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NEW DELHI: Vice-Admiral Sanjay Vatsayan has been appointed as the chief of the Indian Navy’s western naval command, which is one of the country’s most strategically important naval commands, headquartered in Mumbai. Currently serving as the deputy chief of naval staff, Vatsayan will succeed Vice-Admiral Krishna Swaminathan, who was on Saturday appointed the next Navy…
File photo: Vice Admiral Sanjay Vatsayan NEW DELHI: Sanjay Vatsayan has been appointed as the next Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief (FOC-in-C) of the Western Naval Command, headquartered in Mumbai.Vice Admiral Vatsayan is currently serving as the Vice Chief of Naval Staff and is set to take charge of one of the Indian Navy’s most strategically important…
As western disturbance calms down, temperature to rise in Delhi (File photo) NEW DELHI: As the impact of western disturbance begins to die in the capital, IMD expects gradual rise in temperature.The maximum temperature on Wednesday was recorded at 35.4 degree Celsius, four notches below normal against 33.6 degree Celsius a day earlier. The minimum…
In the early hours of June 14, 2023, Enforcement Directorate arrested Tamil Nadu electricity minister V Senthilbalaji in a money laundering case, a fallout of a cash-for-jobs scam during an earlier tenure as an ADMK minister. As he lost his ministerial berth, underwent heart treatment, and spent more than a year in jail, there were…
The Western is back, but this time, it’s got a shot of superhero adrenaline. The first teaser for ‘Angel and the Badman’ just dropped, and it packs everything you might expect: huge skies, tense standoffs, wounded outlaws, but also a little something extra. This new take on the 1947 classic ropes in actors from both…
In Western Australia’s goldfields, researchers have discovered a strain of the fungus known as Fusarium oxysporum that has an actual ‘Midas touch.’ This organism has a pink colour and is capable of interacting with the mineral deposits below the ground, breaking them down into a liquid state, and ultimately growing solid gold crystals on the…
NEW DELHI: The Indian Army will witness a reshuffle at the top level on Wednesday as heads of two key commands — Western and Eastern — retired on Tuesday.Lt Gen Manoj Kumar Katiyar, the general officer commanding-in-chief (GoC-in-C) of the Army’s Western Command, retired after a distinguished 40-year career. He earlier served as Director General…
Actor R. Madhavan champions a parenting style focused on guidance, values, and trust over ‘quality time,’ which he deems a Western concept. He emphasizes being a supportive pillar for his son, rather than a superficial, ever-present figure. Madhavan encourages his son to embrace life as an Indian child, free from comparisons and insecurities. Read on…
NEW DELHI: Showcasing synergy among different wings of the armed forces, the Army’s combat engineering arm in collaboration with the Air Force has deployed a pontoon assault bridge using the Chinook heavy-lift helicopter during a joint exercise along the western sector.The Army’s Western Command on X said Kharga Sappers and IAF “successfully validated rapid air…
Four out of six crew members were killed after a US refuelling aircraft crashed in western Iraq on Friday, US Central Command confirmed.According to the US military, the circumstances of the incident are under investigation. However, it rejected that the crash was a result of hostile fire or friendly fire.“At approximately 2 pm ET on…
