Sea Route

"Everyone On High Alert": Vijay Rupani On Possibility Of Pak Infiltration

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday August 30, 2019

With intelligence agencies sounding alert about possibility of Pakistan-trained terrorists entering Gujarat through sea route, Chief Minister Vijay Rupani on Friday said all steps have been taken to thwart any terror attack.

Pak Commandos May Enter Indian Waters, Says Intel, Gujarat Ports On Alert

India News | Reported by Vishnu Som, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Thursday August 29, 2019

Ports in Gujarat are on high alert after inputs that Pakistani commandos are likely to infiltrate into Indian waters through the Kutch area and use the sea route to try and incite communal trouble or carry out a terror attack in Gujarat, according to security agencies.

An Ancient Egypt-To-Black Sea Route? Adventurers To Test Theory

World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday August 2, 2019

Were the ancient Egyptians able to use reed boats to travel as far as the Black Sea thousands of years ago?

Saudi Arabia Allows India To Ferry Haj Pilgrims By Sea: Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday January 8, 2018

Saudi Arabia has given its nod to India's plan to revive the option of ferrying Haj pilgrims via sea route to Jeddah, Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said in a statement today.

India Cracks Open Iran Sea Route To Afghanistan, Bypassing Pakistan

India News | Reuters | Tuesday November 7, 2017

India is in talks with Iran to begin interim operations at a port in southeast Iran, officials say, proceeding cautiously on developing the facility at a time when the Trump administration has laid an aggressive new approach toward Tehran.

New Haj Policy This Week, Mumbai-Jeddah Sea Route To Be Revived

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday October 1, 2017

The Centre is expected to come out with a new Haj Yatra policy this week aiming to ensure a smooth pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia, government sources have said.

Haj Pilgrimage By Sea Route Likely To Resume After 23 Years

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday April 5, 2017

After a gap of nearly a quarter-century, the air at the Mumbai port may once again be filled with chanting of 'Talbiyah', a prayer Muslims invoke before they set off for or during the annual Haj pilgrimage.

More Than 6,000 Migrants Rescued From Sea In A Single Day, 22 Dead

World News | Reuters | Tuesday October 4, 2016

About 6,055 migrants were rescued and 22 found dead on the perilous sea route to Europe on Monday, one of the highest numbers in a single day, Italian and Libyan officials said.

Found It! British Ship Located 140 Years After Sinking In Russia

World News | Press Trust of India | Thursday August 11, 2016

A pioneering British steamship has been discovered almost 140 years after it sank in Russia during an attempt to open a sea route between the UK and Siberia.

We Dominated China Culturally For Over 2,000 Years, Says Rajnath Singh

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday April 15, 2016

India has "culturally dominated" China through the sea route for over 2,000 years, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh said today at the Maritime Summit in Mumbai.

No Home, No Country: How Refugees Are Coping in Europe

World News | Written by Noopur Tiwari | Thursday September 3, 2015

As tens of thousands flee conflict ridden regions via deadly land and sea routes to reach Europe, the continent is facing its biggest refugee crisis since the second World War.

Ships with Yemen Evacuees to Arrive in Kochi Tomorrow

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday April 17, 2015

Scripting another successful rescue mission by India through the sea route, two Navy-escorted ships with 475 passengers, including 337 Bangladesh nationals and 65 Yemenese of Indian origin, evacuated from conflict-hit Yemen, would be arriving in Kochi tomorrow.

Government Plans Shipping Vehicles From Chennai to Delhi via Mundra: Report

Business | Sunday June 8, 2014

In a bid to save on fuel cost and promote water transport, the Shipping Ministry is preparing a blue-print on the ambitious plan to ship vehicles made in Chennai to Gujarat via sea route and from there to Delhi via road.

Government Plans Shipping Vehicles from Chennai to Delhi Via Mundra

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday June 8, 2014

In a bid to save on fuel cost and promote water transport, the Shipping Ministry is preparing a blue-print on the ambitious plan to ship vehicles made in Chennai to Gujarat via sea route and from there to Delhi via road.

Libya unrest: India eyes sea route for evacuation

India News | NDTV Correspondent | Wednesday February 23, 2011

With the situation in Libya remaining volatile, the Government on Wednesday said it was putting in place plans for possible evacuation of 18,000 Indians.With flight landings becoming difficult, the foreign ministry says the sea route is the safest bet. But sources say the government has not got a clearance yet.In her latest tweet, Foreign Secretary...