Everything you need to know about Petrochemical T Ship: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Petrochemical T Ship: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) Stressing that there would be no cover-up, Defence Minister A.K. Antony Wednesday said an inquiry had been ordered into the complaint of a naval officer's wife that her husband had tortured her and forced her to have sex with his colleagues.
New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) Another sex scandal has hit the Indian Navy with the wife of an officer alleging her husband tortured her mentally and physically and forced her to sleep with his colleagues. Defence Minister A.K. Antony has ordered a probe.
Mumbai, May 11 (IANS) Filmmaker Kiran Rao has taken a new step to support young talent and launched her own banner called Kiran Rao.
Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Chemicals and Fertilizers and Statistics and Programme Implementation Srikant Kumar Jena Tuesday will give away the third national awards for Technology Innovation in Petrochemical and Downstream, Plastic Processing Industry for their outstanding contribution in the relevant industry............................
New Delhi, May 6 (ANI): Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Chemicals and Fertilizers and Statistics and Programme Implementation Srikant Kumar Jena will give away the third national awards for Technology Innovation in Petrochemical and Downstream, Plastic Processing Industry tomorrow.
Kochi, May 3 (IANS) The Indian Navy is committed to promoting self-reliance in military technology to help sustain the country's economic growth, a top naval commander said here Friday.
Kolkata, April 22 (IANS) Indian Coast Guard Ship Rajdoot, designed and built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers here, was commissioned by Controller General of Defence Accounts Arunava Dutt at a function here Monday.
Kolkata, Apr. 22 (ANI): Indian Coast Guard Ship 'Rajdoot', designed and built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers, Kolkata, was commissioned by Arunava Dutt, the Controller General of Defence Accounts, at an impressive ceremony here on Monday.
Jakarta, April 19 (Xinhua-ANI): Rescuers have found 14 bodies and kept searching for 13 others after a boat capsized in Mahakam river in Samarinda of East Kalimantan on Wednesday, rescuers said Friday.
New Delhi, Apr. 13 (ANI):It is very rare for cinemagoers and fans to interact with their favourite stars and directors in a
Mumbai, Apr. 10 (ANI): Indian Coast Guard Ship H-191, the fifth of the series of twelve Air Cushion Vehicles (ACVs), was commissioned here on Wednesday by Director General Indian Coast Guard Vice Admiral Anurag G. Thapliyal.
New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap's critically acclaimed two-part series "Gangs Of Wasseypur" will be screened at the ongoing 37th Hong Kong International Film Festival.
Washington, Mar. 20 (ANI): Military researchers in the United States have sought a system to allow small ships to launch medium-altitude long-endurance aircraft (MALE) drones, in a bid to increase their range.
London, Feb 27 (IANS) The noise made by ships is producing an ecological side-effect which impacts crabs with the largest specimens being hardest hit, a new study has found.
Beijing, Feb 25 (IANS) Fifteen of the 16 crewmen on a Panama-registered freighter have been rescued after the vessel caught fire off the east China coast, marine authorities said.
London, Feb 21 (ANI): A French lingerie brand has launched an ad campaign featuring bouncing boobs.
New Delhi/Male, Feb.13 (ANI): Indian Naval Ship 'Kalpeni' is in the Maldives on a five-day joint exercise with the Maldives National Defence Force (MNDF) Coast Guard.
Chennai, Jan. 8 (ANI): Indian Coast Guard Ship 'ICGS-Rajkamal', the fourth in the series of eight Inshore Patrol Vessels (IPVs) designed and built by M/s Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers, Kolkata, was commissioned in Chennai today by Minister of State for Defence Jitendra Singh.
Chennai, Dec 27 (IANS) In a year when big-budget, star-studded Bollywood films and the Rs.100 crore club made headlines, there were some small-budget independent films too, which managed to attract eyeballs, with their strong storylines and visual appeal, without any backing from studios or actors.
