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  INS Viraat 40 pc dismantled, can't convert it into museum: Supreme Court

  India | April 12, 2021 14:53 IST

  In February, the top court had barred further dismantling of 'INS Viraat', which was in service with the Indian Navy for nearly three decades, and has been beached in Gujarat's ship-breaking yard of Alang since September 2020. The top court has scheduled the matter for further hearing after a week.

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  Supreme Court stays dismantling of India's decommissioned aircraft carrier INS Viraat

  Career | February 10, 2021 13:12 IST

  The centaur-class aircraft carrier was in service with the Indian Navy for 29 years before being decommissioned in March 2017.

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  Save INS Viraat! Maharashtra MP writes to Rajnath Singh to preserve iconic warship

  India | December 14, 2020 18:19 IST

  Private firm Envitech has shown interest in acquiring the warship. It wants to convert it into a maritime museum off Goa.

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  An emotional tribute to INS Viraat

  News | October 07, 2020 22:43 IST

  INS Viraat served in the Indian Navy for 30 long years. In March 2017, the glorious era of INS Viraat culminated after being decommissioned at Naval Dockyard, Mumbai.

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  70-year-old INS Viraat's dismantling process starts at Gujarat port

  News | September 29, 2020 16:22 IST

  70-year-old INS Viraat, a Centaur-class aircraft carrier, is being dismantled at the world's largest shipping recycling industry, which is situated in Gujarat's Alang.

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  Shipping Minister Mansukh Mandaviya bids adieu to 70-year-old INS Viraat

  News | September 28, 2020 22:49 IST

  INS Viraat is being dismantled at a ship-breaking yard in Alang on September 28. De-commissioned INS Viraat was in service for 30 years.

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  'INS Viraat used for vacations': PM Modi fires another salvo at Rajiv Gandhi

  May 08, 2019 23:54 IST

  ​In a sensational charge, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday accused the Gandhi family of using warship INS Viraat as its "personal taxi" when Rajiv Gandhi was the prime minister.

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  Retiring today, INS Viraat's 57-year voyage comes to an end

  India | March 06, 2017 11:00 IST

  INS Viraat, Indian Navy’s former flagship and world’s oldest serving aircraft carrier, will be decommissioned at sunset today after 57 years of service, including 27 with the Royal Navy.

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  World’s oldest serving aircraft carrier Viraat to retire on March 6

  India | February 16, 2017 16:13 IST

  The world’s oldest aircraft carrier in active service -INS Viraat- will retire on March 6 with a ceremonial send-off in Mumbai.

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  Indian Navy says goodbye to world’s oldest serving aircraft carrier INS Viraat

  India | October 23, 2016 16:04 IST

  Indian Navy’s second aircraft carrier and the world's oldest aircraft carrier, INS Viraat was accorded a grand send-off from the port city here today. The ship, which underwent a decommissioning refit, is being towed back

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  INS Viraat leaves from Mumbai to Kochi for its farewell journey

  India | July 23, 2016 17:00 IST

  INS Viraat, Indian Navy’s second aircraft carrier today left from her home port of Mumbai to Kochi for final repairs.

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  Aircraft-carrier: INS Viraat wins its last regatta

  India | December 26, 2015 18:29 IST

  Mumbai: Aircraft-carrier INS Viraat on Saturday won the coveted 'Cock Trophy' during the Western Fleet Whaler Pulling Regatta, making it the last time the warship participated in the event before she is decommissioned.INS Viraat was

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  Navy technical board to assess service life of INS Viraat

  India | December 03, 2014 23:18 IST

  Mumbai: The Indian Navy has appointed a technical board (TB) to assess how long the aircraft carrier INS Viraat can serve the force."Technical board has been formed to check if Viraat can serve," Vice Admiral

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  Jaitley to visit aircraft carrier INS Viraat in Mumbai

  India | June 04, 2014 16:56 IST

  New Delhi: Defence Minister Arun Jaitley will visit aircraft carrier INS Viraat in Mumbai on Saturday and review the operational preparedness of the Western Naval Command, which witnessed two major submarine mishaps in the last

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  INS Vikramaditya reaches home base in Karwar

  India | January 07, 2014 22:34 IST

  New Delhi: After a delay of almost five years, India's largest warship aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya today reached its home base Karwar in Karnataka.The long-awaited USD 2.3 billion aircraft carrier had started its voyage towards

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  Know more about Indian Navy aircraft carrier INS Viraat

  India | November 30, 2013 14:37 IST

  New Delhi: At present Indian Navy has an estimated strength of  around 58,350 personnel, 15 Submarines, 138 Surface fleet and only 1 Aircraft Carrier-The INS Viraat though very soon another aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya will

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  INS Viraat to leave for Mumbai

  India | March 09, 2013 16:09 IST

  Kochi, Mar 9:  India's second aircraft carrier, INS Viraat, drydocked at Cochin Shipyard Ltd for extensive maintenance work and re-fit, is expected to leave for Mumbai by this month end and hopes to join the

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  Passenger boat rams into INS Viraat

  India | November 19, 2012 13:18 IST

  Kochi, Nov 19:  A Kerala state-owned boat ferrying about 100 passengers rammed into aircraft carrier INS Viraat here, naval sources said today.However, no one was injured and there was no damage to Viraat, which is

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  Antony To Spend Night On INS Viraat During Wargames

  India | February 06, 2012 20:36 IST

  New Delhi, Feb 6: Defence Minister A K Antony will for the first time spend a night on the country's lone aircraft carrier INS Viraat and review Navy's operational preparedness in wargames codenamed ‘TROPEX' in