Indian embassy in Tehran is coordinating with authorities to facilitate the return of Indian crew on the vessel seized last Friday in the Gulf of Oman, it is learnt.
The luxury cruise is set to sail from Varanasi to Dibrugarh over a course of 51 days and traverse 3,200 kms – covering 27 rivers and 5 states in India and Bangladesh.
Investors discovered that strict Covid protocols had left hundreds of seafarers stranded on cargo ships, turning them from engines of global commerce into floating prisons.
More than 90,000 cruise workers in US waters are stranded on ships and the toll of isolation in cabins and cancellation of flights back home is resulting in suicides.
In tactical terms, the shirtless protest was worse than a self-goal. Suddenly, the fiascos of the AI Summit were forgotten, and the Youth Congress’s disruption became the issue.
IAF is fine with accepting the aircraft with 'must-haves', even if some other steps remain pending, which may take at least another year, it is learnt.
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