Indian Navy Chief Admiral Nirmal Verma also raised the issue of deployment of armed guards on-board ...

US Muslim `was tortured at FBI`s behest in UAE`

An advocacy group alleges that FBI has been using aggressive tactics to try to pressure Muslim-Ameri...

`War planes strike suspected Somali pirate base`

War planes fired several missiles at a suspected Somali pirate base in the north of the war-torn cou...

UP: US corporates preparing `Agenda for Progress`

India-focused American companies are developing the "Agenda for Progress" for the Indian state of Ut...

Danish Navy frees hostages from pirates off Somali

The Danish Navy captured 16 Somali pirates and freed 12 captives when it intercepted a vessel off th...

Captured ship with Indians not registered in UAE

The ship which was hijacked in the coast of Oman by Somali pirates with 22 hostages, 17 of them Ind...

Now, US Navy drones can spot pirates on sea

The US Navy plans to upgrade its drones with electronic brains enabling them to automatically recog...

Family seeks release of Indian sailor from pirates

Family members of a Kerala sailor is among 17 Indians on board a Nigerian vessel hijacked by Somali ...

Crew of hijacked Chinese cargo ship rescued

The cargo ship, Xianghuamen, was hijacked by Somali pirates Friday morning in the Sea of Oman near I...

Online attestation launched to help Indians in UAE

The employment contracts of Indian workers in the United Arab Emirates will now be attested online.

UAE closes Dubai office of US pro-democracy group

The United Arab Emirates has closed the Dubai office of the National Democratic Institute.

‘Chinese Navy`s Somali missions successful’

China has dispatched eleven batches of 28 warships for undertaking escort missions for 4,543 vessels...

Seychelles: 17 jailed pirates move to Somaliland

Seychelles transferred 17 convicted Somali pirates to a jail in Somaliland because of overcrowding i...

UAE holds activist for criticising rulers: Blogger

United Arab Emirates authorities briefly detained a political activist who criticised one of the Gul...

Why huts of poor are bulldozed? J’khand Speaker

Jharkhand Assembly Speaker CP Singh asked the government why only the houses of the poor are bulldo...

Modi writes to PM, protests railway freight hike

Gujarat CM Narendra Modi on Wednesday wrote another letter to PM Manmohan Singh, protesting 20 per ...

US transfers Somali pirate suspects to Seychelles

The island nation of Seychelles says it has agreed to accept 15 Somali pirate suspects from US cust...

Seychelles to transfer pirates to Somalia

The tiny island nation of the Seychelles is punching far above its weight in the fight against Soma...

Nigerian pirates rob ship, kidnap 2 crew

An international maritime watchdog says armed pirates have robbed a cargo ship anchored in a Nigeria...

India concerned over piracy menace from Somalia

India pledged to help Somalia in its economic development as New Delhi underlined the need for stabi...

Efforts on for release of Indians held by pirates

Expressing concern over piracy off the coast of Somalia, the Centre today said various ministries an...

Nigeria: Pirates kill Captain, chief engineer of cargo ship

Hijacking and attacks on ships by pirates are common in Nigeria waters.

Gujarat awaits govt`s order on Somali Pirates

The Gujarat govt is waiting for Centre`s instruction over the release of 14 Somali pirates,still in ...

Pirates demand $7.5 mn ransom for Lankan fishermen

Fisheries Minister Rajitha Senaratne said the Somali government has not been able to secure the fish...

Mamata hands over cheques to fishermen families

Mamata Banerjee handed compensation cheques to families of fishermen, who came under attack from Ban...

Britain may try, jail Somali pirates

Pirates operating from the Somali coast have raked in hundreds of millions of dollars in ransoms fro...

Pirates kill 3 Indian fishermen, kidnap 14

The captured sea brigands were handed over to the West Bengal police by the fishermen.

US military raid in Somalia frees American, Dane

US military forces barged into Somalia in a nighttime raid and freed two hostages while killing nine...

New clue to chemical origins of life discovered

Scientists have shed light on the origin of the carbohydrates (sugars) that form the building blocks...

Somali pirates held last year released

Fourteen Somali pirates and three Yemeni fishermen captured off the Saurashtra coast last year hav...

CM inaugurates two police commissionerates

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday inaugurated two police commissionerates in Bi...

World sea piracy drops in 2011, Somali attacks up

Number of attacks dipped to 439 last year from 445 cases in 2010, International Maritime Bureau`s pi...

43 Pakistanis held by pirates released: Khar

Hina Rabbani Khar said that 43 Pakistani nationals taken hostage by pirates have been released by pa...

Somali pirates free crew of Maltese-flagged ship

Somali pirates have freed the 18-man crew of a Maltese-flagged chemical tanker after the payment of ...

21 Indian sailors released by pirates

21 Indian sailors aboard the ship MV Fairchem Bogey, which was hijacked last August, have been rel...

British Navy nabs 13 Somali pirates in Indian Ocean

The British Royal Navy has captured 13 Somali pirates in the Indian Ocean, Defence Ministry said.

18 sailors released by pirates arrive in Istanbul

The leaders of Georgia and Turkey have welcomed 15 Georgian and three Turkish sailors who were rel...

Sailor recalls hijack "nightmare" after release

There were 22 seamen, including 17 Indians and five Italians, on board when the vessel was taken ho...

Pirates hijack Iranian ship in Gulf of Aden

Somali sea gangs have seized vessels and crews across the Gulf of Aden, extracting millions of dolla...

Freed 17 Indian sailors return home

Seventeen Indian sailors, after spending nearly 11 months in captivity, have finally returned home.

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US-Pak: An affair gone wrong
Pak and US certainly can’t live without each other either.

KKR celebrations mock Bengali pride
The WB govt’s KKR celebration was ‘overboard’.

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