Defence
INS Sarvekshak Arrives At Port Louis
INS Sarvekshak arrived at Port Louis, Mauritius on 26 Dec 24 to undertake Joint Hydrographic Survey. On arrival, the ship. was received by Shri Anurag Srivastava, High Commissioner of India to Mauritius, Capt CG Binoop, Commandant, Mauritius National Coastguard and other military and civil dignitaries. A preliminary survey coordination meeting was held with the Hydrographic…
Indian Coast Guard rescues crew of nine after vessel sinks in Arabian Sea
Indian Coast Guard (ICG) on December 26, 2024, successfully rescued nine Indian crew members from a sunken vessel, MSV Taj Dhare Haram, located approximately 311 km west of Porbandar, Gujarat in Pakistan’s Search and Rescue Region (North Arabian Sea). The search and rescue mission, carried out under challenging sea conditions,…
Sri Lanka – India Exercise – 2024 (Slinex 24)
The bilateral Naval exercise between India and Sri Lanka, SLINEX 24 (Sri Lanka – India Exercise 2024) was conducted from 17 – 20 Dec 24 at Visakhapatnam under the aegis of the Eastern Naval Command in two phases. The harbour phase was held from 17 – 18 Dec 24 and the sea phase from 19 – 20…
MoD inks Rs 7,629 crore contract with L&T for K9 VAJRA-T
Ministry of Defence has signed a contract with Larsen & Toubro Limited for procurement of 155 mm/52 calibre K9 VAJRA-T Self-Propelled Tracked Artillery Guns for the Indian Army under Buy (Indian) category at a total cost of Rs 7,628.70 crore. The contract was signed by senior officials of the Ministry and…
Amit Shah attends the 61st Raising Day function of Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) at Siliguri in West Bengal
Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah attended the 61st Raising Day function of Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) at Siliguri in West Bengal. Union Home Minister also E-inaugurated Integrated Check Point (ICP) Agartala and newly constructed residential complex of BGF at Petrapole. On this occasion, Director (IB), Secretary,…
DRDO, IIT Delhi & the industry sign 10 tripartite agreements during an event organised by DRDO-Industry-Academia Centre of Excellence
Transfer of Technology of Light Weight Bullet Resistant Jacket ABHED done with three industry partners Memoranda of Agreement inked for development of Indigenous Ballistic Material and limited series production of Extreme Cold Weather & Extreme Heat Protective Clothing DRDO-Industry-Academia Centre of Excellence (DIA-CoE) organised an event titled ‘DRDO-Industry-Academia – Global Approach…
INS TUSHIL COMMENCED HER PASSAGE TO INDIA
INS Tushil, the latest multi-role stealth guided missile frigate of the Indian Navy, set sail from Kaliningrad, Russia for India on 17 Dec 24, marking the beginning of her maiden operational deployment. The ship was built in Russia and commissioned on 09 Dec 24, in the presence of Hon’ble Raksha Mantri,…
Raksha Mantri exhorts scientists & engineers to specialise in high-end tech for strengthening India’s position in cutting-edge innovation
Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh has called upon the scientists and engineers to gain command over high-end technologies, such as Artificial Intelligence & Quantum Computing, in tune with the changing times, with the aim to further strengthen India’s position in the field of advance, frontier & cutting-edge innovation. He was…
Raksha Rajya Mantri presides over Commissioning of Indian Navy’s 2nd State-of-the-Art Survey vessel INS Nirdeshak
INS Nirdeshak, the second ship of Survey Vessel (Large) project, was commissioned into the Indian Navy, in a ceremony presided over by Raksha Rajya Mantri, Shri Sanjay Seth on 18 December 2024 at Naval Dockyard, Visakhapatnam. Vice Admiral Rajesh Pendharkar, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Eastern Naval Command hosted the commissioning ceremony…
Keel Laying Of Sixth Ship (By 528, Magdala) Of Asw Swc Project At CSl, Kochi
Keel Laying of the sixth ship (BY 528, Magdala) of the Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft (ASW SWC) project was undertaken in presence of RAdm Satish Shenai, CSO (Training), Southern Naval Command on 17 Dec 24. Senior officials of Indian Navy and CSL were also present for the ceremony. With almost all major and…
Pope Leo XIV Calls for Peace, Says Suffering of Innocents “Hurts All Humanity”
Vatican, March 2026 : Pope Leo XIV on Sunday expressed deep anguish over ongoing …
