New Delhi, April 227 (IANS) The Iranian coast guard fired shots towards a Togo-flagged chemical tanker, MT Siron, which was boarded by individuals, including Indian sailors, at the Shinas Outer Port limits in Oman on April 25, the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways revealed on Monday. The vessel was near other ships when the Iranian Coast Guard intervened and fired warning shots, Mandeep Singh Randhawa, Director at the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, stated during an inter-mini…
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New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) India’s unique geographical location between the eastern and western hemispheres provides a natural advantage in emerging as a global transit hub, Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu has stressed.He said that the country has developed the strategy after extensive deliberations with all the stakeholders. “I am deeply grateful to Home Minister Amit Shah for his active support in advancing the proposal,” said Naidu while reviewing the readiness of Delhi Airport …
New York, April 22 (IANS) Iran on Wednesday attacked a ship in the Strait of Hormuz that was on its way to Mundra Port in India, hours after US President Donald Trump announced an indefinite ceasefire.It was one of the two ships that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGC-N) announced it had attacked and taken over, according to the government-run PressTV.IRGC-N identified the ships it attacked as the MSC-Francesca, and the Epaminodas, PressTV said (although it spelled it as “Epaminoda…
Thiruvananthapuram, April 22 (IANS) Flagging a deepening travel crisis in West Asia and its growing impact on Indian expatriates, senior Congress leader Ramesh Chennithala has written to Union Civil Aviation Minister K. Ram Mohan Naidu on Wednesday, urging immediate intervention to ease the hardships faced by Indian expatriates, particularly Keralites, who are stranded or are struggling to travel amid widespread and continuing flight disruptions.In his detailed communication, Chennithala pointed…
Bengaluru, April 22 (IANS) In a significant development in the high-profile gold smuggling case, Kannada actress Ranya Rao is set to be released from jail on Wednesday after completing one year under preventive detention, officials said.Ranya Rao, who is currently lodged at Bengaluru Central Prison, was arrested in connection with an alleged gold smuggling racket involving gold worth Rs 102 crore. The case had drawn widespread attention due to her links to the Kannada film industry and the polic…
Mumbai, April 21 (IANS) Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Tuesday dared the Bharatiya Janata Party to set aside the Enforcement Directorate and Central Bureau of Investigation and face the party in a fair fight. He called the current administration “cowardly” for harassing women through agencies and urged the Marathi people to stand united against the “anarchy” currently facing the nation.Targeting Bharatiya Janata Party leadership, he lamented the lack of leaders of Arun Jaitley…
Ahmedabad/New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) A man accused of orchestrating a GST refund fraud worth around Rs 1,825 crore has been arrested at Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi after returning from Dubai, officials said on Monday. Kapil Chugh was apprehended on Sunday by officials of the Directorate General of GST Intelligence (DGGI), Ahmedabad Zonal Unit.According to officials, he had evaded the investigation, failed to respond to 22 summonses issued by the agency, and fled to Dub…
New Delhi/Hyderabad, April 18 (IANS) AIMIM president and Lok Sabha MP Asaduddin Owaisi has written to the Consul General of India in Dubai, seeking urgent assistance for the repatriation of the mortal remains of a Hyderabad resident who died under unclear circumstances in the UAE.In a letter dated April 17, Owaisi urged the Indian mission to intervene in the case of Mohammed Arief Ahmed, an Indian national from his constituency, who had travelled to Dubai for employment and passed away there.Acc…
Guwahati, April 18 (IANS) Congress leader Gaurav Gogoi on Saturday asserted that his party would soon form the government in Assam and warned of a probe into Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma after coming to power. “On the 4th May, our government will be formed,” Gogoi told reporters, adding that after forming the government, they would initiate an investigation into Himanta Biswa Sarma.His remarks come amid the recent controversy between Himanta Biswa Sarma and Congress leader Pawan …
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) HDFC Bank on Saturday said the process for re-appointing its Managing Director and CEO Sashidhar Jagdishan will be taken up ‘in due course’, with the bank’s nomination and remuneration committee (NRC) currently seized of the matter.Responding to a query by NDTV Profit, Deputy Managing Director Kaizad Bharucha said the committee will take a final call on Jagdishan’s reappointment at an appropriate time.Jagdishan’s current tenure is set to end in October 2026.M…