With the death toll in the devastating floods rising to 114 in Kerala, and more than one lakh people living in relief camps across the state, the Centre on Thursday deployed all three wings of the armed forces in a massive rescue operation. Torrential rains, overflowing rivers and a series[Read More…]
Tag: Navy
Two dead, 14 injured as Navy’s INS Betwa tips over during undocking
India’s prized warship INS Betwa, a guided missile frigate, tipped over and crashed to its side at the Mumbai dockyard on Monday, in what the navy described as an “unprecedented and sad” incident. Two sailors have died while 14 others have been rescued with minor injuries. The 3,850-ton ship is[Read More…]
Navy rubbishes Pak Navy claim that it stopped Indian sub from entering waters
Indian Navy on Friday denied the Pakistani Navy claim that it had prevented an Indian submarine from entering its territorial water. “Indian Navy categorically denies the statement of Pakistani Navy as blatant lies,” Navy spokesperson Captain D K Sharma said. He added that the Indian Navy did not have any[Read More…]
US Navy retaliates after failed attack on destroyer, strikes radar sites in Yemen
After the failed missile attack attempts on a US Navy destroyer, the Pentagon has responded by launching cruise missile strikes on three coastal radar sites in Yemen controlled by Iran-aligned Houthi forces. BBC reports that the attack which took place on Thursday was authorised by President Obama and was carried[Read More…]
National security gravely compromised; Congress reacts to Scorpene leak
The Congress on Wednesday held a press conference in reaction to news reports on the Scorpene leak, where 22,400 pages of a document titled ‘Resticted Scorpene India’ were leaked. The pages detail the secret combat capabilities of six submarines, designed by French shipbuilder DCNS for the Indian navy, in a[Read More…]
Manohar Parrikar says submarine document leak is a case of ‘hacking’
Defence minister Manohar Parrikar said 22,400 pages of documents titled ‘Resticted Scorpene India’ which were leaked is a case of “hacking”. The pages detail the secret combat capabilities of six submarines, designed by French shipbuilder DCNS for the Indian navy, in a $3 billion deal. “I understand there has been[Read More…]