In 40-hour operation, Indian Navy seizes hijacked ship after Somali pirates downed its drone

New Delhi: In projection of India’s growing maritime power, the Indian Navy executed a dramatic mid-sea operation ending a three-month hijacking of a bulk carrier with deployment of its warship INS Kolkata, long-endurance Sea Guardian drones, P-8I surveillance aircraft and airdropping of elite MARCOS commandos from a C-17 plane. The Navy seized the former Maltese-flagged…

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I.N.D.I.A. bloc leaders target BJP; Rahul says launched yatras to highlight issues troubling public

MUMBAI: Several opposition leaders targeted the ruling BJP from one platform on Sunday, with Congress leader Rahul Gandhi stressing that he was compelled to launch his Bharat Jodo yatras to highlight rising unemployment, inflation and hatred in society. In a show of strength, leaders of the INDIA (Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance) grouping assembled here…

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