HMS Spey, an offshore patrol vessel of the Royal Navy which is on a goodwill visit from January 17 to 27 accorded a warm reception amidst fanfare by the Indian Naval band on its arrival in Kochi, an official statement said.
A total of 16 band teams - four from each zone (East, West, South and North) - will vie for musical supremacy during the two-day event, which has been organised to popularise Indian music and tunes as envisioned by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Ministry of Defence said on Saturday.
The All India NCC Trekking Camp culminated at Japfu Christian College, Kohima on Thursday in which 510 cadets from Senior Division and Junior Division NCC from NCC Directorates of Rajasthan, Bihar and Jharkhand, Odisha, West Bengal and Sikkim and NER attended the camp, said PRO, Ministry of
The trekking camp is the first of its kind being held in Nagaland, in which over 550 NCC cadets along with instructor staff from the states of Rajasthan, West Bengal, Sikkim, Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha and North Eastern Region are participating.
According to the Ministry of Defence, "This year, the 'Beating Retreat' ceremony at Vijay Chowk on Raisina Hill in New Delhi will witness all indian tunes to mark the culmination of the 75th Republic Day celebrations on January 29. The tunes will be played by bands of the Indian Army, Indian
Taiwanese security forces issued a nationwide air raid alert after a Chinese satellite flew over its southern airspace on Tuesday, Taiwan's Ministry of Defence informed.
The Defence Minister would be accompanied by a high-level Ministry of Defence delegation, comprising senior officials from DRDO, Service Headquarters, the Department of Defence, and the Department of Defence Production.
The Indian Navy continues to monitor the maritime security situation in the North/ Central Arabian Sea and Gulf of Aden, an official statement from the Ministry of Defence said on Wednesday.
The Indian Navy continues to monitor the maritime security situation in the North and Central Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Aden and remains committed to ensuring the safety of merchant shipping and seafarers in the region, the Ministry of Defence said in a statement on Wednesday.
Amid allegation by Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann about discrimination over the selection of tableaux for Republic Day Parade 2024, Ministry of Defence sources on Sunday said that the Punjab tableau was not selected as it did not align to the "broader themes" of this year's tableau.<