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Indian Coast Guard saves US ship with 2 crew members stranded near Indira Point

ICG ship Rajveer rescued the Sea Angel, after receiving a distress alert Thursday night that a yacht, carrying American & Turkish crew, had experienced a propulsion failure.

3 helicopter crashes since 2022, 6 dead—armed forces are paying the price for HAL’s complacency

In my experience, HAL has always resorted to band-aid fixes and additional cautions rather than walking back a design—that too after much blood was spilt.

ALH Mk-IIIs grounded yet again after fatal Porbandar crash. What grounding of a fleet entails

The latest crash claimed the lives of two pilots and one aircrew diver. The three forces, along with the Indian Coast Guard, collectively operate 330 ALH aircraft.

Indian Coast Guard chopper ALH Dhruv crashes in Gujarat’s Porbandar, 3 killed

All three personnel aboard including two pilots lost their lives in the crash Sunday.

13 dead after boat capsizes near Mumbai harbour after colliding with a naval craft

Maharashtra CM Fadnavis said that 10 of the dead are civilian passengers while 3 are from the Navy. The boat was on its way to Elephanta Caves when it capsized.

Indian Coast Guard seizes 5 tonnes of drugs in Andaman. ‘Likely to be biggest ever haul’

Defence officials apprehended the consignment from a fishing boat in the Andaman waters.

Indian Navy submarine & fishing vessel collide off Goa coast, search for 2 missing fishermen on

Collision happened Thursday evening when the submarine was making a transit between two ports, it is learnt. 11 of 13 crew members of fishing vessel rescued so far.

Indian Coast Guard commanders gather for strategic conference

The conference was inaugurated by the Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, at the Coast Guard Headquarters.

Pilot & diver among 2 bodies recovered after Indian Coast Guard helicopter crash

The helicopter with 4 crew members crashed into Arabian Sea during a mid-sea medical emergency rescue mission. Search for third missing crew member on.

Indian Coast Guard Director General Rakesh Pal dies due to cardiac arrest

Pal was admitted to state-run Rajiv Gandhi General Hospital earlier in the day after he complained of uneasiness.

On Camera

Can Syria’s tiny Druze minority survive West Asia’s new storms? There’s little hope

Indians see West Asia as one uninterrupted wash of Islam, but the reality is more complex. For the Druze, support from Israel—where they are a recognised minority—is now critical.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.