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Iceberg the size of Manhattan breaks away from Antarctic glacier

Last Updated: Friday, November 15, 2013, 18:09

An iceberg the size of Manhattan has broken off a glacier in Antarctica and could survive long enough to drift into international shipping lanes, scientists said Thursday.

Underwater melt behind 90% of Antarctica`s ice loss

Last Updated: Monday, September 16, 2013, 13:20

A new study suggests that more ice leaves Antarctica by melting from the underside of submerged ice shelves than it was earlier believed, which accounts for as much as 90 percent of ice loss in some areas.

Ice melt from icebergs to have massive impact on sea level rise

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 23, 2013, 18:49

Stretches of ice on the coasts of Antarctica and Greenland are at risk of rapidly cracking apart and falling into the ocean, which could worsen sea level rise, according to new findings.

Freed Indian sailors to reach India on Saturday

Last Updated: Friday, December 28, 2012, 18:15

Six Indian sailors freed by Somali pirates after more than two and a half years of captivity are to reach India Saturday evening.

Krishna seeks UAE`s help for sailors’ release

Last Updated: Thursday, July 5, 2012, 17:45

External Affairs Minister SM Krishna has sought help from his UAE counterpart for securing release of six Indian sailors aboard MV Iceberg.

Russian ship sinks in Bering Sea, 91 rescued

Last Updated: Sunday, May 27, 2012, 19:20

A Russian ship went down after crashing into an iceberg in Bering Sea, but all the 91 people on board have been rescued, a media report said.

Over 200,000 Titanic records go online

Last Updated: Monday, April 9, 2012, 18:57

More than 200,000 Titanic records including a number of wills and coroner inquest files have now gone online to mark the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the luxury cruise liner.

Original pic of the iceberg that sunk Titanic discovered

Last Updated: Monday, April 2, 2012, 22:46

An original photograph of the gigantic iceberg that sunk the Titanic nearly 100 years back has been discovered.

Poor quality rivets sank Titanic

Last Updated: Monday, April 2, 2012, 14:17

Poor quality of rivets holding the Titanic`s hull together may have come loose after colliding with an iceberg, sinking the ship a century ago, a study says.

Titanic captain was drunk when it hit the iceberg: survivor

Last Updated: Friday, March 9, 2012, 21:28

Titanic`s captain was drunk when the ill-fated ocean liner carrying 2228 people hit an iceberg and sank, a previously unseen account by a survivor has claimed.

Moon sank the Titanic?

Last Updated: Tuesday, March 6, 2012, 15:55

The moon played a key role in sinking luxury passenger liner Titanic which went down in the North Atlantic Ocean in 1912 after hitting an iceberg.

Fai arrest is just the tip of the iceberg: BJP

Last Updated: Thursday, July 21, 2011, 22:52

The BJP demanded a thorough probe into the links of Kashmiri separatist Ghulam Nabi Fai, arrested by the FBI on charges of receiving hundreds and thousands of dollars from the ISI and using them for lobbying at the Capitol Hill.