Indian Navy

The flag adopted by the Indian Navy has totally replaced the flag with Saint George’s Cross with the Tricolour in the top left corner

NEW DELHI: Over 55 lakh ex-servicemen and their eligible dependents benefitted from the Ex-Servicemen Contributory Health Scheme (ECHS) that provides cashless and capless medical benefits, the ministry of defence told in Lok Sabha. Apart from a vast network of 427 ECHS polyclinics and 30 ECHS Regional Centres and Empanelled Health Care Organizations in India, the […]

NEW DELHI: The glory of Indian defence forces is so vast that it can’t be summed up in few words or sentences, said former Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb in Delhi on Saturday. Narrating his own story, Deb said that his name ‘Biplab’ means revolution/change and he was named Biplab as he was born […]

KOLKATA: Expressing concerns, Trinamool Congress (TMC) will demand suspension of the Agnipath Scheme at Parliament Advisory Committee for Defence scheduled on July 8. Sources in TMC told The New Indian that they are not alone as opposition parties will close ranks to strongly oppose the scheme in the meeting. Trinamool Congress MP Saugata Roy has […]

NEW DELHI: In a big boost to India’s naval defence, the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has successfully test-fired the Vertically Launched Short Range Surface to Air Missile (VL-SRSAM) from an Indian Naval Ship (INS) off the coast of Chandipur in Odisha on Friday. The VL-SRSAM, a ship-borne weapon system, is meant for neutralising […]