Mumbai had not crossed the annual average rainfall mark last year, with 2,239.6mm rain from June to September. read more

The visits to both countries are the first by Jaishankar since he assumed office in June and are in line with the government’s “neighbourhood first” policy, the people said. read more

The eight-member Commonwealth observer group was led by former Jamaica prime minister Bruce Golding and included India’s Nitin Pai, director of the Takshashila Foundation. read more

Paul Gilmore was just 13 when on November 17, 1969 he dropped the bottle into the Indian Ocean hoping to reach a new friend. read more

Indonesia’s meteorology agency (BMKG) recorded the quake at 7.2 magnitude and was not in danger of causing a tsunami. read more

Monday’s tremor had a depth of 10 kilometres and has an epicentre in the Indian Ocean, close to Derby in Western Australia. read more

The situation in Maldives changed in September 2018 when the opposition candidate, Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, won the presidential election, defeating the then president, Abdulla Yameen. read more

Introduced by Senate India Caucus Co-Chair Senator John Cornyn with the support of Senate India Caucus Co-Chair Senator Mark Warner, the amendment provides for increased US-India defence cooperation in the Indian Ocean. read more

BMC officials said they paid Rs. 25 crore to the Mangrove Foundation of Maharashtra, an autonomous society that assists the state government in marine conservation. read more

PM Narendra Modi meets counterpart, Prez, Oppn leader, calls for joint action against terrorism. read more

Modi arrived in the Indian Ocean archipelago on Saturday on his first foreign visit after re-election as Prime Minister to strengthen the bilateral ties, reflecting the importance India attaches to its ‘Neighbourhood First’ policy. read more

The US has been focusing on the Indo-Pacific to forge closer security ties with India and to ensure a rules-based order and freedom of navigation in the area ranging from its western coast to the western shores of India read more

All 80 lawmakers present in Parliament voted in favour of the resolution inviting PM Modi to deliver a speech in the House. read more

Between globalisation and China’s influence, India cannot protect its strategy of local primacy read more

A study published in the journal Scientific Reports, found that the islands were littered with 238 tonnes of plastic, despite being home to around 500 people. read more