Washington, July 16 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has unveiled an ambitious plan to revive American shipbuilding, asserting that his administration would expand domestic ship production, work with foreign partners to accelerate construction and rebuild America’s naval industrial base after decades of decline.Speaking at the Pennsylvania Defense and Innovation Summit on Wednesday (local time), Trump said rebuilding shipyards and expanding naval production had become a national security priorit…
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Kolkata, July 14 (IANS) India’s premier defence shipbuilder, Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) Ltd, was awarded the SKOCH Award for its Project Akansha. Project Akansha is a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative aimed at improving the lives of children and adolescents from vulnerable communities in Kolkata. The award was presented at the 108th SKOCH Summit held in New Delhi. Project Akansha, implemented by Child Rights and You (CRY) with support from GRSE, focuses on the …
Porbandar, July 8 (IANS) An Indian Navy’s Drishti-10 unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) crashed near Dharampur village in Gujarat’s Porbandar district on Wednesday during a training sortie, with the Navy confirming that no injuries or loss of life were reported on the ground. In a post on social media platform X, the Indian Navy spokesperson said: “Indian Navy confirms the crash of Uncrewed Aerial Vehicle Drishti-10, off Porbandar airfield during a training sortie this afternoon. No injury or loss of…
Visakhapatnam, July 5 (IANS) One of the seven fishermen who went missing in the sea off the Visakhapatnam coast in Andhra Pradesh returned safely on Sunday while the search operation intensified for the remaining fishermen, officials said.A group of seven fishermen belonging to Vizianagaram and Visakhapatnam districts had left for fishing from Visakhapatnam Fishing Harbour on July 1.As the sea conditions turned rough due to a low-pressure area in the Bay of Bengal, their families contacted them …
Washington, July 4 (IANS) Organisers of the United States’ 250th Independence Day celebrations have revised Saturday’s schedule for the “Salute to America” events in Washington because of an active heat advisory, while keeping President Donald Trump’s address and the evening fireworks programme on schedule.The changes affect the Great American State Fair, the FIFA Fan Zone and public access to the Washington Monument grounds. Officials said the adjustments were made to reduce visitors’ exposure …
New Delhi, June 28 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that India has accomplished several achievements across the field of security and ‘Atmanirbharta’ (self-reliance) in the month of June, filling every citizen with immense pride. Addressing the 135th episode of his monthly radio programme, ‘Mann Ki Baat’, PM Modi said, “The first half of 2026 is about to end. In these six months, we have discussed many achievements of the countrymen. In June, too, India accomplished a few achie…
Washington, June 27 (IANS) President Donald Trump has defended recent US military action against Iran, saying Tehran’s armed forces had been severely weakened and asserting that Iran would never be allowed to acquire a nuclear weapon.Speaking at the Faith & Freedom Coalition’s Road to Majority conference, Trump said his administration had achieved what previous presidents could not.”Last week, we signed a historic agreement to accomplish what no president has ever been able to accomplish bef…
Seoul, June 24 (IANS) North Korea has commissioned a new 5,000-ton destroyer with leader Kim Jong-un voicing expectations that the Navy’s combat capabilities will be strengthened to a level “admirable beyond imagination,” state media reported on Wednesday.Kim made the remarks the previous day at a commissioning ceremony for the “new-type multi-mission” destroyer Choe Hyon at the western port of Nampho, reports Yonhap, quoting the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).The ceremony came as the North u…
Moscow, June 23 (IANS) Russia’s nuclear triad is consistently being modernised, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday.”Under the State Armament Programme, the nuclear triad and the Ground Forces are being consistently modernised, and the combat potential of the Aerospace Forces and Navy is growing,” Putin said at a meeting with graduates of higher military schools, Xinhua news agency reported.He further said the current international environment is far from stable. “Armed confrontatio…
Tehran, June 11 (IANS) Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi said Thursday the fresh US attacks against Iran have rendered an April ceasefire between the two sides “ineffective.”In a phone call with European Union (EU) foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas on Thursday, Araghchi strongly condemned the recent US “aggression,” describing it as a “flagrant violation” of the United Nations Charter and international law.He also said the United States is responsible for the “dangerous” consequences …