By 2050, India will have a world-class navy: Naval chief

Navy chief Adm. Sunil Lanba said that by 2050, India will have 200 ships, 500 aircraft.  IMAGE: Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Sunil Lanba at a press conference in New Delhi. Photograph:......

Indian Navy commissions new fast attack craft 'INS Tihayu'

The Indian Navy on Wednesday commissioned a high tech water jet fast attack craft, 'INS Tihayu', which would enhance the coastal security potential of the city-headquartered Eastern Naval Command.......

Navy gets a new base for its Special Forces

Admiral Sunil Lanba, the Chief of Naval Staff, on Tuesday commissioned the Marine Commandos (MARCOS-East) unit as 'INS Karna' at a function at INS Kalinga in the district. "The MARCOS unit over the......

Trust the captain on the spot

Sometimes security at sea will require action to be taken on mere suspicion alone The recent episode in which a supposedly Pakistani boat destroyed itself at sea, apparently by setting itself on......

Kharif crop prices will guide inflation fight in coming mths

The Centre recently released the first advance estimates of kharif crops that, barring tur dal, showed a dip in production due to uneven monsoon and other natural calamities including pest attacks......

Cairn case: Will India manage to save its foreign assets?

For properties ow­ned by the Indian state that are used for commercial purposes, the “state immunity” defence will not be available. For India to invoke “sovereign” or......

Trading timings: NSE shoots down brokers' plea

A leading association of stock brokers today asked both Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) and National Stock Exchange (NSE) to maintain status quo on trading timings until the infrastructure required for......

Brokers push BSE, NSE back to 9.55

Within hours of announcing their plans to extend trading time by 55 minutes from tomorrow, the country's two premier stock exchanges today deferred the implementation to January 4. The exchanges......

Ashwin enjoys a cup of coffee with naval officials following Vizag Test win

India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin shared a cup of coffee with Indian Naval sailors and officers after the team clinched a massive 245-run victory over England in the second Test at the Dr. Y.S.......