Backstreet Boys plan cruise concert
September 1st, 2012 - 4:12 am ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, Sep 1 (IANS) Popular pop band Backstreet Boys is planning on their first concert cruise to mark their 20 years of togetherness.Singer Kevin Richardson quit the boyband ... Read more...
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Trinidad and Tobago honours ‘nani’ to mark Indian Arrival Day
June 12th, 2012 - 2:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 12 (IANS) Trinidad and Tobago marked the 167th anniversary of Indian Arrival Day - the day the first group of Indians reached Trinidad - by honouring Samoodarie ... Read more...
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India, UAE to work together to counter piracy
May 18th, 2012 - 9:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) India and United Arab Emirates (UAE) will work together to counter maritime piracy in the Gulf of Aden, for which the two sides will ... Read more...
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Technopark IT firm develops multi-use warning device
March 7th, 2012 - 4:14 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, March 7 (IANS) Schogini Systems Pvt Ltd, a Technopark-based IT firm, has successfully developed and tested an augmented reality siren (ARS) that can detect dam fissures, can be ... Read more...
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Man on board M.V.Prabhu Daya missing
March 4th, 2012 - 9:09 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, March 4 (IANS) A man on board the cargo ship M.V.Prabhu Daya which hit an Indian fishing vessel in the Arabian Sea off the Kerala coast March 1 has ... Read more...
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Singapore ship suspected in Kerala boat accident
March 4th, 2012 - 4:36 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 4 (IANS) The Indian authorities suspect that a Singapore-flagged ship may have been responsible for the collision with a boat in the Arabian Sea off Kerala March 1 ... Read more...
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Probe ordered in Kerala marine hit-and-run accident
March 1st, 2012 - 11:54 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 1 (IANS) The Directorate General of Shipping (DGS) Thursday ordered an inquiry into the hit-and-run incident off Kerala's Quilon in which a fishing vessel was sunk, leaving two ... Read more...
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Security at sea will be beefed up: Antony
February 26th, 2012 - 7:14 pm ICT by IANS
Kollam (Kerala), Feb 26 (IANS) Defence Minister A.K. Antony Sunday assured that all efforts would be made to beef up security on the high seas for Indians.Antony was talking to ... Read more...
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Naval band chief celebrates silver jubilee
January 26th, 2012 - 1:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 26 (IANS) Indian Navy's Master Chief Petty Officer Ramesh Chand Katoch, who led the brass band at the Republic Day parade here, marched down Rajpath for the ... Read more...
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Navy officer wins gallantry medal for capturing pirates
January 26th, 2012 - 4:01 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 26 (IANS) For the quick thinking and resolute action against pirates in the high seas, a naval commander, who helped capture of 61 Somali pirates in ... Read more...
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RGV announces film on 26/11 terror attack
December 13th, 2011 - 2:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 13 (IANS) When Ram Gopal Varma visited the Taj Mahal Palace and Tower Hotel soon after the 26/11 terror attacks, it was speculated he would make ... Read more...
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Sea trials soon of India’s indigenous n-submarine
December 2nd, 2011 - 8:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhli, Dec 2 (IANS) The sea trials of India's indigenous nuclear submarine INS Arihant are scheduled in a few months from now and it is likely to be ... Read more...
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Summitry across high seas, thrills and frills (Postcard from Addu)
November 11th, 2011 - 1:32 pm ICT by IANS
Addu (Maldives), Nov 11 (IANS) Anything but summitry! As the sun caresses the coral-blue waters of the Indian Ocean encircling 1,190 islands of the Maldives, diplomacy and statecraft are ... Read more...
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Agreement to create biggest marine reserve at Antarctica
November 4th, 2011 - 8:24 pm ICT by IANS
Canberra, Nov 4 (IANS) Delegates from 25 nations at a Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) meeting in the Tasmanian capital Hobart Friday agreed to a ... Read more...
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Somali pirates given life sentence in US
October 4th, 2011 - 8:09 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Oct 4 (IANS) Two Somali pirates were awarded life in prison by a US court Monday for hijacking and killing two American couples on the high seas, Xinhua ... Read more...
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Antony hints at terror links to Somali pirates
September 27th, 2011 - 6:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 27 (IANS) Hinting at a terror group's backing to Somali pirates, Defence Minister A.K. Antony Tuesday said the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) will soon finalise a ... Read more...
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Four fishing boats sink off Maharashtra town, 18 missing
September 3rd, 2011 - 9:51 pm ICT by IANS
Raigad (Maharashtra), Sep 3 (IANS) At least 18 fishermen are reported missing and 16 were rescued after four fishing boats overturned and sank in the stormy Arabian Sea off Alibaug ... Read more...
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Scientists to study noise impact on marine life
August 20th, 2011 - 12:27 pm ICT by IANS
Paris, Aug 20 (IANS) Marine scientists would soon meet at the Paris-based Unesco to discuss measuring the impact of noise on marine life, the UN agency said.The main agenda of ... Read more...
