Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], December 17 (ANI): Two women fighter pilots were commissioned in the Indian Air Force (IAF) on Saturday during the Combined Graduation Parade of Pilots and Ground Duty Officers at the Air Force Academy here.
New Delhi [India], Dec 14 (ANI): Union Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday confirmed that Indian Navy, Indian Air Force and Indian Coast Guard have successfully rescued 700 fishermen including five Sri Lankan nationals affected by cyclone Ockhi.
Kochi (Kerala) [India], Dec 7 (ANI): The search and rescue (SAR) operations by the Southern Naval Command continued for the eighth consecutive day on Thursday over the southeast Arabian Sea and Lakshadweep and Minicoy (L&M) Islands after cyclone Ockhi created havoc in the Indian coastal regi
New Delhi [India], Dec 5 (ANI): As Cyclone Ockhi weakened over the sea area with landfall over south Gujarat and north Maharashtra, the Indian Coast Guard ships and aircraft have continued the efforts to locate and provide assistance to the stranded fishermen at the sea.
Trivandrum (Kerala) [India], Dec 4 (ANI): The Indian Coast Guard on Monday rescued 19 fishermen from the remote islands of L&M, who were stranded at sea following Cyclone Ockhi.
Kanyakumari (Tamil Nadu) [India], December 4 (ANI): Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday informed that, so far, 357 fishermen, including 71 from Tamil Nadu, who had been stranded in sea due to Cyclone Ockhi, have been rescued.
Washington DC [USA], Dec 3 (ANI): At least 13 persons lost their lives and two went missing after a fishing boat collided with a refuelling tanker off the South Korean coast.
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India] December 3 (ANI): As the operations to rescue stranded fishermen affected by severe cyclone Ockhi entered their third day, the Indian Coast Guard has intensified its deployment of ships and aircraft off Kerala coast as well as Lakhadweep Islands.
Kochi (Kerala) [India], Dec 3 (ANI): As Cyclone Ockhi still posed threat, the coast guards in different locations continued their efforts to rescue fishermen stranded at sea, on Sunday.
Trivandrum (Kerala) [India] Dec 02 (ANI): Locals of Thumba area on Saturday blocked the National Highway for almost five hours after many fishermen went missing at sea in the wake of cyclone Ockhi.