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Monday, December 15, 2025
TopicAndaman

Topic: Andaman

Malaysian patrols search for Rohingyas after boat sinks in Andaman Sea, 21 dead

Malaysian police said Monday those rescued had been detained pending an investigation into potential immigration offences.

Third 4.7 magnitude earthquake hits Andaman sea today

The region, which falls under Seismic Zone V, the highest earthquake risk zone in India, witnessed a 4.6 & 4.7 scale quake earlier today with the latest occurring at a depth of 10 kms.

Indian Coast Guard seizes 5 tonnes of drugs in Andaman. ‘Likely to be biggest ever haul’

Defence officials apprehended the consignment from a fishing boat in the Andaman waters.

‘Inspiration for generations’: PM names 21 islands in Andamans after Param Vir Chakra awardees

Modi also unveiled Monday a model of memorial dedicated to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose to be erected in Andamans’ Ross Island.

South Andaman bans pan masala & gutka sale, DM says spitting causes ‘spread of Covid’

South Andaman District Magistrate Suneel Anchipaka banned the manufacture, storage, distribution and sale of all forms of pan masala and gutka for one month.

John Allen Chau ‘lost his mind’, was aware of dangers of North Sentinel Island, say friends

Friends and acquaintances recall American citizen Chau’s obsession with the Sentinelese, as Andaman authorities make last-ditch effort to retrieve his body. 

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I’ve been driving an EV for 2 years—Indian roads are ready to switch to electric

Driving an electric vehicle for months, the Hyundai IONIQ5, BMW iX and now the Kia Carens Clavis electric, has convinced me of the viability of EVs for city and mid-range commutes.

Rupee’s turmoil has echoes of 2013

With the US-India trade deal yet to get done, rupee depreciation may be helping to mitigate India’s loss of competitiveness. The other problem is extreme despondence among overseas equity investors.

US clears $686-mn package to breathe fresh life into Pakistani F-16s

Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).

India’s top airline just handed sarkar the keys. That’s IndiGo’s real ‘crime’

Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.