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Captain M Abhisheik Ram will be the commanding officer of the INAS 334 squadron. New Delhi: A squadron of MH-60 Romeo helicopters was commissioned today at INS Garuda, a naval air station and also the “cradle of naval aviation” in Kochi. The Indian Naval Air Squadron (INAS) 334 is the latest air squadron of the…
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A high-level board of inquiry has been initiated to find Sahil Verma. New Delhi: It has been eight days since Navyman Sahil Verma mysteriously disappeared from a ship. A massive Navy dragnet, involving several ships and aircraft, as of now, has yielded no trace of the seaman. Desperate for answers and seeking an intervention from…
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The sailor has been identified as Sahil Verma New Delhi: An Indian Navy seaman is reported missing from a naval ship since February 27 and a massive search operation has been launched to trace him. The Mumbai-headquartered Western Naval Command said the sailor has been identified as Sahil Verma and that a high-level board of…
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Naval Detachment Minicoy was set up in the early 1980s. New Delhi: The Indian Navy will commission Naval Detachment Minicoy as INS Jatayu on March 6, a move that seeks to “incrementally augment” security infrastructure at the strategically important Lakshadweep Islands, according to officials. The commissioning will take place in the presence of Navy Chief…
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The last IL-38SD will be put on display at the Naval Aviation Museum at Dabolim. Panaji: The Indian Navy on Tuesday decommissioned the last of its Ilyushin Il-38SD Sea Dragon Long Range Maritime Reconnaissance aircraft from operational service, 46 years after their induction. Navy chief Admiral R Hari Kumar, who was present at the “drawdown…
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S Jaishankar today met with the families of eight former Indian Navy personnel (File) New Delhi: Navy Chief Admiral Hari Kumar today said that the Centre is making “every effort” to secure the release of eight Navy veterans who have been handed death penalty in Qatar. “Every effort is being made by the government to…
Shashi Tharoor said the entire case is shrouded in “mystery and opacity” (File) New Delhi: Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Friday expressed shock over eight former Indian Navy personnel being handed down the death sentence by a court in Qatar and said the entire case is shrouded in “mystery and opacity”. The navy personnel…
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The eight Indians were working for a private company that helped Qatari armed forces. (Representational) New Delhi: A Qatar court has handed the death penalty to eight former Indian Navy personnel, a verdict that was described as “deeply shocking” by India as it vowed to explore all legal options in the case. The eight Indians…
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Vice Admiral said that Indian Navy is fully aware of Chinese activities in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR). New Delhi: The Indian Navy is monitoring the developments in West Asia and also keeping a sharp watch on the Chinese Navy’s activities in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR) by the hour, a top Navy officer said…
Police are probing the role of his wife and other family members (Representational) New Delhi: A 60-year-old ex-Navy employee who faked his death for 20 years was arrested by Delhi Police Crime Branch for allegedly killing a relative and burning to death two labourers, police said on Tuesday. Balesh Kumar was arrested from a house…
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