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India's cumulative vaccination coverage exceeds 12.38 crores | details

On Monday as part of the world's largest vaccination drive, the cumulative number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the country has crossed 12.38 crores as per the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

Apr 19, 2021

Covid Surge: 2,73,810 new cases push India tally to over 1.5 Cr cases

India has reported 2,73,810 fresh Covid cases in the last 24 hours, the highest single-day spike ever, pushing the country's overall Covid tally to 1.5 crore, according to the Health Ministry data released on Monday.

Apr 19, 2021

Hoardings inviting 'investiment in Turkey' appear in Srinagar

Mysterious "Invest in Turkey" hoardings in Srinagar spark debate; no clue who put them [details]

Relations between the two countries are strained after the abrogation of Article 370 from J&K.

Apr 18, 2021

India's COVID-19 vaccination coverage nears 12 crore | details

In the last 24 hours, over 30 Lakh doses have been administered in the country as per the provisional report till 7 am Saturday

Apr 17, 2021

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With Quad at its strongest, US, Japan pledge to work with India on free Indo-Pacific

Declaring that the Quad "has never been stronger", the US and Japan have reiterated their commitment to work with India and Australia to build a free and "thriving" Indo-Pacific where, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga warned the "security environment has become increasingly severe".

Apr 17, 2021

India's Vaccination coverage exceeds 11.72 crore with over 27 Lakh doses | details

According to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, cumulatively 27 Lakh vaccine doses have been administered in the last 24 hours with 26 Crore tests conducted across the country.

Apr 16, 2021

Indian, French space agencies sign pact for human space mission [details]

The Indian and French space agencies on Thursday signed an agreement for cooperation in the human space flight program, specifically on sharing of expertise in space medicine, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said.

Apr 16, 2021

Overshooting runway: SC asks DGCA to respond on plea seeking preventive system at airports

The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Centre to address the concerns raised in a plea claiming there was a deliberate omission for years to install Engineered Materials Arrestor System (EMAS) at airports, which prevent aircrafts from overshooting runways at vulnerable airports such as Mangaluru and Kozhikode.

Apr 12, 2021

India's Covid vaccinnation tally over 9.25 cr with around 30 lakh new jabs

India's cumulative vaccination coverage has crossed nine crore with nearly 30 lakh people vaccinated in the last 24 hours, the Centre's daily Covid bulletin on Thursday said.

Apr 9, 2021

Covid surge: Centre makes it top priority to prevent reverse migration of workers this time

With a sudden surge in Covid-19 cases in India, preventing another reverse migration of workers, particularly from key industrial areas, seems to be the top most priority of the Prime Minister's Office (PMO).

Apr 9, 2021

India records 1,15,736 Covid-19 cases in 24 hours, highest ever daily tally

India recorded 1,15,736 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, the biggest-ever single-day surge since the onset of the pandemic early last year, taking the overall tally to 12,801,785 on Wednesday, according to the Health Ministry.

Apr 7, 2021

India records 53,480 new Covid cases in one day

India recorded 53,480 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, 4.8 per cent lower than the day before, taking the total tally to 1,21,49,335 on Wednesday.

Mar 31, 2021

Covid Update: At 53,476, India records highest surge in 5 months

India reported 53,476 coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, highest single-day spike since October taking the total tally to 1,17,87,534 on Thursday.

Mar 25, 2021

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Sensex down: Covid resurgence, Global Rising Inflation dampen markets

Resurgence of Covid-19 infections along with rising global inflation dampened the opening sentiments of India's key equity indices on Friday.

Mar 19, 2021

Coronavirus update: Fresh Covid cases at new high; nearly 40K reported

India has logged 39,726 coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, highest since November last year, taking the total tally to 1,15,14,331.

Mar 19, 2021

UK PM Boris Johnson to Visit India End of April as Part of Policy 'Tilt' After Britain's Exit from EU

Earlier, Britain made a formal request to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), seeking membership of the 11-country bloc to open new avenues for post-Brexit trade and influence.

Mar 16, 2021

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India now has 4th largest forex reserves behind China, Japan and Switzerland

India's forex reserves have now become the fourth largest in the world at $580.3 billion surpassing Russia.

Mar 15, 2021

Post-Brexit UK Overtakes India To Become 4th Most Favoured Investment Destination: Report

The top three - the United States, China and Germany - were unchanged from the previous year's PwC survey, while Britain and India swapped positions.

Mar 12, 2021

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India likely to be included in Global Bond Index by October: Report

Since 2019, India has been working toward getting included in global bond indexes as rising government borrowing has necessitated opening the largely domestic bond market to a broader investor base.