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NEW DELHI: The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), chaired by defence minster Rajnath Singh, on Friday granted Acceptance of Necessity (AoN) for defence procurement proposals worth about Rs 2.38 lakh crore, aimed at strengthening the operational capabilities of the armed forces.For the Indian Army, approvals include the Air Defence Tracked System, Armoured Piercing Tank Ammunition, High…
At least one person has died and two oil tankers caught fire in the Persian Gulf off the coast of Basra, Iraq on Wednesday, after explosions that officials suspect were caused by an attack.Reuters reported that explosive-laden Iranian boats may have struck the vessels, citing preliminary findings from an Iraqi-led investigation into the incident. The…
Iranian warship IRIS Dena (File pic) India came to the rescue of Iranian warship IRIS Dena after receiving a distress call while operating in the SAR region under Sri Lanka ,said the Indian Navy on Thursday. The navy further revealed that it’s still assisiting in search and rescue in coordination with the Sri Lankan Police.“A…
The Sri Lankan Navy on Wednesday said 32 injured crew members were rescued and hospitalised after a submarine attack on an Iranian vessel, retracting the earlier statement given to news agency Reuters that at least 101 were missing, and 78 were injured after the attack that sank the Iranian ship.A Sri Lankan Navy spokesperson said…
A Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier, the Arctic Metagaz, has sunk in the central Mediterranean between Libya and Malta after a “sudden explosion” triggered a massive blaze on board, Libya’s ports and maritime transport authority said on Wednesday.They added that all 30 crew members were rescued in nearby Libyan waters.Libya’s ports and maritime transport…
NEW DELHI: An Indian national was killed after an oil tanker was attacked off the coast of Oman, triggering an explosion and fire onboard, Omani authorities said on Monday.According to Oman’s maritime security centre, the oil tanker MKD VYOM was targeted 52 nautical miles off the coast of Muscat Governorate amid rising tensions in the…
The West Coast ceremony of the 78th annual Writers Guild Awards, scheduled for March 8 in Los Angeles, has been cancelled due to an ongoing staff union strike. This decision was made as negotiations have not yet yielded a resolution. The East Coast ceremony in New York City will proceed as planned, as the two…
Cuba’s coastguard shot dead four people and injured six others travelling in a US-registered speedboat in an exchange of fire off the Cuban coast on Wednesday, the interior ministry in Havana said. The “illegal” Florida-registered boat was detected one nautical mile from Falcones Cay in Villa Clara province, the ministry said in a brief statement….
3.5-magnitude earthquake strikes off Southern California coast near Rancho Palos Verdes A late-night tremor rippled across parts of Southern California on Sunday after a 3.5-magnitude earthquake struck offshore near Rancho Palos Verdes. The quake was felt along stretches of the Los Angeles County coastline and into northern Orange County, though authorities reported no injuries or…
A powerful earthquake measuring 7.1 on the Richter scale struck off Malaysia’s Sabah state on Borneo island, according to the US geological survey.The tremor occurred at 12:57 am (local time), with its epicentre located less than 100 kilometres northeast of the coastal capital, Kota Kinabalu, reported AFP.The USGS said the quake originated at a depth…
