The former Indian Naval officers whose conviction has been reduced to jail terms in Qatar can serve their sentence in Indian prison due to an earlier agreement between New Delhi and Doha, senior advocate Adish Aggarwala said on Thursday.
The Qatari Court on Thursday commuted the death penalty sentence of eight ex-Indian naval officers it had arrested last year in the Dahra Global case, the Ministry of External Affairs said in a press statement. The sentence has now been reduced to jail terms.
During a visit to witness the operations of the “game changer” P-8I aircraft at Nacala Air Station INS Rajali ( Arakkonam Naval Air Station), Captain Ajayendra Kant Singh told ANI, "There is no possibility that any ship or a submarine would pass through the Indian Ocean region
Manjit Singh Virdi, the brother of Manmohan Singh Virdi, a retired Merchant Navy captain based in Maharashtra, has sought justice for the latter who, he claimed, was murdered at his Lonavla bungalow by his neighbours Hussain Shattaf, his wife Waheeda Shattaf and Zaanish Khan.
US President Joe Biden has selected Admiral Lisa Franchetti for the job of Navy’s top officer, which confirmed would make her the first woman in the history of the US Navy to hold the position and also the first woman in the joint chiefs of staff, CNN reported.
This is not the first time that India has spoken on the issue of the Indian nationals detained in Qatar. The External Affairs Ministry has previously reiterated that it is working to ensure the release and repatriation of eight former Indian navy officers detained in Qatar, adding that Ne
Abhilash completed the GGR, which kicked off on September 4, 2022, in 236 days, 14 hours, 46 minutes, 34 seconds on April 29, making him the first Indian sailor to do so.
Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) arrested freelance journalist Vivek Raghuvanshi and a former Navy commander in an espionage case under the Official Secrets Act for the illegal collection of sensitive information, officials stated on Wednesday.
The Ministry of External Affairs on Thursday confirmed that India has secured second consular access for its 8 ex-Navy officers who are in detention in Qatar.