New Delhi, Dec 19 (IANS) Its being called a commemorative summit, but it's more of a celebratory gathering. India and the 10-member ASEAN - its neighbours in the southeast - are set to take their ties to a strategic level at a two-day summit beginning here Thursday - a relationship that has been on a growth trajectory for the past 20 years and has witnessed "really no problem areas".
New Delhi, Dec 19 (IANS) India and the 10-member ASEAN - its neighbours in the southeast - are set to take their close ties to a significantly higher level at a two-day commemorative summit beginning here Thursday - a relationship that has been on a growth trajectory for the past 20 years and has witnessed "really no problem areas".
New Delhi, Dec 4 (ANI): The three chiefs of Defence staff today, on the occasion of Navy Day paid their homage to the martyrs at the national war memorial at India Gate.
Paris, Nov 20 (IANS) French oil giant Total has announced that it has sold 20 percent of its stake in a Nigerian oilfield to Sinopec, a subsidiary of China Petrochemical Corporation.
Chennai, Nov.1 (ANI): Rescue teams searched for crew members still missing on Thursday from the Indian vessel Prathibha Cauvery, which ran aground following strong winds due to cyclone Nilam.
Chennai, Nov.1 (ANI): Search operations are in full swing for the missing crew members of the Indian vessel Prathibha Cauvery, which ran aground following strong winds due to cyclone Nilam, which made landfall on the south east coast on Wednesday evening.
Mumbai, Oct 25 (IANS) Director Ashim Ahluwalia's "Miss Lovely" was named the best film in the 'India Gold' category of the 14th Mumbai Film Festival. It also won 'Reliance Media Works CreaTech (Creativity & Technology) Award' as the eight-day cine extragvanza concluded Thursday here.
New Delhi, Oct 18 (ANI): Defence Minister A.K. Antony on Thursday underlined the key role of the Indian Navy in its engagements with countries of the Indian Ocean Region.
New Delhi, Oct 16 (IANS) Major Russian state-run and private companies Tuesday launched an initiative to increase business contacts and form joint ventures in sectors such as aviation and power equipment with Indian firms.
Washington, Oct 14 (ANI): Gary Collins, a familiar TV figure throughout the '80s as both an actor and show host, died of natural causes on Saturday. He was 74.
New Delhi, Oct 3 (ANI): A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on technology cooperation in the shipping and ports infrastructure was signed between India and Austria here on Wednesday.
Jakarta, Sep 29 (IANS) A wooden ship with 52 people on board sank in the waters off central Sulawesi in the eastern part of Indonesia, on official said Saturday.
Lagos/Singapore, Sep 5 (IANS) Twenty-three Indian sailors on board an oil tanker hijacked by pirates off the coast of Lagos, Nigeria's commercial hub, have been rescued by the Nigerian security forces, the authorities and the shipping company said Wednesday.
Sea pirates have hijacked a gasoline ship in which 23 Indian were sailing off the coast of Lagos, Nigeria 's commercial hub, said the oil tanker company Wednesday......
Lagos, Sep 5 (IANS) Twenty-three Indian sailors are on board an oil tanker hijacked by pirates off the coast of Lagos, Nigeria's commercial hub, said the oil tanker company Wednesday.
Lagos, Sep 5 (IANS) As many as 23 Indian sailors were being held hostage since Tuesday night by pirates who hijacked an oil tanker with a Singapore-based company in southwest Nigeria's Lagos State port, the firm said.
Moscow, Aug 30 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Pirates have seized a Greek-owned oil tanker with 24 Russian crew members on board off the coast of Togo in west Africa.
New Delhi, August 23 (IANS) The union government has approved setting up of a Petroleum, Chemical and Petrochemical Investment Region (PCPIR) in Cuddalore and Nagapattinam districts of Tamil Nadu, Minister of State for Chemicals Srikant Kumar Jena said Thursday.
New Delhi, Aug 22 (IANS) British power systems manufacturer Rolls-Royce Wednesday announced it has bagged a $12.6 million deal to design and power a highly specialised vessel that India will deploy in the strategically important Andaman and Niconbar Islands to maintain offshore navigational aids.
