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Topic: INS Viraat

INS Viraat dismantling has begun, but a final effort is still on to convert it into museum

Amrita Nayak Dutta -
Envitech Marine Consultants is hopeful of getting NOC from the government. But shipbreaker has already begun the dismantling process.

Selling INS Viraat as scrap is unfortunate but a financially-burdened Navy has no option

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Modi govt to sell INS Viraat as scrap, naval fraternity questions sense of heritage

Snehesh Alex Philip -
Aircraft carrier INS Viraat was decommissioned in 2017, and there were many proposals for her utilisation, but the govt found none to be good enough.

12 highlights from Rahul Gandhi interview: On Hindu terror, Sadhvi Pragya Thakur, others

Neelam Pandey -
In an interview with ThePrint, Congress Rahul president speaks about issues surrounding the ongoing Lok Sabha elections.

As Modi attacks Rajiv Gandhi, spotlight is on INS Viraat’s glorious history as naval warship

Snehesh Alex Philip -
INS Viraat, in her earlier avatar, won the Falklands War against Argentina in 1982 for the Royal Navy. She was decommissioned in 2017.

When Rajiv Gandhi had a whale of a time in Lakshadweep… and performed a ‘heroic’ act

Samyak Pandey -
During his alleged lavish holiday in December 1987, former PM Rajiv Gandhi is also said to have jumped into a lagoon and saved an injured beached whale.

TIME magazine calls Modi ‘divider in chief’, Express splashes Rajiv’s Lakshadweep holiday

Simrin Sirur -
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Modi’s claims on Rajiv’s INS Viraat holiday completely wrong, says ex-commanding officer

Snehesh Alex Philip -
Vice Admiral Vinod Pasricha (retd) says the Gandhi family was on board for an official visit. Former Navy chiefs L. Ramdas & Arun Prakash agree with him.

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Opinion

India’s real estate will meet the reality of agentic AI

Andy Mukherjee -
New Delhi: The outsourcing industry, India’s largest white-collar employer, is a juggernaut that has all but stopped moving. The dollar revenue at the top...

Keeping CAPF in Bengal for 60 days raises constitutional questions. It’s not an occupying force

History of Indians in the Arab world—port builders, Jat governor, translators, and slaves

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Economy

Adani’s giant copper plant hits technical setbacks in first year

Julian Luk -
The 500,000 tonne-per-year plant produced just 94,000 tonnes of refined copper from April 2025 to February this year.

Defence

Indian drone tech company ideaForge signs MoU with Japanese firm to develop next-gen AI powered drones

Debdutta Chakraborty -
By pairing Indian drone engineering with Japanese semiconductor expertise, the two firms aim to develop more advanced autonomous systems tailored to both defence & commercial use.

National Interest

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

Shekhar Gupta -
American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.

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