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Wednesday, August 13, 2025
TopicOceanGate Expeditions

Topic: OceanGate Expeditions

Pakistani business tycoon & son, British billionaire — people aboard missing Titanic submarine

A selection of the best news reports, analysis and opinions published by ThePrint this week.

Families of Titanic submersible victims could still sue OceanGate despite liability waivers 

Waivers are not always ironclad, and it is not uncommon for judges to reject them if there is evidence of gross negligence or hazards that were not fully disclosed.

Search for missing Titanic submersible intensifies with only hours left before oxygen runs out

The submersible set off with 96 hours of air, according to the company, meaning its oxygen tanks would likely be depleted some time Thursday morning.

On Camera

Asim Munir wants to be guardian of the Middle East. He’s fated to fail at home

Countering insurgency needs the Pakistan Army to demonstrate a political will that ties leaders at the centre with those in the borderlands. But it may not have the imagination.

Slashing GST on waste can unlock Rs 1.8 lakh crore, high tax hurting circular economy goals—CSE

Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.

India, US troops to undertake joint military exercise next month, first after Op Sindoor

21st edition of annual joint military exercise will be held from 1 to 16 September, aimed at sharing military tech, operational best practices & disaster relief coordination methods.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.