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India's active Covid caseload dips to 8,26,740; lowest after 71 days

India continues to report a sustained slide in the daily new COVID-19 cases with 67,208 fresh infections in the last 24 hours

Jammu and Kashmir: Local militant killed in Srinagar shootout

A local militant was killed by security forces in a shootout that ensued during a Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) on the outskirts of summer capital Srinagar on Wednesday, security officials said

India records 67,208 fresh COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours, 2330 deaths

India once again witnessed a rise in daily COVID-19 count as 67,208 cases were registered in the past 24 hours, data released by the Ministry of Health showed

Nine more cities in India receive Russia's Sputnik V vaccines

The pilot launch of Russia's Covid vaccine-Sputnik V-in India, which was initiated in Hyderabad, has now been extended to nine other cities

Three Indo-Israel Centres of Excellence inaugurated in Karnataka

Taking forward the growing partnership in agriculture between Israel and India, three Indo-Israel Centres of Excellence (CoE) were inaugurated virtually in Karnataka on Wednesday

Modi stresses need for insulating planet against next pandemic

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivered the keynote address at the 5th edition of VivaTech on Wednesday via video conference where he stressed on the need for 'insulating' the planet against the next pandemic

India's COVID-19 recovery rate increases to 95.80 per cent

India continues to report a sustained slide in the daily new COVID cases as the country has reported 62,224 daily new cases in the last 24 hours

India and Africa must strive together to attend decentralized globalization: Jaishankar

India's External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday stressed the need for India and Africa to strive to attend together "decentralized globalization" which can enhance capacities and overcome challenges posed by Covid-19

India sees marginal rise in daily Covid count as 62,224 fresh cases registered

India, still struggling to contain the second wave of the pandemic, registered  62,224 new Covid-19 cases in the past 24 hours, a marginal rise from the previous day, data revealed by the Ministry of Health revealed on Wednesday

Indian Army pays tribute to soldiers killed in India-China Galwan valley clash

The Indian Army on Tuesday paid rich tributes to the soldiers who were killed in a violent clash with Chinese troops on this day last year in Galwan valley along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Eastern Ladakh

Haridwar Kumbh Mela: At least 100,000 fake COVID-19 test reports issued

About 100,000 fake COVID-19 test reports were issued by a private agency during the Kumbh Mela in Uttarakhand's Haridwar, according to a probe report

India reports 60,471 new COVID-19 cases, 2,726 deaths in 24 hours

India, a country of 1.3 billion people, on Tuesday reported less than 100,000 new COVID-19 cases for the eighth consecutive day while the death toll in the last 24 hours remained under 3000

Looking forward to deepen strategic partnership between Israel and India: Modi

Indian Prime MInister Narendra Modi on Monday tweeted to wish new Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and said he is looking forward to meeting and deepening the strategic partnership between our two countries

India sees another dip in Covid cases

India witnessed another dip in the daily counts as 70,421 new COVID-19 cases were recorded in the past 24 hours, the lowest figure in 72 days, according to the data released by the Ministry of Health on Monday

Infiltration, terrorism controlled in Jammu and Kashmir: Minister

Asserting that not more than a couple of violence-related incidents were reported in the country in the past two years, India's Ministser of State for Home G K Reddy said that the government has successfully curbed infiltration from across the border and controlled terrorism in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir