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February 4, 2026 12:25 PM

US shoots down Iranian drone approaching aircraft carrier, official says

The U.S. military on Tuesday shot down an Iranian drone that "aggressively" approached the Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier in the Arabian Sea, the U.S. military said. The incident came as diplomats sought to arrange nuclear talks between Iran and the United States, and U.S. President Donald Trump warned that with U.S. warships heading toward Iran, "bad things" would probably happen if a deal could not be reached. Oil futures prices LCOc1 rose more than $1 per barrel after news the drone was s...

October 28, 2025 6:47 PM

Indian Coast Guard rescues critically injured Iranian fisherman in long-range operation

The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) carried out a long-range medical evacuation (MEDEVAC) of a critically injured Iranian fisherman from a fishing dhow, Al-Owais, stranded about 1,500 km west of Kochi, Kerala, in the Arabian Sea. According to officials, the fisherman had sustained serious injuries to both eyes and deep lacerations on his right ear following an explosion that occurred during a fuel transfer operation to the vessel’s generator. The dhow, with five crew members on board, was left disab...

July 1, 2025 3:31 PM

Navy rescues 14 Indian crew members from burning vessel in Arabian Sea

The Indian Navy successfully rescued 14 Indian crew members from a Palau-flagged oil tanker, MT Yi Cheng 6, after a major fire broke out in its engine room. According to the Ministry of Defence, when the distress call was received, the tanker was near Fujairah, UAE in the North Arabian Sea. Responding to a distress call, received early Sunday morning, Indian Naval ship INS Tabar, which was on a mission-based deployment, rushed to the site located approximately 80 nautical miles east of Fujairah...

May 15, 2025 6:58 PM

Rain, thunderstorms expected over Northwest India this week

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Thursday announced further advancement of the southwest monsoon into parts of the southeast Arabian Sea, Maldives and the Comorin area, as well as into more areas of the South Bay of Bengal, the Andaman Islands, and the Andaman Sea. According to the latest weekly update from May 15 to May 21, conditions remain favourable for the monsoon to progress further in the coming days. The IMD expects the southwest monsoon to continue advancing into additi...