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To preserve its edge, the silent service must innovate | Analysis
India’s hi-tech human talent needs to be given the necessary incentives to irrigate the Indian techno-strategic ecosystem in a more effective manner
Updated on Dec 04, 2020 08:00 PM IST
C Uday Bhaskar
‘Ready to tackle Covid-19, China’: Navy chief Admiral Karambir Singh
On surveillance activities, the navy chief said the two predator drones taken on lease are aiding the navy to fill the capability gap.
Published on Dec 03, 2020 02:01 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | hindustantimes.com | Edited by Deepali Sharma
Vital to keep warships free of Covid-19, says Navy chief
Scores of sailors on board aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt have tested positive for the disease, and its commanding officer, Captain Brett Crozier, was fired after the leak of a scathing letter he wrote to the navy’s leadership about the unfolding health crisis on his warship.
Updated on Apr 09, 2020 08:52 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Rahul Singh
Eagle back on feet courtesy Mohali prosthetic expert
Karan Bir Singh, who has developed limbs and supports for cows and dogs, said he had never made such a small limb before
Updated on Mar 06, 2020 02:02 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | Rachna Verma, Chandigarh
Ajay Devgn thanks army, navy and air chiefs for watching Tanhaji with him: ‘Thank you all for the love’
Ajay Devgn has thanked the chiefs of Indian Army, Navy and Air Force for joining him for a screening of Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior in Delhi.
Updated on Jan 20, 2020 11:46 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Correspondent
‘China-Pakistan Economic Corridor impinge India’s sovereignty’: Navy chief Admiral Karambir Singh at Raisina Dialogue
Navy chief Admiral Karambir Singh said there have been instances when PLA (China) ships entered our Exclusive Economic Zones wherein we had to tell them that this impinges on our issue
Updated on Jan 15, 2020 10:29 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Correspondent
Lt Gen MM Naravane, other two military chiefs have two things in common
The army chief-designate’s father MS Naravane was a wing commander in the air force; navy chief Admiral Karambir Singh’s father Gurmaijit Singh was a wing commander too; while IAF chief Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria’s father Suraj Pal Singh Bhadauria was a master warrant officer in the air force
Updated on Dec 18, 2019 03:54 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Rahul Singh
Repelled Chinese vessel in Sept, says Navy chief
According to marinetraffic.com, a ship tracking and maritime intelligence website, the Shi Yan 1 is 60 metres long, 26 metres wide and has a gross weight of 3,071 tonnes. The website tracked the Chinese-flagged vessel’s current position to the South China Sea.
Updated on Dec 04, 2019 06:03 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Rahul Singh
Navy chief Karambir Singh says Chinese vessel entered Indian waters without permission
The Chinese vessel, Shi Yan 1, was found carrying out some activities near Port Blair in September when it was asked to go away.
Updated on Aug 01, 2020 02:07 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Rahul Singh
First indigenous aircraft carrier will be fully operational by 2022, says Navy Chief Admiral Karambir Singh
Admiral Singh, speaking at an annual press conference, also said that the Navy’s long-term plan is to have three aircraft carriers.
Updated on Dec 03, 2019 01:43 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Correspondent
‘JeM’s underwater wing training men for attack’: Navy chief warns in Pune
The Indian Navy is fully prepared to make sure there is no intrusion from the seas, he added.
Updated on Jun 22, 2020 08:42 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Pune | Shivani Sadanand Singh
BTech student held with 12gm heroin in Panchkula
Inspector Karambir Singh, in-charge Sector 19 crime branch, said the accused was identified as Nitish Sharma, a resident of Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh.
Updated on Aug 14, 2019 10:53 AM IST
Panchkula | HT Correspondent
New chief says cut down on ostentatious displays in navy
According to the new directive, the use of the third person in addressing senior officers is to be discouraged, their full title is not to be used repeatedly in speeches, and refreshments and meals have to simple and “devoid of ostentation”.
Updated on Jun 04, 2019 11:35 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Rahul Singh
Rajnath Singh takes charge as Defence Minister
After taking charge, the former home minister held a meeting with Army chief Gen Bipin Rawat, IAF chief Air Chief Marshal B S Dhanoa and newly appointed Navy chief Karambir Singh.
