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March 11, New Delhi — The Indian Naval Ship Trikand, a stealth frigate of the Indian Navy, arrived in Port Louis, Mauritius on March 10, 2026, during its ongoing operational deployment in the South West Indian Ocean region.During the port call, the ship will participate in the 58th Mauritius...

Antananarivo, March 11: India dispatched humanitarian aid, consisting of 12 tonnes of medical supplies and 18 tonnes of disaster relief materials, to Madagascar on Wednesday, following the widespread destruction caused by Tropical Cyclones Fytia and Gezani earlier this year, the Ministry of...

The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and the Indian Navy jointly conducted four successful in-flight release trials of the indigenous Air Droppable Container ADC-150 from the P-8I aircraft off the coast of Goa. The trials were conducted between February 21 and March 01, 2026...

New Delhi, March 10 The DRDO and the Indian Navy have conducted four successful in-flight release trials of an indigenous 'Air Droppable Container' system, designed and developed by them. This system can deliver a payload weighing 150 kg, intended for a naval vessel that may be in distress or...

March 10, New Delhi – The Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) and the Indian Navy jointly conducted four successful in-flight release trials of the indigenous Air Droppable Container ‘ADC-150’ from the P8I aircraft off the coast of Goa between February 21 to March 01, 2026, under...

New Delhi, March 10 – On Tuesday, India dispatched 500 metric tonnes of rice, 10 metric tonnes of essential relief supplies such as tents, hygiene kits, and rehabilitation support items, and 3 metric tonnes of critical medicines to Mozambique following the floods that have impacted the African...

New Delhi, March 9 External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar's statement in the Rajya Sabha regarding developments in West Asia "rings hollow and evasive," CPI MP P Sandosh Kumar said on Monday.The CPI leader, in a statement, said it read "less like a serious diplomatic assessment and more like a...

New Delhi, March 9. Indonesia has reached an agreement with India to purchase the BrahMos missile system, Defence Ministry spokesperson Rico Ricardo Sirait said on Monday.Sirait told the Reuters news agency that the agreement is "part of Indonesia's modernisation of military hardware and...

New Delhi, March 9 Iran had sought India's permission for three of its ships to dock at Indian ports, and the approval was granted the next day, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Monday, amid tensions in the Indian Ocean region following the sinking of an Iranian warship by the US...

Victoria, March 9 – An Indian Armed Forces contingent has arrived in Seychelles to participate in the 11th edition of the joint military exercise “Exercise LAMITIYE-2026” with the Seychelles Defence Forces (SDF).Exercise LAMITIYE-2026 is scheduled to take place from March 9 to 20 at the...

New Delhi, March 8 In 2014, the combined strength of women officers in the armed forces was nearly 3,000, and it has since risen to more than 11,000, reflecting not only quantitative growth, but also a "broader shift" in institutional outlook, the government said on Sunday.On the occasion of...

Mumbai, March 8 A court in Thane, Maharashtra, has denied bail to a junior service engineer accused of leaking sensitive information about warships and submarines to Pakistani nationals, stating that the offense, related to naval establishments, was of serious nature.In the order passed...

New Delhi, March 7 External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar confirmed on Saturday that India had permitted an Iranian ship to dock in Kochi on humanitarian grounds following a request from the Iranian side on February 28, as the vessel was facing some difficulties.Permission was granted for the...

Kochi, March 6 – An Iranian naval vessel, IRIS Lavan, docked in Kochi, Kerala, on Friday after India granted emergency permission following a reported technical malfunction. This came as the sinking of another Iranian warship by an American torpedo triggered wider geopolitical repercussions...

New Delhi, March 6 In the backdrop of various conflicts taking place in the world, Navy Chief Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi on Thursday said that in these times, countries will have to build their own industrial complex, carry out upgrades of technology while production is taking place, and be...

New Delhi, March 6 In this era of changing geopolitics, oceans have once again come to the center of the world's power balance, and it is India's responsibility to provide leadership with confidence and capability, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Friday, referring to the escalating...

New Delhi, March 6 Top government sources on Friday described claims that the Indian Navy provided intelligence to the US about an Iranian frigate that was sunk by a US military submarine two days ago off the coast of Sri Lanka as "baseless and preposterous."There is no question of providing...

New Delhi, March 6 Top government sources on Friday described claims that the Indian Navy provided intelligence to the US about an Iranian frigate that was sunk by a US military submarine two days ago as "baseless and preposterous".There is no question of providing any input to the US on this...

Hyderabad, March 6 – AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi on Friday demanded that the Indian government issue a clear statement and condemn the US Navy sinking an Iranian warship close to Indian waters.The Hyderabad MP wanted the government to clarify whether the Trump administration informed it...

New Delhi, March 5 – The maritime security situation in the Persian Gulf, the Strait of Hormuz, and the Gulf of Oman has deteriorated sharply as of Thursday. According to the latest update from the Information Fusion Centre – Indian Ocean Region, the region has witnessed a surge in attacks on...