Surat

January 1, 2025 5:54 PM

Indian navy to commission three frontline fleet assets: Nilgiri, Surat, and Vaghsheer

The Indian Navy is set to commission three major fleet assets—Nilgiri, Surat, and Vaghsheer—on January 15, at the Naval Dockyard in Mumbai. This marks a significant development in India’s maritime capabilities and indigenous shipbuilding initiatives. The Nilgiri, the lead ship of the Project 17A stealth frigates, represents an upgrade over the Shivalik-class frigates. The vessel features advanced technology designed to reduce radar signatures. Similarly, the Surat is the fourth and final ...

BJP’s Mukesh Dalal elected unopposed from Surat

Mukesh Dalal, the BJP candidate for the Lok Sabha who was declared winner from the Surat parliamentary constituency after several withdrawals and disqualifications of opposition candidates, has said that the development symbolises the beginning of a comprehensive victory for the party in the general elections. Mukesh Dalal won the election "unopposed" a day after the nomination of the party's Surat Lok Sabha candidate was rejected on Sunday over alleged discrepancies in the signature of the p...