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Navy Foils Piracy Attempt In Indian Ocean, Saves Merchant Ship
INS Kolkata -- Indian Navy's guided missile destroyer -- has thwarted a piracy attempt in the western Indian Ocean with a timely intervention that ensured safety of a merchant vessel, officials said on Wednesday.
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US Moves Largest B-2 Stealth Bomber Fleet, 3 Aircraft Carriers To Indo-Pacific
While the world was busy figuring out Donald Trump's reciprocal tariff move and its fallout, the United States quietly made a massive military move in the Indian Ocean and Indo-Pacific region.
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Indian Navy Seizes 2,500 kg Narcotics
Indian Navy's frontline frigate INS Tarkash has seized over 2,500 kgs of narcotics in the Western Indian Ocean, officials said on Wednesday.
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Why PM Modi's Mauritius Visit Is Important And How It Has A China Link
Mauritius, strategically located in the western Indian Ocean, is home to a significant population of Indian origin, accounting for nearly 70% of the island's 1.2 million residents.
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'Mysterious' Shark Graveyard, Full Of Fossilized Teeth, Discovered At The Bottom Of The Indian Ocean
A shark graveyard, full of fossilized teeth, some millions of years old, has been discovered on the sea floor of the remote Western Australian coast.
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Coral Reefs Of West Indian Ocean May Collapse In 50 Years, Warns Study
Rising sea temperatures and overfishing threaten coral reefs in the western Indian Ocean with complete collapse in the next 50 years, according to a groundbreaking study of these marine ecosystems.
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Seychelles Central To India's Vision Of Security, Growth For Indian Ocean Region: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday handed over a fast patrol vessel to Seychelles and inaugurated a solar power plant, a court building and 10 community development projects in the western Indian Ocean nation at a virtual event.
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New Population of Blue Whale Found In Western Indian Ocean, Say Experts
Scientists have found evidence of a previously undiscovered population of blue whales living in the western Indian ocean based on an analysis of sound recordings from the region, an advance which sheds light on the global distribution of the largest animals to have ever lived on the Earth.
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"Welcome To Indian Ocean": Audio Of Navy Warship's Chat With Rafales
Flying into Ambala, the first five of a batch of French Rafale fighter jets bought by India were welcomed by a naval warship to Indian Ocean this morning. The Rafale contingent established contact with Indian Navy warship INS Kolkata, deployed in the Western Arabian Sea, soon after taking off from the United Arab Emirates.
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Indian Warships To Stay Longer In Persian Gulf, But Won't Join US Bloc
Indianwarshipsescorting merchant vessels in the Persian Gulf will remain deployed for the longer term, officials with direct knowledge of the matter said, as tensions between Iran and Western powers rise.
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Indian Student, Clicking Selfie, Dies After Falling Off Hill In Australia
In a tragic incident, a 20-year-old Indian student has died after falling off rocks into the ocean from a popular tourist attraction in Western Australia while trying to take a selfie, media reports said.
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MH370 Fell Out Of Sky After Engine Failure: Australian Media
Australian defence scientists who analysed signals from missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 have revealed the Boeing 777 fell very fast before crashing into the Indian Ocean off the coast of Western Australia.
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Chinese Spy Ship Shadows US, Japanese, Indian Naval Drill In The Western Pacific
A Chinese observation ship shadowed the powerful US aircraft carrier, John C Stennis, in the Western Pacific on Wednesday, a Japanese official said, joining warships from Japan and India in drills close to waters Beijing considers its backyard.
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Search Area For Missing Flight MH370 Will Not Shift, Says Malaysia
Malaysia today said the search for the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 will not be shifted after five pieces of debris was found in the Western Indian Ocean, some two years after the plane carrying 239 people vanished mysteriously.
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Confirmation of MH370 Debris Does Little to Dispel Theories
Confirmation that a wing flap found on the French island of Reunion in the Indian Ocean is from Malaysian Airlines Flight MH370 is unlikely to put an end to wildly diverse theories about one of the biggest mysteries in modern aviation.
