Who is Vice Admiral Dinesh Kumar Tripathi? India’s New Navy Chief

30 Apr 2024

Who is Dinesh K Tripathi? Vice Admiral Dinesh Kumar Tripathi, born on May 15, 1964, is set to assume the prestigious role of Chief of the Naval Staff following the retirement of Admiral R Hari Kumar. Tripathi's journey to this esteemed position is rooted in his solid educational foundation. He...

Indian Navy to Commission INS Jatayu Naval Base in Lakshadweep

02 Mar 2024

On March 6, the Chief of Naval Staff, Admiral R Hari Kumar, will be present as the Indian Navy commissions the naval detachment in Minicoy as INS Jatayu. The incident is a significant turning point in the Navy's plan to gradually improve security in the strategically significant Lakshadweep Islands. Naval...

INS Imphal dedicated to nation

27 Dec 2023

The Chief of Naval staff, Admiral R Hari Kumar, on Tuesday introduced the Indian Navy’s latest stealth-guided missile destroyer ‘INS Imphal’, the first warship to have been named after a city from the northeast. Warship Imphal, which can fire extended-range supersonic BrahMos missiles, was commissioned into the Indian Navy in...

Navy Chief on ex-Navy personnel on death row in Qatar: Govt making efforts to reinstate them

01 Dec 2023

The government is working nonstop to repatriate eight former naval personnel from Qatar who were given the death penalty by a Qatari court, according to Navy Chief Admiral R Hari Kumar on Friday. "We are working closely to ensure that their interests are looked after," Admiral Kumar said at a...