In a rapid and decisive operation, elite marine commandos of the Indian Navy on Friday successfully rescued 21 crew members, including 15 Indians, from a bulk carrier in the North Arabian Sea. The operation was prompted by an attempted hijacking of the Liberian-flagged vessel, MV Lila Norfolk, by a group of around five to six heavily armed pirates.An Indian Navy warship intercepted the

IAF’s three Mi-26 heavy lift helicopters are currently grounded. Once they’re overhauled, India will be first country to have both Russian Mi-26s & American Chinooks in operationNew Delhi: After being grounded for several years, the Indian Air Force (IAF) fleet of Mi-26 heavy lift helicopters are finally getting overhauled following a contract signed with the Russian Helicopters.Work is set

Building a space station is a colossal undertaking. An AI illustrative rendition of Bharatiya Antariksha Station (or Indian Space Station)ISRO is testing new Hi-Tech indigenous systems which will not only reduce costs but also help in reducing dependence on foreign sources. The test conducted by ISRO’s Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) aimed to evaluate the operation of PEM Fuel Cells in

The Aditya-L1 satellite, India’s first space-based solar observatory, is scheduled to reach its designated orbit at 4 pm on January 6thEarlier, ISRO Chairman S Somanath said “Aditya-L1 is going to reach its L1 point on January 6 and we are going to do the final manoeuvre to keep it there."Meanwhile, the satellite, launched from Sriharikota on September 2, is expected to stay in this strategic

According to ISRO officials, the spacecraft will be placed in a halo orbit around Lagrange point 1 (L1) of the Sun-Earth system, about 1.5 million km from the Earth. XPoSat Launched On January 1 Doing ‘Very Well’: ISRO Chief S SomanathHyderabad: ISRO chief S Somanath on Friday said the PSLV XPoSat launched on January 1 is doing "very well".Mr Somanath was speaking to reporters on the sidelines of

Bangalore: External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar has said the world today wants a country like India to balance out the established powers."Today, we are spreading our wings. The world actually wants a country like ours today to balance out the established powers," the EAM said.The EAM was speaking on his book ‘Why Bharat Matters’ at the Golden Jubilee Celebration of PES University in