scorecardresearch
Add as a preferred source on Google
Friday, September 26, 2025
TopicShips

Topic: Ships

10 cases of piracy, armed robbery on Indian and Bangladeshi ships this year, report says

According to ReCAAP ISC, there have been 51 such incidents in Asian waters during January-June 2020, almost double from last year during the same period.

Ships look to replace exhausted seafarers stranded due to Covid as ports slowly open

While Singapore and Hong Kong are easing restrictions to help seafarers get home, most crews remain stranded, increasing risk of mental and physical fatigue.

More than 2 lakh ship crew are stuck at sea and are facing a ‘humanitarian crisis’

Seafarers stuck on merchant ships are at an increasing risk of mental and physical fatigue as port restrictions and cancelled flights disrupt crew changes.

On Camera

Muslims at garba—whenever a festival becomes exclusionary, we lose a piece of India

Conservative clerics warned Muslims against garba as impermissible; now Hindu right-wing groups call their presence provocative—different reasons, same outcome.

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

Govt inks deal with HAL for 97 new Tejas Mk1A; previous order’s deliveries likely to begin next yr

There were no plans to have Mk1A version. However, compromise was reached between HAL & IAF in 2015 since original plan for getting Mk2 would've been time-consuming affair.

India doesn’t give walkovers to Pakistan in war. Here’s why it shouldn’t do it in cricket either

Many really smart people now share the position that playing cricket with Pakistan is politically, strategically and morally wrong. It is just a poor appreciation of competitive sport.