Updated on Jun 01, 2019 01:07 PM IST
New Delhi | Press Trust of India
Vice Admiral Verma, overlooked for Navy chief post, earned 2 adverse reports
Two defence ministers expressed reservations about Vice Admiral Bimal Verma, the current Commander-in-Chief of the Andaman and Nicobar Command who was recently overlooked for the post of the Chief of Navy Staff.
Updated on May 30, 2019 10:25 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Sudhi Ranjan Sen
AFT asks defence ministry to produce original records
Verma’s lawyer Ankur Chhibber said the matter would come up for hearing on May 29, three days before current navy chief Admiral Sunil Lanba retires.
Updated on May 23, 2019 12:05 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Correspondent
Vice Admiral Verma files fresh plea on appointment of new Navy Chief
In his petition, Vice Admiral Bimal Verma also sought quashing of a note issued by the defence ministry rejecting his plea against Singh’s appointment.
Published on May 22, 2019 09:36 AM IST
New Delhi | Press Trust of India
Man hangs self in Sec 78; three booked
The police said the incident was reported on Sunday evening when the victim was found hanging from a steel rod on the ceiling in his room
Updated on May 22, 2019 07:52 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Gurugram | HT Correspondent
Defence Ministry rejects Vice Admiral Bimal Verma’s plea challenging appointment of Navy Chief
Rejecting his statutory complaint filed on April 10, Defence Ministry’s Joint Secretary (Navy) Richa Mishra clarified that though seniority is an important criterion while appointing services chiefs but it is not the sole criteria.
Updated on May 18, 2019 02:09 PM IST
New Delhi | Asian News International
No word from govt on complaint, says Verma’s lawyer
Verma moved the AFT on April 25 for the second time after the government named Admiral Singh as the next navy chief in March. The defence ministry was asked to take a decision on Verma’s complaint by May 15.
Published on May 16, 2019 12:20 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Correspondent
Armed Forces Tribunal asks government to decide Vice Admiral Verma’s complaint in three weeks
Vice Admiral Bimal Verma had on Tuesday moved the AFT for the second time after the government last month named Admiral Singh as the next navy chief.
Published on Apr 26, 2019 11:36 AM IST
New Delhi | HT Correspondent
Vice-Admiral Verma to come face to face with next navy chief
Ten days after he filed a statutory complaint to defence minister Nirmala Sitharaman against his supersession, Vice-Admiral Bimal Verma will on Tuesday come face-to-face with the junior officer, Vice-Admiral Karambir Singh, who was named as the next navy chief by the government last week, officials familiar with the matter said.
Updated on Apr 23, 2019 09:56 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Correspondent
Bimal Verma’s complaint to Nirmala Sitharaman on supersession filed
The government last month had appointed Vice-Admiral Karambir Singh as the next navy chief, overlooking Bimal Verma.
Updated on Apr 12, 2019 08:25 AM IST
New Delhi | HT Correspondent
Vice admiral Bimal Verma withdraws plea challenging Karambir Singh’s appointment as navy chief
He had approached the Armed Forces Tribunal challenging the appointment of Vice Admiral Karambir Singh as the next navy chief
Updated on Apr 09, 2019 03:52 PM IST
New Delhi | Indo Asian News Service
Navy officer petitions tribunal over next chief, daughter to fight his case
Rhea Verma father, Vice Admiral Verma, would have been the senior-most officer in the Navy on May 31 when Admiral Sunil Lanba retires. But the government last month decided against appointing him and opted for Vice Admiral Karambir Singh.
Updated on Apr 09, 2019 01:14 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Rahul Singh
Vice Admiral Bimal Verma moves Armed Forces Tribunal after being superseded for naval chief post
Vice Admiral Karambir Singh will take over as the new Navy Chief after Admiral Sunil Lanba will complete his three-year term on May 31 this year.
Updated on Apr 08, 2019 03:58 PM IST
Press Trust of India | Press Trust of India
Vice Admiral Karambir Singh to be next navy chief
The government on Saturday announced that Vice Admiral Karambir Singh will take over as the next navy chief when Admiral Sunil Lanba retires on May 31, superseding Vice Admiral Bimal Verma, who will be the senior-most naval officer on that date.
Updated on Mar 23, 2019 10:04 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Correspondent
Vice Admiral Karambir Singh appointed next Navy chief
At present, Vice Admiral Karambir Singh is serving as the Flag Officer Commanding in Chief of the Eastern Naval Command in Visakhapatnam.
Updated on Mar 23, 2019 02:39 PM IST
Press Trust of India | HT Correspondent