PM Modi celebrates Diwali with Navy personnel on board INS Vikrant off Goa and Karwar
Prime Minister Narendra Modi celebrated Diwali with Indian Navy personnel on board aircraft carrier INS Vikrant on the western seaboard off Goa and Karwar, PIB reported on 21 October 2025.
Summary
Prime Minister Narendra Modi celebrated Diwali with Indian Navy personnel on the western seaboard off Goa and Karwar, with INS Vikrant as the flagship, PIB reported on 21 October 2025. He watched an air power demonstration with MiG-29 fighters taking off and landing on the carrier's short runway by day and night, joined a Bara Khana and a Yoga session, and attended a cultural programme where sailors sang 'Kasam Sindoor Ki'. He called INS Vikrant the largest warship constructed indigenously and recalled its commissioning in Kochi. A steampast included INS Vikramaditya, INS Surat, INS Mormugao, INS Chennai and INS Imphal, and a flypast included the MH-60R, Kamov-31, P-8I and MiG-29K.
Key facts
- Where
- Western seaboard off Goa and Karwar; flagship INS Vikrant
- Reported
- 21 Oct 2025
- INS Vikrant
- Largest indigenously built warship; commissioned at Kochi
- Air power demo
- MiG-29 day and night operations
- Song
- 'Kasam Sindoor Ki' by naval personnel
- Flypast
- Chetak, MH-60R, Seaking, Kamov-31, Dornier, P-8I, MiG-29K
Practice MCQs 3 questions
Off which coastal locations did PM Modi celebrate Diwali 2025 with naval personnel on INS Vikrant?
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Correct answer: A — Goa and Karwar
PIB: the PM said he was among naval personnel on the western seaboard off Goa and Karwar, with INS Vikrant as the flagship.
Which song written by naval personnel did PM Modi mention from the cultural programme on INS Vikrant in October 2025?
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Correct answer: C — Kasam Sindoor Ki
PIB: the PM said the naval personnel penned a song 'Kasam Sindoor Ki' which will remain etched in his memory.
Consider the following statements based on PM Modi's remarks on INS Vikrant (October 2025): 1. INS Vikrant was commissioned at Mumbai. 2. INS Vikrant is the largest warship constructed indigenously. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: B — 2 only
Only 2 is correct. PIB: the PM called it the largest warship constructed indigenously and recalled the programme in Kochi when it was commissioned — not Mumbai.