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INS Vikrant likely to be berthed at Kattupalli port in Chennai
It is to be noted that INS Vikrant, is part of the Eastern Naval Command and its base is Vishakapattanam but due to the lack of berth facilities there, discussions are on with the L&T Shipyard for the past few years to berth the prestigious warship there. INS Vikrant is 262 metres long and 62 metres wide and is as big as two football fields. Officials, who do not want to be named, told IANS that the Indian Navy had informed the defence committee about Kattuapalli port of the L&T being shortlisted to berth the giant aircraft, which is indigenously made at the Cochin Shipyard and dedicated to the nation by the Prime Minister of the country.
From Vikramaditya to Vikrant, flight of India's aircraft carriers
As India joined a select group of small countries, that have the potential to indigenously design and build aircraft carriers, let's have a look at India's past and present aircraft carriers which have served the country effectively. India's maritime history changed in 1957 when the first aircraft carrier -- Indian Naval Ship (INS) Vikrant -- was commissioned in Belfast, UK by the then Indian high ambassador to London, late Vijayalakshmi Pandit.
India, US developing strong relationship: India's ambassador to US
Sandhu, who hails from Amritsar, paid obeisance at Golden Temple and visited Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) head office Teja Singh Samundri Hall, named after his grandfather Teja Singh Samundri. He said both India and the US were developing a strong and close relationship in areas of defence and strategic affairs, healthcare, energy including the environment, climate change, solar and battery technology, IT, digital startup and innovation etc.
India logs 7,219 new Covid cases, 33 deaths
The new fatalities increased the nationwide Covid death toll to 5,27,965. The active caseload has dipped to 56,745, accounting for 0.13 per cent of the country's total positive cases. Also in the same period, the recovery of 9,651 patients took the cumulative tally to 4,38,65,016. Consequently, India's recovery rate stands at 98.68 per cent. The daily and weekly positivity rates stood at 1.94 per cent and 2.51 per cent, respectively. A total of 3,64,886 tests were conducted across the country in the last 24 hours, increasing the overall tally to over 88.68 crore.
Terrorism on decline in Kashmir: DGP Dilbag Singh
A joint strategy is being followed by security agencies leading to success in maintaining peace. The efforts of security agencies have borne fruit with districts like Kupwara in north Kashmir bordering the LoC now becoming militancy-free. J&K Director General of Police (DGP), Dilbag Singh on Friday said that in recent times some infiltration attempts were made, however, majority of them were foiled strongly. He added that a couple of times some infiltrators managed to sneak to this part for which strategies have been made to track them down.
PM Modi to inaugurate Central Vista Avenue on Sept 8, may also unveil Netaji's statue
Modi is also likely to unveil the statue of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose on the same day, which would be installed in the canopy behind India Gate, the sources said. The day incidentally also marks the festival of Onam. The revamped Central Vista Avenue, which is part of the government's ambitious Central Vista redevelopment project, is now complete as the landscaping work on both sides of Rajpath has been done.
Supreme Court grants interim bail to Teesta Setalvad
A bench headed by Chief Justice U.U. Lalit and justices S. Ravindra Bhat and Sudhanshu Dhulia said that since the essential custodial interrogation is complete, the matter of interim bail should have been heard, and noted that her bail plea is still pending before the Gujarat High Court. "We grant Teesta Setalvad interim bail," the bench said.
'INS Vikrant has filled India with new trust': Top 7 quotes of PM Modi after he commissioned country's first indigenous aircraft
PM Modi also unveiled the new Naval Ensign, during the event, and dedicated the Ensign to Chhatrapati Shivaji. INS Vikrant is designed by the Navy's in-house Warship Design Bureau (WDB) and constructed by Cochin Shipyard Limited. It boasts state-of-the-art weapons and navigation and automation features. INS Vikrant is also the largest ship ever built in India's maritime history. At the event, he said, every Indian is witnessing the sunrise of a new future. He also said, that India had now joined an elite league of nations with their own aircraft carriers and had taken 'another step towards being a developed nation'.
India logs 6,168 fresh Covid infection, 21 deaths in 24 hrs
The death toll currently stands at 5,27,932, says the report. Meanwhile, the active caseload has come down to 59,210 cases, accounting for 0.13 per cent of the total positive cases. The recovery of 9,685 patients in the last 24 hours took the cumulative tally to 4,38,55,365. Consequently, the recovery rate stands at 98.68 per cent.
PM Modi commissions India's 1st indigenous aircraft carrier INS Vikrant
After the unveiling, the Prime Minister said India has now joined the select club of nations who have developed indigenous aircraft carriers. Addressing the commissioning ceremony, Modi said: "INS Vikrant is a floating airfield, a floating town... and the power generated in it can light up 5,000 houses, while the cables can run to Kashi from Kochi."
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