INS Visakhapatnam, a P15B stealth guided missile destroyer, was commissioned into the Indian Navy in the presence of Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh at the Naval Dockyard, Mumbai on November 21, 2021. The event marks the formal induction of the first of the four ‘Visakhapatnam’ class destroyers, indigenously designed by the Indian Navy’s in-house organisation […]
Istvan Szabo conferred with Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement award
Noted Hungarian Filmmaker Istvan Szabo has been conferred the Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement award by the 52nd International Film Festival of India, at the opening ceremony held in Goa today, November 20, 2021. For his outstanding contribution to World cinema, Istvan Szabo has been honored with the award at IFFI 52, which will come to […]
Hema Malini conferred Indian Film Personality of the Year Award at 52nd IFFI
Be it Basanti, Seeta aur Geeta or Dream Girl, Hema Malini has immortalized every character she has played on the big screen, etching herself and the characters she portrayed in the hearts of the audience forever. In recognition of her quintessential contribution to the world of cinema, the 52nd edition of the International Film Festival […]
India launches the 41st Scientific Expedition to Antarctica
India has successfully launched the 41st Scientific Expedition to Antarctica with the arrival of the first batch of its contingent at the southern white continent. The first batch comprising of 23 scientists and support staff reached the Indian Antarctic station Maitri on last week.Four more batches shall be landing in Antarctica by air using DROMLAN […]
Vice Admiral R Hari Kumar to be the next Chief of the Naval Staff
The Government has appointed Vice Admiral R Hari Kumar, PVSM, AVSM, VSM, ADC presently Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Western Naval Command as the next Chief of the Naval Staff with effect from the afternoon of 30th November 2021. The present Chief of the Naval Staff, Admiral Karambir Singh, PVSM, AVSM, ADC, retires from service on 30th […]
National Sports Awards 2021
Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports announced the National Sports Awards 2021. National Sports Awards are given every year to recognize and reward excellence in sports. Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award is given for the spectacular and most outstanding performance in the field of sports by a sportsperson over a period of the previous […]
The Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences 2021
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2021 with one half to David Card (University of California, Berkeley, USA)for his empirical contributions to labour economics and the other half jointly to Joshua D. Angrist(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, USA) Guido […]
এয়ার মার্শাল সন্দীপ সিং এয়ার স্টাফ উপ-প্রধান পদে দায়িত্ব গ্রহণ করলেন
এয়ার মার্শাল সন্দীপ সিং আজ এয়ার স্টাফ উপ-প্রধান পদে দায়িত্ব গ্রহণ করেছেন। ন্যাশনাল ডিফেন্স অ্যাকাডেমির প্রাক্তনী এয়ার মার্শাল সন্দীপ সিং যুদ্ধ বিমানের পাইলট হিসাবে ১৯৮৩’র ডিসেম্বরে বিমান বাহিনীর ফ্লাইং শাখায় কর্মজীবন শুরু করেন। এক্সপেরিমেন্টাল টেস্ট পাইলট এবং কোয়ালিফায়েড ফ্লাইং ইন্সট্রাকটর হিসাবে এয়ার মার্শাল সন্দীপ সিং-এর দীর্ঘ অভিজ্ঞতা রয়েছে। যুদ্ধ বিমান পরিচালনার ক্ষেত্রেও তাঁর বিশেষ […]
VICE ADMIRAL ADHIR ARORA, NM ASSUMES CHARGE AS CHIEF HYDROGRAPHER TO THE GOVT OF INDIA
Vice Admiral Adhir Arora, NM has taken charge as the Chief Hydrographer to the Govt of India from Vice Admiral Vinay Badhwar, AVSM, NM who superannuated on 30 Sep 21. Vice Admiral Adhir Arora was commissioned in the Executive branch of the Indian Navy in 1985. As a specialist Hydrographer, he has undertaken hydrographic surveys […]
Air Marshal BR Krishna assumed charge of Chief of Integrated Defence Staff to the Chairman
Air Marshal BR Krishna assumed charge of Chief of Integrated Defence Staff to the Chairman, Chiefs of Staff Committee (CISC) on October 01,2021. The CISC paid homage to the brave hearts at the National War Memorial, in New Delhi followed by Tri-Service Guard of Honour. Commissioned as a fighter pilot in 1983, Air Marshal Krishna […]