US assures transparent probe into fisherman killing
July 23rd, 2012 - 7:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) The US Monday assured a "thorough and transparent" investigation into the killing of an Indian fisherman by one of its naval personnel from aboard a ... Read more...
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US ship didn’t warn Indian fishermen: Dubai police chief
July 19th, 2012 - 12:11 pm ICT by IANS
Dubai, July 19 (IANS) The US ship that fired at Indian fishermen off the Dubai coast, killing one and injuring three, did not warn them, Dubai Police commander-in-chief was ... Read more...
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Arrest US Navy personnel who killed Indian: CPI-M
July 18th, 2012 - 3:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) The CPI-M Wednesday criticized the government for not squarely condemning the US Navy for killing an Indian fisherman, and demanded the arrest of the killers."The ... Read more...
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Get compensation to families of Indian fishermen: Jayalalithaa (Lead)
July 18th, 2012 - 12:43 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, July 17 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa Tuesday urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to secure compensation to the families of Indian fishermen killed and wounded by ... Read more...
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Get compensation to families of Indian fishermen: Jayalalithaa
July 17th, 2012 - 8:54 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, July 17 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa Tuesday urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to secure compensation to the families of Indian fishermen killed and wounded by ... Read more...
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Western Naval Command’s base depot commissioned
July 10th, 2012 - 11:56 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 10 (IANS) The Western Naval Command's base depot, INS Tanaji, was commissioned at the historic Mankhurd Naval Base Tuesday in the presence of Indian Navy chief Admiral Nirmal ... Read more...
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Fishermen’s killing: India-Italy differences unresolved; court toughens stance (Night Lead)
February 28th, 2012 - 10:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Kochi, Feb 28 (IANS) India and Italy Tuesday sought to "clear the air" over the killing of two Indian fishermen by two Italian marines, but failed to resolve their ... Read more...
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India, Italy fail to resolve differences over fishermen’s killing (Fourth Lead)
February 28th, 2012 - 7:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Kochi, Feb 28 (IANS) India and Italy Tuesday sought to "clear the air" over the killing of two Indian fishermen by two Italian marines, but failed to resolve their ... Read more...
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Italy regrets fishermen killing, row persists (Third Lead)
February 22nd, 2012 - 8:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 22 (IANS) India and Italy Wednesday failed to resolve their row over the killing of two Indian fishermen, with Rome regretting the deaths but insisting they took ... Read more...
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Italy regrets fishermen killing, but row persists (Second Lead)
February 22nd, 2012 - 4:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 22 (IANS) India and Italy Wednesday failed to resolve their row over the killing of two Indian fishermen, with Rome reiterating the deaths took place in international ... Read more...
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Fishermen’s killing: Italian officials advised to help probe (Lead)
February 19th, 2012 - 7:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 19 (IANS) A team of Italian officials Sunday held talks with their Indian counterparts here over the killing of two Indian fishermen by the Italian crew of ... Read more...
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Punish the guilty in fishermen’s killing: Antony
February 17th, 2012 - 4:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 17 (IANS) Defence Minister A.K. Antony Friday called for "punishing" the "guilty" crew of an Italian cargo ship who shot dead two Indian fishermen in the Arabian ... Read more...
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Antony witnesses Indian Navy’s battle readiness exercise
February 8th, 2012 - 10:37 pm ICT by IANS
Visakhapatnam, Feb 8 (IANS) India's lone aircraft carrier, INS Viraat, may be over 50 years old, but the latest refit that it went through in 2009-10 has made it a ... Read more...
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INS Viraat team wins Western Fleet Regatta (With Images)
January 22nd, 2012 - 6:14 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 22 (IANS) Twelve teams representing Indian naval ships Sunday fought it out at for the top spot at the Western Fleet Pulling Regatta (WEFREG) with the team representing ... Read more...
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India to keep watch on Chinese naval facility in Seychelles
December 16th, 2011 - 12:02 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 15 (IANS) With China planning a supply and recuperation facility in the Indian Ocean archipelago nation of Seychelles, India Thursday said it will "watch" the development and ... Read more...
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Russian n-sub for Indian Navy coming soon: Envoy
December 7th, 2011 - 7:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 7 (IANS) India's bid to have a Russian-built nuclear-powered submarine in its fleet on a 10-year lease will fructify in the next few months, with Russian ... Read more...
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India should assert with Sri Lanka: Jayalalithaa
November 16th, 2011 - 9:49 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Nov 16 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa Wednesday urged the central government to assert itself and tell Sri Lanka to control "rogue elements" in its navy ... Read more...
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Take strong stand against Sri Lanka: Jayalalithaa urges PM
November 7th, 2011 - 11:06 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Nov 7 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J.Jayalalithaa Monday urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to take a strong stand against the Sri Lankan government over repeated attacks on ... Read more...
