L&T wins Rs 468-cr defence order for naval floating dock

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 3, 2015, 13:46

The stock was trading at Rs 1,663.45, down 0.53 per cent, from its previous close on BSE.

ITC to hike cigarette prices by up to 15%

Last Updated: Friday, March 13, 2015, 16:45

Leading conglomerate ITC will soon increase prices of cigarette brands like Classic and Gold Flake Kings by up to 15 per cent per pack following the hike in excise duty on cigarettes in the Budget 2015-16.

Govt gives approval to AAI to lease land to navy, coast guard

Last Updated: Monday, December 29, 2014, 20:18

The leasing of the requisite land at proposed airports will facilitate the coast guard/navy to establish various facilities for better surveillance of coast line, it said.

Navy lauds RIL's role in locating sunken vessel

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 2, 2014, 19:00

A timely help from Reliance Industries in locating wreck of a sunken Navy vessel in Bay of Bengal has come in for praise from the Indian Navy which commended the firm's promptness and thorough professionalism in the task.

Indian Navy orders probe into warship running aground

Last Updated: Sunday, February 2, 2014, 20:17

An amphibious warship of the Navy was damaged when it ran aground off the coast of Vishakhapatnam last week, after which an inquiry has been ordered to ascertain the reasons for the mishap.

8 fishermen detained by Sri Lankan Naval personnel

Last Updated: Sunday, February 2, 2014, 12:24

Eight fishermen in two mechanised boats were detained by Sri Lankan Navy personnel while fishing near Katchateevu islet, `Q` branch officials said on Sunday.

Asia`s first SBTF commissioned into Indian Navy at Goa

Last Updated: Saturday, February 1, 2014, 13:51

India has joined the elite group of nations when the Shore Based Test Facility (SBTF) was commissioned into the Indian Navy at INS Hansa here, a naval official said here on Saturday.

Navy pilots to learn landing, taking off from aircraft carrier

Last Updated: Friday, January 31, 2014, 20:51

Indian Navy pilots will learn the tricks of landing and taking off their MiG-29K and LCA Tejas combat planes on aircraft carriers from a shore-based facility, which was commissioned in Goa on Friday.

Fishermen`s arrests: Jayalalithaa blames `elements` in Sri Lanka Navy

Last Updated: Friday, January 31, 2014, 13:19

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa has said some "elements" in the Sri Lanka Navy are out to "spoil" the conducive environment created between the fishing communities of two nations.

38 Tamil Nadu fishermen arrested by Sri Lankan Navy

Last Updated: Thursday, January 30, 2014, 11:36

Thirty-eight Tamil Nadu fishermen were today arrested by Sri Lankan navy for allegedly crossing the International Maritime Boundary line, three days after fishermen representatives of India and Sri Lanka met to discuss the vexed fishing issue.

Navy finalising Rs 250cr contract to salvage INS Sindhurakshak

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 29, 2014, 20:39

The Navy is close to finalising a contract expected to cost over Rs 250 crore for salvaging submarine INS Sindhurakshak, which sank in Mumbai harbour six months ago after an explosion in its torpedo section.

Japan Navy admits losing USD 5 million submarine

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 29, 2014, 14:16

Japan admitted today that its navy lost a USD 5 million unmanned submarine during a survey last year, with a nine-day search of the ocean floor yielding nothing.