8 December in Indian and World History

8 December in Indian and World History

8 December in Indian and World History is celebrated, observed, and remembered for various reasons. 8 December is the birth anniversary of Balaji Bajirao, Narayan Shastri Marathe, Balkrishna Sharma Naveen, and Uday Shankar. 8 December is also observed as the death anniversary of Bhai Parmanand, and Ramashankar Yadav. Birth Anniversary 8 December in Indian history … Read more

7 December in Indian and World History

7 December in Indian and World History

7 December in Indian and World History is celebrated, observed, and remembered for various reasons. 7 December is the birth anniversary of Jatindranath Mukherjee and Radhakamal Mukherjee. 7 December is also observed as the death anniversary of Hyder Ali, and Begum Abida Ahmed Birth Anniversary 7 December in Indian history is celebrated as the birth … Read more

Singapore-India Maritime Bilateral Exercise ‘Simbex’ – 2022

Singapore-India Maritime Bilateral Exercise

Image Courtesy: Ministry of Defence The Indian Navy is hosting the 29th edition of the Singapore-India Maritime Bilateral Exercise (SIMBEX) from 26 to 30 October 2022 at Visakhapatnam. SIMBEX-2022 is being conducted in two phases – Harbour Phase at Visakhapatnam from 26 to 27 October 2022 followed by the Sea Phase in Bay of Bengal from 28 to … Read more

Exercise Garuda – VII

Garuda - VII

Indian Air Force (IAF) and French Air and Space Force (FASF) are participating in a bilateral exercise, named ‘Garuda VIl’, from 26 October to 12 November 2022 at Air Force Station Jodhpur. In this exercise, FASF will participate with four Rafale fighter aircraft, one A-330 Multi Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) aircraft, and a contingent of … Read more

PM inaugurates DefExpo22

DefExpo22

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi inaugurated the DefExpo22 at Mahatma Mandir Convention and Exhibition Centre in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, today. At the India Pavilion, the Prime Minister unveiled HTT-40 – the indigenous trainer aircraft designed by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited. During the programme, the Prime Minister also launched Mission DefSpace and laid the foundation stone of … Read more

INS TARKASH reaches South Africa for IBSAMAR VII

INS Tarkash reached Port Gqeberha (also known as Port Elizabeth), South Africa to participate in the seventh edition of IBSAMAR, a joint multinational maritime exercise among Indian, Brazilian and South African Navies from 10 – 12 Oct 22. The previous edition of IBSAMAR (IBSAMAR VI) was conducted off Simons Town, South Africa from 01 to 13 Oct … Read more

Japan-India Maritime Exercise 2022 Concludes

Japan India Maritime Exercise 2022

Image Courtesy: Ministry of Defence  The sixth edition of the Japan India Maritime Exercise 2022, JIMEX 22 hosted by the Indian Navy concluded in the Bay of Bengal with the two sides bidding farewell to each other with a customary steam past on 17 Sep 22.  Indian Naval ships led by Rear Adm Sanjay Bhalla, … Read more

Japan-India Maritime Bilateral Exercise – Jimex 2022

JIMEX 22

The sixth edition of Japan India Maritime Exercise 2022 (JIMEX 22) hosted by Indian Navy commenced in the Bay of Bengal on 11 Sep 22. The Japan Maritime Self Defence Force (JMSDF) ships are being led by R Adm Hirata Toshiyuki, Commander Escort Flotilla Four, and Indian Naval ships by R Adm Sanjay Bhalla, Flag … Read more

1 September in Indian and World History

1 September in Indian and World History

1 September in Indian and World History is celebrated, observed, and remembered for various reasons.1 September is the birth anniversary of Swami Prabhupada, K. N. Singh, Poorna Ajitak Sangma, and Padma Parvati Lakshmi Vaidyanathan. 1 September is also observed as the death anniversary of Guru Amardas. Birth Anniversary 1 September in Indian history is celebrated … Read more

Nation all set to celebrate 75 years of Independence

76th Independence Day

Tonight, marks the seven and half decades of freedom for the people of India when on August 15, 1947, the country broke itself from the shackles of Colonial Rule.  The proud Nation is celebrating ‘Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav’, marking the 76th year of Independence. The whole country has been gripped by patriotic fervour. A series … Read more

Independence Day and its Significance

Independence Day 2022

The Republic of India gained its independence from the rule of the British on 15 August 1947. Since then, every year, 15th August is celebrated as Independence Day in India to commemorate its freedom from the 200-year-old British government. This year, India is observing Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’ (India@75). Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi … Read more

Partition Horrors Remembrance Day: History, Theme, and Significance

Partition Horrors Remembrance Day

Lord Mountbatten meets Nehru, Jinnah and other Leaders to plan the Partition of India in 1947. Partition Horrors Remembrance Day is a yearly celebration on 14 August. It aims to remember the victims and sufferings of people during the Partition of India. During the partition, many Indians suffered. Several families were displaced, and many people died in the partition. … Read more