New Delhi, Aug.20 (ANI): Her Majesty's Canadian Ship (HMCS) Regina will visit Kochi in Kerala, on August 21. HMCS Regina is currently en route from British Columbia to the Arabian Sea region where she will conduct maritime security operations as part of Operation Artemis, Canada's contribution to Combined Task Force 150 (CTF 150).
Sydney, Aug 1 (ANI): A U.S. military report, which will be formally released on Thursday, contains a recommendation to massively expand America's defence presence in Australia, by building a base in Perth for a U.S. aircraft carrier and supporting fleet.
Washington, July 18 (ANI): An ice island twice the size of Manhattan has broken off from Greenland's Petermann Glacier, researchers have revealed.
Kochi (Kerala), July 5 (ANI): The MV Sea Angel, a 70-meter-long Maldivian vessel bound for Kannur in north Kerala under tow, to be dismantled as scrap, sank off Kochi on the evening of July 1.
Beijing, June 27 (IANS) A Chinese Navy training vessel was on a three-day goodwill visit to Canada, a media report said Wednesday.
London, June 13 (IANS) The US Navy will send its most sophisticated ships and aircraft to the Asia-Pacific region as it builds up its presence there, it was reported here Wednesday.
Moscow, May 27 (IANS) 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 Sunday.
London, May 24 (ANI): Indian director Anurag Kashyap, who is at the Cannes film festival to showcase one of his projects, is hoping to change the country's reputation as 'a joke' at the event.
Chennai, May 19 (IANS) Indian Coast Guard Ship (ICGS) Rajtarang, an improved version of fast attack craft for anti-smuggling, anti-poaching and rescue operations was commissioned by Minister of State for Defence M.M. Pallam Raju here Saturday.
New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) The Indian Navy will acquire at least five ships every year for the next 10 years, and deploy two nuclear submarines and its new aircraft carrier, INS Vikramaditya, in 2013.
Beijing, April 30 (IANS) China's petrochemical industry expanded at much slower pace in the first quarter amid the economic slowdown, according to data released by the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) Monday.
Beijing, April 30 (IANS) Chinese shipbuilding companies saw sharp declines in output and new orders in the first quarter, as the industry rolled on the choppy seas of global and domestic slowdowns.
Visakhapatnam, Apr 4 (ANI): Stating that the disruption of sea-borne trade due to piracy, terrorism, or conflict can have serious repercussions on the economies and overall well-being of nations in the Indian Ocean Region, Defence Minister A K Antony today said the INS Chakra would play a major role in reshaping maritime operations of the Indian Navy in the years to come and ensure security, sovereignty and economic prosperity of the country.
Visakhapatnam, April 3 (IANS) India's naval warfare capability will get one of its biggest boosts in decades when the 8,000-ton Russian-origian nuclear-powered attack submarine INS Chakra is formally inducted into the navy here Wednesday.
Ottawa, March 27 (IANS) Canadians will get their first look at a plastic bank note that will replace the paper 50 Canadian dollar bill.
Hyderabad, Feb 16 (ANI): Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) chief Sudhir Vasudeva on Thursday said the trade ties between India and Iran depends upon the political solutions to be found by the governments of the two countries.
New Delhi, Jan 25 (ANI): India and Pakistan on Wednesday agreed to a transit fee formula for the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline project.
London, Jan 23 (ANI): Italian authorities have admitted that there could have been unregistered passengers on the Costa Concordia, which would further complicate efforts to establish the exact number of people still missing from the capsized luxury cruise ship.
London, Jan 11 (ANI): In a new study, scientists have revealed the details of the world's most extreme deep-sea volcanic vents, 5 kilometres down in a rift in the Caribbean seafloor.
London, Nov 8 (ANI): Prince Harry has been cautioned by the Mayor of a small town in Arizona desert to keep a check on his partying ways and not to 'fornicate the night away'.
