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7 months into investigation, Kuwaiti boat seized near Mumbai’s Sasson Dock returned to owner

On 6 February, three men hailing from Tamil Nadu traversed international waters on a 10-day journey from Kuwait to Mumbai, causing alarm & raising concerns over maritime security.

2 killed, 7 missing as boat capsizes in Odisha’s Mahanadi River, rescue operations underway

The missing persons comprise 4 women and 3 children. CM Naveen Patnaik has announced an ex-gratia amount of Rs 4 lakh for next of kin of the deceased.

3 charged with illegal entry, as boat from Kuwait arrives in Mumbai

The trio, hailing from Tamil Nadu, had moved to Kuwait two years ago. They claim to have escaped the country after being ill-treated by agent.

Fire in Visakhapatnam jetty area destroys at least 15 boats

The cause of the fire, which broke out around 1 am and was doused by 4 am, is yet to be ascertained. However, according to officials there are no casualties.

Philippines to investigate sinking of overloaded passenger boat that killed at least 26

The vessel was designed for roughly 40 passengers but it remains unclear how many people were allowed to board. The manifest showed only 22 names, the coast guard said.

‘Won’t allow Tanur boat tragedy to be forgotten,’ says Kerala HC, pulls up state govt

A day before, the state’s human rights commission had registered a case on its own over the tragic tourist boat accident.

Boat found off Maharashtra coast abandoned by Aussie couple, rifles inside were for security

Raigad went on high alert when the broken-down boat washed up on its shore; state rules out terror angle but does not let up on safety ahead of festival season.

Ajmal Kasab was hanged 10 years ago. But MV Kuber boat is an albatross for owner

When Vinod Masani bought ‘the Kuber’ he hoped it would bring good fortune. Instead, the 'terror boat' sits in Porbandar harbour with no licence to sail.

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Tamil Nadu has the largest Iron-Age urn burial site. We must look beyond our Harappa frenzy

Nirmala Sitharaman laid the foundation of a new site museum in 2021. It felt like a departure from the government's Harappan-centric focus. But no progress has been made since.

Watch CutTheClutter: Flattening INR-USD rate, and debate on pros and cons of a ‘strong’ rupee

In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.

Indian firms sanctioned by US didn’t violate laws, says MEA. Hyderabad firm that supplied to Army on list

Among 19 Indian firms sanctioned by US Treasury Dept was Lokesh Machines Ltd accused of coordinating with 'Russian defence procurement agent to import Italy-origin CNC machines'.

Xi wanted to teach India about imbalance of power. We should take a budgetary lesson from it

While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.