To fight piracy in the country, the government has mooted a proposal to equip Indian merchant vessels with armed security guards, a Union Minister said.

Union Minister for Shipping G. K. Vasan, in a

New York: Somali pirates have driven up shipping costs in the Indian Ocean, resulting in world economic losses estimated at $7 billion to $12 billion a year, a study by One Earth Future Foundation sai

New Delhi: Cooperation between India and Indonesia on maritime security and intelligence sharing on anti-piracy operations is set to get a major boost during navy chief Admiral Nirmal Verma's four-day

Nairobi, Kenya: Paul and Rachel Chandler - the British couple held hostage by Somali pirates for 388 days - have been given the news that Paul Chandler's father died while the couple were in captivity

India, seriously impacted by rampant piracy in the Gulf of Aden, has asked Somalia to take the lead in combating the menace and ensure prompt prosecution of piracy suspects. Indian naval ship deployed