Nirmal Verma

• Admiral Devendra Joshi is new Indian Navy chief

  Admiral Devendra Kumar Joshi, an anti-submarine warfare specialist, on Friday took over as the Indian Navy chief. He succeeds Admiral Nirmal Verma, who retired after 43 years of service. Joshi is the 21st chief of naval staff of independent India and the 19th Indian to take command of the world's sixth largest naval force.

• New Navy chief to take charge today

  Vice Admiral Devendra Kumar Joshi, an anti-submarine warfare specialist, will take over as the new Navy Chief succeeding Admiral Nirmal Verma who retires on Friday.

• Navy Chief on 3-day farewell visit to Vizag, retires on August 31

  Navy Chief Admiral Nirmal Verma on Sunday arrived at the eastern Naval command headquarters in Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh on a farewell visit.

• Why INS Arihant, submarine in final stages of testing, is so important

  The INS Arihant, India's endogenously-built nuclear-powered submarine which is capable of carrying nuclear missiles "will be going for sea-trials soon," Chief of Naval Staff, Admiral Nirmal Verma told reporters today in New Delhi.

• Pay parity panel has no military representative: Navy Chief to Defence Minister

  Navy Chief Admiral Nirmal Verma has written to Defence Minister AK Antony objecting that a committee set up by the Prime Minister to look into the demands of the armed forces for pay parity and benefits, has no military representative.

• India gets hawk eye over Strait of Malacca

  India will on Tuesday formally open a key naval station, aptly named INS Baaz (Hawk), in the southern part of Andaman and Nicobar Islands that will boost its ability to keep an eagle eye on the critical maritime choke-point: the Strait of Malacca.

• Key meeting today to discuss pay, pension of Armed forces

  There have been strong demands from ex-servicemen for One Rank One Pension, and from acting servicemen for One Rank One Pay. And to push for their demands further, the three Service chiefs, led by Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee, Naval chief Admiral Nirmal Verma, will today meet the Committee of Secretaries.

• Countering China: India's Baaz to spy on the Malacca Strait

  In about a fortnight from now, Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Nirmal Verma will kick start the process of turning a small and sparingly used Indian military outpost at the very southern-most tip of the Andaman Nicobar Islands into a full-fledged "forward operating base."

• Vice Admiral DK Joshi to be India's next Naval Chief

  Vice Admiral Devendra Kumar Joshi, Western Naval Command Chief and a specialist in anti-submarine warfare, has been named as the new Navy Chief. He succeeds Admiral Nirmal Verma whose tenure ends on August 31.

• Indian Navy in fast-forward mode

  The Indian Navy will acquire at least five ships every year for the next 10 years, and deploy two nuclear submarines and its new aircraft carrier, INS Vikramaditya, in 2013. The fast forward mode after a long lull has been mentioned both by Defence Minister AK Antony as well as navy chief Admiral Nirmal Verma on different occasions, particularly at...

• Nuclear-powered submarine INS Chakra joins Indian Navy

  INS Chakra - the nuclear-propelled hunter killer submarine - formally joined the Indian Navy today. "The INS Chakra will increase our flexibility and capability immensely," Chief of Naval Staff, Admiral Nirmal Verma, said.

• Rajshree Ojha returns with Chaurahen, says no compromise this time

  Aisha director Rajshree Ojha returns to tell human relationship stories with her next venture Chaurahen.

• Pavit incident was an aberration, says Navy chief

  The drifting of merchant ship MT Pavit into Indian waters undetected was an "aberration," said Navy chief Admiral Nirmal Verma on Saturday. He added that some lessons have been drawn from the incident.

• Defence Minister asks how this ship reached Juhu beach undetected

  The Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Nirmal Kumar Verma has sought a report on how the MV Pavit managed to enter Juhu Beach undetected. He said the MV Pavit entering Juhu should be viewed as a serious security threat.

• INS Kochi launched, Navy chief wants more

  Naval Chief Admiral Nirmal Kumar Verma calls for serious relook at the inefficiencies of and conceptualisation of an indigenous warship building system.