Navy girls reach home after travelling around globe on board INSV Tarini

It was the first-ever Indian circumnavigation of the globe by an all-women crew, the Navy said. IMAGE: Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman salutes one of the officers of the Indian Navy's......

Ahoy! Riding the waves with pride

The Indian Navy showcased its might off the Bay of Bengal when it held the second edition of the International Fleet Review last week. Vipin Vijayan/Rediff.com, who was on board INS Sunayna for the......

India must offer the Maldives statehood within the Union

The Maldives will be the nucleus of future security order in the Indian Ocean. Patently the Maldivians will have to migrate before the portended watery grave. Given what could happen by 2100, it......

Abhilash Tomy Challenges The Oceans Again

'When I crossed that point where I had the accident, I felt light and that was a very physical experience. I felt something leave me.'Shyam G Menon chronicles the voyages of that incredible Indian......