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US forces to withdraw from Iran's vicinity, lift naval blockade, says state media citing draft dealFor India and other major energy importers, any agreement leading to normalisation in Hormuz traffic could ease concerns over supply disrup...
Indian Navy deploys helicopter, boarding team after piracy alertINS Kolkata, an Indian Navy destroyer, responded to suspicious activity near the merchant vessel MV Mashallah 1. The warship launched a hel...
Indian sailors battle chaos at sea as GPS blackout, mine fears choke Strait of HormuzIndian seafarers face grave dangers in the Strait of Hormuz due to GPS failures, mine threats, and conflicting radio warnings. Despite assu...
Lights out, curtains shut: Why a cruise ship went completely dark in the middle of the ocean?Passengers on the Queen Anne cruise ship had to turn off lights, shut curtains, and avoid open decks due to a piracy threat in the Sulu-Cel...
Maritime Anti-Piracy Act, SOPs led to Navy's quick response off SomaliaThe Navy, which currently has six warships on patrol in the Arabian Sea for anti-piracy missions as well as counter-drone operations, is lo...
Navy men rescue crew of ship under pirate attack in Arabian SeaThe Indian Navy has also issued an alert that six incidents of hijacking of dhows by an unknown number of perpetrators has taken place off ...
Paying OTT users in India could be fewer than 10%: Report"The number of OTT consumers is probably much higher than the number of subscriptions; like how a newspaper is consumed by several people i...
China deploys new missile destroyer, frigate in its anti-piracy fleetOne of the country's new generation of self-developed Type-052C guided missile destroyers, Xi'an, which entered into service in February 20...
Government issues advisory to shipowners, bodies to be extra cautious in the wake of piracy"As per the ReCAAP report, the threat of abduction of crew in the Sulu-Celebes Seas has not been eliminated and remains a severe threat in ...
'Copyright piracy has reached alarming level in China, India'Caucus has added India to the 2014 Watch List, and notes that the Special 301 Report again lists India as a Priority Watch List nation.
Why is govt "silent" on merchant vessels carrying arms: BJPExpressing concern over the seizure of a merchant vessel with unauthorised arms and ammunition in Indian waters, BJP sought to know why the...
14 Indian sailors safe as EU, NATO ships thwart pirate attack14 sailors on a hijacked cargo vessel have been safely rescued as Somali pirates on board the ship fled after counter piracy ships launched...
- Mobile app to combat film piracy launched
The app, 'Indian Movie Cop', provides movie fans with a one-stop shop of trailers, plot synopses, theatres and show times and educates them...
- Maldivian, Indian forces shadow hijacked Iranian ship
The MV Eglantine was seized by Somali pirates late Monday off Hoarafushi island in the Maldives, the first hijacking in the waters of the a...
The Enrica Lexie incident amounts to an infringement of international maritime lawt Enrica Lexie incident, the rogue action of the Italian tanker in Indian waters is reminiscent of the Columbian age of maritime arrogance.
- Counterfeit software reports soar: Microsoft
Reports of counterfeit software, much of it tainted with computer viruses, have doubled during the past two years, according to Microsoft.
- Piracy spike off Seychelles worries India
The ministries of external affairs and defence have already begun discussions on how to tackle the evolving situation off Seychelles.
- Copyright v2.0: New code to shield software
The government plans to introduce a legislation empowering software makers in their fight against the sale of unauthorised copies of their ...
- Indian Navy foils hijacks of two ships off Aden
An Indian Navy warship patrolling the Gulf of Aden successfully foiled an attempt by pirates to hijack an Indian and a Saudi Arabian mercha...
- 'Piracy-prone' zones identified on Indian coastline
The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) in its latest global piracy alert has identified anchorage points on the Hooghly river along wi...