‘Minutes away from attacking Pakistan at sea’: Navy chief Dinesh K Tripathi reveals key moment of Operation Sindoor | india news
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New Delhi: Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi said on Thursday Indian Navy Was just minutes away from launching an attack on Pakistan from the sea during Operation SindoorWhen Pakistan requested to stop kinetic activities. Speaking at the Naval Investiture Ceremony, Admiral Tripathi said, “Operation Sindoor demonstrated exemplary readiness and resolve of the Indian Navy, as our units deployed rapidly and maintained a highly aggressive posture throughout the duration. It is no longer a hidden fact that we were minutes away from attacking Pakistan from the sea, when they requested to stop the kinetic action.”Admiral Tripathi said the Navy’s actions during the operation strengthened national confidence and showcased its capabilities at the highest level.
Referring to the interaction with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, he said, “Apart from Operation Sindoor and the relentless operational tempo throughout the year, we were also very proud to demonstrate the breadth and depth of our operational capabilities to the Honorable Prime Minister during a historic 17-hour overnight visit with the Indian Navy off the western seaboard.”Operation Sindoor was launched after the Pahalgam terror attack in April 2025, in which 26 people were killed. Terrorist hideouts in Pakistan were targeted and destroyed in the operation, in which several terrorists were killed.
Naval officers honored for Operation Sindoor
The Navy Chief on Wednesday awarded the Yudh Seva Medal to Vice Admiral AN Pramod and Vice Admiral Rahul Vilas Gokhale for their role in Operation Sindoor.Vice Admiral Pramod, DGNO, was recognized for planning and executing India’s response amid tensions with Pakistan. Their deployment in the North Arabian Sea deprived the Pakistan Navy of operational space.
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Vice Admiral Gokhale was awarded for helping to restrict Pakistan’s naval movement, ensuring missile readiness and combat deployment of 22 warships within 96 hours.Captain Suraj Rebera, Captain Vikas Garg, Captain Piyush Katiyar, Commander Rajeshwar Sharma, Commander Vivek Kuriakose, Commander Kapil Kumar, Lieutenant Commander Rishabh Purbia and Chief Mechanical Engineer Manoj Kumar were also awarded the Navy Medal (Gallantry) for their role in the operation.
indus water treaty Postponed after the Pahalgam terror attack in April 2025, it has announced to revive the historic Mohra Power Project – a 120-year-old hydroelectric facility that has been lying defunct since the 1990s.cm 
The original appropriation for capital expenditure in the financial year was Rs 1.8 lakh crore, which was increased by the Finance Ministry in view of the pace of expenditure achieved by the Defense Ministry during the first two quarters and the increasing need of the forces for modernization and other purposes after Operation Sindoor, a release from the ministry said.A significant portion of the expenditure was on the acquisition of aircraft and aero engines, followed by the acquisition of ground systems, electronic warfare equipment, weapons, shipbuilding, aviation stores and projectiles. It also included proposals for the acquisition of multi-role combat aircraft, medium altitude long-range remotely piloted aircraft for the Indian Air Force, mine counter measurement ships and quick reaction surface-to-air missile systems for the Navy and Nag missile system Mark-II for the Army.In the financial year 2025-26, 109 proposals worth Rs 6.81 lakh crore were approved by the Defense Ministry, while in the financial year 2024-25, 56 proposals worth Rs 1.76 lakh crore were approved. Also, capital purchase contracts for a total of 503 proposals worth Rs 2.28 lakh crore were signed by the ministry in FY 2025-26.With an increase of 22%, the Budget has allocated Rs 2.19 lakh crore under the capital head for FY 2026-27.
A bench of CJI Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi said the CJ of the Calcutta High Court has informed that out of 60,06,675 objections to deletion of names from the voter list, judicial authorities – 500 from Bengal and 200 each from Odisha and Jharkhand – have decided on 47,30,000 till Wednesday morning.“The Calcutta High Court CJ has informed us that a decision on the pending objections is likely to be taken by April 7. Keeping in mind the above date, post these matters (for further hearing) on April 6,” the bench said.
Judge Pradeep K Sandhu on Tuesday also imposed a fine of Rs 10,000 on convict Abdul Qayyum.The prosecution said Qayyum raped the woman multiple times and threatened to kill her if she told anyone about the attack. However, the matter came to light when she became pregnant, following which her family filed a police complaint.The victim identified the culprit during the identification parade in the presence of the magistrate.