India on Thursday summoned the Italian ambassador in New Delhi and lodged a strong protest over killing of its two fishermen allegedly by security guards of an Italian ship off Kollam coast on suspicion of being pirates.
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the SC said, "We want that adequate compensation be paid to the victims' family".
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A Bolivian cargo ship, owned by an Iranian firm was on Monday hijacked, apparently by Somalian pirates in the territorial waters off Maldives, officials said, even as Maldivian forces have sought Indian Navy's help for its rescue.
Italian oil tanker Enrica Lexie, from which gunshots were fired killing two Indian fishermen off Alappuzha, has been brought to Kochi early on Friday and police and coast guard personnel are questioning the crew.
In a major development, INS Godavari has successfully foiled a piracy attempt on Greek ship MV Elinakos in the Gulf of Aden, a navy statement said on Tuesday.
Displaying seriousness to deal with piracy, the government on Tuesday introduced a bill in the Lok Sabha that provides for recognising it as a crime and lays down norms for prosecution of pirates apprehended by Indian authorities with punishment up to life term.
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Three persons including a navy personnel received burn injuries on Friday after a fire broke out onboard INS Ganga, which was going through routine maintenance and refit at the Naval Dockyard in Mumbai.
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Helicopter-borne elite US Navy Seals struck deep into Somalia in a daring pre-dawn raid and freed two hostages -- an American woman aid worker and a Dane -- after a shootout with pirates holding them, leaving at least nine gunmen dead, a rare mission in the restive African nation
The Centre said that the arbitration under United Nation Convention on the Law of Sea (UNCLOS), which was instituted on a request from the Republic of Italy has delivered its Award on May 21, 2020.
Italy on Tuesday recalled its ambassador to India for consultations and asserted that it will deal with the situation of "ambiguous and unreliable" behaviour by Indian authorities.
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The Indian Navy on Saturday dismissed Pakistan's allegation that an Indian warship had brushed PNS Babar escorting MV Suez, a merchant vessel released by Somali pirates, saying the "reports of aggression" are "incorrect and based on misinformation".
Pakistan on Friday lodged a protest with the Indian government over an incident in which an Indian warship allegedly brushed with a Pakistani frigate escorting MV Suez, an Egyptian-owned ship that was recently freed by Somali pirates after the payment of ransom.
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The government on Thursday promised to do 'everything possible' for release of the Indian sailors held hostage by Somlian pirates but cautioned against an 'emotive' response, saying it could endanger their lives.With Opposition members cutting across party lines in Rajya Sabha expressing serious concern over the captive Indian sailors, External Affairs Minister S M Krishna said the government cannot afford to put their lives in jeopardy.
Ahead of their talks, India and Pakistan are locked in a nasty spat and have lodged protests against each other over their naval warships allegedly resorting to 'risky' and 'dangerous' manoeuvres after hijacked MV Suez was freed by Somali pirates.
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"We will allow users to earn revenue by allowing relevant advertisements to be displayed with their videos. Backed with YouTube's analytics and content management tools, Indian users can target a particular demographic, monetise the views his content gets in any country and even protect his content from content pirates," said Shenaz Zack, product manager, YouTube.
The CG headquarters and station are coming up at a time when the Indian waters off Lakshadweep Islands chain in the Arabian Sea have witnessed increased pirate activity in recent months.
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Somalia on Monday assured India that it will do everything possible to get 53 Indian hostages released from pirates in that country, External Affairs Minister S M Krishna said. He said India has also offered to help Somalia implement job-generating projects to tackle piracy in the African nation. These issues came up for discussion between Krishna and visiting Somalian Deputy Prime Minister Abdiweli Ali during a meeting in New Delhi.
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Union Minister for Shipping G K Vasan on Saturday said the government was committed to safely bring back the 39 seafarers, held captive by Somalian pirates.
Days after the brush off incident between their warships in the Gulf of Aden, Indian Navy on Friday said Pakistani ship PNS Babur had damaged a part of INS Godavari by moving too close to it.
India on Friday expressed its appreciation for Pakistan's help in ensuring the safe return of Indian sailors who were help captive by Somali pirates aboard M V Suez. "We are relieved that their ordeal has ended and they would soon be safely back with their families," External Affairs Minister S M Krishna said. "We appreciate the timely help extended to them and sailors of other countries by the Pakistani navy," he said.
The arrival of Egyptian cargo vessel M V Suez, which was released by Somali pirates after ten months of captivity, has been delayed at the Omanese port of Salalah due to insufficient fuel, the directorate general of shipping said on Saturday.
The Navy on Thursday pulled out its warship from escorting MV Suez, released by pirates, towards Salalah port in Oman after the Egyptian vessel, under the command of a Pakistani national, did not respond to its calls.
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The Indian Navy has captured a hijacked Iranian flagged vessel off the Mumbai coast following intelligence inputs that it may be carrying arms, ammunition and contraband, officials said on Monday. The ill-fated vessel Nafis-I was intercepted on Sunday and all persons on board have been detained, they said, adding it is not yet clear as to how many of them were pirates. Two AK-47 rifles and a pistol concealed in an empty fuel tank of the ship have been found.
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