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Chhattisgarh engineer, wife among 18 Indians kidnapped by Nigerian pirates
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], Dec 7 (ANI): A city engineer and his wife are among the 18 Indians who have been kidnapped by pirates near the western coast of Nigeria earlier this week.
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58 migrants killed after boat capsizes off Mauritania coast: UN
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Nouadhibou [Mauritania], Dec 5 (ANI): At least 58 migrants are confirmed dead after a vessel carrying them sank as it approached the coast of Mauritania on Thursday, according to the UN's migration agency.
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Fog warning issued for Asaam, Meghalaya: IMD
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 5 (ANI): With the onset of winter, dense fog is very likely over south Assam, Meghalaya and Nagaland on Thursday, predicted India Meteorological Department (IMD).
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Indian Mission in touch with Nigerian authorities over 18 Indians aboard H
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 5 (ANI): The Indian mission in Abuja is in touch with the Nigerian authorities after reports surfaced of 18 Indians on board a Hong Kong-flagged vessel was kidnapped by pirates near the western coast of the African country, government sources told ANI on Thursday.
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Govt authorises Coast Guard members to search and seize suspicious vessels
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 5 (ANI): The Ministry of Defence on Thursday authorised every member of the Coast Guard to "visit, board, search and seize" suspicious vessels within an exclusive economic zone (EEZ) and its continental shelf.
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About 60 migrants killed in boat crash off Mauritanian coast
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Nouakchott [Mauritanian], Dec 05 (Sputnik/ANI): At least 57 migrants were killed due to boat crash off the Mauritanian coast on Wednesday.
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Coast guards rescue 264 distressed fishermen
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Dec 5 (ANI): Indian Coast guards with the help from merchant vessels transiting in the Arabian sea rescued over 250 fishermen who were in distress owing to rough sea conditions.
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India successfully carries out night test-firing of Prithvi Ballistic miss
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Balasore (Odisha) [India], Dec 4 (ANI): India on Tuesday successfully carried out a night test-firing of the over 300 km strike-range Prithvi ballistic missile off the coast of Balasore.
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NGT emphasises on ensuring beaches remain fit for bathing, survival of aqu
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 3 (ANI): The National Green Tribunal (NGT) expressed concern about coastal pollution and emphasized on the necessity of ensuring that coastal water at beach remains fit for bathing and survival of aquatic life and noted that sewage and industrial effluents are pollutin
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6.0 magnitude earthquake strikes off coast of Chile
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Reston (Virginia) [USA], Dec 3 (ANI): An earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale struck off the coast of Chile on Tuesday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said.
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Squally weather to prevail over coasts of Karnataka, Kerala
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 2 (ANI): Squally weather with wind speed (40-50 km/ph) likely to prevail along and off the coasts of Karnataka and Kerala, and over Lakshadweep area, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Monday.
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Coast Guard escorts Yemini vessel with 9 Indians to Kochi
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 30 (ANI): A Yemini vessel with nine Indians in distress was rendered assistance by the Indian Coast Guard off the Lakshadweep islands and escorted to Kochi on Friday, the ICG said on Saturday.
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