New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) The Indian Navy successfully thwarted a major attempted act of piracy in the Western Indian Ocean after receiving intelligence inputs about suspicious pirate activity targeting the merchant vessel MV Mashaallah 1, officials said on Wednesday. According to the Navy, pirates were allegedly preparing to surround and target the merchant vessel when naval personnel launched a swift operation to intercept and neutralise the threat before any attack could take place.Officials s…
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Chennai, April 12 (IANS) In a major breakthrough in the illegal leak of actor and Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) leader C. Joseph Vijay’s big-budget film ‘Jana Nayagan’, the Cyber Crime Wing of Tamil Nadu Police has arrested six individuals in connection with the case. The arrests were made on Sunday, two days after the highly anticipated film surfaced online, triggering outrage within the film industry and raising serious concerns over digital piracy.According to police sources, the arrested pe…
Chennai, April 11 (IANS) Actress Pooja Hegde, who plays the female lead in director H Vinoth’s eagerly awaited action entertainer ‘Jana Nayagan’ featuring actor Vijay in the lead, on Saturday expressed pain over the film’s footage being leaked on the Internet even as she appealed to audiences to wait for the film to release in theatres and then watch it on the big screen.Pooja released a statement, which she shared on her social media timelines. She wrote, “My lovely audience. A film is the resu…
New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) Seychelles President Patrick Herminie on Monday said that as key Indian Ocean States, maritime security and regional stability remains central to India-Seychelles relationship. “Economic engagement and development support featured prominently in our exchanges. We discussed approaches to advance priority initiatives through appropriate development cooperation instruments, including project-based support and lines of credit. As Indian Ocean states, maritime security and reg…
Washington, Jan 30 (IANS) President Donald Trump and his Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said the administration is reasserting US military deterrence, citing strikes, deployments and aggressive action against drug traffickers and pirates.Hegseth said, “At the Department of War that meant reestablishing deterrence.” He argued conflicts such as Afghanistan, Ukraine and the October 7 attack in Israel would not have occurred under Trump.He said the administration had sent a clear signal to adver…