New Delhi, May 9 (IANS) The Centre has appointed Lieutenant General N.S. Raja Subramani as the new Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), succeeding General Anil Chauhan, whose tenure is set to conclude on May 30. Along with assuming charge as the country’s top military officer, Lieutenant General Raja Subramani will also serve as Secretary to the Government of India in the Department of Military Affairs from the date he takes over the post until further orders.Announcing the appointment, the Ministry of…
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New Delhi, May 9 (IANS) The Government has appointed Vice Admiral Krishna Swaminathan as the new Chief of Naval Staff, succeeding Admiral Dinesh Kumar Tripathi, who is scheduled to retire from service on May 31. Vice Admiral Krishna Swaminathan assumed charge as the 34th Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Western Naval Command on July 31 last year.The Flag Officer was commissioned into the Indian Navy on July 01, 1987, and is a specialist in Communication and Electronic Warfare.He is an …
Abu Dhabi, May 8 (IANS) The Ministry of Defence of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) stated on Friday that Iran has once again launched ballistic missiles and UAV’s on its territory. Condemning the attack, the ministry said that the UAE air defence systems engaged two ballistic missiles and three UAV’s that were launched from Iran. It also mentioned that the attack resulted in three moderate injuries.Earlier this week, the UAE’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that three Indian nationals were …
Jaipur, May 8 (IANS) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday called upon the Commanders of the three Services to remain future-ready by drawing lessons from ‘Operation Sindoor’ and adapting to the evolving global security landscape, while stressing the need to strengthen India’s capabilities in artificial intelligence, cyber resilience, autonomous systems and multi-domain warfare.Addressing the second edition of the Joint Commanders’ Conference in Jaipur, Rajnath Singh described ‘Operatio…
Jaipur, May 7 (IANS) Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday released a documentary based on Operation Sindoor during his visit to Jaipur, marking the first anniversary of the military operation.The 27-minute documentary was unveiled at the headquarters of the South Western Command during a joint commanders’ conference organised by the Sapta Shakti Command.The Defence Minister arrived in Jaipur earlier in the day and was received at the state hangar by Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajan …
Mumbai, May 7 (IANS) Director Vivek Agnihotri, who is known for ‘The Kashmir Files’, ‘The Tashkent Files’, ‘The Bengal Files’ and others, has expressed his gratitude to the leadership of PM Modi as Operation Sindoor clocks one year. On Thursday, the director took to his X, formerly Twitter, and penned a long note lauding the armed forces and PM Modi.He wrote, “One year of Operation Sindoor: A year since India showed the world that peace is our nature, but silence is not our weaknes…
New Delhi, May 6 (IANS) The Delhi High Court has dismissed a plea seeking enhancement of the retirement age of doctors and medical officers working in the General Reserve Engineering Force (GREF) and Border Roads Organisation (BRO) from 60 years to 65 years, holding that fixation of superannuation age is a policy matter falling within the executive domain. A division bench of Justices V. Kameswar Rao and Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora refused to interfere with the decision denying parity with doctor…
Kochi, May 6 (IANS) The arrival of a Dutch naval ship in Kochi alongside a high-level delegation from the Netherlands underscores the deepening maritime cooperation between India and the European nation, said the Ministry of Defence on Wednesday. The Royal Netherlands Navy Ship HNLMS De Ruyter (F804), a De Zeven Provincien-class frigate, arrived on May 4, coinciding with the visit of the Dutch naval delegation to Southern Naval Command (SNC) in Kochi.The delegation includes Major General (Royal …
New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) The Ministry of Defence on Tuesday signed a contract with Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL), Hyderabad, for the procurement of five ground-based Mobile Electronic Systems, worth Rs 1,476 crore, for the Indian Army with a minimum 72 per cent indigenous content.The contract, under the Buy (Indian-Indigenously Designed, Developed and Manufactured) category, was inked in the presence of Defence Secretary Kumar Singh at Kartavya Bhawan here.BEL produces advanced, indigenous gro…
Colombo, May 4 (IANS) Indian Navy submarine INS Sindhukesari arrived in Sri Lanka’s Colombo for an operational turnaround, reinforcing the growing maritime partnership between the two nations. “Indian Navy’s submarine INS Sindhukesari visited Colombo, Sri Lanka, reinforcing the growing maritime partnership between India and Sri Lanka towards a safer and more secure Indian Ocean Region,” an Indian Navy spokesperson said on X.”The visit aimed at enhancing interoperability and operational synergy…