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Sunday, September 29, 2024
TopicIndian Navy

Topic: Indian Navy

Karabi Gogoi – Navy’s first woman defence attache lives her dream

For her friends & family, Karabi’s appointment only reaffirms what she always told them – that she wanted to do something different in life.

Navy MiG 29k trainer crashes in Goa village, both pilots safe

The aircraft was on a regular training sortie when the incident happened.

After Sweden’s SAAB, now another foreign firm likely to exit Navy’s submarine project

The company had responded to defence ministry's Expression of Interest but now finds the project “completely complicated”.

2 yrs after sacking transgender sailor, Navy goes back on promise to give her fresh chance

In August, the Navy had agreed in Delhi HC to let Sabi Giri appear for a ‘tradesman mate’ exam. But now it says she’s not eligible for any position.

Army, Air Force & Navy studying each other’s laws to bring into effect Joint Services Act

The forces are looking at international practices, including American Goldwater-Nichols Act of 1986 that reworked command structure of the US military.

Indian Navy ships Sahyadri and Kiltan to help Typhoon Hagibis-hit Japan

Typhoon Hagibis made landfall south of Tokyo Saturday, bringing heavy rains and causing floods which have killed at least 26 people and injured hundreds.

To stop relying on imported weapons, govt must create separate MoD for production, rejig DRDO

The naval variant of the Tejas fighter put India in an elite club of nations. But India remains an underperformer in the military-industrial field.

Can’t rule out possibility of terror threats along India’s coastline, says Rajnath Singh

Rajnath Singh referred to the 26/11 Mumbai attack and said if a mistake has happened once, it must not be repeated again at any cost.

Indigenously-built INS Khanderi adds to Indian Navy’s submarine strength

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh commissioned the Scorpene-class submarine & said with additions like INS Khanderi, India is capable of giving Pakistan a bigger blow.

Navy to gets its biggest dry dock tomorrow, large enough for an aircraft carrier

Measuring 281m in length, 45m in width and 16.7m in depth, the Mumbai dry dock will allow multiple ship-docking, including two submarines.

On Camera

Indians are musically poor. We aren’t a good market for cutting-edge international bands

Coldplay is an exception. Our taste in western music is orthodox, throwback, out-of-date. When Nirvana, Blur were big, we were still playing Pink Floyd, Queens.

10 yrs ago, battery leasing failed to boost demand for EV cars in India. Now, it’s making a comeback

Under this model, battery is provided to EV owners on a subscription basis or lease. With more people open to buying EV cars, the lower upfront cost could likely drive wider acceptance.

Morocco signs pact with Tata for joint manufacture of WhAP Infantry Fighting Vehicle

The armoured platform is India's first amphibious infantry combat wheeled vehicle. Last year, the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces had procured 90 military trucks from the Tata Group.

Islam doesn’t kill democracy. The army-Islam combo does

How come Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey and Sri Lanka remain constitutional, democratic and stable despite Islam and Buddhism respectively, but Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar don’t?