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Topic: Sailing

Britain to host Admiral’s Cup which is set to comeback after over 20 years

The event which last took place in 2003, will be held in Britain in July 2025 over a period of six days of inshore and offshore races.

Retired Navy officer Abhilash Tomy finishes second in solo around-the-world sailing race

Cdr Abhilash Tomy (Retd) completed the 2022 edition of Golden Globe Race Friday. The race, which starts & ends in seaside town of Les Sables-d'Olonne in France, began on 4 Sept 2022.

Round the world with no tech or company, India-born sailor is risking it all for love of sport

Gaurav Shinde had to weather plenty of storms before qualifying for Golden Globe Race, which involves circumnavigating the globe without using any technology devised after 1968.

Indian Navy in desperate hunt to find badly injured sailor far away from help at sea

Indian Navy’s Commander Abhilash Tomy is incapacitated in his vessel, which was damaged in a storm Friday.

On Camera

Chiraiya shows marital rape is structural—it is embedded in India’s legal framework

Chiraiya, streaming on JioHostar, confronts consent within marriage. It stars Divya Dutta, Siddharth Shaw and Prasanna Bisht.

Drug regulator calls on Indian pharma to move beyond generics, address dependence on bulk imports

Advice comes at a time when India accounts for a 5th of global generic drug supply & 40% of generics used in US. However, this strength in finished formulations relies on imported ingredients.

1st batch of 2,000 India-made Israeli Negev LMGs delivered to Army; 4,000 more to be delivered this year

The Indian Army is set to get another 4,000 of these LMGs as part of a contract signed in August 2024 to replace the 5.56x45mm INSAS LMG.

Gulf war exposed India’s fragilities. It’s time for navel-gazing, in the national interest

It’s easy to understand why the government can’t speak the hard truth. When this war ends, as all wars do, India’s interests will lie with both the winner and the loser.