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  Government plans to fast track construction of INS Vishal, the aircraft carrier

  India | February 23, 2015 12:01 IST

  New Delhi: India is all set to finalise of its long pending ambitious plan to launch indigenous construction of its largest ever aircraft carrier. The ongoing "detailed" naval study for this indigenous aircraft carrier-II (IAC-II)

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  INS Vikrant lost the survival war against its own countrymen: Sena

  Politics | November 24, 2014 20:46 IST

  Mumbai: Describing iconic INS Vikrant's reduction into scrap as 'misfortune' of the country, the Shiv Sena today said the decommissioned warship that helped India win the 1971 battle against Pakistan, lost the fight for survival

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  Dismantling of iconic warship INS Vikrant begins

  India | November 21, 2014 20:02 IST

  Mumbai:  Three months after the Supreme Court junked a PIL against scrapping of the country's first aircraft carrier INS Vikrant, the process of breaking the iconic naval vessel has begun.“We began the process of breaking

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  INS Vikrant can be developed into museum: former Vice Admiral

  India | July 16, 2014 23:54 IST

  Mumbai: Retired Vice Admiral I C Rao,who was posted on INS Vikrant in 1975 for more than a year as chief engineer, today said that companies in Vishakapatnam are ready to convert the ship into

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  SC allows shifting of INS Vikrant from Mumbai Naval dockyard

  India | May 16, 2014 16:19 IST

  New Delhi: The Supreme Court today allowed the Centre to shift aircraft carrier INS Vikrant, which was decommissioned in 1997, from the Naval dockyard to a ship breaking yard at Darukhana in Mumbai.  “We have

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  Dismantling of INS Vikrant; SC to hear Centre's plea tomorrow

  India | May 15, 2014 18:26 IST

  New Delhi: The Supreme Court today agreed to hear tomorrow a plea of the Centre seeking modification of an earlier order virtually stopping the dismantling process of India's first aircraft carrier INS Vikrant decommissioned in

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  INS Vikrant gets another breather from SC

  India | May 05, 2014 16:34 IST

  Mumbai/New Delhi: The country's first aircraft carrier INS Vikrant, headed for the scrapyard, got another breather Monday when the Supreme Court blocked its ignominy, an activist said."We had made a plea to the apex court

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  India's first aircraft carrier INS Vikrant sold for Rs 60 crore

  India | April 10, 2014 7:05 IST

  Mumbai: The decommissioned aircraft carrier of the Indian Navy, INS Vikrant, which played an important role in the 1971 Indo-Pak war, has been sold for Rs 60 crore. The auction process of INS Vikrant was

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  BMC seeks additional funds to maintain INS Vikrant

  India | December 10, 2013 8:01 IST

  Mumbai: Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation standing committee chairman Rahul Shewale yesterday wrote to municipal commissioner Sitaram Kunte, requesting him for additional provision of funds in next year's civic budget to maintain decommissioned aircraft carrier INS Vikrant.

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  INS Vikrant to be commissioned by 2017: Admiral Joshi

  India | November 23, 2013 21:14 IST

  Ezhimala (Kannur): India's first indigenous Aircraft carrier INS Vikrant, being built at public sector Cochin Shipyard Limited and formally launched in August this year, would be commissioned by 2017, Chief of Naval Staff Admiral D

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  India's aircraft carrier INS Vikrant a threat: Chinese media report

  World | August 21, 2013 12:38 IST

  Beijing: Describing the launch of India's aircraft carrier and Japan's biggest warship since World War II as a threat to China, a report in the state-run media today alleged some countries are backing New Delhi

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  India launches its first indigenous aircraft carrier INS Vikrant

  India | August 12, 2013 15:23 IST

  Kochi, Aug 12 :  India today launched its first indigenous aircraft carrier INS Vikrant, joining the elite club of nations with the capability of designing and building a warship of this size and capability.Defence Minister

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  India to launch 1st indigenous aircraft carrier 'INS Vikrant'

  India | August 11, 2013 14:47 IST

  Kochi, Aug 11:  India will launch its first indigenous aircraft carrier INS Vikrant tomorrow, making an entry into a select club of countries capable of designing and building a carrier of this size and capability.Defence