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Crying will be a tribute to those gunmen, says slain pharmacist's daughter

Her father lived fearlessly and refused to shut down his medicine store in Srinagar even in the worst of times

India-US ties have seen "very steady growth": India's Foreign Secretary

The relationship between India and the United States has seen "very steady growth" in both in substance pace and momentum in past few years, said Indain Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla on Wednesday

Hindu pharmacist among three killed in three terror attacks in an hour in Kashmir

Three men in Kashmir - a chemist, a street food vendor, and a cab driver - killed by terrorists in separate incidents, all within a span of an hour, the police said

Teacher shortcomings reflecting on quality of education in rural India, says UNESCO report

There are nearly 120,000 single-teacher schools in the country, of which an overwhelming 89 per cent are in rural areas, according to a UNESCO report released on Tuesday. The report projects that India needs 1.1 million additional teachers to meet the current shortfall

India prepared to deal with any two-front threat involving Pakistan, China: New Indian Air Force chief

Air Chief Marshal Vivek Ram Chaudhari on Wednesday stated that the Indian Air Force was prepared to deal with any two-front threat scenario involving China and Pakistan

India’s domestic politics must not become a constraint on its Neighbourhood First Policy: China, Pakistan threat prospect calls for politically guided strategic approach: Report

A report by former Indian policymakers and strategic analysts has said that the “increasing prospect of a collusive threat from China and Pakistan demands a politically guided strategic approach that identifies, prioritises and develops pertinent forms of power, which are housed in structures that promote centralised planning and decentralised execution”

India becoming world's pharmacy is the biggest achievement: Top WHO scientist

India becoming the pharmacy of the world is one of its biggest achievements in the past 75 years, World Health Organization (WHO)'s Chief Scientist Soumya Swaminathan said, while listing out the country's achievements in healthcare

People asked to observe low-key festivity this year; avoid crowds, says Indian medical body chief

Ahead of the festive season, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) Director-General Balram Bhargava has made a fervent appeal to people to avoid non-essential travel and to observe a low-key festivity "at least this year"

Government working towards transforming country's health sector: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said his government was working towards transforming the health sector of the country and is increasing its strength and self-reliance

India, Australia sign terms of reference for navy talks

Indian and the Royal Australian Navy on Wednesday signed a ''Terms of Reference for the conduct of Navy-to-Navy talks between the two countries

India's top military commander in US after Russia visit, discusses defence cooperation

India's Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat on Wednesday met US Army Major General Xavier T Brunson, Commanding General, I Corps, and discussed issues of bilateral defence cooperation

In brutal second wave mortality, vaccines made all the difference: India's health ministry

Reaffirming the critical role of Covid-19 vaccines in protection against death, India's health ministry data show that in the first seven weeks of the second wave of the pandemic, the 60-plus age group reported about 121 weekly deaths per million among the non-vaccinated, 2.6 weekly deaths per million among those who had received their first dose, and 1.76 weekly deaths per million among those who were fully vaccinated

India at core of Indo-Pacific strategy, military confrontational blocs not answer: France envoy

France has said that the military confrontational bloc is not the answer to problems in the Indo-Pacific region and a much broader approach is needed

Almost 25 per cent of India fully vaccinated against Covid-19; nearly 70 per cent have got single dose

Over eight months after it rolled out the Covid-19 vaccination drive, India on Tuesday completed administering both doses of the vaccine to almost 25% of the estimated adult population

Climate change big challenge for entire ecosystem: says Modi as he launches new crop variants with higher nutrient content

Launching 35 crop varieties with “special traits like climate resilience and higher nutrient content”, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday called upon the academicians, agricultural scientists and institutions to start a campaign to impart knowledge to farmers about “protection” from climate change