Singapore-flagged container vessel catches fire off Kerala coast, 2 crew sustain severe burns, 4 missing

A Singapore-flagged container vessel, MV Wan Hai 503, caught fire between Beypore and Azhikkal ports on Monday. The incident was reported when the vessel was approximately 78 nautical miles off Beypore. Twenty containers reportedly fell into the sea following multiple explosions and a fire on board. A container explosion triggered the fire onboard. The 270-metre-long…

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Reliance, Delhi lawyer among those in the race for Operation Sindoor trademark

In India, military operation names like “Operation Sindoor” are not automatically protected as intellectual property by the government. The Ministry of Defence does not typically register or commercialize these names and they are not secured under any special statutory IP framework. As a result, unless the government expressly intervenes, such names remain open to trademark…

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