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Oil tanker hijacked in Arabian Sea, Indians among captives

After a brief lull, pirates hijacked a Greek-owned oil tanker in the Arabian Sea with a crew of 15, mostly Indians and Filipinos. The Liberian-flagged Smyrni, carrying 135,000 tons of oil, was......

No likelihood of tsunami tidal waves in Indian Ocean

 India on Wednesdy said there was no likelihood of tsunami tidal waves being formed anywhere in the Indian Ocean region after an earthquake of 8.9 magnitude hit waters off western coast of northern......

Massive quake rattles Indonesia; tremors across India

 A massive earthquake of 8.7 magnitude hit waters off Indonesia triggering tsunami fears across the Indian Ocean nations, including India, reviving memories of the 2004 devastation that had claimed......

Pirates hijack Chinese freighter in Gulf of Oman

 A Chinese vessel was hijacked by pirates in the Gulf of Oman on Friday. The cargo ship belonging to a Nanjing company was hijacked at about 9:30 am local time (1030 IST) in the Sea of Oman near the......

Indian fisherman goes missing off UAE coast

 An Indian fisherman has gone missing in the rough seas off Ras Al Khaimah in the UAE and an intensive search operation has been launched to find him. Christudas Augustine, from Kerala, was among a......

Lamhaa banned in the Middle East

Lamhaa, which releases on Friday, July 16, has been banned in the Middle East. Director Rahul Dholakia's film, which is based on the troubles in the Kashmir valley, will not be screened in Bahrain,......

Senegal beat Oman to make Olympic football

Senegal, who stunned the football world when they upset defending champions France in the opening match of the 2002 World Cup, reached the Olympic football tournament for the first time on Monday......

Olympics: Britain to face Senegal in first game

Hosts Britain, taking part in their first Olympic soccer event since 1960, will kick off the bid for gold against Senegal at Manchester United's Old Trafford on July 26 after the draw was made at......

Bahrain hangs over F1 as teams head for China

Formula One teams headed to China on Monday still unsure whether their return trip would take in troubled Bahrain for the following grand prix next week amid safety fears and increasingly loud......

Afghanistan, Ireland, Dutch into T20 playoffs

Afghanistan beat Bermuda by 15 runs to remain undefeated and book its place alongside Ireland and the Netherlands in the playoffs at the World Twenty20 qualifier, the Associated Press reports.......

Australia end Saudi Arabia's WC hopes

Australia scored three goals in three minutes in a second-half burst to beat Saudi Arabia 4-2 in Melbourne on Wednesday and dash the Middle Eastern country's hopes of qualifying for the 2014 World......
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TRUTH SEEKER
Q. Which Navigator and Cartographer Helped Vasco da Gama to establish first all water trade route between Europe and India ?
TRUTH SEEKER:  A.  more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/which-navigator-and-cartographer-helped-vasco-da-gama-to-est/22733216/answers/

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Q. what is an arab spring ?
Cartoon Network:  A. Ahmad ibn Mjid (Arabic: ), was an Arab navigator and cartographer born in 1421 in Julphar, which is now known as Ras Al Khaimah. This city makes...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/what-is-an-arab-spring-/22617619/answers/22733236

sherli
Q. How many foreign countries you have visited?Which countries?
Sherli:  A. The Arab Spring is a revolutionary wave of demonstrations and protests occurring in the Arab world that began on Friday, 17 December 2010. To...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/how-many-foreign-countries-you-have-visitedwhich-countries/22381616/answers/22617684

subhash
Q. who does cooking in your house?
Subhash:  A. working in kuwait....once flight diverted from oman....once from uae....so air ports of these countries seen.... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/who-does-cooking-in-your-house/22313078/answers/22381665

  Web results for Oman
Family of Indian journo stranded in Oman fighting legal battle against 'unfair dismissal'

The family of an Indian journalist in Oman, who is fighting a court battle for an year against his alleged unfair dismissal, is stranded without... ...

http://www.sify.com/news/family-of-indian-journo-stranded-in-oman-fighting-legal-battle-against-unfair-dismissal-news-international-memluleejjh.html
5 captured crew hired by city firm

The DG Shipping on Tuesday said that of the 17 Indian crew members onboard MT Royal Grace that has been captured by the pirates off the Oman coast,... ...

http://www.asianage.com/mumbai/5-captured-crew-hired-city-firm-017
Captured ship with Indians not registered in UAE

The ship which was hijacked in thecoast of Oman by Somali pirates with 22 hostages, 17 of them Indian, is not registered in the UAE. ...

http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/captured-ship-with-indians-not-registered-in-uae_769389.html
ST Engineering secures S$880m Oman contract

SINGAPORE : Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd's marine arm, Singapore Technologies Marine, has secured a contract worth about S$880 million to... ...

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporebusinessnews/view/1194052/1/.html
Talks to free Indian crew on ship

The Dubai-based owners of a tanker seized off Oman with 17 Indians among the 22 crew are in talks with Somali pirates holding them hostage. ...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-asia-india-17655712
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