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18 Indian crew members on-board seized British vessel "safe and doing fine
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 25 (ANI): The 18 Indian crew members who were on-board the British vessel 'Stena Impero' detained by Iran on July 19 are safe and doing fine, Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan said on Thursday.
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Pakistan China's vassal, Khan is Xi's jester, says ex-Pentagon official
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [USA], July 23 (ANI): An ex-Pentagon official, Michael Rubin, warned the United States against falling prey to Pakistan's latest bid to revive relations, stating that the South Asian country's Prime Minister Imran Khan did not seek a new partnership, but aimed at continuing a patt
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Indian sailor missing in Iranian waters, kin urges govt to conduct probe
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Noida (Uttar Pradesh) [India], July 23 (ANI): The family of Ayush Chaudhary, a sailor at a Dubai-based shipping company who went missing in Iran, has urged the Indian government to help bring him back.
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Officials to meet 24 Indians aboard seized Iranian ship tomorrow: MoS MEA
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 23 (ANI): Minister of State for External Affairs, V Muraleedharan, on Monday stated that the 24 Indians on board the seized Iranian ship 'Grace 1' in Gibraltar are safe and officials from the High Commission of India in London will be meeting them on July 24.
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US slaps sanctions on Chinese oil company for importing oil from Iran
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 23 (ANI): The US on Monday slapped sanctions on China's state-run oil company for allegedly violating Washington's restrictions on dealing with Iran.
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Trump refutes Iran's claim of capturing CIA spies as 'totally false'
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 22 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Monday refuted Iran's claims that it has busted a Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) spy ring and arrested 17 suspects in this regard.
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Iran detains 17 citizens accused of spying for USA; some of them to be exe
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], July 22 (ANI): Iran's Ministry of Intelligence on Monday said admitted to having detained 17 citizens suspected of spying for the USA's Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).
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Safe passage in Strait of Hormuz 'top priority': UK, France, Germany
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
London [UK], July 22 (ANI): Underlining the escalating tensions in the Gulf region after Iran detained a British-flagged tanker, the United Kindom, France and Germany on Saturday agreed that "safe passage" for tankers through the Strait of Hormuz is necessary.
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Kuwait raises concern amid escalating tension in Gulf
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Kuwait City [Kuwait], July 22 (ANI): Kuwait on Sunday expressed concern of the rising tension in the Gulf region after Iran seized a UK oil tanker, reported Sputnik.
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MEA working for early release of 18 Indian on board Iran-seized tanker: Ja
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 22 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Sunday assured that the Indian government is working to ensure the early release and repatriation of 18 Indians on board the British-flagged tanker which has been detained by Iran.
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Kerala CM seeks Jaishankar's intervention to repatriate stranded crew of B
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], July 21 (ANI): Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Sunday wrote to External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar requesting him to make all possible efforts to ensure the safety of crew of British Oil Tanker seized by Iran's Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) i
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US planning to launch new surveillance for 'free passage' of ships through
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], July 21 (ANI): The United States is planning to launch a new surveillance and intelligence initiative with its allies to preserve the "free and open passage" for ships in the Straits of Hormuz and in the Persian Gulf, in the wake of the recent seizure of British vessel i
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