Canberra, Oct 24 (ANI): An Australian Navy sailor has died while the ship was conducting a port visit to Mumbai.
India and Iran has resolved the seven-month old oil trade dispute before ending deadline....
Kochi, July 22 (ANI): Largest container vessel, Maersk Sembawang, with a length of 318.79 metres and a capacity of 6,478 TEUs (Twenty-foot equivalent units) arrived at the Vallarpadam port in Kerala.
New Delhi, June 18(ANI): India on Saturday lodged a protest with the Pakistan government over Pakistan Naval Ship (PNS) Babur's "risky manoeuvres" which jeopardised the safety of INS Godavari and its crew.
Islamabad, June 18(ANI): Pakistan has lodged a protest with the Indian government over a Gulf of Aden incident involving an Indian warship.
Kochi, June 8 (ANI): The Indian Navy commissioned latest warship 'INS Kabra' at the Kochi Naval Base on Wednesday.
New Delhi , Feb 24 (ANI) : "Scotia Prince" a chattered passenger ferry with capacity to seat 1200 persons, has reached Egypt and is to sail for Bengazhi to evacuate stranded Indian nationals from Libya.
Kochi, Feb 17 (ANI): Five Indian Navy Divers on board INS Nireekshak of Southern Naval Command have set a new national record for deep diving earlier this month.
Mumbai, Jan 31 (ANI): Many people are feared stuck on the ship, INS Vindhyagiri, which caught fire this morning near the naval dockyard in Mumbai.
New Delhi, Jan 29(ANI): In a well coordinated and jointly conducted operation, the Indian Navy and the Coast Guard intercepted Prantalay, a pirate mother vessel which was being used by Somali pirates since April last year, for piracy at various locations in the Arabian Sea.
Kochi, Oct 14 (ANI): INS Kalpeni, the latest 'Fast Attack Craft' of the Indian Navy was commissioned into the Indian Navy at the Naval Base in Kochi on Thursday.
Kochi, Oct 14 (ANI): INS Kalpeni, the latest 'Fast Attack Craft' of the Indian Navy was commissioned into the Indian Navy at the Naval Base in Kochi on Thursday.
Islamabad, Sep 16 (ANI): In yet another landmark achievement in the expansion of the unwavering bilateral defence cooperation between Pakistan and China, Beijing on Wednesday delivered the third of the four F-22P frigates PNS Saif to the Pakistan Navy.
London, July 30 (ANI): A Dutch brewer has created a 120 proof beer breaking the world record, which had been set by a Scottish company, for being the strongest brew.
New York, July 15 (ANI): Excavators have unearthed the hull of a ship at the site where the World Trade Centre once stood.
Washington, July 15 (ANI): The US State Department is considering a move to designate the Turkish Muslim charity that funded and operated a Gaza-bound "aid" ship as a foreign terrorist organization, after nine people were killed aboard one of its ships in a bloody confrontation with Israeli commandos.
Beijing, July 10 (ANI): The United Nations Security Council has passed a "presidential statement" condemning the sinking of the South Korean naval ship 'The Cheonan', killing 46 seamen, but avoided blaming North Korea directly for the incident.
Bangalore, July 6 (ANI): Defence Minister A K Antony rolled out the country's first Naval variant of Light Combat Aircraft, the LCA (Navy) Trainer Naval Project (NP) here on Tuesday and described the development as a 'defining and memorable event' for the nation.
New Delhi, June 1 (ANI): The United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Government while presenting its annual report card here on Tuesday revealed the photograph of India's first nuclear-powered submarine INS Arihant for the first time.
New Delhi, Apr 2 (ANI): To combat three dimensional threat scenarios involving air, surface and sub-surface threats, the Indian Navy and the Republic of Singapore Navy will hold their bilateral exercise in the Andaman Sea and Bay of Bengal from April 3-16.
Washington, March 20 (ANI): A team of scientists are all set to undertake an expedition to explore the rupture site of the 8.8-magnitude Chilean earthquake, which is one of largest quakes in recorded history.
