Both the brother and sister duo are commanding their warships under the Western Command.
Lieutenant Commander Prerana Pravin Deosthalee will lead an all-male crew. She is currently the first lieutenant of INS Chennai, the missile destroyer that rescued a foreign merchant ship hijacked by pirates off the coast of Somalia last week.
Meet these Inspiring Lady Soldiers who made history this year.
India also went on an overdrive in expanding its military engagement with like-minded countries in its neighbourhood and beyond in the face of China's relentless attempts to become a regional hegemon and establish its primacy in South Asia.
In the face of a credit crunch in the global and domestic markets, Indian corporates will have to preserve capital and judiciously use it for their expansion plans, Larsen and Toubro chief financial officer Y M Deosthalee said.
Corporate India on Monday urged the Reserve Bank not to further tighten its key rates during its monetary policy review next month, on the ground that interest rates are already very high.
Consortium of 10 banks, led by the State Bank of India, has sanctioned the entire debt requirement of Rs. 11.480 crore for the project.
A team from India's $7 billion engineering behemoth, Larsen & Toubro, which holds 12 per cent stake in Satyam Computer Services started inspecting the books of the troubled company.
Y M Deosthalee, chief finance officer and a member of Larsen & Toubro's board, said companies accessed the domestic market for capital requirements, which might cost them a little more.
As the teachers began gaining confidence, it also drew the attention of other women in the community, leading to greater demand for teaching jobs.
© 2026 Rediff.com - Investor Information - Advertise with us - Disclaimer - Privacy Policy - Sitemap - Feedback - About us - Terms of use - Grievances