Parliament passes The Carriage of Goods by Sea Bill 2025

Parliament passes The Carriage of Goods by Sea Bill 2025

A brief debate was held on the Bill amid protests. Several Opposition MPs who stood up to participate in the debate on the Bill, demanded a discussion on SIR. | Photo Credit: Sansad TV via ANI Parliament on Wednesday (August 6, 2025) passed The Carriage of Goods by Sea Bill 2025, amid Opposition protests and … Read more

Six crew rescued, 15 missing after Houthis sink latest Greek ship in Red Sea

Six crew rescued, 15 missing after Houthis sink latest Greek ship in Red Sea

ATHENS: Rescuers pulled six crew members alive from the Red Sea after Houthi militants attacked and sank a second ship this week, while the fate of another 15 was unknown after the Iran-aligned group said they held some of the seafarers. The Houthis claimed responsibility for the assault that maritime officials say killed four of … Read more

Edavanakkad battered by sea incursion, bringing back nightmarish memories

Edavanakkad battered by sea incursion, bringing back nightmarish memories

Nearly a year after they launched a stiff and protracted stir demanding protection from invading tidal waves, an unexpectedly strong bout of sea incursion, triggered probably under the influence of a full moon, caught the people of the coastal panchayat of Edavanakkad unawares on Friday afternoon (June 13). Water gushed into many households, especially in … Read more

Expert panel exploring solutions to control sea erosion in Thiruchendur, says Sekarbabu

Expert panel exploring solutions to control sea erosion in Thiruchendur, says Sekarbabu

Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Minister P. K. Sekarbabu on Monday said the committee of experts trying to find a remedy to the problem of sea erosion in Thiruchendur are aiming at finding a long-term solution and also one that will not push the problem to another spot. For the past two days, the experts … Read more

Kallai river revival to begin amid concerns over sea waste disposal plan

Kallai river revival to begin amid concerns over sea waste disposal plan

A platform formed on the Kallai river due to sand accumulation. | Photo Credit: K. Ragesh The long-awaited project to revive the Kallai river in Kozhikode, set to be inaugurated by Water Resources Minister Roshy Augustine on Tuesday, has been a persistent demand of local fishermen and environmentalists. Many of the city’s issues have been … Read more

Residents of Edavanakad in Kerala block road protesting against flooding due to sea incursion

Residents of Edavanakad in Kerala block road protesting against flooding due to sea incursion

Heavy rains and swelling waves have flooded several houses in the region. (image for representation) | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Angry at flooding of houses in sea incursion since June 25, more than 300 residents of Edavanakad in Ernakulam district of Kerala are blockading the arterial Vypeen-Munambam road, bringing traffic to a standstill in June 27. … Read more

Win a stay at Sridevi’s beach house in Chennai, and get a private tour with Janhvi Kapoor

Win a stay at Sridevi’s beach house in Chennai, and get a private tour with Janhvi Kapoor

Janhvi Kapoor at her family beach house in Chennai Along the Akkarai beach on the East Coast Road (ECR), you might just spot Janhvi Kapoor doing yoga or unwinding with coconut water. “Being a beach baby, I think our home in Chennai is perfectly located,” says the actor of her four-acre estate in Akkarai, which … Read more

Morning Digest | Star India boxer Mary Kom announces retirement; keeping a close watch on Red Sea situation, says India, and more

Morning Digest | Star India boxer Mary Kom announces retirement; keeping a close watch on Red Sea situation, says India, and more

Indian boxer Mary Kom. | Photo Credit: PTI Star India boxer Mary Kom draws curtain on remarkable career Six-time World Champion and 2012 Olympic medallist Mangte Chungneijang Mary Kom on January 24 announced her retirement from boxing. Mary Kom hung her boxing gloves as the International Boxing Association’s (IBA) rules allow male and female boxers … Read more

From sati to interfaith marriages, institution of marriage has undergone sea change: SC

From sati to interfaith marriages, institution of marriage has undergone sea change: SC

A Bench comprising CJI D.Y. Chandrachud, Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul, S. Ravindra Bhat, Hima Kohli and P.S. Narasimha during the hearing of the verdict on same-sex marriage, at the Supreme Court, in New Delhi on October 17, 2023. | Photo Credit: ANI From sati to interfaith marriages, the institution of marriage has undergone a sea … Read more