The Tri-Services All-Women Sailing Expedition team returned home today after completing a 1,800-nautical-mile international voyage to Seychelles. The expedition marks the first-ever international open-sea sailing mission by an all-women team from the Indian Armed Forces.
Aboard the indigenously-built Indian Armed Services Vessel ‘Triveni’, a 56-foot sailing yacht, the team of 11 women officers from the Army, Navy and Air Force navigated nearly two months of challenging open-sea conditions.
Aboard the indigenously-built Indian Armed Services Vessel ‘Triveni’, a 56-foot sailing yacht, the team of 11 women officers from the Army, Navy and Air Force navigated nearly two months of challenging open-sea conditions.
*Defence Investiture Ceremony 2025 (Phase-II)*
President Smt Droupadi Murmu presented Param Vishisht Seva Medal to 30 Armed Forces personnel, including Lieutenant General Manoj Kumar Katiyar, Lieutenant General Dhiraj Seth, Lieutenant General Ram Chander Tiwari, Lieutenant General Anindya Sengupta, Lieutenant General Devendra Sharma, Lieutenant General Dinesh Singh Rana, Lieutenant General Pratik Sharma, Vice Admiral Sanjay Jasjit Singh, Vice Admiral Rajesh Sudhakar Pendharkar, Vice Admiral Suraj Berry, Vice Admiral Srinivas Vennam, Air Marshal Narmdeshwar Tiwari, Air Marshal Balakrishnan Manikantan, Air Marshal Nagesh Kapoor, Lieutenant General Raghu Srinivasan and Brigadier Sanjay Kumar Mishra.
President Smt Droupadi Murmu presented Param Vishisht Seva Medal to 30 Armed Forces personnel, including Lieutenant General Manoj Kumar Katiyar, Lieutenant General Dhiraj Seth, Lieutenant General Ram Chander Tiwari, Lieutenant General Anindya Sengupta, Lieutenant General Devendra Sharma, Lieutenant General Dinesh Singh Rana, Lieutenant General Pratik Sharma, Vice Admiral Sanjay Jasjit Singh, Vice Admiral Rajesh Sudhakar Pendharkar, Vice Admiral Suraj Berry, Vice Admiral Srinivas Vennam, Air Marshal Narmdeshwar Tiwari, Air Marshal Balakrishnan Manikantan, Air Marshal Nagesh Kapoor, Lieutenant General Raghu Srinivasan and Brigadier Sanjay Kumar Mishra.
In the wake of devastating landslides in Sikkim, Indian Air Force (IAF) is tirelessly undertaking Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief operations—airlifting essential relief supplies and deploying NDRF personnel to remote, cut-off areas. IAF Mi-17 helicopters have evacuated 33 stranded people, including two US nationals from Chaten region.