Viraat

The decommissioned aircraft carrier will be grouted (grounded, sealed to the seabed with concrete and moored) seven nautical miles off the Malvan coast at Nivati rocks in Sindhudurg. An official said Viraat will host biodiversity centres and a marine adventure centre providing sailing and scuba-diving experiences, virtual galleries and cafeterias.

Viraat has moved from films to serials

The decommissioning of the world's longest serving warship INS Viraat on Monday signalled the end of an illustrious journey of India's second aircraft carrier

At 7.20am on Sunday, officers of the Southern Naval Command (SNC) lined up at Ernakulum Warf, waving their hats, as INS Viraat bid adieu to the shores of Kochi.

Indian Navy's decommissioned aircraft carrier Viraat on Saturday set sail for the last time, on way to Alang in Gujarat, where it will be broken down and sold as scrap. As Viraat began its final journey from the Naval dockyard, a Navy helicopter circling overhead provided a majestic backdrop to the vessel's last voyage.

Viraat who made his debut with romantic film Kiss which got a good response at the box office was released in 2019

"Rajiv Gandhi was on board the aircraft carrier for two-three days on official duty as the PM," the naval officers, who were on board INS Viraat, said. No foreign nationals like Sonia Gandhi’s mother or friends of the Gandhis like film star Amitabh Bachchan ever embarked on INS Viraat, as is being alleged, added the officers.

A US intelligence unit has alerted Indian security agencies about a possibility of the Lashkar-e-Taiba carrying out an airborne attack on the Indian warship INS Viraat.

If everything goes according to plans, INS Viraat will be developed on the lines of Lake Palace, a hotel located on the island of Jag Niwas in Lake Pichola, Udaipur, in Rajasthan.

Even as demolition of INS Viraat is underway at Alang ship-breaking yard in Gujarat, Shiv Sena MP Priyanka Chaturvedi urged the union government to save the historic aircraft carrier.

Actor Viraat has released the first look poster of his upcoming film Addhuri Lover. Sharing the poster of the film, he wrote:

INS Viraat was decommissioned on March 6.The proposal to convert the Naval aircraft carrier into a star hotel has been pending for almost two years.

The AP government has showed a keen interest in getting INS Viraat, the oldest aircraft carrier operated by the Indian Navy, to Vizag for promotion of tourism after it is decommissioned, he added.

Andhra Pradesh CM N Chandrababu Naidu has already approached the defence ministry with the proposal that his government is keen on taking over INS Viraat and turning it into a museum at Kakinada .

Viraat has also hinted that he will sign two new movies

INS Viraat, the aircraft carrier commissioned in 1987, may be brought to Mangaluru to set up an Aircraft Carrier Museum if a proposal in this regard was approved.

The 28,000-tonne aircraft carrier has left from Goa for its last tour of duty. It is the oldest aircraft carrier still in service in the world. It has been in the Indian Navy for close to 30 years, and had served as its flagship till 2013. It was the second aircraft to be inducted into the Navy. INS Viraat is headed for Visakhapatnam to take part in the International Fleet Review from February 5 to 8.

The longest serving warship INS Viraat will begin its last journey on Friday from Mumbai to reach Alang in Bhavnagar where it will be dismantled.

Actor Rohit Khurana will soon be back in action with season two of 'Birbal Aur Viraat', an extension of 'Akbar Birbal' where he will play the role of the thief Viraat.

An extension of the historical comedy Har Mushkil Ka Hal Akbar Birbal, the new series Chatur Aur Chalaak —Birbal Aur Viraat on Big Magic will showcase fresh characters and new humorous plots to entertain viewers on weekends.

The proposal to save the decommissioned Indian Navy aircraft carrier INS Viraat from the blow torches at the Alang ship breaking yard may have been rejected by the ministry of defence, but now a British trust, The Hermes Viraat Heritage Trust has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson seeking their intervention.

The AP government may have to scout for a suitable place to anchor the Indian naval warship, INS Viraat, as the Visakhapatnam Port Trust (VPT) has made it clear that it has no space to accommodate the giant vessel after its decommissioning later this year.

The Viraat Ramayan Mandir in Bihar's East Champaran district, set to be the world's largest temple, received clearance to increase its height to 270 feet. Funded by the Mahavir Mandir Trust, the temple will feature the world's largest Shivalinga and embodies architecture inspired by Angkor Wat and temples in Tamil Nadu. Completion is expected in two years.

The Maharashtra government’s proposal to convert decommissioned aircraft carrier INS Viraat into a tourist hub and a maritime museum has hit the rocks. Despite several extensions, the most recent one till July 1, the proposal has not received any response so far.

"Viraat's preservation is well merited and deserving of strong consideration. It can be saved if the Government of India so desires. I am certain that the Maharashtra Government will be ready to cooperate in restoring and preserving the historic ship". Chaturvedi pointed out that a sea harrier monument was recently dedicated to Mumbai with an aim to motivate the youth to serve the nation.

After nearly six decades in service, India's majestic aircraft carrier INS Viraat will set sail for the last time from Mumbai to Kochi this week, powered by its own boilers before it is decommissioned.