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The ship is named after Kaundinya, a legendary Indian mariner who sailed across the Indian Ocean to Southeast Asia. The Indian Navy on Wednesday inducted a traditionally built stitched ship as INSV Kaundinya, named after a legendary first-century Indian mariner, at a ceremony held at the strategically located Karwar naval base in Karnataka. The vessel a tangible symbol of India’s long-standing traditions of maritime exploration, trade and cultural exchange. They added that its induction into the navy and naming mark a culmination of an “extraordinary project” that celebrates India’s rich shipbuilding heritage. The officials revealed that the ship is a…

Basavaraju masterminded the Chintalnar ambush in April 2010 that led to the killing of 74 CRPF soldiers returning from an operation’. Nambala Keshav Rao aka Basavaraju, the 70-year-old general secretary of the banned Communist Party of India (Maoist) killed in Wednesday’s gunfight, had taken over the outfit’s leadership in November 2018 when Muppala Lakshmana Rao alias Ganapathy stepped down on health grounds. Basavaraju was killed along with 26 other Maoists in a fierce gunfight with security forces in Narayanpur district of Chhattisgarh. Union home minister Amit Shah confirmed the killing of Nambala Keshav Rao in a post on X, calling…

Celebi challenged the revocation of its security clearance, saying the decision is unjustified and risks jobs during ongoing operations. Turkey-based Celebi Aviation on Wednesday told the Delhi high court that its security clearance was revoked without prior notice, calling the decision “a bolt out of the blue.” The firm argued, “We are an Indian company. Our employees are Indian,” as it challenged the Centre’s decision to revoke its security clearance, citing concerns over national security. Senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi, appearing for Celebi Aviation Services India Pvt Ltd, told the Delhi High Court that the company has been operating in India…

The chargé d’affaires of the Pakistan high commission, Saad Warraich, was issued a demarche on this matter, the ministry said. India on Tuesday expelled a staffer of the Pakistan high commission in New Delhi for his alleged involvement in espionage, marking the second such expulsion in a little more than a week amid heightened tensions between the two countries. The staffer was declared “persona non grata” on being found involved in spying, the people said on condition of anonymity. Another staffer of the Pakistani mission was expelled on similar grounds on May 13. “The Government of India has declared a…

The storm hit just around 8 PM with sudden gusts of winds, and was followed by rain and thunder. Sudden dust storm accompanied by rain and hailstorm hit Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR) on Wednesday, bringing relief from the heatwave conditions prevalent in the national capital. Fligts at IGI airport were affected and some uprooted trees were also seen in the region. The storm hit just around 8 PM with sudden gusts of winds, and was followed by rain, thunder and hail. While it caused a disruption in life, it also brought relief for the residents of the…

Elon Musk, who has been an advisor for the DOGE under the Trump administration, affirmed that he was committed to being the CEO of Tesla. Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk affirmed on Tuesday that he remained committed to being CEO of Tesla even in five years’ time, after the company suffered from attacks following Musk joining the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) under Donald Trump’s administration. During a video appearance at the Qatar Economic Forum, a moderator asked Musk,  “Do you see yourself and are you committed to still being the chief executive of Tesla in five years’ time?,” to which…

The ‘Golden Dome’ system would mark the first time the US deploys weapons in space capable of intercepting and destroying incoming missiles mid-flight. US President Donald Trump is expected to announce his proposed “Golden Dome” missile defence plan on Tuesday. Though not the most expensive option presented by the Pentagon, the system would still cost taxpayers tens of billions of dollars and take years to develop. If implemented, the system would mark the first time the US deploys weapons in space capable of intercepting and destroying incoming missiles mid-flight. Trump is also expected to name Gen. Michael Guetlein, the current…

The BJP IT Cell chief posted a meme showing the Congress leader asking the Indian Army, “How many aircraft we lost?” Bharatiya Janata Party leader Amit Malviya on Tuesday called the leader of the opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, ‘the new age Mir Jafar’, sharing a cartoon in which the Rae Bareli MP can be seen standing on the back of Pakistan’s defence minister Khwaja Asif. This wasn’t the first attack launched by the BJP IT cell chief on the Congress leader in the day. Earlier, he had alleged that Rahul Gandhi was aiming for ‘Nishan-e-Pakistan’, the neighbouring country’s…

Rajnath Singh recalled that Pakistan targeted civilian and military installations but India’s forces took “utmost care” in responding to such escalations. Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday hailed the role of the Indian armed forces during “Operation Sindoor” and said they targeted the roots of terrorism in Pakistan with the precision of skilled surgeons. “Our forces acted just like expert doctors or surgeons. A surgeon uses his instruments precisely where the disease lies, and the Indian forces have done the same — striking at the root of terrorism with unmatched precision,” Rajnath Singh said while addressing an event on the…

Lieutenant General D’Cunha, in an interview, had said the head granthi allowed air defence guns at the Golden Temple during Operation Sindoor. The Indian Army on Monday dismissed media reports claiming the deployment of air defence (AD) guns at the Golden Temple, saying that no AD guns or related resources were deployed within the premises of Sri Darbar Sahib in Amritsar. Lieutenant General D’Cunha credited the head granthi, the chief priest of the holiest Sikh shrine worldwide, for enabling the army to deploy air defence guns within the Golden Temple premises. He claimed that, for the first time in history,…