US President Joe Biden has blamed Russian President Vladimir Putin for the death of Alexei Navalny who was a prominent critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin and was found dead in Arctic Jail. As per the Russian Prison service, Navalny died after a walk at the “Polar Wolf” Arctic penal colony. US President Joe Biden said that he was “not surprised” by the news of Navalny’s death. Alexei Navalny, serving death sentence on multiple corruption charges, was seen as the leading opposition figure against President Putin. Navalny rose to prominence more than a decade ago by speaking publicly against corruption in Russia and used to organise major anti-Kremlin protests.
17 February,2024 12:41 PM IST | Mumbai
Prominent critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin, Alexei Navalny died in a prison on Feb 16. The 47-year-old Russian Opposition leader was serving a three-decade jail term was found dead at the Artic jail. As per the Russian Prison service, Navalny died after a walk at the “Polar Wolf” Arctic penal colony. The Federal Penitentiary Service of the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous District said in a statement that Navalny felt unwell after a walk. Raising suspicion over Navalny’s death news, his wife Yulia Navalnaya said that it is difficult for her to believe the reports as ‘Putin and his govt lie incessantly’. Navalny’s death news comes as President Putin prepares for Russian Presidential Elections aiming to extend his rule till 2030. Earlier in 2020, Navalny was poisoned during a flight to Moscow in 2020 and was rushed to Germany for urgent treatment. Navalny returned to Russia in 2021 and got arrested over fraud and extremism charges and was sentenced to 9 years in jail. Alexei Navalny, serving death sentence on multiple corruption charges was seen as the leading opposition figure against President Putin. Navalny rose to prominence more than a decade ago by speaking publicly against corruption in Russia and used to organise major anti-Kremlin protests.
17 February,2024 11:28 AM IST
Qatar shocked India with its recent verdict against the eight former Indian Navy officers. The eight former naval personnel were sentenced to death by the Court of First Instance of Qatar. Reacting to the 2023 Qatar espionage case, Indian Navy Chief said, “Govt putting all-out efforts to bring them back”. India called the ruling 'deeply shocking' and deployed all diplomatic channels to engage with Qatar on this case. In November, a court of appeal in Qatar accepted the Indian Govt’s application against the death sentence. The 8 former Indian Navy personnel were arrested in August 2022 for alleged espionage in Qatar. They were employees of Dahra Global, a Doha-based private defence services provider.
03 December,2023 01:56 PM IST
In a tragic incident, one naval ground crew member was killed after INS Chetak crashed at the Defence Airport inside the Naval Base Kochi. The incident took place during routine maintenance checks, and an inquiry has been initiated. More details about the incident will follow. #Indiannavy #HelicopterCrash #Chetak #ChetakCrash
04 November,2023 06:15 PM IST
The Court of First Instance of Qatar has passed a verdict of the death penalty for the eight former Indian naval officers who have been Imprisoned in Qatar since October 2022. These ex-officers were accused of allegedly spying on a submarine programme. India’s Ministry of External Affairs said it is "deeply shocked" by the verdict and now awaits the detailed judgement. Meanwhile, AIMIM Chief Asaduddin Owaisi called the matter “unfortunate” and urged PM Modi to bring ex-Indian Naval Officers back to India. The prominent also recalled the time when he had raised the issue in the parliament back in December 2022.
27 October,2023 12:21 PM IST | Mumbai
As a part of high-scale retaliation, IDF continued wide-scale strikes on Hamas military targets in northern Gaza. In view of that, IDF pounded the hideouts of Hamas in the Gaza Strip on October 21. Meanwhile, on a separate front, IDF attacked across the Israel-Lebanon border at Hezbollah's targets. In IDF’s airstrike, Mabduh Shaalabi, a Hamas special naval forces operative involved in attacks against Israel was killed. Israel's high-scale retaliation is turning out to be a nightmare for Hamas as more than 1,000 terrorists have been neutralized. The Israeli military has announced that its ultimate goal is to wipe out the top political and military hierarchy of Hamas. Earlier in successful air strikes, IAf attacked the headquarters of Hamas in Gaza and killed senior Hamas operatives. Among the senior operatives, Osama Mazini, Muetaz Eid, Ayman Nofal, and more were killed in IDF airstrike. So far, Israeli Air Force's fighter jets demolished over 250 military targets in the Gaza Strip. Meanwhile, the Hamas has claimed that they were holding over 200 hostages in Gaza, the Times of Israel reported. However, IDF on October 20 confirmed the release of two US citizens identified as Judith Tai Raanan, Natali Raanan. The American citizens have been handed over safely to the Israeli Troops.
21 October,2023 05:29 PM IST | Mumbai
After 36 years of service, INS Magar, the oldest landing ship of the Indian Navy was decommissioned in Kochi recently. A ceremony was held to decommission the ship during which the ship's timeline and a special postage cover were released. The ship has been a vital asset to the Indian Navy for over 30 years and has been instrumental in various naval operations ranging from amphibious operations, Fleet deployments and HADR missions like the evacuation of civilians from the affected areas during the December 2004 Tsunami.
07 May,2023 02:00 PM IST
The only indigenous aircraft carrier India has ever built, the Indian Naval Ship (INS) Vikrant, paid its first visit to Mumbai port on March 09. Indian Navy’s light combat aircraft aboard India's first indigenous aircraft carrier INS Vikrant during a media visit in Mumbai on March 10.
11 March,2023 01:12 PM IST | Mumbai
In a major accident in Pune’s Navale Bridge area on Sunday, a tanker went on to hit at least 45 vehicles after a suspected brake failure. The incident took place around 8.30 pm in the Navale Bridge area, according to information given by local police. Several people suffered injuries in the major accident but no casualties were reported.
21 November,2022 10:00 PM IST | Mumbai
This monsoon, heading to Lonavala for a break will be a challenging task for Mumbaikars. Local police at the hill station have limited the entry to only those with e-passes. People found without an #epass will be fined Rs 1,000. However, police do not have instructions on whether they are to send back people found without a pass, or let them stay after the payment of the fine.
03 June,2021 12:00 AM IST | MumbaiADVERTISEMENT
