High Seas
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Once an unsolvable security threat, Somali piracy has almost stopped. Here’s why
The success of the Somali case illustrates what a high degree of shared interests among international actors can achieve.
Peter Viggo Jakobsen, The Conversation
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Why is India being accused of abducting an Arab princess?
The daughter of Dubai’s ruler was allegedly captured by Indian forces off the Goan coast when she fled the UAE in 2018.
Nachiket Deuskar
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Drama, luxury and the vast depths of the ocean: Why the Titanic continues to fascinate
The excess of the voyage and its defeat by the sea, like the Titanic, are now driving the current global interest in the Titan submersible disaster.
Kristie Patricia Flannery, The Conversation
Trending
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CAA is a letdown, but Bengali Hindus in Assam are unlikely to ditch BJP
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Australian journalist leaves country amid visa troubles, says ‘too difficult to do my job in India’
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Over 17,400 citizens write to EC seeking action against PM Narendra Modi for hate speech
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Fiction: Mahmud and Ayaz travel from Somnath to Kashmir as questions of citizenship arise
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Rights group PUCL seeks disqualification of PM Narendra Modi for hate speech in Rajasthan
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There is no global treaty to govern the high seas. Here’s why we need one
The UN’s attempt to frame such an agreement has been delayed due to Covid-19.
Jennifer Silver, The Conversation, Leslie Acton, The Conversation, Lisa Campbell, The Conversation & Noella Gray, The Conversation
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While India and its neigbours spar over Bay of Bengal borders, their fishers languish in jails
Dwindling fish numbers is forcing fisherfolk to cross the drawn-up Exclusive Economic Zones.
Mohammad Arju
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What UN court actually said: India's Supreme Court has final say on Italian marine's bail
The Indian apex court can set conditions on Salvatore Girone's return.
Rohan Venkataramakrishnan
Video
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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Watch: Spice Girls sing ‘Stop’ as bandmates reunite to celebrate Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday
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Watch: Over 350 ballerinas come together to break the world record for standing on tip toes
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Eco India: How can India deal with its mounting tyre waste?
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India's hopes of becoming a maritime superpower begin with the 'biggest naval base east of the Suez'
Scroll Staff
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How an Indian ship proved to be the undoing of notorious pirate Captain Kidd
There was a protocol in the high seas and even pirates knew that. Captain Kidd violated this code when he captured the Quedagh Merchant as it sailed from Surat to Calcutta.
Anu Kumar
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Why heroin smuggling from Pakistan has moved to the seas and how it funds terror
Authorities have seized two Pakistani boats with heroin worth hundreds of crores off Gujarat's coast.
Rohan Venkataramakrishnan
The Reel
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Watch: Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman in ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ trailer
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Start the week with a film: A legend returns in ‘Bob Marley: One Love’
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In Cannes-bound ‘In Retreat’, a Ladakh that has rarely been seen before
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‘Trap’ trailer: M Night Shyamalan’s thriller stars Josh Hartnett as a serial killer
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Watch: Five directors shoot on iPhones for MAMI Mumbai Film Festival initiative