Somali Pirates News

Politics

Somalia’s army rescues 8 Indian crew held hostage by pirates

Somalia's army rescues 8 Indian sailors of a ship hijacked last week, four pirates also arrested during the operation

1 min read12 Apr 2017
News

China ignores India’s role in rescuing ship from Somali pirates

China claimed full credit for rescuing a cargo ship OS35 hijacked by Somali pirates in the Gulf of Aden, ignoring Indian Navy's role in the operation

3 min read10 Apr 2017
Politics

Hijacked Indian ship taken to El Hur near port Hobyo: Somalia pirate leader

Pirates who seized an Indian ship with 11 crew members in waters off the Somali coast have taken the vessel to El Hur, near the port of Hobyo in Somalia, says a pirate's leader

2 min read4 Apr 2017
News

Somali pirates hijack Indian commercial ship

Pirates have hijacked an Indian commercial ship off the coast of Somalia and the vessel is heading toward the shore, says a former govt anti-piracy official

2 min read3 Apr 2017
News

Pirates demand ransom for oil tanker seized off Somalia: EU Naval Force

The Somali pirates seized the Comoros-flagged Aris 13 tanker and took it to the port of Alula in the semi-autonomous northern region of Puntland

2 min read15 Mar 2017
News

Somali pirates hijack first commercial ship since 2012

The Aris 13, an oil tanker, sent a distress call on Monday before being hijacked by pirates, turned off its tracking system and altered course for the Somali port town of Alula

2 min read14 Mar 2017
Industry

Modi flags sea-borne terror, piracy as threat to maritime security

The threat of sea-borne terror, of which India has been a direct victim, continues to endanger regional and global peace and stability, Modi said

1 min read7 Feb 2016
Politics

Somalian pirates free 7 Indian seafarers after 4 years of captivity

The sailors have returned to Mumbai, where they were provided psychological counselling

1 min read5 Nov 2014
Mint-lounge

Film Review | Captain Phillips

Paul Greengrass makes us to reach for our fingernails yet again in this action-packed and believable piracy thriller

2 min read11 Oct 2013
News

6 kidnapped sailors, including Indians, released in Nigeria

Police say no ransom was paid before the security agencies regained freedom of the sailors

1 min read27 Feb 2013
Load More

Popular Topics

Budget

The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared

25 Articles