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Union Cabinet approves ₹76,220-crore greenfield, deep-draft major port at Vadhavan in Maharashtra, to be among top 10 ports in the world

ANI - 19 June, 2024

Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday approved setting up a major port at Vadhavan near Dahanu in Maharashtra.

World

Two months after the Baltimore ship disaster, 22 Indian crew members trapped inside, their phones taken away: Details

OpIndia Staff - 17 May, 2024

Reports say the crew has been unable to leave due to visa restrictions, a lack of requisite shore passes, and concurrent continuing investigations by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and the FBI.

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Iran says Indians onboard the Israel-linked ‘MSC Aries’ ship will be released soon, had seized the vessel amidst tensions with Israel

OpIndia Staff - 27 April, 2024

Foreign Minister of Iran has announced that the crew onboard the ship seized by Iranian authorities had been granted consular access and were expected to be freed

News Reports

Iran-Israel tensions: Vehicle blows up near Iranian embassy in Damascus, Iran seizes Israeli-linked ship with 17 Indians near Strait of Hormuz

OpIndia Staff - 13 April, 2024

Iran had promised retaliation for a strike on a building in the Iranian embassy compound in Damascus.

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USA: Massive bridge in Baltimore, Maryland collapses into water after container ship collides, multiple casualties reported

OpIndia Staff - 26 March, 2024

Chief Kevin Cartwright, director of communications for the Baltimore City Fire Department confirmed to us that the bridge had been struck by a large vessel causing it to collapse into the Patapsco River, the BBC reported.