'Indian crews are very good'

'Indians are basically liked because they are educated, they are intelligent.' IMAGE: Kindly note the image has been posted only for representational purposes. Photograph: Reuters Captain Peter......

How To Prevent Terror On The High Seas

The world needs to wake up to this new dimension of war at sea and be prepared to face the 'unknown enemy' who have the advantage of attacking at their choice of location and time, cautions......

India contacts Iran to free 17 citizens onboard ship seized by Tehran

India is in touch with Iran to secure the release of 17 Indians on board an Israeli-linked cargo ship that was seized by the Iranian military near the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday amid increasing......

Captured! Somalian Pirates

Somalian pirates were captured by Indian Navy ships Trishul and Sumedha during anti-piracy operations last week. 'Robust actions by Indian Navy ships Trishul & Sumedha during antipiracy ops East of......

Govt to amend 114-year-old the Indian Ports Act, bring in reforms

The Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways has released a draft to amend the Indian Ports Act, 1908, which aims to bring in sweeping reforms in the sector by bringing non-major ports into the......

Worker's death casts grim shadow over Alang recycling industry

The industry has protested the police case and notice over the death, and requested Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel to ensure a fair investigation to avoid hurting the industry’s image.......

Sagarmala project: Poor planning on container traffic haunting shippers

Since January this year, Indian exporters have begun to dread the shipping news. That’s because most of it would be about another lot of shipping companies deciding to avoid Indian ports on......

India eyeing Ukraine, Russia's wheat market share in 30 countries

A decision to tap the 30 countries for exporting wheat was taken at a meeting of the commerce ministry on Thursday. IMAGE: Kindly note that this image has been posted for representational purposes......

Gunjan Saxena: IAF's negative portrayal is overstated

'I did not find anything atrociously out of place about the depiction of the IAF's image,' says Group Captain Murli Menon (retd). IMAGE: Pankaj Tripathi with Janhvi Kapoor in Gunjan Saxena: The......

Paris 2024 Olympics torch lit in ancient Olympia

IMAGE: Greek actress Mary Mina, playing the role of High Priestess, carries the flame during the Olympic Flame lighting ceremony for the Paris 2024 Olympics. Photograph: Alkis......

Asian C'ships: NRAI allege 'partiality' after shooter's disqualification

Had Dhanush not been disqualified, India would have won the team gold with a junior Asian record. The shooter from Hyderabad could have also won an individual medal as he was placed third going......

1900: Cricket's only date with the Olympics

IMAGE: Cricket has been included for the LA 2028 Olympics. Photograph: Lucy Nicholson/Reuters Cricket and the Olympics made for strange bedfellows when the sport featured in its roster for......

In-form Lakshya looking forward to good show at World C'ships

IMAGE: Lakshya Sen endured a tough phase after the World Championships in August last year and soon found his world ranking slip from six to 25. He is currently world No. 11 after a string of good......

Asian Athletics C'ship: Jyothi scripts history as India bag three gold medals

Photograph: Kind Courtesy Athletics Federation of India/Twitter India bagged three gold and two bronze medals on the second day of the Asian Athletics Championships with Jyothi Yarraji becoming......