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I want to become a sailor : Audrey Tautou
July 15th, 2011 - 4:04 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 15 (IANS) French actress Audrey Tautou is planning to retire from big screen and wants to become a sailor thereafter.Tautou is undertaking a five-year course in navigating the ... Read more...
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Thane fishermen to get help from ISRO devices
June 26th, 2011 - 1:10 pm ICT by IANS
Thane, June 26 (IANS) Fishermen in Thane's Dahanu coastal area will be given distress alert transmitters, developed by India's space agency, to help them in case of emergency when ... Read more...
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Suspected Somalian pirates nabbed from Gujarat coast
June 20th, 2011 - 1:58 pm ICT by IANS
Gandhingar, June 20 (IANS) A total of 17 Africans, 14 of them suspected Somalian pirates, were arrested in Saurashtra region of Gujarat after their vessel ran out of fuel and ... Read more...
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India denies obstructing Pakistani warship (Second Lead)
June 18th, 2011 - 6:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Islamabad, June 18 (IANS) India Saturday denied that its warship obstructed a Pakistani naval ship two days ago when the latter was escorting an Egyptian vessel released by Somali ... Read more...
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MV Suez runs out of fuel, stranded off Oman
June 18th, 2011 - 2:24 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 18 (IANS) Days after it was released by Somali pirates with its 22-member crew, including six Indians, the Egyptian cargo vessel MV Suez was stranded on the high ... Read more...
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Lopez to lend voice in next ‘Ice Age’
April 28th, 2011 - 7:01 am ICT by IANS
London, April 28 (IANS) Singer Jennifer Lopez, Jeremy Renner, Drake and Wanda Sykes have signed up to appear in forthcoming animated sequel "Ice Age: Continental Drift".The singer-and-actress has been ... Read more...
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Congress activists protest killing of Indian fishermen
April 18th, 2011 - 5:45 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, April 18 (IANS) Over 200 Congress activists led by Tamil Nadu state unit chief K.V. Thangkabalu were arrested Monday when they tried to march towards the Sri Lankan ... Read more...
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Indian ship arrives ahead of navy chief’s Bangladesh trip
April 4th, 2011 - 1:15 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, April 4 (IANS) The Indian Navy's INS Airavat, a tank carrier that can also be used to deliver disaster relief and humanitarian assistance, has arrived ahead of navy ... Read more...
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Tom Hanks to play Capt. Phillips in Somali Pirates movie
March 17th, 2011 - 5:24 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 16 (ANI): Tom Hanks has been signed up to play the role of high-seas hero Captain Richard Phillips, who sacrificed himself to Somali pirates to save his cargo ship's crew.According ... Read more...
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Beach sirens could save lives, say marine scientists
March 2nd, 2011 - 12:19 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, March 2 (IANS) If marine scientists from a top research body in the country have their way, the phrase 'beach siren' will probably no longer inspire the imagery of ... Read more...
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28 captured Somali pirates to be tried in Mumbai
February 8th, 2011 - 8:31 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 8 (IANS) A gang of 28 Somali pirates, nabbed three days ago near the Lakshadweep Islands off south-west India, will be handed over to Mumbai police here Wednesday to be ... Read more...
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Apprehended pirates to be interrogated in Mumbai
January 30th, 2011 - 11:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) The 15 Somali pirates, apprehended by the Indian Navy from the Arabian Sea Friday, will be interrogated by police and central agencies in Mumbai, where they are ... Read more...
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New laser weapon to defend ships from pirates
January 9th, 2011 - 5:40 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 9 (ANI): British experts have come up with a weapon that has the ability to dazzle pirates on the high seas.BAE Systems, Farnborough, has developed a non-lethal, long-range laser ... Read more...
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Earth running out of room to expand fisheries: Study
December 3rd, 2010 - 3:07 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 3 (ANI): A University of British Columbia study has suggested that the Earth has run out of room to expand fisheries.In collaboration with the National Geographic Society, the study ... Read more...
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Warships opened to public in Kolkata
November 18th, 2010 - 4:30 pm ICT by ANI
By Ajitha MenonKolkata, Nov.18 (ANI): The Indian Navy has allowed people to visit its two war ships, INS Airavat and INS Savitri, in Kolkata to spread awareness about its functions.The ships ... Read more...
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Silverwood family recount their historic sailing journey on Animal Planet
November 11th, 2010 - 11:34 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Nov 11 (THAINDIAN NEWS) An adventurous family escaped death by the skin of their teeth. The family of six decided to sail around the world but when tragedy did hit, ... Read more...
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Five speedboats to boost Maharashtra’s coastal security
September 19th, 2010 - 7:32 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 19 (IANS) The Maharashtra Police Sunday inducted five sophisticated speedboats for manning the state's 720-km-long coastline, an official said.
The boats, part of the 29 ordered by the state government, are ... Read more...
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