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Navy Foils Piracy Attempt In Indian Ocean, Saves Merchant Ship
INS Kolkata -- Indian Navy's guided missile destroyer -- has thwarted a piracy attempt in the western Indian Ocean with a timely intervention that ensured safety of a merchant vessel, officials said on Wednesday.
-
US Moves Largest B-2 Stealth Bomber Fleet, 3 Aircraft Carriers To Indo-Pacific
While the world was busy figuring out Donald Trump's reciprocal tariff move and its fallout, the United States quietly made a massive military move in the Indian Ocean and Indo-Pacific region.
-
Indian Navy Seizes 2,500 kg Narcotics
Indian Navy's frontline frigate INS Tarkash has seized over 2,500 kgs of narcotics in the Western Indian Ocean, officials said on Wednesday.
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Why PM Modi's Mauritius Visit Is Important And How It Has A China Link
Mauritius, strategically located in the western Indian Ocean, is home to a significant population of Indian origin, accounting for nearly 70% of the island's 1.2 million residents.
-
'Mysterious' Shark Graveyard, Full Of Fossilized Teeth, Discovered At The Bottom Of The Indian Ocean
A shark graveyard, full of fossilized teeth, some millions of years old, has been discovered on the sea floor of the remote Western Australian coast.
-
Coral Reefs Of West Indian Ocean May Collapse In 50 Years, Warns Study
Rising sea temperatures and overfishing threaten coral reefs in the western Indian Ocean with complete collapse in the next 50 years, according to a groundbreaking study of these marine ecosystems.
-
Seychelles Central To India's Vision Of Security, Growth For Indian Ocean Region: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday handed over a fast patrol vessel to Seychelles and inaugurated a solar power plant, a court building and 10 community development projects in the western Indian Ocean nation at a virtual event.
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New Population of Blue Whale Found In Western Indian Ocean, Say Experts
Scientists have found evidence of a previously undiscovered population of blue whales living in the western Indian ocean based on an analysis of sound recordings from the region, an advance which sheds light on the global distribution of the largest animals to have ever lived on the Earth.
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"Welcome To Indian Ocean": Audio Of Navy Warship's Chat With Rafales
Flying into Ambala, the first five of a batch of French Rafale fighter jets bought by India were welcomed by a naval warship to Indian Ocean this morning. The Rafale contingent established contact with Indian Navy warship INS Kolkata, deployed in the Western Arabian Sea, soon after taking off from the United Arab Emirates.
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Indian Warships To Stay Longer In Persian Gulf, But Won't Join US Bloc
Indianwarshipsescorting merchant vessels in the Persian Gulf will remain deployed for the longer term, officials with direct knowledge of the matter said, as tensions between Iran and Western powers rise.
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Indian Student, Clicking Selfie, Dies After Falling Off Hill In Australia
In a tragic incident, a 20-year-old Indian student has died after falling off rocks into the ocean from a popular tourist attraction in Western Australia while trying to take a selfie, media reports said.
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MH370 Fell Out Of Sky After Engine Failure: Australian Media
Australian defence scientists who analysed signals from missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 have revealed the Boeing 777 fell very fast before crashing into the Indian Ocean off the coast of Western Australia.
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Chinese Spy Ship Shadows US, Japanese, Indian Naval Drill In The Western Pacific
A Chinese observation ship shadowed the powerful US aircraft carrier, John C Stennis, in the Western Pacific on Wednesday, a Japanese official said, joining warships from Japan and India in drills close to waters Beijing considers its backyard.
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Search Area For Missing Flight MH370 Will Not Shift, Says Malaysia
Malaysia today said the search for the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 will not be shifted after five pieces of debris was found in the Western Indian Ocean, some two years after the plane carrying 239 people vanished mysteriously.
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Confirmation of MH370 Debris Does Little to Dispel Theories
Confirmation that a wing flap found on the French island of Reunion in the Indian Ocean is from Malaysian Airlines Flight MH370 is unlikely to put an end to wildly diverse theories about one of the biggest mysteries in modern aviation.
