Indian Navy: News
23 Apr 2025
Amit Shah'Insult to victims': BJP's Ghibli-style post on Pahalgam attack backfires
The Chhattisgarh unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has been heavily trolled for posting a Ghibli-style image in relation to the recent Pahalgam terrorist attack.
05 Apr 2025
Indian GovernmentIndia set to acquire 26 Rafale-M fighter jets
The Indian government is set to clear the acquisition of 26 Rafale-M maritime strike fighters.
11 Mar 2025
Enforcement Directorate (ED)PM Modi arrives in Mauritius for 2-day visit
PM Narendra Modi arrived in Mauritius on Tuesday for a two-day state visit. He was invited by his Mauritian counterpart Navinchandra Ramgoolam to attend the island nation's national day celebrations as the guest of honor.
19 Feb 2025
Andhra PradeshNIA arrests 3 for leaking defense information to Pakistani operatives
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested three people for leaking sensitive defense information to Pakistan-based intelligence operatives.
11 Feb 2025
Emmanuel MacronIndia-France nearing ₹1L crore deal for 26 Rafael jets, submarines
India and France are said to be on the verge of finalizing two major defense agreements worth almost ₹1 lakh crore.
15 Jan 2025
Narendra ModiPM Modi commissions 3 naval combatants, sends message to China
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday commissioned three new naval combatants into the Indian Navy. The ceremony took place at the Naval Dockyard in Mumbai.
11 Jan 2025
AssamAssam: 4 bodies recovered from flooded mine, rescue ops continue
Rescue operations are underway in Assam's Dima Hasao district after a coal mine in Umrangsu flooded, trapping nine workers.
08 Jan 2025
AssamAssam: Body recovered from flooded coal mine, 8 still trapped
A multi-agency rescue operation is underway in Assam's Dima Hasao district after a coal mine flooded on Monday, trapping nine workers.
19 Dec 2024
Devendra Fadnavis'Navy driver was performing stunts before fatal crash': Ferry passengers
At least 13 people died when a private boat capsized off the Mumbai coast on Wednesday.
19 Dec 2024
Devendra FadnavisFIR against Navy driver for speedboat crash that killed 13
An FIR has been registered against the driver of a Navy speedboat by Colaba police under sections of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) for negligence and endangering life.
19 Dec 2024
Mumbai'Never seen such horror': First responders after Mumbai ferry accident
A deadly collision between a ferry and an Indian Navy craft off the Mumbai coast has left 13 dead.
18 Dec 2024
Mumbai PoliceFerry with 30 onboard sinks off Mumbai, rescue operations underway
A passenger ferry named Neelkamal capsized near Uran and Karanja while on its way from the Gateway of India to Elephanta Island on Wednesday.
10 Dec 2024
GaganyaanGaganyaan: ISRO, Navy perform sea trials to safely recover astronauts
In a major step toward India's first human spaceflight mission, Gaganyaan, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and the Indian Navy have successfully completed 'well deck' recovery trials.
28 Nov 2024
Bay of BengalCyclone Fengal to intensify; heavy rainfall expected in Tamil Nadu
Cyclone Fengal is expected to intensify and hit the Tamil Nadu-Puducherry coasts by November 30, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has said.
28 Nov 2024
AfghanistanHow India is combating drug trade in Indian Ocean
In a major crackdown, the Indian Coast Guard recently intercepted a Myanmarese fishing vessel off the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, seizing nearly 6,000kg of methamphetamine.
22 Nov 2024
GoaNavy submarine collides with fishing boat off Goa; fishermen missing
An Indian Navy submarine collided with a fishing vessel named Marthoma off the Goa coast on Friday.
21 Nov 2024
Rajnath SinghAustralia, India sign deal enabling air-to-air refueling of military aircraft
Australia and India have formalized an agreement to enable air-to-air refueling between their military aircraft.
15 Nov 2024
Gujarat Police700kg meth seized off Gujarat coast, 8 Iranians arrested
In a joint operation with the Gujarat Police and the Indian Navy, the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has seized nearly 700kg of methamphetamine from an unregistered vessel in Indian waters.
15 Oct 2024
Air ForceIndia-US sign ₹34,500 crore deal for 31 cutting-edge Predator drones
India and the United States have signed a landmark defense deal worth ₹34,500 crore.
22 Sep 2024
Emmanuel Macron'Nuclear submarines, jet engines...': France's big offer to India
The Emmanuel Macron government is prepared to discuss and support the construction of nuclear attack submarines, the complete transfer of technology for 110 kilo-Newton thrust aircraft engines, and fully capable underwater drones to India.
30 Aug 2024
Ajit Pawar'Shivaji sculptor was close to RSS', alleges Maharashtra Congress leader
Maharashtra Congress chief Nana Patole has alleged that the sculptor of the 35-foot statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj at Rajkot Fort in Malvan, Maharashtra, had ties with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS).
29 Aug 2024
Chhatrapati Shivaji MaharajEngineer named in FIR denies involvement in Shivaji statue collapse
Chetan Patil, a structural engineer implicated in the First Information Report (FIR) following the collapse of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj's statue at Fort Rajkot, has denied responsibility for the incident.
27 Aug 2024
Aaditya ThackerayFIR lodged against contractor for Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj statue's collapse
A First Information Report (FIR) has been filed against Jaydeep Apte, the contractor responsible for the construction of the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj statue in Sindhudurg, Maharashtra.
22 Jul 2024
BrahmaputraIndian Navy warship sustains severe fire damage, sailor missing
Indian Navy's multirole frigate, INS Brahmaputra, caught fire today and sustained heavy damages.
15 Jul 2024
KeralaKerala sanitation worker found dead after 46-hour search
Joy, a sanitation worker from Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala's capital city, was found dead on Monday morning after being missing since Saturday.
21 Jun 2024
Indo-Tibetan Border PoliceIndian Army personnel mark International Yoga Day on mountains, warships
The 10th International Day of Yoga witnessed distinctive celebrations across India, with the country's armed forces performing yoga in various locations, including mountains, glaciers, and warships.
Modi, Macron agree to intensify strategic defense cooperation
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron have agreed to strengthen strategic defense cooperation, with a particular emphasis on the "Make in India" initiative.
27 May 2024
India Meteorological Department (IMD)Bengal: 1 dead in Kolkata as Cyclone Remal makes landfall
The severe cyclonic storm "Remal" made landfall between the coasts of Bangladesh and West Bengal, with winds reaching up to 135 kmph, late on Sunday.
23 May 2024
AntarcticaNavy officer's daughter becomes youngest Indian to scale Mount Everest
Kaamya Karthikeyan, a 16-year-old student from Mumbai, has set a new record by becoming the youngest Indian and the second youngest girl globally to scale Mount Everest from the Nepal side.
19 Apr 2024
Indian ArmyAll-women Indian military crew completes sailing expedition
A team of twelve women officers from the Indian Army, Navy, and Air Force has completed a 27-day sailing expedition in the Arabian Sea.
04 Apr 2024
MumbaiIndian Navy hands over nine pirates to Mumbai Police
Indian Navy on Thursday said it had handed over to the Mumbai Police nine pirates who were captured in an operation near Somalia last week.
04 Mar 2024
Narendra Modi'Where's my son?': Missing Navy sailor's father seeks Modi's intervention
The parents of missing Indian Navy sailor Sahil Verma have sought Prime Minister Narendra Modi's intervention and a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into their son's disappearance.
22 Feb 2024
ChinaChinese 'research vessel' to arrive in Male amid India-Maldives tensions
Amid escalating tensions between India and the Maldives, a Chinese research vessel—Xiang Yang Hong 03—is set to dock in the Maldivian capital Male on Thursday.
12 Feb 2024
QatarQatar frees 8 jailed Indian Navy veterans, 7 back home
Qatar released eight Indian Navy veterans who were initially sentenced to death on spying charges early on Monday, and seven of them have returned to India.
02 Feb 2024
Narendra ModiUS approves sale of 31 MQ-9B armed drones to India
The United States (US) has approved the sale of MQ-9B drones to India in a deal worth nearly $4 billion (approximately Rs. 3,314 crore).
01 Feb 2024
IsraelVideo: Pakistanis thank Indian Navy for rescuing them from pirates
A video of the Indian Navy's rescue operation of a Pakistani vessel taken hostage by pirates off Somalia's coast on Monday has gone viral.
30 Jan 2024
Defence MinistryIndian Navy rescues 19 Pakistani nationals from Somali pirates
The Indian Navy's INS Sumitra conducted a successful anti-piracy operation in the Arabian Sea on Monday evening, an official statement said on Tuesday.
29 Jan 2024
Narendra Modi31 all-Indian tunes to reverberate at Beating Retreat ceremony today
Republic Day celebrations will culminate on Monday evening with the Beating Retreat ceremony at Raisina Hills, New Delhi, featuring 31 captivating Indian tunes played by military and paramilitary bands.
18 Jan 2024
IsraelIndian Navy helps vessel under attack in Gulf of Aden
The Indian Navy came to the rescue of a cargo vessel under attack by drones in the Gulf of Aden on Wednesday night.
10 Jan 2024
Adani GroupIndian Navy gets first locally-made medium altitude, long endurance drone
India's Navy Chief, Admiral R Hari Kumar, unveiled the Drishti 10 'Starliner,' the country's first homegrown unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) today.
