Operation Kaveri: 12th Flight With 231 Indian Evacuees Departs From Jeddah For Mumbai

Jeddah: Under ‘Operation Kaveri’, the 12th flight carrying 231 stranded Indian evacuees, departed from Jeddah on a Mumbai-bound flight."12th outbound flight departs from Jeddah. 231 passengers are heading to Mumbai," External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi tweeted on Wednesday.Earlier, on Tuesday night, 328 more Indians landed at the New Delhi International Airport from strife-torn

May 3, 2023
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Indian Navy To Induct 20 Remotely Manned Fast Interceptor Crafts

Innovation For Defence Excellence (iDEX) has signed its 50th SPRINT contract with Sagar Defence for Autonomous Weaponised Boat Swarms for the Indian Navy. Autonomous Weaponised Boat is one of the technologies introduced out of the 75 challenges by the Indian Navy under the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav in 2022.Sagar Defence has developed the country’s first Autonomous Weaponised unmanned boat with the

May 2, 2023
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Navy Chief Admiral R Hari Kumar On 3-Day Visit To Singapore

Singapore: Admiral R Hari Kumar, Chief of the Naval Staff, Indian Navy is on a three-day official visit to Singapore, from Tuesday.During the visit the CNS co-officiated the inaugural ceremony of the maiden ASEAN – India Maritime Exercise (AIME) 2023, on Tuesday. The harbour phase of the exercise is scheduled to be held at Changi Naval Base from May 2 to 4, 2023 and the Sea Phase will be

May 2, 2023
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‘Very Much On Centre’s Agenda To Retrieve Pak-Occupied Kashmir’: Minister

New Delhi: To retrieve Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoK) and make it a part of India is very much on the government’s agenda, Union Minister Jitendra Singh said on Monday.In a meeting with London-based Jammu and Kashmir-origin students and social groups, he said after Prime Minister Narendra Modi took over, he sought to "correct several anomalies of the past that were the legacy of

May 2, 2023
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India’s Military Programs: A Waste of Funds On Hopeless Endeavours

TEJAS fighter jet parked alongside Intermediate Jet Trainer SITARA"The MoD’s long list of failed projects is endless, but a select few serve to highlight the financial waste and technological overreach that unfortunately applies not just to HAL, but also to the eight other Defence Public Sector Units (DPSUs)"The government’s Atmanirbhar Bharat initiative, which aims to achieve self-sufficiency in

May 2, 2023
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No Plans To Add New Members In QUAD This Time: US

Washington: The United States, on Monday (Local Time), said that there are no plans of adding new members to the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (QUAD) at this time.While answering a media query over the expansion of QUAD, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said, "The Quad was established two years ago. The Quad is still a relatively young partnership. There are no plans for new

May 2, 2023
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India Levels Up In Nuclear Submarines

With a total of four Arihant class ballistic missile submarines (SSBN) planned, an Indian sea-based deterrent force is now an established reality. These submarines are being supported by large-scale investment in command and control systems that include long-range communication facilities, dedicated hardened bases, and the appropriate support vessels. It is now clear that India is committed to

May 1, 2023
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With Eye On China, India Readies For ASEAN Naval Drill

The drill will make India the 4th dialogue partner of the ASEAN to have a maritime exercise with the 10-nation-blocIndia is set to hold its first-ever maritime exercise with the South East Asian nations off the coast of Singapore from May 2 to 8, even as it is keeping a close watch on the “large presence” of Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy’s vessels in the Indian Ocean.New Delhi is also

May 1, 2023
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