India

India's first NFT movie marketplace to help film producers earn more revenue [details]

Oracle Movies will take the business of Indian movies to the traditional global markets as well as new and unexplored markets.

Feb 8, 2022

India reports 67,597 new Covid-19 cases, 19% decline [Details]

India on Tuesday reported 67,597 fresh Covid cases in a span of 24 hours, a considerable decline of 19 per cent against 83,876 cases reported on the previous day.

Feb 8, 2022

Sri Lankan FM to meet Jaishankar on 3-day visit to India

Sri Lankan Foreign Minister G.L. Peiris is slated to embark on a three-day visit to India on Sunday during which he will meet External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla. A bilateral meeting between Peiris and Jaishankar will take place at the Hyderabad House here on Monday evening.

Feb 6, 2022

Covid Update: India records over 1.27 lakh new cases, 1,059 deaths in 24 hrs

India registered 1,27,952 fresh Covid-19 cases and 1,059 fatalities in the past 24 hours, Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said on Saturday.

Feb 5, 2022

India rejects Tesla's call for import duty exemption: Report

The Indian government has turned down a demand of tech billionaire Elon Musk's electric vehicle (EV) company Tesla for tax breaks to import electric cars, saying rules already allow bringing in partially-built vehicles and assembling them locally at a lower levy, Bloomberg reported on Friday.

Feb 5, 2022

Russian invasion of Ukraine to have implications for India: US spokesperson

A Russian invasion of Ukraine would also have implications for India, US State Department spokesperson Ned Price said, adding that Washington has been in touch with New Delhi at different levels on the tense situation.

Feb 4, 2022

India to get its own digital currency by next year: FM in Budget speech

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday announced the launch of India's own digital currency by the RBI next year that will be based on Blockchain technology, while the much-expected Cryptocurrency Bill is yet to see the light of the day.

Feb 1, 2022

10 Tips for a safe bus journey during the Covid times

A bus journey is perhaps what most of us relate to when thinking of inter-city or inter-state travel and rightly so as it is by far the most convenient, safe and cost-effective mode of transport there is, to travel fairly long distances in India.

Feb 1, 2022

India's economic growth projected at 9.2% in 2022-23 could spring a surprise, says ASSOCHAM

Despite the Covid-19 pandemic, India's economic growth in the upcoming financial year, i.e., 2022-23, can be surprising on the higher side, ASSOCHAM Secretary General said on Monday.

Feb 1, 2022

Vaccination drive in India inoculates 75% adult population; marks huge accomplishment

India achieved another milestone in its fight against Covid-19 on Sunday as it administered more than 75 per cent of the adult population with both doses of vaccines, said Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya.

Jan 30, 2022

Pak-origin Farhan Mujahid Chak symbolises shift from Jamaat to Muslim Brotherhood

Pakistani-origin Farhan Mujahid Chak who is based in Qatar and founded an organisation called the Kashmir Civitas (KC), appears to be the right candidate symbolizing the shift from Jamaat to Muslim Brotherhood in the Kashmir conflict industry.

Jan 30, 2022

India bought Pegasus spyware from Israel in 2017 under defence deal: NYT Report

India bought Pegasus spyware from Israel as part of a defence deal worth $2 billion in 2017, Pegasus was helping to knit together a rising generation of right-wing leaders worldwide, the New York Times has reported.

Jan 29, 2022

65% unhappy about current tax structure in India: Survey

A new survey has revealed that nearly two-third or 65 per cent of the respondents were unhappy about the current tax structure in the country.

Jan 28, 2022

Bangladeshi woman stayed in B'luru as Hindu for 15 yrs, arrested now

Karnataka Police have arrested a 27-year-old Bangladeshi immigrant woman who stayed in India posing as a Hindu for 15 years based on the inputs by the Foreigners Regional Registration of India (FRRO) in the outskirts of Bengaluru, police said on Friday.

Jan 28, 2022

Covid Update: India reports marginal decline, logs 2.51 lakh new cases

India on Friday reported a marginal decline with 2,51,209 new Covid cases registered in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry said on Friday.

Jan 28, 2022

India logs 3.06L COVID cases; positivity rises to 20.75% [details]

India has registered a substantial decline in the Covid-19 cases with 3,06,064 news infections surfacing in past 24 hours, as per the Health and Family Welfare Ministry data on Monday.

Jan 24, 2022

India on way to become 'Pickle King of the World'; exports $200mn worth gherkins [details]

India has crossed the $200 million mark of export of agricultural processed product, pickling cucumber, which is globally referred as gherkins or cornichons, in the last financial year, and has emerged as the largest exporter of in the world.

Jan 24, 2022

Women's Asia Cup Hockey: India thrash Malaysia 9-0 in opening match

Vandana Katariya, Navneet Kaur and Sharmila Devi scored a brace of goals each as India thrashed Malaysia 9-0 in their opening match of the Women's Asia Cup hockey tournament here on Friday.

Jan 22, 2022

1K drones to light up dark sky at 'Beating The Retreat' ceremony on Jan 29

A '1,000 Drones Light Show' will light up the dark skies at the 'Beating the Retreat Ceremony' on January 29, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology Jitendra Singh said on Friday.

Jan 22, 2022

India's forex reserves rise by over $2 bn

India's foreign exchange reserves rose by $2.229 billion during the week ended January 14.

Jan 22, 2022