Mumbai, Dec 24 (IANS) An Indian vessel with 13 Indian crew members was hijacked – for the second time in six months – Dec 16 by a gang of 8 to 9 pirates off Somalia, maritime officials said here Thursday.
The vessel, M.S.V. Nefaya, was on a voyage from Kismaayo in Kenya to Sharjah carrying a [...]
Mumbai, Oct 19 (IANS) There are two Indians in a 21-member multinational crew aboard the ship, MV Kota Wajar, hijacked by Somali pirates last Thursday, officials said here Monday.
According to the directorate general of shipping (DGS), there were two Indians among the crew of the vessel, hijacked off Seychelles.
The ship’s owners, Pacific International Lines, have [...]
New Delhi, Oct 19 (IANS) India Monday intensified efforts to secure the release of two Indian crew members who were aboard a Singaporean ship which was hijacked by Somali pirates in the Gulf of Aden.
The Indian mission is in regular touch with the Singaporean company as well as the shipping company, an official source said [...]
New Delhi, Oct 18 (IANS) The Indians on board a Singaporean ship hijacked in the Gulf of Aden by Somali pirates are safe, external affairs ministry sources said Sunday.
‘India’s Singapore High Commissioner T.C.A. Raghavan has approached the Singapore government. They (Indians) are said to be safe,’ the sources told IANS.
There are conflicting reports about the [...]
Nevada (US), Sept 29 (ANI): When it comes to hosting, India seems to prefer Julia Roberts over Angelina Jolie.
Roberts is currently shooting in rural Haryana (India) for “Eat, Pray, Love” (Ryan Murphy), while Jolie was in Pune-Mumbai (India) in 2006 for filming “A Mighty Heart” (Michael Winterbottom).
Even when [...]
Nevada (US), Aug.9 (ANI): Oscar winner Julia Roberts (Pretty Woman) reportedly will be in India in the third week of September to shoot “Eat, Pray, Love”, and Hindus are concerned about the authenticity of the depiction of sacred ashram (retreat) and other Hinduism objects in the film.
Indian American leader Rajan Zed, in a statement in [...]
