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Monday, August 11, 2025
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Topic: Indian Navy

Navy divers spot another body of the trapped miners in Meghalaya coal mine

The Indian Navy detected a body of a Meghalaya coal miner at about 280 feet away from the bottom of the main mine shaft.

China gives a guarded response on Indian Navy’s new air base in Andamans

A report in official Chinese military website said that some foreign media are provoking the situation.

Not abandoning rescue operation of Meghalaya trapped miners: Centre tells SC

The Supreme Court is hearing a public interest litigation seeking urgent steps to rescue the 15 miners trapped in the mine since December 13.

Meghalaya miners remain trapped as high water level forces Navy to halt rescue ops

Indian Navy divers who went inside the 370-foot-deep pit found some wooden structures and coal lying at the bottom. 

Indian Navy divers to join operation at Meghalaya flooded mine

A 15-member diving team will reach the site in East Jaintia Hills district Saturday morning.

Military finally deployed 16 days after Meghalaya mine collapse

The air force and the navy have both been pressed into action to try and rescue the 15 trapped labourers, but the delay has drawn flak from society. 

Modi govt rejects demand for higher military service pay, more than 1 lakh personnel affected

Around 87,646 Junior Commissioned Officers, 25,434 personnel from the Navy and the Indian Air Force will be affected by the decision of the finance ministry.

Indian Navy to study ways to induct women sailors aboard ships

Ahead of Navy Day, Admiral Sunil Lanba says all new ships under construction are being made to accommodate lady officers on board.

Indian military divided on integration, but air force chefs are learning from Navy school

Navy chief Admiral Sunil Lanba said the three services were moving towards jointness, but remained divided on the proposal for integrated theatre commands.

Indian Navy to get 56 new warships in next 10 years, including third aircraft carrier

Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Sunil Lanba said the Indian Navy had envisioned a fleet of 200 ships and 500 aircraft by 2050.

On Camera

There’s a method in Trump’s Pakistan romance. It’s all about Gulf security

Like Turkey and Egypt, Pakistan is one of a handful of powers with the human resources and infrastructure to help secure the Persian Gulf as Trump’s America draws down its military presence.

How mining, manufacturing & power sectors weighed on India’s industrial output since January 2024

India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.

Legacy of Air Chief Marshal LM Katre, the man who flew Spitfires & ushered IAF into a modern era

ACM Katre was 2nd IAF chief to die in harness. It was at a memorial lecture in his honour where IAF chief AP Singh revealed that India shot down 6 Pakistani aircraft in Op Sindoor.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.