According to maritime analytics provider Marine Traffic, Chinese ship ‘Xiang Yang Hong 01’ departed from the Chinese port of Qingdao on Feb 23. Open-source intelligence expert Damien Symon showed the 4,425-tonne ship’s entry into the Bay of Bengal on Sunday on social media platform X. The Xian Yang Hong 01, is now less than 260 nautical miles – about 480 km – off the coast of Visakhapatnam, which is believed to have the base of India’s nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines.

Aaj Ka Panchang, 12 March, 2024: Devotees will mark the auspicious occasion of Phulera Dooj today. This significant event falls between the festivals of Vasant Panchami and Holi.

On March 12, 1993, twelve bombs went off within a span of two hours and ten minutes that rocked several parts of Mumbai, killing over 250 people.