Five Pakistani sailors, who are put up in a police station in south Mumbai after being rescued from the seas since March and will soon be moving back to their homeland, on Friday said they were touche

Union Shipping Minister G.K. Vasan on Saturday said the government is working hard to secure the release of 39 Indian sailors who have been held captive by Somali pirates and said the government favou

After 10 months in the captivity of Somali pirates, six Indian sailors of MV Suez vessel touched down on home soil on Friday to an emotional welcome from family members.

Tortured by a group of drunk pirates and starved for days together, freedom seemed distant for the six Indian sailors on board MV Suez, who had almost given up hope of meeting their families.

At least 22 hostages, including six Indians and four Pakistanis have been released by Somali pirates after receiving a pay-off of 2.1 million dollars as ransom.

Besides Captain Syed Wasi Hasan, Muzza

India on Tuesday welcomed the release of six of its sailors held captive by Somali pirates on board a hijacked merchant vessel.

A South Korean container ship has been attacked by pirates in the Indian Ocean and is believed to have been hijacked, Seoul officials said on Thursday.

Saving the lives of Indians held hostage by Somali pirates would be the guiding concern of the government when it decides on taking appropriate action, overseas indian affairs minister Vayalar Ravi said on Monday.

In a move that could change the pirate-hostage equation, Somali pirates on Friday took in a multimillion-dollar ransom, then released the ship and some of the crew but kept all the Indian crew members

In a move that could change the pirate-hostage equation, Somali pirates have taken in a multi-million dollar ransom, then released the ship and some of the crew but kept all the Indian crew members as hostages.