Vasco-da Gama (Goa), Feb.19 (ANI): The Indian Navy on Friday formally inducted the MiG-29 K' Air Dominance Fighter' aircrafts in its fleet here.
Vasco da Gama (Goa), Feb.19 (ANI): The Indian Navy is all set to receive a shot in the arm with the induction of four MiG-29 K combat aircraft into its fleet here on Friday.
London, Feb 16(ANI): Lord Mountbatten's daughter, Countess Mountbatten of Burma, has appealed directly to Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak to help bring the last Battle of the Atlantic warship home to Britain and save it from being scrapped.
London, Feb 16 (ANI): Apple Inc has come up with a number of iPhone applications designed to answer prayers and other religious requirements.
Washington, January 5 (ANI): A new study by scientists has suggested that in some highly disturbed landscapes, restoration of natural water flows may cause more harm than good, which suggests that reducing the flows can create ecological benefits.
New Delhi, Dec 11 (ANI): The Indian Coast Guard Ship CGS Priyadarshini and CGS Sarang apprehended seven Sri Lankan fishing boats poaching in Indian waters.
New Delhi, Dec 11 (ANI): The Union Government on Friday clarified that the ship breaking activities of the Alang port in Gujarat and the operational procedures of the ship breaking industry are being followed as per the Supreme Court's directions.
Gandhinagar, Oct 15 (ANI): The Gujarat Government on Friday gave a clean chit to the US ship Platinum-II, saying there were no toxic materials on board.
Gadhinagar, Oct 15 (ANI):India on Thursday denied permission to a US ship allegedly containing toxic wastes to anchor at the Alang Ship breaking Yard on the Gujarat coast.
London, September 14 (ANI): The ship used in the film Pirates of the Caribbean has been stolen.
Paradip (Orissa), Sep 11 (ANI): A cargo ship carrying around 25,000 tonnes of iron ore to China capsized off Orissa coast.
London, September 1 (ANI): An attempt to have the most number of Elvis Presley impersonators bit the dust after only 29 people turned up.
Washington, August 28 (ANI): In an exploration of the 'great Pacific Ocean garbage patch', scientists from the Scripps Environmental Accumulation of Plastic Expedition (SEAPLEX) have discovered extensive plastic debris floating 1,000 miles from land.
Nicosia, Aug 20 (ANI): The Head of the National Petrochemical Company of Iran Adel Nejad-Selim has said that a number of firms from Russia, Turkey, India, Oman and South Africa have reached preliminary agreements with Iran for the financing of petrochemical projects in the country.
Washington, August 8 (ANI): A research expedition is all set to survey shipwrecks located in an area known as the "Graveyard of the Atlantic," which includes sunken vessels from US and British naval fleets, merchant ships, and German U-boats, dating back to World War II.
Visakhapatnam, July 26 (ANI): India's first nuclear-powered submarine was launched today after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's wife, Gursharan Kaur cracked the auspicious coconut on the hull of the vessel at the Ship Building Centre here, giving the country a credible three-leg nuclear deterrent and strengthening the attack capability of the Navy.
New Delhi, July 26 (ANI): The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, left for Visakhapatnam on Saturday morning to launch India's first nuclear-powered submarine, the INS Arihant.
Washington, July 9 (ANI): A new study has suggested that rising levels of smokestack emissions from oceangoing ships will cause an estimated 87,000 deaths worldwide each year by 2012, which is almost one-third higher than previously believed.
New Delhi, July 1 (ANI): Union Minister of Shipping G. K. Vasan officially released the 100 days agenda for the Ministry of Shipping here today.
Visakhapatnam, May 19 (ANI): Navy Chief Admiral Sureesh Mehta on Tuesday commissioned Indian Navy's fifth Landing Ship Tank (Large) 'Airavat' here.
Visakhapatnam, May 18 (ANI): Admiral Suresh Mehta will launch the Indian Navy's Sixth Landing Ship Tank (Large) 'Airavat' here on Tuesday.
