1/10 - Top trending national stories
Top trending national stories
2/10 - Boost for Indian Navy as attack submarine INS Vagir commissioned
Attack submarine INS Vagir was commissioned into the Indian Navy today at the Naval Dockyard in Mumbai. Vagir is the third submarine inducted onto the Navy in 24 months, underscoring India\'s strides in ship building.
3/10 - Boost for Indian Navy as attack submarine INS Vagir commissioned
Chief of Naval Staff Admiral R Hari Kumar was present at the event to mark the commissioning. "It\'s a lethal platform with a formidable weapon package & state of the art stealth technology," he said, adding that the commissioning will serve as a fillip for the Navy\'s operational might and serve as a deterrent to any adversary.
4/10 - Boost for Indian Navy as attack submarine INS Vagir commissioned
Vagir\'s weapons package include sufficient wire guided torpedoes and sub-surface to surface missiles to neutralise a large enemy fleet. INS Vagir has the capability of launching marine commandos for special operations, while its powerful diesel engines can quickly charge batteries for a stealth mission.
5/10 - Nation celebrates Netaji's birth anniversary
Born on January 23, 1897, Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose played a crucial role in India\'s freedom movement. He established the Azad Hind Fauj. While there is a controversy over Bose\'s death in a plane crash in Taipei on August 18, 1945, the Central government had, in an RTI in 2017, confirmed that he had died in the incident.
6/10 - Netaji will be remembered for fierce resistance to colonial rule: PM Modi
rime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday paid tributes to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose on his birth anniversary and said he will be remembered for his fierce resistance to the colonial rule. Modi government had christened the day \'Parakram Diwas\' in 2021 to mark the Azad Hind Fauj founder\'s birth anniversary.
7/10 - PM Modi names 21 Andaman and Nicobar islands after PVC awardees
Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually participated in an event and named 21 largest unnamed islands of Andaman and Nicobar Islands after 21 Param Vir Chakra awardees on the Parakram Diwas on Monday. He also virtually unveiled model of proposed memorial dedicated to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, to be set up in Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
8/10 - Mom played second fiddle, suffered: Netaji’s daughter
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose’s love for his country spared little time for his wife Emilie Schenkl, said their daughter Anita Bose Pfaff, who too grew up like many children of war. “His first and foremost, and almost only interest, was his fight for his country’s freedom. My mother had to suffer... she always had to play second fiddle,” Anita said.
9/10 - Mom played second fiddle, suffered: Netaji’s daughter
Netaji and an intensely private and publicity-shy Emilie got married in 1937 in Vienna, but they found little time together in their nine-plus years of marriage. “Whatever time they got together”, according to their daughter, was taken away by “his first and, most important, love that is his country”.
10/10 - US launches new initiative to cut visa wait time
With an aim to cut delays in visa processing in India, the US has launched new initiatives, including scheduling special interviews for first time applicants and increasing strength of consular staff. As part of the multi-pronged approach to cut the visa backlog, the US embassy in Delhi and the consulates in Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata and Hyderabad conducted "special Saturday interview days" on January 21.
