Tuticorin court sentences 35 crew men of US ship to 5 years in jail

A court in Tuticorin in Tamil Nadu on Monday sentenced to five years rigorous imprisonment all the 35 crew members of United States company-owned ship Seaman Guard Ohio which was held for......

Cameron asks Modi to release sailors, but will they be freed?

  British Prime Minister David Cameron recently asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi's help to send back six British sailors who have been in Tamil Nadu for two years. A Ganesh Nadar/Rediff.com......

Why was American ship loaded with arms in Indian waters?

Nearly a month after MV Seam Guard Ohio, a ship owned by an American security firm and headed to Sierra Leone, was intercepted in Indian waters, authorities are no closer to finding answers to any......

US consulate general officials visit arrested crew

Three officials from the US Consulate General at Chennai on Monday visited the central prison at Palayamkottai where 35 crew members of a US firm owned ship, arrested for allegedly carrying arms in......