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Tuesday, November 11, 2025
TopicIndian Navy

Topic: Indian Navy

Steampast & salute — Navy’s Presidential Fleet Review to take place on 21 Feb in Visakhapatnam

More than 60 ships and submarines, 50 aircraft to take part in the President's Fleet Review that will commemorate 75 years of independence.

Russia & US to participate in India’s largest maritime exercise ‘Milan’, amid Ukraine tensions

Milan is a biennial multilateral naval exercise hosted by Indian Navy. For the first time, exercise is being held in Visakhapatnam instead of Andaman and Nicobar Command.

India’s defence budget is good news for Navy, BRO; bad news for China. But there’s a catch

Budgetary hikes in defence allocation do mask the challenge of the availability of resources. Sustained growth is needed to fill this gap.

India carrying out more warship patrols than ever to catch China in crowded global seas

Estimated 125 foreign naval vessels are in the Indian Ocean at any given time, roughly 3 times the number deployed in the wake of the 9/11 attacks when the US invaded Afghanistan.

Not just 1st R-Day, 26 Jan 1950 also significant as Air Force, Navy shed ‘Royal’ prefix

Both the ‘Royal’ prefix for the Navy and Air Force in India, as well as the absence of such a label for the Army, have their roots in British military and political history.

Navy’s R-Day tableau displays 1946 uprising as woman officer leads its marching contingent

The uprising was started by the Royal Indian Navy's sailors of 'Talwar' ship on 18 February 1946 during India's Independence movement, and then spread to 78 ships.

Kamov choppers, submarine torpedoes among deals defence ministry will review this week

Ministry is reviewing all procurement under the ‘Buy (Global)’ category, under which equipment is bought directly from foreign manufacturers, amid govt's 'Atmanirbhar' push.

Over 45 countries expected to participate in multilateral exercise Milan in 2022: Indian Navy

The Navy has been hosting the biennial exercise since 1995. This year, Milan is scheduled to be held at Visakhapatnam from 25 February to 4 March.

3 Navy personnel killed in explosion inside internal compartment on INS Ranvir in Mumbai

The vessel was at Mumbai's Naval Dockyard when the explosion took place. INS Ranvir has been on a cross-coast operational deployment from the Eastern Naval Command since last November.

Mega deal in mind, Rafale M takes off from Navy’s Goa test range, Boeing F/A 18 next

The marine version of the French fighter jet performed a ski-jump —a crucial take-off capability — to demonstrate its ability to operate from Indian aircraft carriers.

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The govt’s ‘fix’ to speed up insolvency could add at least a year to the process

The proposed amendment to the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code aims to reduce timelines and provide for a mechanism that involves minimal interaction with the court. It fails on both counts.

No more text-heavy ads, wider scope of services—ICAI’s ethics code overhaul to promote Indian CA firms

Open to public feedback until 26 November, the revised guidelines, among other changes, give CA firms more flexibility to advertise & promote their services.

‘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.