The sailors were accused of oil theft about 9 months ago and detained in Equatorial Guinea and Nigeria until their release on 28 May. They are expected to reach India by 10 June.
External affairs minister S. Jaishankar told Lok Sabha Monday that sailors are getting legal & consular support. Families welcome remarks but want govt to help speed up proceedings.
Parliamentarian AA Rahim requested EA Minister S Jaishankar, to 'urgently intervene' in the matter of 'illegal detention' of the 16 Indian sailors part of MT Heroic Idun.
Seafarer Bejoy Sequeira's remains were stuck in Mauritius since 17 Sept. His family and Goa's NRI Affairs Commission want 'full' autopsy report to ascertain if he died of Covid.
Union minister Mansukh Mandaviya says the crew will first sail to Japan and subsequently fly to India after following the necessary Covid-19 protocols.
The sailors were entrapped by agents posing as women, blackmailed into giving out sensitive information, and then regularly paid through hawala operator.
Unlike modern aircraft with their sophisticated systems and computer-mediated controls, the MiG-21 was pure aviation. The connection between the pilot and the machine was magical.
New CPI series will take 2024 as base year, will provide more accurate measure of inflation, spending on digital services. Expected to enhance representation and reliability, says Saurabh Garg.
In a chat with ThePrint newsroom, French Ambassador Thierry Mathou indicated talks are on between French firm Safran & Indian govt for joint design & manufacture of AMCA engine.
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