Iran war ceasefire tested as cargo ship catches fire and Kuwait and UAE repel drone attacksTensions flare as a fragile ceasefire in the Iran war faces new challenges. Drone attacks targeted a ship off Qatar and entered the airspac...
10 May, 2026, 05.17 PM IST
Iran ceasefire appears to hold, Bahrain detains dozens over suspected Revolutionary Guard linksA fragile ceasefire held even after the US struck two Iranian oil tankers, while Bahrain arrested 41 individuals linked to Iran's Revolutio...
10 May, 2026, 12.23 AM IST
A fragile ceasefire holds as US awaits Iran response, Bahrain detains dozensA fragile ceasefire is being tested as the US struck two Iranian oil tankers. Bahrain announced arrests linked to Iran's Revolutionary Guar...
09 May, 2026, 05.16 PM IST
Separate case keeps ex-navy official Tiwary in Qatari jail; efforts on to free him: SourcesFormer Indian Navy officer Purnendu Tiwary stays in Qatar. He was arrested with seven others for espionage in 2022. While others returned, ...
18 Apr, 2026, 07.02 PM IST
Ex-Navy officer Purnendu Tiwary's case sub-judice in Qatar court: OfficialA sub-judice case in a Qatar court is delaying the return of ex-Navy officer Purnendu Tiwary to India, despite his release from death row l...
18 Feb, 2025, 07.12 PM IST
We survived only because of our defence training, says Navy veteran released from QatarRagesh Gopakumar, one of the eight ex-Indian Navy personnel recently released by Qatar, expressed gratitude for their freedom and credited ...
14 Feb, 2024, 04.50 PM IST
We survived only because of our defence training, says Navy veteran released from Qatar"We are just happy to be alive... happy to be home," a relieved Gopakumar said, adding that he and his colleagues survived only because of ...
14 Feb, 2024, 02.39 PM IST
Ability of Modi govt to protect citizens at any cost: Anurag ThakurQatar released eight jailed former Indian Navy personnel nearly three-and-a-half months after they were handed down death sentences in a ca...
12 Feb, 2024, 01.19 PM IST
Qatar case: 3-25 years' jail terms for 8 ex-Indian Navy personnelA Qatari court, which had commuted the death sentences of eight former Indian Navy personnel, has replacing them with prison terms ranging ...
30 Dec, 2023, 12.25 AM IST
Next steps after examining ruling, discussion with legal team: MEA on 8 Indians in QatarMinistry External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Arindam Bagchi has said that the next steps in the case relating to eight former Indian Navy p...
29 Dec, 2023, 05.12 PM IST
Govt making all-out efforts to bring back Navy veterans on death row in Qatar: Admiral KumarIndia works hard to bring back ex-naval personnel facing death in Qatar. Navy Chief assures full government support. Eight veterans sentenc...
02 Dec, 2023, 11.17 PM IST
Appeal filed, says MEA on case involving 8 navy veterans on death row in QatarEight former Indian Navy personnel sentenced to death by a Qatari court last month have filed an appeal against the ruling. The Ministry of...
10 Nov, 2023, 03.44 PM IST
What can India do for 8 navy officers standing on the brink of death in Qatar?The Indian government's response to the situation has been proactive. In December last year, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said th...
27 Oct, 2023, 03.56 PM IST
The story behind Qatar sentencing eight Indian ex-Navy officers to deathA Qatar court has announced the death penalty for eight Indians arrested in the country last year. A 'deeply shocked' Indian government sai...
27 Oct, 2023, 12.09 PM IST
Death sentence for eight Indian ex-Navy personnel in QatarFollowing the arrests, local company Al Dahra was shut down and all employees, mostly Indians, were rendered jobless. India expressed deep ...
27 Oct, 2023, 12.15 AM IST
Efforts on to secure release of former Indian Navy personnel under detention in Qatar: Admiral KumarThe Indian nationals have been under the detention of Qatari authorities for over three months. It is learnt that Qatari authorities have n...
03 Dec, 2022, 07.29 PM IST
8 Indians working for pvt firm under detention in Qatar: Embassy making all efforts for early release, says MEAHe said the Indian Embassy in Qatar has been in touch with Qatari authorities and mission officials had gotten consular access to the detai...
03 Nov, 2022, 08.39 PM IST