Indian Navy chief in Vietnam for handing over of indigenous missile corvette todayIndian Navy chief, Admiral R Hari Kumar, will oversee the handing over ceremony of missile corvette, INS Kirpan, as it is gifted to Vietnam...
22 Jul, 2023, 11.01 AM IST
Vice Admiral Atul Anand takes over as Additional Secretary of Department of Military AffairsVice Admiral Atul Anand has been appointed as the Additional Secretary of the Department of Military Affairs, according to the Defence Mini...
03 Jul, 2023, 09.27 PM IST
India to gift Corvette INS Kirpan to VietnamThe announcement was made during a meeting between defence minister Rajnath Singh and his Vietnamese counterpart General Phan Van Gang in N...
20 Jun, 2023, 12.35 AM IST
INS Khukri decommissioned after 32 years of serviceThe ship was commissioned in Mumbai by Krishna Chandra Pant, the then Raksha Mantri and Sudha Mulla, wife of late Capt Mahendra Nath Mulla,...
24 Dec, 2021, 04.27 PM IST
Saving Sheikh Hasina, heroics of Gorkha Rifles: On 50th anniversary of 1971 Indo-Pak war, 5 books recount grit and valourTake a look at the new books that tell stories about the heroes of 1971 Indo-Pak war.
20 Dec, 2021, 11.11 AM IST
The tale of INS Khukri, and its brave Captain Mahendra Nath MullaFellow officers tell the tale of a man who was brave, inured to hardship, and with an iron will.
15 Aug, 2018, 04.55 PM IST
Vice Admiral Girish Luthra to assume Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Southern Naval Command tomorrowHe was commissioned in the Executive Branch of the Indian Navy on July 1, 1979 and is an alumnus of National Defence Academy.
14 Jul, 2018, 01.51 PM IST
Non-adherence of SOPs led to Naval mishaps: Manohar ParrikarThere had been laxity by Navy personnel in strictly following the SOPs, but corrective measures are now being taken, Parrikar said.
06 Apr, 2015, 07.54 PM IST
INS Khukri ,INS Sumitra called back due to operational reasonsTwo Navy warships, which were scheduled to be berthed at Khidderpore dock here till November 7 for public visits, were today withdrawn .
04 Nov, 2014, 07.02 PM IST
Southern Naval Command gets new Chief of StaffRear Admiral Atul Kumar Jain today assumed office as Chief of Staff of Southern Naval Command.
26 Oct, 2014, 06.49 PM IST
Fire onboard Naval warship; no casualtiesIt was the 16th reported mishap involving naval personnel and assets after the sinking of the Russian-origin submarine INS Sindhurakshak in...
21 Jul, 2014, 07.55 PM IST
Warship damaged in naval mishap, Navy orders probeINS Kutha, a Khukri class corvette, suffered damage while entering the harbour of a naval base in Andamans and is undergoing repairs there,...
13 Jul, 2014, 06.33 PM IST
Robin K Dhowan takes over as new Navy chiefAdmiral Dhowan, 59, who has been the acting Navy chief since Joshi's exit, has been appointed the Chief of Navy Staff superseding Western N...
18 Apr, 2014, 03.10 AM IST
'Navy to have 200 warships in 10 years'Indian Navy would have 200 warships in another 10 years, with three aircraft carriers in each of the three naval commands.
13 Nov, 2013, 06.21 PM IST
- Retd officer says facts distorted on Khukri
Admiral Kohli was the flag officer of Western Naval Command (WNC) when the Khukri sank in December 1971.
08 Jan, 2011, 04.07 AM IST
- India warships to join Chinese fleet review in April
In a sign of growing defence ties between the two Asian giants, India will send two of its naval ships to China to participate in the Inter...
20 Mar, 2009, 08.35 PM IST
- Six warships deployed to prevent infiltration
As part of preventing infiltration and smuggling, the Navy and Coastguard have deployed six warships in the Gulf of Mannar, Palk Strait and...
24 May, 2007, 02.40 PM IST