Three crew of US ship remanded to 5-day police custody

Last Updated: Thursday, October 24, 2013, 18:11

A local court remanded three crew members of detained US ship MV Seaman Guard Ohio to five days police custody.

Amur Falcons spotted in Assam

Last Updated: Thursday, October 24, 2013, 18:08

At least 600 Amur Falcons have been spotted this year in some areas of Morigaon district of Assam after more than a decade.

MV Seaman Guard Ohio’s owners requests India to release all 35 crew

Last Updated: Thursday, October 24, 2013, 14:49

Private US Firm AdvanFort International today requested India to release all 35 crew members of their detained ship M V Seaman Guard Ohio, saying the vessel has not trespassed into its territorial waters.

US firm claims vessel was not in Indian waters

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 23, 2013, 20:16

The company owning the seized US ship MV Seaman Guard Ohio told a court that the vessel neither strayed into Indian waters nor was there any illegality in carrying arms and ammunition by it.

Two Pakistanis jailed for assaulting Indian guard in UAE

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 23, 2013, 17:25

Two Pakistani men were today sentenced to three years in prison for assaulting an Indian national, before stealing electrical cables worth USD 72,000 in the UAE.

US ship`s foreign crew shifted to Chennai

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 23, 2013, 15:40

Twentytwo foreign nationals among the 35 arrested crew of detained US-based private ship were today shifted from the Central Prison at Palayamkottai here to Chennai while a court remanded three others to police custody for seven days, officials said.

Arrested sailors of armed US ship shifted to Chennai

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 23, 2013, 14:11

The Tamil Nadu prisons department Wednesday morning shifted to Puzhal prison here 22 of the 35 arrested from the American armed ship, Seaman Guard Ohio, under Sierra Leone`s flag, a prison official said.

MV Seaman Guard Ohio: US Consulate officials visit prison

Last Updated: Monday, October 21, 2013, 11:47

The controversy surrounding the arrest of the crew of detained US ship MV Seaman Guard Ohio took another turn on Monday with the vessel’s chief engineer reportedly trying to commit suicide in prison.

Masked men free three undertrials in Rajasthan, jail guard injured

Last Updated: Sunday, October 20, 2013, 23:05

In a daring act, a group of armed persons, wearing masks, entered a sub-jail in Sanchore town in Rajasthan`s Jalore district this evening, opened fire and freed three undertrials, police said.

`Truth behind ship detention, crew arrest after enquiry`

Last Updated: Sunday, October 20, 2013, 17:18

The truth behind the detention of the US firm owned ship and the arrest of its 35 crew members would come out after an enquiry into the matter, Shipping Minister GK Vasan said here on Sunday.

Remaining two crew of US ship arrested; 3 diesel agents held

Last Updated: Saturday, October 19, 2013, 22:30

After taking into custody 33 crew members of US firm-owned ship, detained for carrying arms in Indian waters illegally, Tamil Nadu police arrested remaining 2 who were left to take care of vessel.

India justifies detention of US ship, crew`s arrest

Last Updated: Friday, October 18, 2013, 19:10

India on Friday justified the detention of a ship owned by an American company and the arrest of its crew, saying the action was taken as the vessel in Indian waters carried arms, ammunition and armed guards without necessary authorisation.