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  Indian Navy's INS Sumitra rescues 19 Pakistan sailors kidnapped by Somali pirates

  World | January 30, 2024 9:25 IST

  INS Sumitra rescued Iranian-flagged fishing vessel FV Al Naeemi, with 19 Pakistanis aboard, within 36 hours after it rescued another vessel FV Iman. The patrol vessel had been deployed for anti-piracy and maritime security operations east of Somalia and the Gulf of Aden.

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  Divya Spandana slams PM Modi for taking Canadian citizen Akshay Kumar aboard INS Sumitra

  Politics | May 10, 2019 9:12 IST

  Her attack on Modi came a day after he accused late prime minister Rajiv Gandhi of using warship INS Viraat as a "personal taxi" for a family holiday.  

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  International fleet review begins today off Visakhapatnam coast

  India | February 04, 2016 10:50 IST

  Visakhapatnam: The Eastern Naval Command is all geared up to host the International Fleet Review (IFR) in Bay of Bengal off Visakhapatnam coast which begins on Thursday, a mega event that will witness participation from

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  Another batch of over 300 Indians to be evacuated from Yemen

  India | April 02, 2015 17:51 IST

  New Delhi: After the rescue of more than 350 Indians from Aden, another batch of over 300 will be evacuated from Al Hudaydah tonight through sea route even as government was making all efforts to

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  IAF planes bring over 350 Indian nationals home from war-torn Yemen

  India | April 02, 2015 14:04 IST

  Kochi/Mumbai: Two groups of Indian nationals evacuated from war-torn Yemen landed at Kochi and Mumbai international airports today morning. Indian Air Force C-17 Globemaster carrying 168 Indians, including nurses, landed at the Kochi airport around 2

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  Bengal Governor stresses coordinated effort against terror

  Politics | November 05, 2014 20:39 IST

  Kolkata:  With the central intelligence agencies issuing a warning that Kolkata and its port areas might face a terror attack, West Bengal Governor K N Tripathi today emphasised the need for a coordinated effort of

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  INS Khukri ,INS Sumitra called back due to operational reasons

  India | November 04, 2014 21:06 IST

  Kolkata: Two Navy warships, which were scheduled to be berthed at Khidderpore dock here till November 7 for public visits, were today withdrawn to the sea for undisclosed 'operational reasons,' a Defence Ministry official said.The

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  Navy's largest patrolling vessel INS Sumitra commissioned

  India | September 04, 2014 13:04 IST

  Chennai: Aimed at enhancing the Navy's coastal surveillance, its largest offshore patrol vessel INS Sumitra was formally commissioned by Chief of Naval Staff Admiral R K Dhowan here today.The vessel is the fourth in its

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  Naval chief to commission largest offshore patrol vessel

  India | September 03, 2014 7:59 IST

  New Delhi: Strengthening Navy's coastal surveillance capabilities, Admiral Robin Dhowan will commission its largest offshore patrol vessel INS Sumitra on Thursday in Chennai."The latest generation warship built by the state-owned Goa Shipyard Limited will join