India Strategic
Navy Day-2022 Celebrations - Beating Retreat and Tattoo Ceremony at Gateway of India
As part of Navy Day celebrations, a beating retreat and tattoo ceremony was held at the Gateway of India, Mumbai on Sunday evening, featuring very impressive drills by personnel of the Western Naval Command.
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December 2022
India Strategic
Coastal Security Conference (COSC) under the Aegis of Colombo Security Conclave (CSC)
The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) conducted a two-day maiden Coastal Security Conference (COSC) under the aegis of Colombo Security Conclave (CSC) on December 1 and 2 with participation of Coast Guards from four member countries, that is, India, Maldives, Sri Lanka and Mauritius.
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December 2022
India Strategic
Operational Demonstration on Navy Day at Visakhapatnam
This year, for the first time, Navy Day Celebrations are being conducted outside the National Capital
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December 2022
India Strategic
Indian Coast Guard 840 Sqn Commissioning
In a major boost to further strengthen the Coast Guard Region East, 840 Sqn (CG), an Indian Coast Guard Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) Mk-III squadron, was commissioned by Director General VS Pathania, PTM, TM at ICG Air Station, Chennai on November 30.
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December 2022
India Strategic
Lockheed Martin-Built Orion Spacecraft Launched to the Moon on Historic Artemis I Mission
With the backdrop of a Florida starlit sky, NASA's Artemis I mission, with the Lockheed Martin-built Orion spacecraft on top, majestically launched to the Moon and propelled the world into a new era of human deep space exploration.
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December 2022
India Strategic
Remembering 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War - IAF's Finest Hour
On the evening of December 3, 1971, as the Indian Prime Minister, Indira Gandhi, was returning to Delhi from Calcutta on board an Air HQ Communication Squadron aircraft the pilot came up to her Principal Adviser D.P. Dhar and asked him to come to the cockpit as there was an urgent message from Delhi.
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December 2022
India Strategic
Indian Army's push to boost adventure tourism in border areas
India's North-East region has immense and so-far largely untapped potential for tourism especially the adventure tourism, a sector which can generate much needed local employment and sustain the local economy through an eco-system of tourism associated economic activities.
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December 2022
India Strategic
Fifth Scorpene Submarine Vagir Delivered to Indian Navy
Sixth Submarine set for delivery in 2024
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December 2022
India Strategic
India has emerged as a net security provider in Indo-Pacific, says Defence Minister at multi-agency HADR exercise 'Samanvay 2022'
Representatives from ASEAN nations & national & regional stakeholders involved in disaster management attending the exercise Defence Minister calls for sharing of information, resources & equipment to deal with future natural disasters
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December 2022
India Strategic
Lockheed Martin and Rafael Advanced Defense Systems to Collaborate on High-Energy Laser System
Lockheed Martin and Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, Ltd., of Israel, have signed a teaming agreement that includes jointly developing, testing and manufacturing High Energy Laser Weapon Systems (HELWS) in the US and Israel.
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December 2022
India Strategic
Germany Becomes Latest Country to Join the F-35 Lightning II Global Team
F-35 continues to be the choice of air forces across Europe
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December 2022
India Strategic
Defence Minister attends ADMM-Plus in Cambodia
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh participated in the 9th ASEAN Defence Ministers' Meeting (ADMM) Plus in Siem Reap, Cambodia on November 23, 2022.
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December 2022
India Strategic
Air Fest at HQ Maintenance Command, Nagpur
A thrilling display of coordination between the magnificent air warriors and their flying machines was on show at the 'Air Fest 2022' at its Headquarters in Vayusena Nagar, Nagpur on 19 Nov 22.
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December 2022
India Strategic
India Set to Order High Altitude SeaGuardian Unmanned Drones Shortly from US, indicates Admiral R Hari Kumar
US to Help India in Developing HALE Technology US to set up an MRO for SeaGuardians in India
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December 2022
India Strategic
Change of Command of Western Fleet - Rear Admiral Vineet McCarty takes over as Cdr of the Sword Arm
MUMBAI. The 'Sword Arm' of Indian Navy, the Western Fleet, underwent a change of guard on November 15, 2022.
