‘We had lost hope, but these guys have done a tremendous job,’ Captain Rawat saidCaptain Avinash Rawat, the master of MV Marlin Luanda, on Saturday thanked the Indian Navy for its help in extinguishing the fire on his ship following a missile strike by the Houthis in the Gulf of Eden.Rawat said, “Half of the world knows that yesterday we were struck by a missile in the Gulf of Aden. Due to the

New Delhi: Experts and distinguished voices from across the world heaped praise on India after the Indian Navy merchant vessel INS Visakhapatnam responded to a distress call by merchant vessel Marlin Luanda in the Gulf of Aden, which caught fire after a suspected drone strike by Houthi rebels in Yemen.The Navy ship, which was scrambled after the distress call, successfully doused the flames on

New Delhi: The firefighting team of the Indian Navy warship, INS Visakhapatnam successfully brought the fire onboard the merchant vessel Marlin Luanda under control on Saturday.The crew of the guided missile destroyer INS Visakhapatnam was accompanied by the crew of the MV to bring the blaze under control. The team is currently monitoring the situation to rule out any possibility of reignition.

In August 2012, nine Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) rebels had infiltrated and attacked PAF Minhas in Kamra with the apparent aim of attacking the Erieye AEW&C. The result of the attack left one Erieye as a complete write-off and two others damaged. The fourth Erieye AEW&C was not present at the base. In effect, the attack had left the PAF with only one of its four originally ordered

New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar spoke at the 7th India-US Forum in Delhi on Saturday. He stated that the deliberations of the India-US Forum showcase the trust and openness which characterise the ties between the two nations.In a post on X, Jaishankar stated, "Pleased to speak at the 7th India-US Forum in New Delhi today. The deliberations of the Forum reflect the trust and

Washington: The outgoing Indian Ambassador to the United States, Taranjit Singh Sandhu, met Binaya Pradhan, the new Consul General of India in New York on Saturday.Sandhu met the new Consul General of New York at India House.Conveying his best wishes to the new Consul General for his assignment, Sandhu expressed his pleasure at meeting Pradhan ahead of his new tenure.In a post on X, Sandhu wrote,