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  Air India cancels flights to New York and Newark on January 25-26 due to winter storm

  India | January 24, 2026 19:50 IST

  According to Air India, the storm is expected to bring heavy snowfall to New York, New Jersey, and surrounding areas from early Sunday morning through Monday. The airline said this could significantly affect flight operations.

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  Two back-to-back earthquakes of magnitudes 6.5, 5.0 strike near Japan's Kuril Islands

  World | December 28, 2023 16:01 IST

  The first tremor of magnitude 6.5 struck near the Kuril Islands at 2:45 pm and the second took place at 3:07 pm. No damage or casualties have been reported as of now.

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  Oil leak spotted around cyclone-affected barge off Palghar coast in Maharashtra

  India | May 29, 2021 23:58 IST

  The Indian Coast Guard said a "silvery oil sheen" of 50 metres in width was spotted and all precautions are being taken. The spill had not reached the shore, it added.

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  Coast Guard rescues 12 fishermen off Kochi coast

  India | May 17, 2021 11:41 IST

  The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) on Monday said it rescued 12 fishermen stranded around 35 nautical miles off the Kochi coast amid rough seas due to the incoming Cyclone Tauktae on the night of May 16.

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  Cyclone Tauktae may hit Gujarat coast on May 18-19, IMD issues alert

  India | May 13, 2021 20:37 IST

  Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani has announced that the state administration is on alert and fully prepared if the possible cyclone hits the state.

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  18 Indians on board Hong-Kong vessel kidnapped off Nigerian coast

  World | December 05, 2019 7:05 IST

  Sources said that following the reports of kidnapping of the Indians, the Indian mission in Nigeria has approached the African nation's authorities for help to ascertain the details and rescue the abducted Indians.

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  Russian fighter jet crashes off Syrian coast, both pilots killed

  World | May 03, 2018 16:00 IST

  The ministry said the plane did not come under fire and that preliminary information indicates the crash could have been caused by a bird being sucked into one of the plane's engines.  

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  HC asks Maharashtra to inform about steps to tighten coastal security

  India | January 13, 2015 20:27 IST

  Mumbai: Referring to the recent incident of ‘Pakistani terror boat', the Bombay High Court today asked Maharashtra government to inform in detail what measures it had taken to tighten the coastal security in Mumbai and

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  India tests 1000 kg guided Glide bomb, can hit target 100 kms away

  India | December 19, 2014 23:55 IST

  Bhubaneswar:  India today tested a 1,000 kg indigenously-developed glide bomb, which successfully hit a target 100 kms away, in the Bay of Bengal off the Odisha coast, making the country self-reliant in guided precision bombs.“The

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  Navy vessel sinks off Visakhapatnam coast, 1 dead, 4 missing

  India | November 06, 2014 23:21 IST

  Visakhapatnam /New Delhi: A Torpedo Recovery Vessel of Indian Navy today sunk off the Visakhapatnam coast during a naval exercise killing one sailor while four others went missing.23 people have been rescued and a search

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  7.6-magnitude quake rocks Japan coast, tsunami advisory issued

  World | October 25, 2013 23:20 IST

  Tokyo: A 7.6-magnitude earthquake rocked the Japanese coast near Iwaki, Honshu on Friday night triggering a tsunami advisory. Seismic sea waves are expected to strike the coast, officials said. People living in coastal areas have

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  Ghana seeded for final World Cup draw

  Football | September 13, 2013 11:30 IST

  Accra (Ghana): World No.24 Ghana will be seeded for the final play-off draw for the 2014 Brazil FIFA World Cup.The 'Black Stars' will be seeded alongside Ivory Coast, Algeria, Nigeria and Tunisia -- the five

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  6.8 magnitude quake near New Zealand

  World | July 21, 2013 13:17 IST

  Beijing, July 21: A 6.8-magnitude earthquake jolted the sea off the South Island of New Zealand on Sunday, the China Earthquake Networks Centre said.The epicentre, with a depth of 10 km, was monitored at 41.7

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  Arms-laden ship drifting towards Goa coast

  India | June 25, 2013 22:44 IST

  Panaji, Jun 25: Goa government has expressed concern over a ship carrying arms and ammunition, which has begun drifting towards its shore after being stranded mid-sea and is reportedly on the verge of being wrecked.Goa

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  Magnitude-6.9 Quake Shakes Peru's Coast

  World | October 29, 2011 7:57 IST

  Lima, Peru, Oct 29: A magnitude-6.9 earthquake centered off Peru's central coast sent people running panicked into the streets Friday in cities badly damaged by a killer quake four years earlier. There were no reports

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  Navy Rescues 16 Crew Members; Foils Somali Pirates' Attack

  India | March 27, 2011 22:32 IST

  Mumbai, Mar 27: Indian Navy has rescued 16 crew members - 12 Iranians and four Pakistanis - of a hijacked vessel after three-hour-long operation against the Somali pirates who were trying to capture another ship,