New Delhi: The Indian Navy swiftly responded to the maritime incident involving a drone attack on MT Chem Pluto in the Arabian Sea and continues to monitor the situation very closely with all stakeholders, the Ministry of Defence informed in a press release.The vessel with 22 crew (21 Indian and one Vietnamese) was reported on fire after being hit by a projectile at around 7:45 am on December 23

New Delhi: The Indian Navy has launched an investigation into a suspected drone strike on a Mangalore-bound cargo vessel off India’s west coast in the Arabian sea even as the merchant ship is on its way to Mumbai, officials familiar with the matter said on Sunday.The Navy and the Indian Coast Guard swung into action by deploying their assets including a warship and maritime patrol aircraft on

THE choice of the Republic Day chief guest is guided not only by strategic and diplomatic imperatives but also the depth of bilateral engagement. President Emmanuel Macron’s acceptance of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s last-minute invite, after US President Joe Biden conveyed his unavailability, signals a high point for India-France ties. Prime Minister Modi was the guest of honour at the

Beijing: Throughout 2023, China struggled to emerge from under COVID-19’s shadow, after the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) inexplicably reversed course on its policy of draconian lockdowns at the end of 2022. Nobody really knows how many died in the explosive surge in COVID infections, but the predictive science intelligence company Airfinity estimated the death toll as between 1.3 and 2.1

A Pakistani soldier is seen throttling an elderly lady during the protest in Chaman Islamabad: The sit-in protest in Baluchistan’s Chaman area has entered its 64th day, drawing attention to the border restrictions that remain persistent, and the government’s harsh visa policy, as reported by The Baluchistan Post.People have gathered to protest new laws limiting travel and trade across the

UNITED NATIONS: A senior Pakistani diplomat told the United Nations Security Council Wednesday that the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) obviously has freedom to conduct cross-border attacks against Pakistan, and demanded a U.N. probe to determine how this terrorist group acquired advanced weapons that it is using now.“We also have clear evidence that the TTP receives support from our main