Hyderabad, June 18 (IANS) The Telangana government on Thursday urged the Indian Consulate General in Turkey to trace a young woman from Telangana, who reportedly went missing during transit at Istanbul Airport in Turkey. Bokka Rajashree, hailing from Medchal Malakjgiri district of Telangana, was travelling to Hyderabad from Houston in the US.Telangana Chief Secretary K. Ramakrishna Rao sent a message to the Consulate General that the missing woman was scheduled to travel from Houston to Istanbul…
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Muscat, June 11 (IANS) The Indian Embassy in Muscat on Thursday confirmed that efforts are underway to evacuate Indian nationals from MT Jalveer to Shinas Port with the support of the Royal Navy of Oman. “Evacuation of crew from MT Jalveer to Shinas port is being coordinated with assistance from Royal Navy of Oman, and shall soon be complete,” the Indian mission posted on X.Addressing a press briefing on Thursday, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Mukesh Mangal…
New Delhi, June 9 (IANS) India on Tuesday said that there had been an exchange of communication between the Palau-flagged vessel MT Marivex and the US Navy before the fire incident that disabled the ship off the coast of Oman. Addressing the weekly media briefing in New Delhi, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal confirmed that all 24 Indian crew members aboard the vessel had been rescued safely and expressed gratitude to the Omani government for its support in the res…
Muscat, June 8 (IANS) The Embassy of India in Muscat confirmed the rescue of 24 Indian seafarers aboard MT Marivex after a fire incident south of the Strait of Hormuz. The embassy also thanked the Omani authorities for their swift response.“We are thankful to the Omani authorities for their swift response and rescue of all the 24 crew members of Indian nationality onboard MT Marivex, and for ensuring their safety,” the embassy wrote on X.Earlier in the day, during an inter-ministerial briefi…
Mumbai, May 5 (IANS) Actress Ameesha Patel, who was earlier stuck in Oman due to the clash between the UAE and Iran, has finally returned to India. On Monday, the actress took to the Stories section of her Instagram, and shared a picture of herself with her travel partner.She wrote on the picture, “Finallyyyyyy MUMBAI!! Thank u for all ur prayers everyone!! @kuunalgoomer !! Safe n sound !! Greatful”.Earlier, the actress took to her social media, and shared her ordeal, as she spoke about her …
Islamabad, May 4 (IANS) Pakistan may continue to position itself as a bridge between Washington and Tehran, but such a role cannot be manufactured through publicity or driven by a desperate search for global relevance. The repeated collapse of the Islamabad talks is therefore not just a missed “diplomatic opportunity” but a serious credibility setback, a report said on Monday.According to a report in ‘Stringer Asia’, the second collapse of the much-hyped “Islamabad talks” exposes a deepe…
Amaravati, May 4 (IANS) The Andhra Pradesh government has come to the rescue of a woman from the state stranded in Oman.Dudekula Shehnaz, a native of Vayalapadu village in Annmayya district, was held in confinement by her employer.Following intervention by the state government and Andhra Pradesh Non-Resident Telugu Society (APNRTS), she is now expected to return home on May 7.According to an official release on Monday, the woman was held in confinement, and the agent’s office demanded Rs 2 lakh …
Brussels, April 28 (IANS) Pakistan’s bid to establish itself as a key mediator between the United States and Iran unravelled within days, raising serious concerns over trust and diplomatic credibility, a report said on Tuesday. Writing for ‘EuropaWire’, Dimitra Staikou, a Greek lawyer, writer, and journalist, noted that Pakistan was never the credible middle ground its government has attempted to portray.“The diplomatic theatre that Islamabad had spent more than a week preparing for unravell…
Tel Aviv, April 27 (IANS) Iranian concerns over Pakistan hosted United States-Iran talks extend beyond optics, with Tehran increasingly perceiving that Islamabad is not acting as a “neutral intermediary”, a report said on Monday.It stated that suspicions that sensitive exchanges are being passed to Washington undermine the very basis of mediation.Writing for ‘The Times of Israel’, Italian political advisor and geopolitical expert Sergio Restelli said that if one party sees the mediator as both p…
Athens, April 27 (IANS) With the second round of US-Iran talks to be held in Pakistan faltering, frustration is growing in Islamabad, which has remained under a virtual lockdown for nearly a week amid heightened security and preparations for the foreign delegations. Residents and local commentators have voiced bitter resentment over the disruption, highlighting the irony of a city brought to a standstill for guests, where “one side doesn’t trust us, and the other treats us merely as a conveni…