Navy prepared to deal with a 26/11-type terror strike: Verma
Observing that Navy is prepared to tackle 26/11-type attack from outfits such as LeT, Admiral Nirmal Verma on Tuesday said the "core concern" of the maritime force was about the coalescing of state and non-state actors.
Vice Admiral D.K. Joshi named new Navy Chief
Vice Admiral Devendra Kumar Joshi, Western Naval Command chief and a specialist in anti-submarine warfare, was on Tuesday named as the new Navy Chief to succeed Admiral Nirmal Verma whose tenure ends
India calls for rational demarcation of pirate-infested waters
India has called for 'clear demarcation' of the pirate-infested waters of the Indian Ocean to warn merchant vessels and the navies of the threat and to prevent incidents such as the killing of two Ind
'India to exercise nuke option only if attacked by n-weapons'
Navy Chief Admiral Nirmal Verma on Monday said the country will exercise the option of carrying out nuclear strikes if somebody does the 'foolhardy' act of attacking it with atomic weapons.
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100 sailors to compete in India International Regatta
Over 100 sailors from 10 countries would compete for honours in the India International Regatta (IIR) slated to be held from October 2 to 9.
Sailors from Ireland, Malaysia, Qatar, Sri Lanka, Sloveni
Pak warship damaged part of Indian vessel: Naval Chief
Days after the brush off incident between their warships in the Gulf of Aden, Indian Navy on Friday said Pakistani ship PNS Babur had damaged a part of INS Godavari by moving too close to it.