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Topic: fishermen

Sri Lanka releases all 54 Indian fishermen arrested this week, seizes five trawlers

The fishermen were arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy at two different locations in the north and northeastern seas for allegedly poaching in the country's territorial waters.

Sri Lanka Navy releases 40 out of 54 Indian fishermen arrested on 24 March

The remaining 14 fishermen, hailing from Puducherry, continue to remain in Sri Lankan custody and are likely to be released later, officials say.

Sri Lanka Navy arrests 54 Indian fishermen, seize 5 trawlers for alleged poaching

In January, the Sri Lankan Navy arrested nine Indian fishermen and seized one mechanised boat for allegedly fishing in that country's waters.

Tamil Nadu fishermen allege Sri Lankan Navy attacked them with stones, bottles

Tamil Nadu Fisheries Minister D Jayakumar said any attack on fishermen is not acceptable and he would take up the alleged incident with the Centre.

Cyclone Fani expected to intensify, fishermen & coast guard put on high alert

The National Disaster Response Force & the Indian Coast Guard have been put on high alert as cyclone Fani is expected to intensify into a very severe storm.

Rahul Gandhi says Congress will set up ministry for fishermen if voted to power

Congress president Rahul Gandhi said that he was not making a fake promise like PM Modi, and assured fishermen of a ministry of their own in Delhi.

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BBC scandal: Britain’s elite establishment is rapidly sinking

The impact of all this upheaval is unmooring. We search for the BBC to confirm that Britain still exists and find it missing.

India’s factory data may get reality check in MoSPI’s new IIP plan, defunct factories to be dropped

MoSPI proposes to remove closed factories from IIP sample, aiming for truer picture of India’s industrial health in upcoming 2022–23 base series. Plan open to public feedback until 25 November.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.