International gang held with 218 kg heroin off Lakshadweep coast

A gang of international smugglers has been apprehended by Indian agencies while allegedly trying to smuggle around 218 kg of heroin, worth over Rs 1,500 crore in the international market, off the......

Navy, Coast Guard rescue 317 from 2 barges that went adrift

Battling extreme weather, the Indian Navy and Coast Guard have so far rescued 317 people on board two barges that went adrift in the Arabian Sea near Mumbai hours before Cyclone Tauktae made......

The past is not a foreign country

'Despite a quarter century since India began the uphill battle of moving away from its peculiar hybrid of imperial-feudal-socialism, it remains distressingly -- and sometimes reassuringly -- the......

2 lionesses run over by train near Gir forest

Two fully-grown Asiatic lionesses were killed under a running train in eastern Gir, Gujarat on Wednesday.The incident occurred near Bhera village of port town Rajula in Amreli district, which forms......

Private, state ports' growth outpaces central counterparts till Q3 FY24

India’s private and state government-owned ports (non-major ports) continued to grow faster than those owned by the Centre (major ports) through the first three quarters of 2023-24 (FY24),......

Volume, margin movement to be key drivers for Concor stock going ahead

Container Corporation of India (Concor) has been the worst performer among major logistics & port stocks registering returns of about 4 per cent over the past three months as compared to 10-12 per......

Danish group to invest Rs 1,000 crore in Pipavav

Maersk Sealand, a part of Danish shipping major A P Moller group, along with some other investors, has decided to invest close to Rs 1,000 crore (Rs 10 billion) in Gujarat Pipavav Port Ltd. The......

Navi Mumbai SEZ gets Rs 486 crore

The Navi Mumbai-based special economic zone that integrates the Navi Mumbai SEZ and the Maha-Mumbai SEZ projects has achieved financial closure.IDBI sanctioned Rs 486 crore (Rs 4.86 billion) for......