Sinking ferry passengers considered throwing kids into sea: CISF rescuers

A team of Central Industrial Security Force marine commandos rescued dozens of passengers from a sinking tourist ferry off the Mumbai coast, preventing panicked parents from throwing their children......

Ferry sinks off Mumbai coast as Navy boat rams it; 13 killed, 99 rescued

Thirteen persons died and 99 others were rescued after a Navy craft crashed into a ferry off the Mumbai coast on Wednesday, the Navy said. IMAGE: Indian Coast Guard rescued 80 passengers after a......

Modi inaugurates Phase-I of Nagpur Metro; opens Nagpur-Mumbai Samruddhi E-way

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday inaugurated the first phase of the Nagpur Metro rail project Nagpur and travelled in the train with students. IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacts......

What You Must Know About Vizhinjam Port

The shipping business is like the heaving sea -- it's up and down, observes Shyam G Menon. IMAGE: Police officers stand guard near the barricades during a protest by supporters of the proposed......

Sagarmala project: Poor planning on container traffic haunting shippers

Since January this year, Indian exporters have begun to dread the shipping news. That’s because most of it would be about another lot of shipping companies deciding to avoid Indian ports on......

Why did Iran eject India from port, oil field deals?

Iran's growing proximity to China may have also played a part, report Shine Jacob and Megha Manchanda. IMAGE: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani inaugurates the first phase of Chabahar port in the......

Domestic warehousing struggles with reduced staff

JNPT, the country’s largest container port, would soon move into congestion if cargo does not get lifted by importers in the next few days. The domestic warehousing industry is facing......

India to get 13th major port at Vadhavan in Maharashtra

With development of the Vadhavan port, India will break into the countries with top 10 container ports in the world. The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the setting up of the country’s......