Indian Fisherman Shot

A fisherman from Tamil Nadu was injured mid-sea after an Indian Coast Guard fired rubber bullets at his boat for failing to stop for a "check". The Indian Navy, in a statement, has said that the shots were fired after the boat did not stop despite re

India has strongly condemned the killing of an Indian fisherman by Pakistan's maritime security agency in an unprovoked firing, sources have said.

The killing of a 22-year-old Indian fisherman shot dead near Palk Strait allegedly by Sri Lankan Navy personnel has put the focus back on a tiny island of Kachchatheevu that the Tamil Nadu government alleges was wrongly ceded to Sri Lanka through two pacts signed between New Delhi and Colombo in the 1970s. Sri Lanka has denied its Navy was involved...

Amid huge anger in Tamil Nadu over the killing of a 22-year-old fisherman by the Sri Lankan navy, Colombo has promised "full and thorough investigation". India has raised the killing with Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and expressed its deep concern.

A 22-year-old Indian fisherman was shot dead on Monday allegedly by the Sri Lankan navy while he was fishing in a mechanised boat at a short distance off Katchatheevu islet, fisheries department officials said.

One person was killed in firing on an Indian boat from an unmarked ship in international waters today off the Gujarat coast. It is not clear yet whether the ship that attacked the boat is from Pakistan.

An Indian fisherman was allegedly shot dead by pirates in Saudi Arabia Sea on Saturday.

The thud of bullets smacking into his wooden fishing boat jolted captain John Freddy out of his afternoon nap. He saw one of his crew slumped dead over the helm and then, seconds later, another shot in the chest. The man cried out for his mother before falling dead on the deck, Freddy would later tell Indian police.

The two Italian marines who had fatally shot two Indian fishermen must be brought back to India to stand trial, demanded the wife of one of the two fishermen who were killed. Italy has decided not to send the marines back to India.

Iran on Tuesday criticised the actions of a US navy ship that shot at an approaching fishing boat off the United Arab Emirates, saying the incident showed foreign forces threatened regional security.

Relatives of the two Indian fishermen shot dead by Italian marines in February and Kerala's fishing community on Friday assailed the central government for letting them down, after a government lawyer told the Supreme Court that the state government had no jurisdiction in the matter.

Amid the ongoing diplomatic row between India and Italy, a case has been registered in the Kollam city police station against the Italian security guards who allegedly shot at and killed two Indian fishermen off the coast of Kollam.

Two fishermen, one each from Kerala and Tamil Nadu, in a fishing boat were on Wednesday shot dead by security officials of an Italian cargo vessel in the deep sea after being mistaken for pirates, an official said. The Italian vessel was identified as Enrica Lexie and has been directed to come to Kochi for a probe.

An Indian fisherman was killed and another injured after the Sri Lankan Navy opened fire mid sea close to the Tamil Nadu coast. The fishermen were from Pudukottai in Tamil Nadu.The fisherman's body is kept at the government hospital in Pudukottai. Tamil Nadu government has announced a compensation of Rs 5 lakh for his family.It was not clear whet...

A fisherman from Tamil Nadu was injured mid-sea after an Indian Coast Guard fired rubber bullets at his boat for failing to stop for a "check". The Indian Navy, in a statement, has said that the shots were fired after the boat did not stop despite re

India has strongly condemned the killing of an Indian fisherman by Pakistan's maritime security agency in an unprovoked firing, sources have said.

The killing of a 22-year-old Indian fisherman shot dead near Palk Strait allegedly by Sri Lankan Navy personnel has put the focus back on a tiny island of Kachchatheevu that the Tamil Nadu government alleges was wrongly ceded to Sri Lanka through two pacts signed between New Delhi and Colombo in the 1970s. Sri Lanka has denied its Navy was involved...

Amid huge anger in Tamil Nadu over the killing of a 22-year-old fisherman by the Sri Lankan navy, Colombo has promised "full and thorough investigation". India has raised the killing with Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and expressed its deep concern.

A 22-year-old Indian fisherman was shot dead on Monday allegedly by the Sri Lankan navy while he was fishing in a mechanised boat at a short distance off Katchatheevu islet, fisheries department officials said.

One person was killed in firing on an Indian boat from an unmarked ship in international waters today off the Gujarat coast. It is not clear yet whether the ship that attacked the boat is from Pakistan.

An Indian fisherman was allegedly shot dead by pirates in Saudi Arabia Sea on Saturday.

The thud of bullets smacking into his wooden fishing boat jolted captain John Freddy out of his afternoon nap. He saw one of his crew slumped dead over the helm and then, seconds later, another shot in the chest. The man cried out for his mother before falling dead on the deck, Freddy would later tell Indian police.

The two Italian marines who had fatally shot two Indian fishermen must be brought back to India to stand trial, demanded the wife of one of the two fishermen who were killed. Italy has decided not to send the marines back to India.

Iran on Tuesday criticised the actions of a US navy ship that shot at an approaching fishing boat off the United Arab Emirates, saying the incident showed foreign forces threatened regional security.

Relatives of the two Indian fishermen shot dead by Italian marines in February and Kerala's fishing community on Friday assailed the central government for letting them down, after a government lawyer told the Supreme Court that the state government had no jurisdiction in the matter.

Amid the ongoing diplomatic row between India and Italy, a case has been registered in the Kollam city police station against the Italian security guards who allegedly shot at and killed two Indian fishermen off the coast of Kollam.

Two fishermen, one each from Kerala and Tamil Nadu, in a fishing boat were on Wednesday shot dead by security officials of an Italian cargo vessel in the deep sea after being mistaken for pirates, an official said. The Italian vessel was identified as Enrica Lexie and has been directed to come to Kochi for a probe.

An Indian fisherman was killed and another injured after the Sri Lankan Navy opened fire mid sea close to the Tamil Nadu coast. The fishermen were from Pudukottai in Tamil Nadu.The fisherman's body is kept at the government hospital in Pudukottai. Tamil Nadu government has announced a compensation of Rs 5 lakh for his family.It was not clear whet...