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India committed to combating piracy, terrorism in Indian Ocean region: PM Modi
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserted on Tuesday that India is committed to protecting freedom of navigation and combating piracy and terrorism in the Indian Ocean region after Bulgarian President Rumen…
- Middle East
Houthis to prevent Israel-linked ships from crossing Indian Ocean
In a new escalation and threat to navigation in the Red Sea and Indian Ocean, Yemen’s Houthis have pledged to halt Israel-linked ships from crossing the Indian Ocean and from South Africa…
- World
Maldives purchases drones from Turkey for patrolling the country’s maritime area
Male: Within days of the Maldives inking a defence deal to obtain non-lethal weapons from China, the archipelago nation in the Indian Ocean has acquired drones from Turkey for patrolling its vast…
- India
Cash-strapped Pak assures Maldives of its support to address its ‘development needs’
Male: Cash-strapped Pakistan on Thursday assured the Maldives of its support to address the “pressing development needs” of the island nation in the Indian Ocean. During a telephone conversation with President Mohamed…
- Middle East
‘Middle East conflict impacting maritime commercial traffic safety in Indian Ocean’
Washington: The ongoing conflict in the Middle East between Israel and Hamas is impacting the safety of maritime commercial traffic in the Indian Ocean, including some attacks in the vicinity of India, a…
- India
Indian Ocean warming at terrifying rate, could trigger massive impact: Experts
New Delhi: The year 2023 has been confirmed as the hottest one on record, new data has confirmed, and scientists warn that 2024 could be worse. From droughts and floods to more…
- Middle East
Iran rejects US accusation of attacking tanker in Indian Ocean
Tehran: Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani on Monday rejected the US accusation that an Iranian drone attacked a chemical tanker operating in the Indian Ocean. He made the remarks at a…
- World
Pentagon says Iranian drone struck tanker ship in Indian Ocean: Report
Washington: The Pentagon has said that an Iranian drone on Saturday struck a chemical tanker in the Indian Ocean, Reuters reported. “The motor vessel CHEM PLUTO, a Liberia-flagged, Japanese-owned, and Netherlands-operated chemical…
- India
Israel-affiliated ship hit by drone strike in Indian Ocean
A drone strike on Saturday, December 23, damaged an Israeli-affiliated merchant ship in the Indian Ocean but no casualties were reported. The attack resulted in a fire on Liberia-flagged tanker occurring 200…
- Science
Intensity, frequency of tropical cyclones to rise in Indian Ocean: Study
New Delhi: The intensity and frequency of tropical cyclones are expected to increase in the north Indian Ocean, warns a study led by an international team of scientists including those from India.…
- World
SL rejects proposal for new shipping route at MEPC to save blue whales
London: Sri Lanka on Thursday squarely rejected a proposal for the creation of a new Traffic Separation Scheme, south of the island nation, to reduce ship strikes on the endangered blue whale…
- India
Indian Navy locates sunken Chinese fishing vessel in Indian Ocean: Officials
New Delhi: The Indian Navy’s P8I maritime patrol aircraft on Thursday located a Chinese fishing vessel that capsized three days ago in the Indian Ocean, officials said. The position of the boat…
- India
Indian Navy aids search as Chinese fishing vessel sinks in Indian Ocean
New Delhi: The Indian Navy deployed its P-8I maritime patrol aircraft to help in the search and rescue of a Chinese fishing vessel with 39 crew members that capsized in the Indian…
- World
China seeks int’l search & rescue efforts after fishing vessel with 39 people sinks in Indian Ocean
Beijing: China on Wednesday sought the help of several countries to rescue 39 people who were on board a Chinese fishing vessel that sank in the Indian Ocean, the official media here…
- World
39 people missing as Chinese fishing vessel capsizes in Indian Ocean
Beijing: Thirty-nine people went missing after a Chinese fishing vessel capsized in the central part of the Indian Ocean, the official media here reported on Wednesday. A total of 17 Chinese crew…
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