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Vice Admiral Dinesh Kumar Tripathi to be new Navy Chief

New Delhi, Apr 19: Vice Admiral Dinesh Kumar Tripathi will be the new Navy Chief by the end of this month succeeding incumbent Admiral...

‘Greater need to invest in maritime capabilities, adopt modern tech,’ says Navy chief Hari Kumar

Speaking at Raisina Dialogues in New Delhi, Admiral Kumar said ongoing conflicts, such as Ukraine-Russia and Israel-Hamas, showed that the character of warfare is changing.

Next-gen destroyers on drawing board, Twin Engine Deck Based Fighters expected by 2032, says Navy

Ahead of Navy Day, Navy Chief Admiral R. Hari Kumar & Vice Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Sanjay Jasjit Singh talk about capability of Indian shipyards & vessels and aircraft being procured.

Pride in nation’s roots & awareness of past have become force behind India’s rise, says Navy chief 

Admiral R. Hari Kumar, speaking at keel-laying ceremony of stitched ship in Goa, said Navy had initiated ‘measures to shed colonial vestiges and reconnect with India’s civilisational values’.

‘It’s not all about numbers’, says Navy chief on China’s increasing fleet strength

Navy chief Admiral R Hari Kumar said during Ladakh crisis last year, Navy ships were ‘forward deployed’ while other vessels ‘were kept ready in case the situation escalated’.

Navy chief commissions INS Vela, calls it ‘potent platform’ for spectrum of operations

This is the fourth of the six submarines the Navy is inducting under Kalvari class submarine Project 75 and the second major induction in less than a week.

China’s military hardware export to Pakistan will affect security dynamics, says Navy chief

Admiral Karambir Singh also said that the Indian navy is closely monitoring defence cooperation between China and Pakistan.

When Indian Navy helped catch Japan’s stolen ship – and what Vajpayee did

Operation Alondra Rainbow began as a routine interception at sea but within a few hours the situation had acquired serious international implications.

New Navy chief set to take over Friday but tribunal sword still hangs over appointment

Armed Forces Tribunal allowed appointment of Vice Admiral Karambir Singh but made it clear his continuation will be subject to a plea challenging it.

Bimal Verma files petition against KB Singh’s appointment as next Navy chief

He filed a petition in the Armed Forces Tribunal and contended that it should call for the service records of both him and Vice Admiral KB Singh and compare them.

On Camera

Paper in MoSPI journal flags financial inclusion gap—highest among Hindus, lowest for Muslims

Research paper, however, finds lowest indebtedness level among Muslims at 12.3% & highest among Hindus at 14.9%. Overall national financial inclusion level at 87.2%, indebtedness at 14.7%.

From battle of wits and daring air strikes to artillery fury, new details emerge of Operation Sindoor

Fresh details of operation conducted by IAF, Army have come out in gazette notification giving citations of those who were awarded Vir Chakra for their bravery.

Deepfake on duty: when I asked AI to read Op Sindoor citations

On 21 Oct, a buzz went up that the govt had released full list of gallantry award recipients along with Op Sindoor citations. I put an AI caddy on the job. It took me into a never-ending rabbit hole.