New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) MT Sarv Shakti, carrying 46,313 MT of LPG, safely sailed through the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday and is expected to arrive at Visakhapatnam on May 13 with the Indian cooking gas cargo, the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways said on Sunday.The Marshall Islands-flagged ship has 20 crew members onboard, of whom as many as 18 are Indians, a ministry statement said.The ship, carrying over 45,000 tonnes of LPG, was earlier tracked moving into the Gulf of Oman after pass…
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New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) BJP national spokesperson Jaiveer Shergill on Thursday called on the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) to step in and facilitate the return of elderly Sikh couples who are currently stranded at a gurudwara in Tehran. In his appeal addressed to the ministry and External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar, Shergill sought urgent intervention to ensure that the Sikh families are allowed to board a May 5 flight operated by Mahan Air to India.He pointed out that the airl…
New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) As the overall flight situation in the Gulf region continues to improve, Air India and Indigo are also planning to resume flight operations from Qatar to India soon, the Ministry of External Affairs announced on Monday.With Qatar airspace partially open, Qatar Airways is already operating flights to various destinations in India, according to a statement issued by the MEA.Additional flights are now operating from the Middle East, with around 105 flights expected on Mon…
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…
New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) Iran’s airspace is partially open for cargo and chartered flights, but Indian nationals are advised to avoid travelling to the country, and those already there are urged to leave via the land border, with the embassy’s support, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Sunday.So far, the Indian embassy in Tehran has facilitated the movement of 2,445 Indian nationals out of Iran through land border routes, the statement said.Israel’s airspace is open, and limited fligh…
New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) India’s fertiliser security remains strong, stable and well-managed, with availability consistently exceeding requirement across all major fertilisers, the government said on Friday, dismissing recent claims of shortages as unfounded.According to the Department of Fertilisers, data from the recently concluded Rabi 2025–26 season, as well as the ongoing financial year, indicate a comfortable and well-buffered supply position across the country.”The Department of Fer…
New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) As many as 22 Indian seafarers on board the two foreign-flagged ships, which came under fire from Iran’s military in the Strait of Hormuz during the last 24 hours, are reported to be safe, according to an update issued by the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways on Thursday. Vessel Euphoria, a Panama-flagged container ship, has 21 Indian seafarers onboard, while Vessel Epaminondas, also a Panama-flagged container, has 1 Indian seafarer onboard, the statement sai…
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) All Indian seafarers in the West Asia and Gulf region are safe and no incident involving Indian-flagged vessels has been reported in the past 24 hours, the government said on Saturday.DG Shipping has facilitated the safe repatriation of over 2,487 Indian seafarers so far, including 34 in the past 24 hours from various locations across the Gulf region.“Port operations across India remain normal with no congestion reported,” according to an official statement.Necessa…
New Delhi, April 14 (IANS) All Indian seafarers in the Gulf region are safe, and no incident involving Indian-flagged vessels has been reported in the past 24 hours, the Ministry of Ports and Shipping said on Tuesday.The Directorate General (DG) of Shipping has facilitated the safe repatriation of over 2,262 Indian seafarers so far, including 85 in the past 24 hours, from various locations across the Gulf region, a ministry statement said.The DG Shipping Control Room has handled 6,292 calls and …
New Delhi, April 14 (IANS) Airlines continue to operate from the Gulf countries where airspace remains open with around 100 flights expected to arrive in India from the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday, according to a statement issued by the Ministry of External Affairs.Airlines are operating limited non-scheduled commercial flights based on operational and safety considerations, the statement said.Flights continue to operate from various airports in Saudi Arabia and Oman to destinations in India…