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ISLAMABAD: Two Indian fishermen were missing while one Pakistani sailor was killed on Thursday in an incident at sea, according to Pakistan maritime authorities.The Pakistan Maritime Security Agency (PMSA) said one of its ships was patrolling Pakistan's Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) when it encountered around eight Indian fishing vessels ...

Mumbai: The Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) was granted a five-day extension of custody for Kalpesh Baikar, the accused who allegedly compromised with national security by sharing 25 sketches detailing warships, submarines, including INS Udaigiri, with Pakistani intelligence operatives (PIOs), which were brought for repair and upgradation at Mazgaon Dockyard.The ...

Female representation remains low in US statehouses, particularly Democrats in the South CHARLESTON, W.Virginia: Democrat Kayla Young and Republican Patricia Rucker frequently clash on abortion rights and just about everything else in West Virginia’s Legislature, but they agree on one thing: Too few of their colleagues are women, and ...

This story was supported by the Pulitzer Center.For seven years, Indian fisherman Ravibhai Babubhai Bariya, 30, made his living taking his trawler out into the Arabian Sea and selling his catch in his village in western Gujarat state.His work brought in an average income of 18,000 Indian rupees (US$220) ...

Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Friday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi requesting him to make diplomatic efforts to secure the release of the Tamil Nadu fishermen who had been arrested by the Sri Lankan authorities. Mr. Stalin also requested the Prime Minister to initiate diplomatic efforts to secure ...

The Mumbai police on Wednesday arrested three fishermen who were detained a day earlier along with a Kuwaiti fishing vessel. They were produced before a court, and a case was registered against them under the provisions of the Passport (Entry into India) Rules for not following due procedures while ...

Colombo: The Sri Lankan Navy has arrested 23 Indian fishermen and seized two trawlers for allegedly poaching in the island nation’s waters, according to an official statement here. The fishermen were arrested, and their two trawlers were seized on Saturday north of the Delft Island, Jaffna, the Sri Lanka ...

Representational file image. | Photo Credit: PTI India on January 1 called upon Pakistan to release and repatriate 184 Indian fishermen who have completed their sentence in Pakistani jails. In an official statement, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) called upon Pakistan to ensure safety and security of all ...

The fishing boats slowly pull into the bustling dock in northern Mumbai on India's west coast, carrying a fresh catch after spending hours at sea trying to net as many fish as possible. Those waiting on the shore look on anxiously. Members of Mumbai's Koli community, who have been fishing ...

Raising serious concerns over a threat to coastal security the Akhil Maharashtra Machhimar Kruti Samiti (AMMKS) has sought the intervention of the central government authorities for initiating rectification measures at the earliest.In his letter emailed to union cabinet minister of fisheries, animal husbandry and dairying Parshottam Rupala, president of ...