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Oman tanker attack: Union seeks 'urgent status update' on two Indian seafarers missing after drone strikeTwo Indian seafarers, Bir Bahadur Yadav and Amit Singh, are missing following a recent drone attack. The drone strike on MT Petro Dolphin o...12 Oct, 2026, 09.18 AM IST- MEA condemns attacks on two vessels in Hormuz region, calls for de-escalationThe Ministry of External Affairs condemned drone attacks on two commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz. MT Petro Dolphin and MT Valther...12 Oct, 2026, 06.47 AM IST
- Two Indians missing, 9 rescued as drone attacks oil tanker off Oman coastA drone attack occurred on the tanker MT Petro Dolphin, resulting in two Indian seafarers missing. Nine other crew members were rescued and...12 Oct, 2026, 12.29 AM IST
- 79 years ago, 23 US nuclear tests devastated Bikini Atoll; 70 years later, Stanford University reserachers found giant corals, sharks and tuna thriving in its craterIn 1946, the US began nuclear testing at Bikini Atoll, conducting 23 explosions that displaced all the inhabitants and destabilised the cor...26 Sep, 2026, 05.05 PM IST
- In 1900, 3 lighthouse keepers vanished from Scotland's distant Flannan Isles. 126 years later, no definitive account explains exactly what happened to the menIn December 1900, lighthouse keepers James Ducat, Thomas Marshall and Donald McArthur disappeared from the Flannan Isles Lighthouse on Eile...17 Sep, 2026, 11.21 PM IST
- Macron, Carney to visit French islands after Trump's map postFrench and Canadian leaders will visit Saint-Pierre-and-Miquelon next week. This visit underscores their commitment to national borders and...13 Sep, 2026, 03.12 PM IST
- In 2008, a spacecraft was launched by NASA to study how our heliosphere, the magnetic bubble surrounding our Sun and planets, interacts with interstellar spaceIn 2008, a spacecraft was launched by NASA to study how our heliosphere, the magnetic bubble surrounding our Sun and planets, interacts wit...12 Sep, 2026, 01.54 AM IST
- Taiwan’s presence at Pacific forum draws China warning of 'consequences'China issued a warning of unspecified consequences after Taiwan attended the Pacific Islands Forum. Australia and New Zealand rejected Chin...01 Sep, 2026, 07.59 AM IST
- China’s Pacific push gets a boost as key leaders skip island forumSeveral Pacific island leaders are absent from a key regional summit in Palau. This fragmentation complicates efforts to project unity amid...31 Aug, 2026, 03.15 PM IST
- Iran's supreme leader calls for Muslim unity against US and IsraelIran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei urged Muslim countries to unite against Israel and the United States amid wider Middle Eas...31 Aug, 2026, 08.30 AM IST
- US shifts Iran war strategy from fresh strikes to sanctions as Trump seeks to squeeze Tehran: ReportThe United States is implementing economic sanctions alongside a naval blockade aimed at Iran. These new measures specifically target coope...26 Aug, 2026, 07.21 AM IST
- In the 1950s, U.S. nuclear tests were conducted at Bikini and Enewetak; decades later, Guam corals preserved carbon-14 spikes linked to tests in 1954, 1956, and 1958Guam’s coral reefs act as natural historians, chronicling chemical footprints of Cold War-era nuclear tests. Distinct radiocarbon spikes fr...25 Aug, 2026, 04.29 PM IST
- Since 1958, tidal groundwater has continued moving beneath Runit Dome in the Marshall Islands, where 85,000 cubic meters of radioactive material rest; now rising Pacific seas are raising questions about the future of the 115-meter-wide structureTidal groundwater moves freely beneath Runit Dome in the Marshall Islands. Built over a nuclear crater, the 115-meter concrete structure ho...20 Aug, 2026, 09.08 PM IST
- China missile test deepens Pacific divide over growing militarisationChina’s July ballistic-missile test has exposed divisions among Pacific island nations over growing militarisation and competing U.S.-China...11 Aug, 2026, 12.57 PM IST
- Marshall Islands seek US meeting as citizens 'panic' over Trump migrant crackdownThe Marshall Islands has warned its citizens in the U.S. not to open the door to immigration officials without a judicial warrant amid conc...31 Jan, 2025, 10.17 AM IST
- US nears new cooperation deals with Pacific Island nationsThis week, the U.S. signed memorandums of understanding with the Marshall Islands and Palau that administration officials hope will pave th...14 Jan, 2023, 11.24 AM IST
- NASA rockets to create glowing white artificial clouds next weekWashington, Aug 24 (IANS) A NASA rocket mission to study disturbances in the upper atmosphere that interfere with communication and technol...24 Aug, 2017, 11.02 AM IST
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