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Vice Admiral R Hari Kumar, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief (FOC-in-C) of Western Naval Command embarked Western Fleet ships at sea for two days.  According to a statement issued by the Indian Navy, Vice Admiral embarked on Western Fleet ships on March 12 and March 13.  The Admiral, on his maiden visit after assuming charge as FOC-in-C (W), embarked multiple ships at sea and reviewed the operational readiness of the Sword Arm of the Indian Navy. He also interacted with officers and men on onboard ships. FOC-in-C of Western Naval Command was also on a two-day visit to the Karwar Naval Base. He was accorded a Guard of Honour.  According to another statement issued by the Indian Navy, the Admiral reviewed the operational preparedness of ships and units based at Karwar.  "He was also briefed on the progress of infrastructure development through Project Seabird Phase II-A," the statement read.  The FOC-in-C also interacted with the officers, sailors, DSC jawans and c...

The 13-lakh strong Army has directed all its officers and soldiers to delete their Facebook and Instagram accounts as well as 89 apps from their mobile phones by July 15. Indian Army has asked its personnel to delete 89 apps from their smartphones including Facebook, TikTok, Truecaller and Instagram to plug leakage of information: Indian Army Sources pic.twitter.com/l23Lu5ndNh — ANI (@ANI) July 8, 2020 Citing security considerations and leakage of sensitive data, the Army said those who do not follow the order will face strict action. The outlawed apps include the 59 ones with Chinese links, including TikTok, which were banned by the Union government recently. "The directive has been issued because there has been an exponential increase in the number of military personnel being targeted online by intelligence agencies of Pakistan and China," said an officer. The Army in November last year had also directed its personnel to avoid the use of WhatsApp for official work, while a...