Ashish Singh

Coast Guard catches fishing boat involved in smuggling

September 10, 2020

Indian Coast Guard (ICG), in swift joint operation with the Customs department, apprehended a fishing boat ‘Sagar’ which was carrying a huge quantity of textile consignment worth approximately Rs 5 crore, intended to be smuggled out of India to a neighbouring country through the sea route. This concurrent operation is...

Five Rafales to be formally inducted in Air Force today

September 10, 2020

The Indian Air Force will formally induct the Rafale aircraft on Thursday at Air Force Station, Ambala. The aircraft will be part of 17 Squadron, the ‘Golden Arrows’. The first five Indian Air Force Rafale aircraft arrived at Air Force Station, Ambala, from France on 27 July 2020. Defence Minister...

Yahsat signs contract with Airbus to build Thuraya’s next generation system

September 9, 2020

Airbus has been selected by Al Yah Satellite Communications Company (Yahsat), the UAE’s leading global satellite operator, to build Thuraya 4-NGS, the next generation mobile telecommunications system that will drive the continued advancement of Thuraya’s L-band business. Thuraya 4-NGS will deliver higher capabilities and flexibility while increasing capacity and coverage...

Indian, Russian Navies conducted joint exercise while Rajnath Singh was in Moscow

September 7, 2020

At the time when Defence Minister Rajnath Singh was holding a bilateral meeting his Chinese counterpart General Wei Fenghe on the sidelines of the SCO Defence Ministers’ meeting in Moscow, the Indian and Russian Navies conducted a bilateral exercise INDRA NAVY-2020 in the Bay of Bengal. INDRA NAVY-2020 must be...

Northern Army Command organises equipment display 2020

September 5, 2020

‘Northern Command Equipment Display 2020’, organised under the aegis of headquarters Northern Command, was inaugurated by Lt Gen C. Bansi Ponnappa, Chief of Staff, Northern Command on Wednesday. The event was organised to promote Make-in-India initiative in defence technology and witnessed active participation for the Indian defence industry. The display...

Lt Gen Manoj Kumar Mago assumes command of Chetak Corps

September 5, 2020

Lt Gen Manoj Kumar Mago took over the command of ‘Chetak Corps’ from Lt Gen Ajai Singh earlier this week. The General Officer is an alumnus of Indian Military Academy, Dehradun and was commissioned into the elite ‘Brigade of the GUARDS’. He is an alumnus of Defence Service Staff College,...

Army conducting flood relief operations in Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh

September 5, 2020

With the unprecedented rains and resultant heavy flow of water in various rivers, a number of areas in Nagpur district of Maharashtra and Hoshangabad, Sehore and Raisen districts of Madhya Pradesh have been inundated. Indian Army’s Southern Command has mobilised flood relief and rescue teams on request by civil administration...

Vice Admiral S.R. Sarma is new Chief of Materiel in Navy

September 5, 2020

Vice Admiral S.R. Sarma has assumed charge as the Chief of Materiel of the Indian Navy. The Admiral is a postgraduate in Computer Science and Engineering from IISc, Bengaluru, and a distinguished alumnus of Naval Higher Command Course. During his illustrious career spanning over three and a half decades, the...

Defence institute develops room freshener to boost Covid immunity

September 5, 2020

Pune-based Defence Institute of Advanced Technology, a deemed to be university, has developed a herbal room freshener ‘Healthy Air’ which acts as an immunity booster and also helps to contain the spread of Covid-19. The air freshener removes toxic fumes, cleanses air, and does not contain any synthetic solvent or...

Power struggle in Nepal hampering its ties with India

September 4, 2020

The Indo-Nepal relations have been historical. Ove r the years, despite natural calamities or given the turbulent history of the subcontinent, the ties have weathered all external and internal storms and remained steadfast. Be it the British colonial or post-Independence period, the area did not witness any deterioration of the...

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