As per officials, the Indian Navy chief has asked to keep a close lookout for any suspicious activity in the region, which has recently experienced attacks on merchant vessels.
The change in design of epaulettes for senior Navy officers was announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during Navy Day celebrations in Sindhudurg earlier this month.
On 26 October, the 8 men were given the death penalty over allegations of leaking sensitive information. They moved the Qatari Court of Appeal, which reduced the sentences.
Four guided missile destroyers — INS Mormugao, INS Kochi, and INS Kolkata and INS Chennai — deployed as deterrence and for keeping track of suspected vessels in Arabian Sea.
Drone launched from Iran struck the MV Chem Pluto in the Indian Ocean Saturday. Navy's decision to deploy guided missile destroyers comes as an effort to 'maintain a deterrent presence'.
Attack is believed to be a spillover from Red Sea crisis, where Yemen-based Houthi rebels have been targeting commercial ships they suspect to be heading to or from Israel.
According to defence officials, the vessel has crude oil and was going towards Mangalore from a port in Saudi Arabia. The fire has been reportedly extinguished.
India had put in a request for 26 Rafale Marine fight jets for aircraft carrier INS Vikrant. Last year, Navy had shortlisted the Rafale-M over American fighter F/A-18 Super Hornet.
The M.V. Ruen had sent distress signal Thursday saying 6 six intruders had taken over ship. Its now heading towards Somalia, the Navy said in a statement.
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.
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.
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