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Tuesday, November 11, 2025
TopicIndian Navy

Topic: Indian Navy

‘Greater need to invest in maritime capabilities, adopt modern tech,’ says Navy chief Hari Kumar

Speaking at Raisina Dialogues in New Delhi, Admiral Kumar said ongoing conflicts, such as Ukraine-Russia and Israel-Hamas, showed that the character of warfare is changing.

Was on ‘maun vrat’ in Qatar jail, learnt of death penalty from TV, says Navy veteran after release

Cdr. Sanjeev Gupta (retd.) & 6 others returned home in February second week. ThePrint spoke to him about his ordeal after he & fellow Navy veterans were held on charges of spying.

Malta Foreign Secy lauds India’s efforts to ensure safer Red Sea supply chains

Earlier, Indian Navy warship INS Sumitra was successful in thwarting a piracy attempt on an Iranian-flagged fishing vessel named Al Naeemi.

Defence Ministry clears procurement of C-295 aircraft, mid-air refuellers. IAF keeps fingers crossed

C-295 aircraft being built in India under collaboration between Airbus & TATA. Contenders for refuellers are Airbus with its A330 multi-role tanker transport & Boeing with its KC-46 Pegasus.

Did SRK help free Navy veterans from Qatar? Actor junks Subramanian Swamy’s ‘unfounded’ claim

In a post on X, the former Cabinet minister said Modi had ‘pleaded’ with SRK to intervene after foreign ministry ‘failed to persuade the Sheikhs of Qatar’.

8 Navy veterans jailed by Qatar released after pardon by Qatari Emir, 7 return to India

In a significant diplomatic breakthrough for ministry of external affairs, the Indian Naval veterans, in Qatari jail since August 2022, were released early Monday.

Qatar releases 8 former Indian Navy officers held for suspected espionage

The Court of Appeal in the Gulf nation on 28 December commuted the capital punishment and sentenced the eight Indian nationals to jail terms for varying durations.

US set to issue letter of acceptance ‘soon’ for predator drone deal with India

US Congress yet to be formally notified of proposed deal under which Navy will get 15 MQ9B drones in maritime & anti-submarine warfare kits, Army & IAF will get 8 each of its land version.

Indian Navy conducts 2nd successful anti-piracy operation in 24 hours, 19 Pakistani crew saved

Indian Navy’s indigenous offshore patrol vessel had Sunday responded to a distress message regarding hijacking of an Iranian-flagged fishing vessel & rescued 17 crew who had been taken hostage.

Indian Navy rescues Iranian fishing vessel hijacked by Somalian pirates

Navy says INS Sumitra intercepted the vessel and, acting in accordance with established Standard Operating Procedures, ensured successful release of all 17 crew members along with the boat.

On Camera

BBC scandal: Britain’s elite establishment is rapidly sinking

The impact of all this upheaval is unmooring. We search for the BBC to confirm that Britain still exists and find it missing.

Digital push for grassroots banking: 2 new apps to transform urban cooperative banks for 9 cr users

Cooperation Ministry takes a step towards financial inclusion with Sahkar DigiPay and Sahkar DigiLoan. They will enable faster and seamless access to financial services in small towns.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.