More on India

Air India Express ops to Dubai suspended

The Air India Express operations to Dubai has been temporarily suspended for 15 days starting Friday

Make in India: Government enhances approval free limits for FDI in defence

The Indian government has enhanced the FDI limit for defence sector by allowing up to 74 percent capital via automatic route

India has four fully built satellites ready for launch

India has four fully built satellites ready for launch and shipment to the rocket port out of the 12 that were built during 2019-2020, said a senior official of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)

India past 5.1 million with over 97K new cases, above 1,000 Covid deaths

With a massive single-day spike of 97,894 new cases and 1,132 deaths in the last 24 hours, India's COVID-19 tally on Thursday crossed the 51-lakh mark with total number of cases reaching to 51,18,253

Covid vax to be available by 'start of next year': Health Minister

Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Thursday said that the coronavirus vaccine will be made available in the country by the start of next year

Indian Army at LAC has adequate amount of special clothes, tent, weapons for long haul: Defence Minister

Special warm clothes, special tent for living and adequate arrangement of weapons and ammunition have been made for Indian Army soldiers to cope with the extreme weather conditions at the Line of Actual Control, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh informed the members of Rajya Sabha on Thursday as border tension continued with China

India boosts its maritime capacities with stealth frigates

The construction for the third in a brand new line of stealth frigates for the Indian Navy began earlier this month with the laying of keel ceremony at Mumbai's government-run Mazgaon Dock Limited (MDL)

'ECOSOC win would help India establish itself as lighthouse of the South'

Nishtha Satyam, the youngest Deputy Country Representative for UN Women, while commenting on India's win against China and securing a seat at the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) has said that "it's a huge win" and would help the country establish itself as the "lighthouse of the South"

India slams OIC, Turkey, Pakistan for raising Kashmir in Geneva

India on Tuesday slammed Turkey and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, while slamming Pakistan for funding cross-border terrorism and ethnic cleansing of its minorities

Tatas win bid for new Indian Parliament building

Tata Projects has won the bid to erect the federal Parliament's new building in place of the colonial-era structure here in the national capital. As per the available information, Tata Projects bid an amount of Rs 861.9 crore

India inked 70 defence contracts in last fiscal

A total of 70 defence contracts were signed during the last financial year, while 16 deals have been inked this fiscal till July, Minister of State for Defence Shripad Naik said in the Parliament on Wednesday

NE India gateway to East, SE Asia: Foreign Secretary Shringla

As the northeast region is India's gateway to east and southeast Asia, the country has a vision for this region that is captured in the 3 Cs - Connectivity, Commerce, and Cultural Commonalities, Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla said

Serum Institute gets nod for resumption of Oxford vaccine trials

The Serum Institute of India has received approval from the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) to resume the clinical trial of the Oxford COVID-19 vaccine candidate, officials from the drug manufacturing company confirmed on Wednesday

Russia to supply 100 million doses of Sputnik V vaccine to Dr Reddy's

The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) and Dr Reddy's Laboratories Limited, a global pharmaceutical company headquartered in India, have agreed to cooperate on clinical trials and distribution of Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine in India, Russia's sovereign wealth fund revealed in a statement on Wednesday

Now Indians can pre-book their vaccination through an app

A Mumbai-based health-tech start-up has launched an application for Indian citizens to book an appointment with the nearest doctor or the vaccination clinic to get themselves vaccinated