Until he was at the centre of an international rescue effort last week, few knew about Abhilash Tomy's quest to win an extraordinary sailing race
4 min read28 Sep 2018Indian Navy's six women sailorsVartika Joshi, Pratibha Jamwal, P. Swathi , S. Vijaya Devi, B. Aishwarya and Payal Guptathis week completed circumnavigation of the globe onboard the INSV Tarini at INS Mandovi jetty in Goa
2 min read23 May 2018The world knew John Perry Barlow better as an early Internet pioneer; but for Deadheads he will remain a lyricist for their beloved band
5 min read23 Feb 2018The US Navy on Monday ordered a worldwide 'operational pause' to reassess its fleet after destroyer USS John S. McCain collided with a tanker near Singapore
1 min read21 Aug 2017Guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain collided with a tanker, Alnic MC , in Singapore and the Straits of Malacca and at least 10 sailors are missing
1 min read21 Aug 2017More than half of the nearly 100 Indian sailors stranded on ships in the UAE's waters for several months have returned home, the Indian consulate general has said
1 min read24 Jul 2017US Navy destroyer USS Fitzgerald collided with a Philippine-flagged container ship more than three times its size off eastern Japan early on Saturday
1 min read18 Jun 2017Search and rescue efforts are on for seven US sailors after the US Navy destroyer USS Fitzgerald collided with a Philippine-flagged container ship
2 min read18 Jun 2017In a relief to sailors, the government said a non-resident sailor's income for services rendered outside India on a foreign-going ship will not be taxable
1 min read23 May 2017Vijithamuni Rohana de Silva served two and a half years in prison for trying to murder Rajiv Gandhi as he inspected a naval guard of honour in Colombo in 1987
1 min read20 Dec 2016The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared