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World 18 Indians aboard British-flagged oil tanker seized by Iran
London: Eighteen Indian nationals are among the 23 crew members of a British-flagged oil tanker seized by Iran in the Strait of Hormuz amid fresh escalation of tensions in the Gulf, according to a media report. The Stena Impero was seized on Friday by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard. Iran's seizure of a British-flagged oil tanker was allegedly due to a collision with an Iranian...
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World 15 Killed In China Gas Factory Blast
Beijing: At least 15 people have been killed and 15 others severely injured after an explosion ripped through a gas plant in China's Henan province, authorities said on Saturday. A device in the gas factory owned by the Henan Coal Gas (Group) Co. Ltd., located in the city of Yima, exploded on Friday evening, according to the government of Sanmenxia City, which administers Yima. 18 Indians aboard...
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World Modi-Xi Summit Will Take Bilateral Ties To New Heights: Chinese Envoy
Beijing: The informal summit between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi later this year will take the bilateral relations to new heights but at the same time the two countries cannot let "individual" issues hurt their ties, Beijing's newly-appointed envoy to Delhi Sun Weidong has said. Sun, who is headed to New Delhi on Saturday...
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Home Man climbs on the wing of passenger plane before take off : Watch Video
A man who climbed onto the wing of a plane as it prepared for takeoff at the airport in Nigeria's Lagos city has been arrested, authorities said.The man, who has not been identified, walked towards the aircraft on the runway and was spotted by the pilot, who slowed down and later turned off the engine as the man continued to wander around the aircraft, Azman Air said in...
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International 18 Indians aboard British oil tanker seized by Iran
DH Web Desk, Eighteen Indian nationals, including the captain, were identified amongst the crew of twenty-three people on board a British-flagged tanker that was seized by Iranian authorities in the Strait of Hormuz for allegedly breaking "international maritime rules" and for colliding with a fishing vessel. According to latest reports, the vessel named 'Stena Impero' is...
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Home Iran Seizes British Tanker: MEA Intervenes to Rescue Indian Crew
A day after Iran seized an oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz, which comprised 18 Indians among the 23 crew members, the Ministry of External Affairs said that efforts are underway to secure the release of the Indian nationals.Ministry of External Affairs to ANI "We are ascertaining further details. Our Mission is in touch with the Government of Iran to secure the early...
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World Previous arrests of Hafiz Saeed made no difference: US
Washington: The Trump Administration Friday expressed doubts over Pakistan's intentions in arresting terrorist Hafiz Muhammed Saeed, the mastermind of the 2001 Indian Parliament attack and the 2008 Mumbai attack, saying his previous arrests made no difference either to his activities or that of his outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba. "We've seen this happen in the past. And we have been...
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America India acquiring S-400 missile defence system 'problem' for US: PACOM commander
Washington: India acquiring the S-400 missile defence system from Russia is a 'problem' for the US, a top American commander has said, asserting that Washington will continue to hold dialogue with New Delhi over the issue. India inked an agreement with Russia last October to procure a batch of the S-400 missile systems at a cost of Rs 40,000 crore. 'India acquiring...
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Latest India acquiring S-400 missile defence system from Russia 'problem' for US
Washington, July 20: India acquiring the S-400 missile defence system from Russia is a "problem" for the US, a top American commander has said, asserting that Washington will continue to hold dialogue with New Delhi over the issue. India inked an agreement with Russia last October to procure a batch of the S-400 missile systems at a cost of Rs 40,000 crore....
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