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Fish move over the Indian Ocean knowing no borders, while marine resources including corals on the continental shelf are important for the seasonal migration and reproduction of fish. Similarly, for centuries past, fishers and traders travelled freely over the ocean, fishing and accumulating wealth

A genetically-modified plant that produces seeds packed with fish oils is set to be grown in open fields in the U.K. within months, scientists announced on Friday. The oils could provide feed for farmed fish, the researchers hope, but they could ultimately be used as a health supplement in human foods such as margarine.

India and Japan can honestly say that they are not building relations in hostility against China; but it is right for them to plan for the eventuality of Chinese hostility Symbolic:The recent six-day India visit of Japan’s Imperial Majesties presages a relationship that can influence the global power structure.— Photo: Kamal Narang Within two months, we have received from Japan, first that rare, and symbolically greatest, gesture, the visit of Their Imperial Majesties, then the Defence Minister’s, and now, the Premier’s

K. Prasad Babu, a Greyhounds Inspector who laid down his life combating Maoists in the Andhra Pradesh-Chhattisgarh border region last April was awarded the highest peace time gallantry award, Ashok Chakra, on the occasion of Republic Day.

Russia and China have begun their first naval war games in the Mediterranean in what is seen as preparation for joint military operations in the world ocean far away from their territorial waters. The joint naval drill, which began on Saturday, involves Russia’s heavy nuclear missile cruiser Peter the Great and Chinese frigate Yancheng, the Russian Defence Ministry said in a statement.

The fates of the thousands jailed, kidnapped or missing in Syria were on the table on Sunday as the country’s warring sides pursued U.N.-sponsored peace talks in Geneva.

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) in response to a case filed on January 2 has issued notice to the Alaknanda Hydropower Company Limited (AHPCL).

Ela Gandhi, granddaughter of Mahatma Gandhi, was awarded for her lifetime contribution to the freedom struggle in South Africa. Ms. Gandhi was one of the three Indian-origin South Africans who was lauded among many veterans of the Umkhonto we Sizwe (Spear of the Nation)— the armed struggle wing of the African National Congress.

Four government workers — three panchayat-level staff and a Prime Minister Rural Development Fellow (PMRDF) — were taken hostage by suspected Maoists in Giridih in Jharkhand on Saturday. The district police and the Central Reserve Police Force launched search operations in the area

Wins election for the leadership of Nepali Congress KOIRALA ON WAY TO BECOMING NEPAL PM Nepali Congress president Sushil Koirala on Sunday cleared the first hurdle to becoming the country’s next Prime Minister. Mr. Koirala won the election for the leadership of the parliamentary party, defeating senior leader Sher Bahadur Deuba. Mr. Koirala got the support of 105 of NC’s 194 Members of Parliament while Mr. Deuba, a three-time Prime Minister, secured 89 votes from the newly elected parliamentarians.

Union Finance Minister P. Chidambaram is all set to report a fiscal deficit of 4.65 per cent of the Gross Domestic Product for the current fiscal when he presents the Vote-on-Account in the Lok Sabha on February 17. Highly-placed Finance Ministry sources told  The Hindu  that Mr. Chidambaram would tell Parliament that the Union government managed to contain the deficit within 4.8 per cent, the “redline” he had drawn in the Budget for the current fiscal.

The World Economic Forum, where only 16 per cent of the delegates this year are women, on Saturday heard impassioned arguments for gender quotas to boost female participation in the workplace. Christine Lagarde, head of the International Monetary Fund, told the assembled global elite she had been opposed to quotas until a moment early in her career when she was told she would not progress because she was a woman.

Seven persons under the category of foreigners, NRI and PIO were today selected for the Padma awards. Indian-American businessman Ashok Kumar Mago was selected for the Padma Shri. Mr. Mago, Chairman and CEO of Dallas-based business and investment consulting company, Mago & Associates, has helped raise millions of dollars for Dallas Asian organisations. Others selected for the Padma Shri are Dr. Siddharth Mukherjee (oncologist) from the U.S., Dr. Vamsi Mootha (biomedical research) also from the U.S., and Dr. Sengaku Mayeda (literature and education) from Japan. Those awarded the Padma Bhushan include Lloyd I. Rudolph and Susanne H. Rudolph for literature and education (U.S.) and Anisuzzaman, eminent faculty of Bengali language at the University of Dhaka (literature and education), Bangladesh. — PTI

The summit meeting between the Prime Ministers of India and Japan here on Saturday was a continuation of the efforts to forge closer security, political and defence ties by putting in place new building blocks and expanding the horizons of ongoing initiatives.

China has overtaken India to become the largest contributor of Foreign Direct Investment to Nepal over the first six months of the current fiscal year, underlining the rising Chinese economic presence — and strategic influence — in the country, according to new figures. Investment from China reached $174 million between July and December, accounting for over 60 per cent of the total FDI commitment, the Chinese State-run Xinhua news agency said, citing a new report released by Nepal’s Department of Industry.