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Attacks on fishermen should be seen as provocation: Jayalalithaa
October 9th, 2011 - 12:49 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, Oct 8 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J.Jayalalithaa Saturday said attacks on Indian fishermen by Sri Lankan Navy should be viewed as a provocation and aggression against India.According to ... Read more...
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10 die in Tamil Nadu train collision, survivors recount trauma
September 14th, 2011 - 11:55 am ICT by IANS
Chennai/Arakkonam, Sep 14 (IANS) A big metallic bang... that's what survivors remembered Wednesday from the traumatic moments the night before when an EMU train rammed a stationary passenger train near ... Read more...
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I-Day scare: Navy intercepts suspicious ship off Mumbai, recovers weapons
August 15th, 2011 - 12:01 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 15 (IANS) The Indian Navy intercepted a suspicious ship in the Arabian Sea off Mumbai late Sunday night and recovered some arms from the vessel, an official said ... Read more...
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Four Turkish ships arrive on maiden visit to Mumbai
July 8th, 2011 - 8:49 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 8 (IANS) Four naval ships from Turkey docked off Mumbai Thursday evening on a four-day goodwill visit to the city, an official said here Friday.The ships - TCG ... Read more...
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IGNOU to award skill-recognition degrees to Indian Navy sailors
June 24th, 2011 - 8:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 24 (IANS) To improve second-career opportunities, the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) Friday launched a programme in association with the Indian Navy to award educational degrees ... Read more...
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Four naval personnel killed at Vizag dockyard (Lead)
May 18th, 2011 - 8:16 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, May 18 (IANS) Four Indian Navy personnel, including two officers, were killed Wednesday in an accident at the navyal dockyard at Visakhapatnam on the east coast, an officer said.The ... Read more...
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Three naval personnel killed at dockyard
May 18th, 2011 - 3:16 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, May 18 (IANS) Three Indian Navy personnel were killed and another was injured Wednesday in an accident at the Navy dockyard at Visakhapatnam on the east coast, an official ... Read more...
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Baloch Liberation Front claims responsibility for attacks on Pak Navy buses
April 28th, 2011 - 12:29 pm ICT by ANI
Karachi, April 28(ANI): The Baloch Liberation Front (BLF) has claimed responsibility for the two separate bomb attacks on Pakistan Navy buses in Karachi on Tuesday, in which four persons were killed and ... Read more...
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Four killed in blasts targeting Pakistan Navy buses (Lead)
April 26th, 2011 - 12:41 pm ICT by IANS
Karachi, April 26 (IANS) Four people, including a woman doctor, were killed and 32 injured in twin bombings targeting two Pakistan Navy buses in different parts of this Pakistani port ... Read more...
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Seven defence officers punished for sexual harassment: Antony
March 15th, 2011 - 12:51 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) India's armed forces have punished seven of their officers, who were found guilty of sexually harassing women colleagues in eight cases reported since 2008, parliament ... Read more...
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Rammed warship catches fire, listing; probe ordered
January 31st, 2011 - 8:35 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 31 (IANS) Nearly 24 hours after the Indian Navy's warship INS Vindhyagiri collided with a cargo container ship MV Nordlake in Mumbai Harbour, it was listing and had run aground, ... Read more...
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Warship on fire post collision, efforts on to douse blaze
January 31st, 2011 - 12:47 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 31 (IANS) Frantic efforts were on Monday to save Indian Navy warship INS Vindhyagiri after a major fire engulfed it following a collision with a merchant vessel off Mumbai Harbour, ... Read more...
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Cargo vessel hits naval warship, no casualties
January 30th, 2011 - 11:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) A naval warship returning after a day out for service families had a close shave Sunday when a cargo vessel collided with it in the Mumbai harbour, ... Read more...
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Indian, Russian navies to expand cooperation in Indian Ocean Region
January 17th, 2011 - 9:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 17 (IANS) India and Russia Monday discussed the security environment in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR), particularly piracy threats and expanding cooperation to fight the menace, at a ... Read more...
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Navy admiral killed in accidental firing cremated
July 9th, 2010 - 6:35 pm ICT by IANS
Kochi, July 9 (IANS) The last rites of Rear Admiral S.S. Jamwal, who died in accidental firing Wednesday, were performed here Friday with military honours.
The funeral at the Palluruthy Corporation Crematorium was ... Read more...
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Take stern action against Tamil fisherman’s killing: Karunanidhi
July 9th, 2010 - 12:39 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, July 8 (IANS) Condemning the killing of an Indian fisherman by the Sri Lankan Navy, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi Thursday urged the central government to take stern action to ... Read more...
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Indian fisherman killed by Sri Lankan Navy
July 8th, 2010 - 11:22 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, July 8 (IANS) An Indian fisherman was killed and several others were injured by the Sri Lankan Navy close to the Tamil Nadu coast, police said Thursday.
Eight Indian fishermen, belonging ... Read more...
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