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Income Tax hoopsters take home the PSG Trophy

Income Tax (Chennai) edged past Indian Army (New Delhi) 75-71 in the 57th PSG Trophy all-India basketball tournament for men. Indian Bank (Chennai) won 3rd place, beating Indian Navy (Lonavala) 79-72. Income Tax's Arvind Muthukrishnan & Aravind Annadurai shone, while Indian Army's Y.P. Abhishek, Siva Saktivel & Sahil fought hard.…

The Hindu · Aug 30, 2023

U.S.-India maritime patrol and reconnaissance training at INS Rajali in Arakkonam, draws to a close

U.S. and Indian navies complete week-long maritime patrol and reconnaissance training in Ranipet. VP-26 “Tridents” and INAS 312 “Albatross” exchanged subject matter expertise and conducted combined anti-submarine warfare. P-8A and P-8I Poseidon aircraft coordinated flying events with Indian Navy surface ships. Interoperability and collaboration in support of maritime security in…

The Hindu · Aug 30, 2023

Rajnath Singh to visit Sri Lanka this weekend, say defence sources

Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh is scheduled to go on a two-day visit to Sri Lanka, two defence sources confirmed. As per Sri Lankan media reports, Rajnath Singh is expected to visit Trincomalee where India is jointly investing in the joint development of Oil Tank farm.

The Hindu · Aug 28, 2023

Night flight services may severely hit as Navy takes up resurfacing of runway at Vizag airport

VISAKHAPATNAM: Around a dozen night flight services, including an International flight to Singapore, would be stopped from November of this year to accommodate resurfacing works of the runway in Visakhapatnam International Airport which is under the control of the Indian Navy.

The Times of India · Aug 4, 2023

Court notice to IIT-Guwahati for denying admission to Navy officer

The Gauhati High Court on August 4 issued notices to the Indian Institute of Technology — Guwahati (IIT-G) and three others in a case of denial of admission to an Indian Navy officer into an MTech course in Robotics and AI, via the sponsored category, after he had reportedly cleared…

The Hindu · Aug 4, 2023

Oman Minister appreciates progress made by India in defence manufacturing

Chief of Naval Staff Admiral R. Hari Kumar discussed with Oman Minister of Royal Office General Sultan bin Mohammed Al Nu’amani issues related to bilateral defence cooperation and thanked him for the assistance provided to the Indian Navy ships calling ports in Oman.

The Hindu · Aug 2, 2023

Two Indian military aircraft visit Australia’s strategic Cocos Islands

An Indian Navy Dornier maritime patrol aircraft and an IAF C-130 transport aircraft visited Australia’s Cocos (Keeling) Islands (CKI) in the Southern Indian Ocean, close to Indonesia in early July, sources said

The Hindu · Jul 30, 2023

Indigenously-built Indian naval ship to visit Sri Lanka

Indian naval ship ‘Khanjar’, an indigenously-built Missile Corvette of the Khukri class, will make a three-day visit to Sri Lanka’s eastern harbour of Trincomalee to further people-to-people connect and familiarise the people with the Indian Navy

The Hindu · Jul 29, 2023

Missile boat Kirpan decommissioned from Indian Navy, handed over to Vietnam as gift

The decommissioning and handing over ceremony was presided over by Adm. Kumar and Rear Adm. Pham Manh Hung, Deputy Commander-in-Chief and Chief of Staff, VPN.

The Hindu · Jul 22, 2023

NIA files charge-sheet against two including a Pakistan national in an espionage case related to Indian Navy in Vizag

NIA chargesheeted Akash Solanki and Meer Balaj Khan for espionage activities, revealing classified info of Indian Navy to Pak agents. Akash, an EAC at Naval Dockyard, Vishakhapatnam, was receiving monetary compensation from Meer Balaj Khan for the info. Further investigations are continuing.

The Hindu · Jul 19, 2023