The vessel carrying more than 80 migrants departed from Haiti on Wednesday and was heading to Turks and Caicos, the IOM said on Friday, adding that Haiti's Coast Guard rescued 41 survivors.
Amid protests against job quotas in Bangladesh, 204 Indian students and many other students from Nepal and Bhutan were successfully rescued and brought back to India through Meghalaya, officials said on Friday.
In an extensive search and rescue operation launched by the Eastern Naval Command, a total of 28 stranded individuals were rescued from the Koyamadaram region, situated 250 km west of Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh, despite challenging weather on Friday.
Tragically, the body of one Indian crew member has been recovered. The Indian government is closely monitoring the situation and ensuring all possible assistance for the affected families.
A travel influencer died after falling into a gorge while shooting a video near the Kumbhe waterfalls in the Mangaon district of Raigad on Wednesday, police said.
As of now, the mission has successfully rescued eight Indian nationals and one Sri Lankan from the stricken vessel. The Indian Navy continues to search for additional crew members who remain missing.
The MV had capsized about 25 nautical miles southeast of Ras Madrakah, Oman, on July 15 and search and rescue efforts in coordination with Oman authorities have been in progress since July 16.
Indian Navy's warship INS Teg has been deployed along with maritime surveillance aircraft P-8I along with the Omani vessels and personnel to carry out search and rescue missions.
Braving heavy rains and challenging weather conditions, the Indian Coast Guard has successfully coordinated a search and rescue operation for a stranded Indian fishing boat off the Ponani coast of Kerala.
The government has taken this matter seriously and has directed the district administration to provide immediate compensation of Rs 5 lakh to the deceased, Karnataka Minister Krishna Byre Gowda informed the assembly on Tuesday.