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Modi government vows to speed up decision making: File-pushing to be limited to four hands

It has taken six years and over 300 meetings for the Narendra Modi government to push a major government reform through the bureaucracy, but finally, from next month, no central government file will pass more than four hands before a decision and ministries will also be able to submit e-files to each other

Modi re-affirms India's focus on free, open Indo-Pacific

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has reaffirmed India's focus on a free, open and inclusive Indo-Pacific as also the principle of ASEAN centrality in the region

India, UK armed forces in joint tri-service exercises

As India and the UK expand their defence and strategic ties as part of a larger "Roadmap" of bilateral cooperation, all three services from the Indian and UK Armed Forces are exercising simultaneously in exercise Konkan Shakti-21 conducted by both countries

UK to forge stronger security and defence links with India as part of Indo-Pacific tilt

HMS Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier-led Carrier Strike Group's major port stop in Mumbai is the "UK's Indo-Pacific tilt in action", British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said in India on Saturday

India's critics silenced: Modi says after 1 billion Covid vaccination milestone

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, addressing the nation Friday after India crossed a record milestone of 100 crore (1 billion) Covid vaccinations, said it was "not just a number" but a symbol of ability a "new India"

India scripts history, says Modi on country achieving 1 billion Covid vaccine dose landmark; Africa next vaccination target, says Serum Institute of India chief

India has scripted history, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday as the cumulative Covid-19 vaccine doses administered in the country surpassed the 1 billion milestone

India’s R-value below 1 since September; shows Covid-19 infection rate declining

India’s R-value, which reflects how rapidly the coronavirus pandemic is spreading, has remained below 1 since September, suggesting that the infection rate is declining, according to a study

Modi inaugurates Kushinagar Airport; says it will boost Buddhist tourism

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday inaugurated the Kushinagar International Airport in the district which is the final resting place of Lord Buddha. The inaugural flight, carrying a Sri Lankan delegation, headed by Sri Lankan Minister for Youth and Sports Namal Rajapaksa, including over 100 Buddhist monks, landed this morning

Migrant workers from other states line up to leave Kashmir

On a rainy morning in Srinagar, three children of Vikas Choudhary, a labourer from Bihar, are shivering in the cold as they wait for a taxi to leave Srinagar, Kashmir - upending a life of 18 years

India to conclude FTA with Israel next year; agree on mutual recognition of vaccine certificates

India and Israel will resume negotiations on the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) from next month, said Indian Foreign Minister S Jaishankar on Monday during his first visit after the new government took over in June

Terrorist influx leads to more shootouts, targeted killings in Jammu and Kashmir

The ferocity of the fighting between Indian security forces and terrorists holed up in the jungles of Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district for at least eight days suggests the cross-border intruders were trained by Pakistani commandos, sources in the Indian Army and Jammu and Kashmir Police have told NDTV

Goal is to make India a major military power: PM Modi

The goal of the Atmanirbhar Bharat, or a Self-reliant India, campaign is to make India one of the biggest military powers in the world by developing a modern military industry in the country, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday as he inaugurated seven new Defence Public Sector Units (DPSUs)

India asks developed nations must enact laws for zero-emission goal by 2030

Developed countries must take measures and legislate for net-zero emissions by the current decade itself, India demanded on Friday

Chabahar Port should be included in North-South Transport Corridor: Indian foreign minister stresses on connectivity with Central Asia

Stressing on the need for enhanced regional connectivity, Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday proposed that the strategic Chabahar Port in Iran be included in the North-South Transport Corridor that has the potential to bridge connectivity barriers, as he agreed on a roadmap for future course of cooperation and exchanges during bilateral talks with his Armenian counterpart Ararat Mirzoyan

India doing well on vaccination, good for India economy: IMF's Gita Gopinath

India is doing well in terms of vaccinating its own people and this is certainly helpful in its economy, a top International Monetary Fund (IMF) official said on Tuesday as the global financial institution in its latest outlook projected 9.5 per cent growth rate for India in 2021