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......

9 pirates caught off Somalia coast in Mumbai police custody

The Mumbai police arrested nine pirates who were brought to India on Wednesday, days after the Navy caught them for hijacking an Iranian fishing vessel with 23 Pakistani crew members on board off......

Indian Navy forces 35 Somali pirates to surrender

In a calibrated operation, the Indian Navy on Saturday 'coerced' 35 Pirates onboard a merchant ship around 1,400 nautical miles from the Indian coast to surrender and ensured the safe evacuation of......

Indian Navy foils hijack bid on Bangladeshi-flagged vessel off Somalia coast

An Indian naval warship and a long-range maritime patrol aircraft extended assistance to a Bangladeshi-flagged cargo vessel after it was hijacked in the Indian Ocean, in the latest in a series of......

India ranks 4th among nations most affected by spam calls

India has moved up in rankings from ninth to the fourth spot this year in the tally of top 20 countries affected by spam calls, owing to a significant increase in sales and telemarketing calls, as......

What are locusts? And why are they such a big menace?

Swarms of immature pink locusts and adult yellow locusts are currrently active. Not only are fresh locusts swarms expected to arrive in the coming weeks, but even those already present in India......

Which country has the world's 'most powerful' passport?

India, which was listed 78th last year, has improved its ranking, figuring at 75th position with a visa-free score of 51 Image: The skyline of Singapore's central business district. Photograph:......

Lootere Review: No Jack Sparrow Here!

Lootere deserves points for originality and novelty, observes Deepa Gahlot. A few days ago, there was drama on the high seas when the Indian Navy rescued an Indian ship from pirates. Before the......

10 Films that Amazed Me at Cannes

The 74th Cannes Film Festival ended with the jury -- headed by Spike Lee -- handing out awards to a number of international films from France, Iran, Finland, Israel, Norway, Japan and the US. But......

Flight review

Besides Mohit Chadda and a potentially great concept, Flight has barely anything that is worthy of a watch, says Prateek Sur.   Flight is about a billionaire (Mohit Chadda) who is caught in......

My Name is Khan, A Decade Later

What has not changed in a decade is the character of Rizwan Khan.He is complex, multi-dimensional and lovable.In fact, his character continues to grow on you, notes Mohammad Asim Siddiqui. IMAGE:......

PIX: Mo Farah signs off illustrious career with fourth-place finish

IMAGE: Running great Mo Farah brought the curtains down on an illustrious career with a fourth place finish at the Great North Run half-marathon in Newcastle. Photographs: Lee Smith/Reuters......

Former Pakistan woman hockey player killed in Italian shipwreck

IMAGE: A view of the wreckage of a shipwreck in southern Italy which has left dozens of migrants dead after the boat in which they were travelling smashed onto the rocks, in Cutro, on February 27,......

Ali takes only a minute to win first female pro fight in Saudi

IMAGE: British-Somali boxer Ramla Ali celebrates winning her bout against the Dominican Republic’s Crystal Garcia Nova, at King Abdullah Sports City Arena, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on......

PIX: Fraser-Pryce leads Jamaican sweep in women's 100m

Images from the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon, on Sunday, Day 3. IMAGE: Jamaica's Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce celebrates winning the women's 100 metres final alongside......

This Olympic champ says he was victim of child trafficking

IMAGE: Multiple Olympic and world champion Mo Farah celebrates. Photograph: Richard Heathcote/Getty Images Multiple Olympic and world champion Mo Farah was brought to Britain from Djibouti at the......