Explosions sink sub off Mumbai; 18 dead
Ordnance fire engulfs INS Sindhurakshak in midnight tragedy
Inquiry report in 4 weeks
Mumbai, August 14
Eighteen crew members, including three officers, on board submarine INS Sindhurakshak were feared dead after three explosions rocked the vessel causing it to sink off Mumbai harbour shortly after midnight today.

Nation page: Sindhurakshak fire: Navy will take a hit

Navy submarine INS Sindhurakshak in flames in Mumbai late on Tuesday. — Reuters

Sub’s safety was enhanced: Russian shipyard
Moscow, August 14
The Russian shipyard, which upgraded INS Sindhudarshak, today said it had installed advanced weaponry, both Indian and foreign systems, to enhance the submarine's “combat capability and safe operation”.

Don’t take India’s restraint for granted: Parliament tells Pak
New Delhi, August 14
Strongly condemning the recent killing of five Indian soldiers by the Pakistan Army on the LoC, Parliament today warned Pakistan not to take India’s restraint for granted or the capacity of its armed forces to ensure the territorial integrity of the nation.

India, China hold maiden dialogue on Central Asia
New Delhi, August 14
India and China today held their first-ever dialogue on Central Asia, discussing the similarity of their respective interests in the resource-rich region. They had a conversation on specific issues like regional security and counter-terrorism, Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), energy security, development partnerships and people-to-people contacts with the countries of the region.

Govt mulls one-time diesel price hike
New Delhi, August 14
The government is mulling a one-time hike of Rs 2-3 per litre in diesel prices to offset the impact of fall in rupee value but there is no proposal to raise cooking gas (LPG) and kerosene rates.

HAL basic trainer project on despite IAF scepticism
Kochi, August 14
State-owned Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) will go ahead with the design and development of the HTT-40 basic trainer aircraft despite the IAF not being keen for the indigenous trainer, preferring instead to opt for further numbers of the Swiss Pilatus PC-7 trainer.

Pranab: Elect a stable govt to ensure security, development New Delhi, August 14 Underscoring that a way out of the current state of disillusionment exists in the form of electing a stable government, President Pranab Mukherjee today reminded the people that the next General Election would offer an opportunity to elect a government that could ensure both security and economic development. President Pranab Mukherjee addresses the nation on the eve of the 67th Independence Day, in New Delhi on Wednesday. A Tribune photograph