French Navy Ship 'Languedoc' visited Mumbai from 13 to 18 October. Personnel of the French and the Indian Navy undertook professional exchanges through cross-visits and shared best practices.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin has written to External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, requesting the central government to secure the release of Tamil fishermen and their fishing boats detained by Sri Lanka.
The Fishermen Association of Rameshwaram began an indefinite strike on Sunday, demanding the release of 27 fishermen and five boats allegedly captured by the Sri Lankan navy.
Vice Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief (FOC-in-C), Western Naval Command, reviewed the operational readiness of the Western Fleet on Sunday.
The United States sent a second aircraft carrier strike group to the eastern Mediterranean to deter the "hostile actions" against Israel or any efforts toward widening this war following Hamas's attack on Israel, US Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin said on Saturday.
About 2,500 personnel from the Indian Navy, Coast Guard, State and the union territory administration, Marine Police, fisheries, customs, intelligence agencies, light houses, ports forest were engaged in the exercise, an official press release stated.