UAE’s anti-piracy meet to be held in Dubai
May 24th, 2012 - 1:24 am ICT by IANS
Dubai, May 23 (IANS/WAM) The United Arab Emirates' second anti-piracy international conference, which is expected to draw officials and leaders from across the world, will be held in Dubai ... Read more...
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Hijacked oil tanker has Indians among crew (Lead)
May 12th, 2012 - 5:12 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 12 (IANS) About 15 crew members, including some Indians, are on board a tanker carrying 135,000 tonnes of oil, which has been hijacked by pirates in the Arabian ... Read more...
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Indians on board hijacked oil tanker
May 12th, 2012 - 1:50 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 12 (IANS) About 15 crew members, including Indians, are on board an oil tanker that has been hijacked by pirates in the Arabian sea, a media report ... Read more...
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Foreign observers for North Korean satellite launch
March 18th, 2012 - 11:45 am ICT by IANS
Pyongyang, March 18 (IANS) North Korea would invite international observers to monitor launching of its indigenously-built earth observation satellite -- Kwangmyongsong-3, the state news agency KCNA has reported.The Korean Committee ... Read more...
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EU hopes for resolution of India-Italy row over marines
March 13th, 2012 - 10:44 pm ICT by IANS
Brussels, March 13 (IANS) European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton Tuesday met Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti to discuss the issue of two Italian marines who are in jail ... Read more...
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Trying to get 29 Indians freed from pirates: Minister
June 25th, 2011 - 10:28 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 25 (IANS) Union Shipping Minister G.K. Vasan Saturday said the government is working hard to secure the release of 39 Indian sailors who have been held captive by ... Read more...
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India develops technology to fight aliens in the sea
June 12th, 2011 - 5:54 pm ICT by IANS
Dona Paula (Goa), June 12 (IANS) India has developed an eco-friendly technology to treat sea water brought in by cargo ships into our domain, bringing along with it alien organisms ... Read more...
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New fast attack craft joins Indian Navy
June 8th, 2011 - 3:06 pm ICT by IANS
Kochi, June 8 (IANS) India Wednesday added a new warship to its fleet with the commissioning of a fast attack craft here that can aid in anti-piracy operations in the ... Read more...
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India seeks UN-led anti-piracy force
May 12th, 2011 - 5:36 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 12 (IANS) India has expressed the need for a UN-led anti-piracy force off the coast of Somalia and other piracy-affected regions to reinforce the efforts of the littoral ... Read more...
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Cargo ships may have armed guards to fight pirates
March 15th, 2011 - 8:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) If the shipping ministry has its way, Indian cargo vessels venturing out to pirate-infested waters will carry armed guards to protect themselves, Navy sources said ... Read more...
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Indian Govt. mulling idea of having armed guards on merchant ships
March 15th, 2011 - 5:43 pm ICT by ANI
By Praful Kumar SinghNew Delhi, Mar 15 (ANI): The Indian Government is mulling over the idea of having armed escorts on merchant ships akin to those appointed in airlines in the ... Read more...
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53 Indian sailors still under Somali pirates captivity
March 10th, 2011 - 6:18 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Mar 10 (ANI): With the release of the RAK Afrikana, held by Somali pirates with 11 Indian sailors among its crew, the number of Indian sailors held by Somali pirates ... Read more...
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Finally, Goa gets a crab of its own
October 25th, 2010 - 12:49 pm ICT by IANS
By Mayabhushan Nagvenkar
Panaji, Oct 25 (IANS) Goa now has a crab of its own. And for a change, it's neither poached, grilled, roasted or curried.Marine researchers in Goa have discovered a new ... Read more...
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Ramesh terms ship collision as freak accident (Lead)
August 14th, 2010 - 8:36 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 14 (IANS) Terming the collision between two ships off Mumbai as a freak accident, Union Minister for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh said Saturday that India has never seen an ... Read more...
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South Korea to ban single-hulled tankers’ entry
December 6th, 2009 - 7:28 pm ICT by IANS
Seoul, Dec 6 (IANS) South Korea will ban the entry of oil tankers having only one hull in its vessels from 2011 as part of its efforts to prevent oil spills and ... Read more...
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Stronger law needed against Somali piracy: UN
November 19th, 2009 - 4:27 am ICT by IANS
New York, Nov 19 (DPA) UN Security Council members Wednesday called for intensified efforts to fight piracy off the Somali coast and criticised the practice of paying ransom.
The members said during a ... Read more...
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EU wants ship dismantling in safe facilities
October 22nd, 2009 - 12:29 am ICT by IANS
Brussels, Oct 21 (IANS) European Union environment ministers meeting in Luxembourg Wednesday adopted a Strategy on ship recycling with the objective that all ships are recycled in safe and environmentally sound facilities ... Read more...
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Taiwan stops seeking UN membership, turns to UN agencies
August 19th, 2009 - 11:43 pm ICT by IANS
Taipei, Aug 19 (DPA) Taiwan, in a major policy change, will stop seeking to join the UN at the upcoming UN General Assembly but will try to join some UN organisations, a ... Read more...
