NEW DELHI: Vice Admiral Ajay Kochhar, on May 25 assumed charge as the chief of staff, Western Naval Command, according to a announcement made by the Indian Navy. He is an alumnus of the national defense academy Khadakwasla, the defense service staff college, Wellington, naval war college, Mumbai and royal college of defense Studies, United … Read more
MUARA: Indian Naval Ship Kiltan arrived at Muara, Brunei and was accorded a warm welcome by the Royal Brunei Navy. The visit is part of Operational Deployment of the Indian Navy‘s Eastern Fleet to the South China Sea. This visit is poised to further strengthen the friendship and cooperation between the two maritime nations, the … Read more
NEW DELHI: India’s Kaamya Karthikeyan has become the youngest Indian to scale Mt. Everest – 8849 meters – from the Nepal side. She is also the second youngest in the world to climb the Everest. In her journey, her father who is an Indian Navy, Cadr. S Karthikeyan also helped her to climb the Mt … Read more
NEW DELHI: The Indian navy on Wednesday announced that it had provided medical aid to a crew member on the Iranian vessel FV Al Ahmadi on Monday, March 25.According to the Navy, a crew member on the ship was suffering from abdominal pain to which the medical team responded and provided quick aid.“Indian Navy’s warship, … Read more
MUMBAI: An Esplanade court on Sunday sent the 35 arrested Somali pirates in police custody till April 4. The pirates, captured by the Indian Navy during an anti-piracy operation in the Arabian Sea last week, are accused of attempted murder, kidnapping for ransom, extortion, and criminal intimidation among other charges.The pirates were on Saturday taken … Read more
Prime Minister Narendra asserted that India is committed to safeguarding the freedom of navigation and combating piracy and terrorism in the Indian Ocean region. Modi assured Bulgarian President Rumen Radev that all seven Bulgarian nationals, rescued by the Indian Navy, are safe and will return home soon. PM Modi assured Bulgarian President Rumen Radev his … Read more
NEW DELHI: Bulgarian President Rumen Radev Monday thanked PM Narendra Modi for Indian Navy’s anti-piracy operation that saw it successfully rescuing seven Bulgarians who were part of a crew that was being held hostage by pirates aboard a hijacked ship.“My sincere gratitude to PM@narendramodi for the brave action of Navy rescuing the hijacked Bulgarian ship … Read more
NEW DELHI: After rescuing the hijacked merchant vessel Ruen and its 17-member crew in the major operation on the high seas on Saturday, which saw marine commandos also being para-dropped from a C-17 aircraft and exchange of gunfire, the Navy is now bringing the 35 Somali pirates in its custody to India.The pirates, who had … Read more
Indian Navy was able to track the movement of the Pirate Ship Ruen and directed INS Kolkata to intercept the ship approximately 260 Nm East of Somalia. The Indian Navy made all Somali pirates surrender. Indian Navy Makes Somali Pirates Surrender: INS Kolkata, mission-deployed in the Arabian Sea, through the sustained high tempo of operations … Read more
“We continue to work together to protect lives of the crew.” Sofia: Bulgarian Foreign Minister, Mariya Gabriel on Sunday expressed gratitude to the Indian Navy for successfully carrying out a rescue operation to take back control of a hijacked merchant vessel and its 17 crew members including seven Bulgarian nationals in the Arabian Sea. She … Read more