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For millions of years, this ancient fish was thought extinct since the age of the dinosaurs—until it was found alive in South Africa and changed science foreverA chance discovery in South Africa in 1938 unveiled a 'living fossil' – a fish thought extinct for 65 million years, since the age of dinos...
Kerala rain alert: Flash flood risk as IMD issues orange, yellow alert in multiple districts; helplines activatedKerala braces for intensified southwest monsoon with widespread heavy to very heavy rainfall expected. Orange and yellow alerts are active ...
'Fuel scarcity' hits livelihood in Odisha, govt assures people of situation normalisation by MondayOdisha faces fuel scarcity, impacting daily wage earners and transport operators. The state government attributes the situation to panic bu...
Indian Embassy provided great assistance to get us out: Indian fishermen after returning to India from IranIndian fishermen who returned to the country from Iran have praised the Indian Embassy and the government for their assistance in facilitat...
DMK also responsible for 'wrong' of 1974, says Governor Ravi over travails of fishermenTamil Nadu Governor R N Ravi urges the state government to adopt a constructive approach regarding the fishermen's issue instead of politic...
Indian prisoner dies in Karachi; Pakistan to release 199 Indian fishermen on May 12An official of Edhi Welfare Trust, which usually arranges for the safe transportation of these Indian fishermen to Lahore and provides othe...
20 Indian fishermen released from Pak jail; to be transported till Wagah border: officialThe fishermen were arrested by the Pakistan Maritime Security Force (PMSF) and handed over to the dock police for allegedly illegally fishi...
WTO fisheries subsidies: Few developing nations seek complete exemptions for poor fishermenThese countries have also sought more time to implement the norms or disciplines, which would be finalised after complete negotiations, on ...
Pak arrests 52 Indian fishermenIt is neither the first time nor the last time that poor fishermen ended up in jails in both the countries for straying into each other's t...
Jayalalithaa dashes off another letter to PM Narendra Modi on fishermen's arrestIn a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Jayalalithaa referred to the arrest of four Indian fishermen who had ventured from Rameswaram,...
Amit Shah slams Puducherry govt for failing to implement Centre's welfare schemesShah alleged that neither DMK, AIADMK, Congress nor AINRC governments had addressed the concerns of people, though the union territory offe...
Jayalalithaa seeks PM Narendra Modi's intervention in repatriation of 63 fishermenJayalalithaa has sought Prime Minister Narendra Modi's intervention in the repatriation of 63 'stranded' Indian fishermen in Saudi Arabia.
Pakistan arrests 70 Indian fishermenPakistan has arrested 70 Indian fishermen for allegedly violating its territorial waters off the coast of southern Sindh province, an offic...
Fifty eight Indian fishermen arrested in PakistanFifty eight Indian fishermen were arrested today and their 11 boats seized by Pakistani authorities for allegedly violating the country's t...
58 Indian fishermen arrested in PakistanAt least 58 Indian fishermen were arrested today by Pakistani authorities for allegedly violating the country's maritime boundary.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's intervention sought for securing release of fishermenThe 24 fishermen had gone for deep sea fishing in three boats from Bettuagad near Kolkata in West Bengal and were arrested by Bangladesh Na...
- Tamil Nadu seeks PM Narendra Modi's intervention for release of fishermen in Saudi
"These fishermen have not even been paid their wages as per the contractual terms", Chief Minister O Panneerselvam told Modi in a letter.
- Fishermen issue: Jayalalithaa slams Centre's 'meek & passive' approach
Tamil Nadu government has said the Centre cannot remain a "mute spectator" and asked to condemn the island navy's action in the "strongest ...
- 180 Indians released from Pakistan jail; step to normalise relations with India
The released Indians were put on four buses which will take them to Wagah border for their handing over to the Indian authorities.
- Govt opposes curbs on fisheries subsidy at WTO
Govt has opposed the new multilateral rules on fishery suggested at the World Trade Organization (WTO) that could endanger the livelihood o...