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South Korea to free Indian sailors
May 28th, 2009 - 7:43 pm ICT by IANS
By Dipankar De Sarkar
London, May 28 (IANS) Two Indian sailors who have been detained in South Korea for close to 18 months for an oil spillage that New Delhi says they did ... Read more...
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North Korea announces satellite launch in early April
March 12th, 2009 - 12:12 pm ICT by IANS
Seoul, March 12 (DPA) North Korea informed an international shipping organisation that it intends to launch a satellite at the beginning of April, South Korean media reported Thursday.
The International Maritime Organisation was ... Read more...
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Indian Navy to commission two warships today
February 16th, 2009 - 11:12 am ICT by ANI
Chennai, Feb 16 (ANI): The Indian Navy will commission two warships, INS Carnicobar and INS Chetlat here today.
These would be the first two in a series of ten water jet ... Read more...
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Indian Navy to commission two warships
February 13th, 2009 - 8:04 pm ICT by ANI
Chennai, Feb 13 (ANI): The Indian Navy will commission two warships, INS Carnicobar and INS Chetlat on February 16.
These would be the first two in a series of ten water ... Read more...
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Two civil service officials among Padma Vibhushan awardees
January 26th, 2009 - 2:10 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 26 (IANS) Former governor Govind Narain and former top bureaucrat Chandrika Prasad Srivastava are among those chosen by the central government Monday for Padma Vibhushan, the country's second ... Read more...
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India in UN panel to combat piracy off Somalian coast
January 15th, 2009 - 11:54 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 15 (IANS) An international group, including India, has established four working bodies to combat piracy and armed robbery at sea off Somalia's coast. The region witnessed over 100 attacks, including ... Read more...
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UN authorises more measures to fight Somali pirates
December 17th, 2008 - 5:51 am ICT by IANS
New York, Dec 17 (DPA) The UN Security Council Tuesday adopted its third resolution of the year authorising states to take enhanced and "robust action", and coordinate to fight piracy off the ... Read more...
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Sinking pirate vessel was within law: Navy chief
December 2nd, 2008 - 6:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 2 (IANS) The sinking of a pirate craft in the Gulf of Aden by the stealth frigate INS Tabar last month was not “wrong” and it was well “within ... Read more...
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‘India not comfortable to work under any other command besides UN’
November 21st, 2008 - 9:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 21 (IANS) India will be “very uncomfortable” taking part in any anti-piracy operation under any other nation's flag if NATO nations objects to the United Nations taking the lead ... Read more...
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India gets nod to enter Somalian waters as world unites to fight piracy (Roundup)
November 21st, 2008 - 9:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Washington/United Nations, Nov 21 (IANS) With India actively thwarting piracy bids in the Gulf of Aden, Somalia has given permission to the Indian Navy to enter its territorial waters to “suppress” ... Read more...
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Take firm action on Somalia piracy: maritime body to UN
November 21st, 2008 - 12:00 pm ICT by IANS
United Nations, Nov 21 (IANS) The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) has urged the UN Security Council to act fast with firm determination to "rid the world of this modern scourge" of increasing ... Read more...
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India to scale up military presence in Gulf of Aden (Roundup, changing dateline, combining different series)
November 20th, 2008 - 8:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/London/Dubai, Nov 20 (IANS) India is considering increased deployment, including aerial reconnaissance, of the pirate-infested Gulf of Aden after a spike in hijackings by Somali brigands in the last fortnight that ... Read more...
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All necessary means to be used against pirates: India to Somalia
November 20th, 2008 - 8:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) India has told Somalia it will use “all necessary means” against pirates operating against international merchant ships on key shipping routes in the Indian oceans.“We have conveyed ... Read more...
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Ban Ki-moon welcomes India’s decision to fight piracy
November 20th, 2008 - 2:51 pm ICT by IANS
United Nations, Nov 20 (IANS) UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has welcomed the decision of India and other countries to cooperate with Somalia to fight piracy in its waters, an issue that ... Read more...
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Pirates received $30 mn in ransom this year: UN chief
November 20th, 2008 - 3:51 am ICT by IANS
New York, Nov 20 (DPA) United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said Wednesday that Somali pirates have received $30 million in ransom this year alone.There has been a surge in piracy in ... Read more...
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South Korea holding Indian seamen in unjust detention: India
October 26th, 2008 - 4:25 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 26 (IANS) India has told South Korea it must release two Indian seamen it is holding for an environmental crime they are innocent of.India told members of the London-based International ... Read more...
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Ship with 10 Indians missing off Somalia (Lead)
May 20th, 2008 - 12:25 am ICT by admin
Mumbai, May 19 (IANS) A Jordanian cargo ship with 10 Indians on board was seized by pirates near the Somalian capital Mogadishu Saturday morning, days after it left Mumbai, the Directorate General ... Read more...
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