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Indian crew on ‘diesel smuggling’ tanker seized by Iran free to leave, stay due to ‘technical issues’

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.

3 decks to soak up sun, 18 suites — what ‘world’s longest river cruise’ Ganga Vilas is offering

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.

How a captain’s mid-ocean detour tipped off investors to a Covid crisis at sea

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.

Nightmare at sea ends in death for some cruise-ship workers

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.

On Camera

US pilot rescue in Iran must be seen more than war cost. Nation protects its warriors

A live American pilot paraded on Iranian state television would have been an intelligence windfall and a propaganda coup of historic proportions.

What to expect from China’s new 5-year plan—trade innovation, tensions with partners

ASEAN is struggling against a flood of 'underpriced Chinese goods', while Brazil has imposed anti-dumping duties on Chinese steel.

UAE walks away from financing Rafale F5 due to restricted access to technology, reports French media

French newspaper La Tribune earlier last week indicated that UAE withdrew from deal to fund EUR 3.5 billion. India is looking to order 114 new Rafales, which could include the F5.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.