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December 2022
India Strategic
Japan Orders Two More Boeing KC-46A Tankers
Japan Air Self-Defense Force now slated for six multi-mission KC-46A tankers with two already delivered Growing global fleet of Pegasus aerial refuelers increasing interoperability for mission success
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December 2022
India Strategic
India for Free & Rules-based Indo-Pacific for economic development of the region: Regional Rajnath Singh at Indo-Pacific Dialogue
'Dialogue only civilised mechanism for resolving disputes & creating global order' 'India does not believe in a world order where few are considered superior to others, multi-aligned policy only way to shared prosperity'
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December 2022
India Legal
TRUMP FACES CRIMINAL CHARGES
Donald Trump has become the first American president to have his conduct in office sent to the Justice Department to consider for criminal prosecution. While all four referrals are severe, the most encompassing one is “assisting or engaging in insurrection against the United States”
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January 2, 2023
India Legal
Britain's Striking Winter
It’s now a familiar sight across Britain—striking workers demanding higher pay and other benefits. Even as the holiday season nears, railway workers have brought the transport network to a standstill, border Force staff are preparing to walk out and postal workers, bus drivers and civil servants are either in the middle of strike action or threatening to strike.
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January 2, 2023
India Legal
A Year of Misery
Year 2022 was a like no other in recent memory. If 2020 was the year that Covid-19 devastated the globe and caused millions of deaths, 2022 saw even more misery and hardship as Russia invaded Ukraine causing death and destruction, leading to an energy crisis and supply chain disruptions which caused an economic crisis across the world as inflation spiked to unusual levels and global economic growth fell to record lows.
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January 2, 2023
India Legal
Christmas Symbols
Christmas has its traditional symbols-Santa, presents, a decorated tree and carols. Some countries, however, have different symbols. Here are some of them:
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January 2, 2023
India Legal
Justice Hemant Gupta is chief of New Delhi International Arbitration Centre
Former Supreme Court judge Hemant Gupta has been appointed chairperson of the New Delhi International Arbitration Centre (NDIAC) by the Union government. A note approving Justice Gupta’s appointment was uploaded by the Appointments Committee of the Union cabinet.
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January 2, 2023
India Legal
National anthem and national song have equal respect: Centre to Delhi High Court
The Union government told the Delhi High Court that both the national anthem, Jana Gana Mana, and the national song, Vande Mataram, were of equal importance as they were on the same footing. An affidavit by the Ministry of Home Affairs said that both en joyed the same respect and status.
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January 2, 2023
India Legal
SC judgment in petitions challenging 2016 demonetisation set for Jan 2, 2023
The verdict on the batch of pleas chal-lenging the central government’s 2016 demonetisation exercise will be delivered by a five-judge Constitution bench of the Sup reme Court on January 2, 2023.
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January 2, 2023
India Legal
No right to defame
What is defamation? Can anyone be punished if convicted for defaming someone?
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January 2, 2023
India Legal
TACKLING GRAFT
In a landmark decision, the Court said that direct evidence of demand and acceptance of bribe is not necessary to prove guilt and a person can be convicted based on circumstantial evidence
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January 2, 2023
India Legal
THE ACID TEST
Despite stringent rules, the sale of acid continues unchecked on e-commerce sites and elsewhere leading to horrific instances of the victims being disfigured for life. Worse, it takes up to 10 years for an acid attack case to be resolved in court
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January 2, 2023
India Legal
CURFEW CHAOS
The Kerala High Court asked the state government to ensure women get the same freedom as men and not to “lock” them up in hostels. Such curbs are often pegged to concerns over their safety
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January 2, 2023
India Legal
Legal Consequences for Hit-and-Run Accused
When drivers escape in hit-and-run incidents on roads, are there enough laws to punish them?
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January 2, 2023
India Legal
MAKE THE EC INDEPENDENT
A draft bill to bring in reforms in the EC has been introduced in Parliament and aims to stop it from being misused by the powers that be and bring in transparency in the appointment process
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