Travelers arriving in Spain from India will be subject to a 10-day quarantine starting from May 1
India successfully tests Agni-IV long-range missile that can strike targets 4,000 km away
India is in the process of further strengthening its strategic missile arsenal by adopting newer technologies and capabilities. Agni-IV is the fourth in the Agni series of missiles
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Commonwealth Secretary-General expresses solidarity with India
Patricia Scotland, the secretary-general of the commonwealth, has expressed his “deep concern and solidarity” with India which has been grappling with the disastrous COVID-19 wave, reporting over 350,000 cases daily
Bahrain,UAE extend India help to fight COVID-19
Bahrain and the UAE have offered help to India in their fight against the deadly second wave of COVID-19
Modi talks to Putin, discusses COVID-19 situation
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday interacted virtually with Russian President Vladimir Putin over the evolving COVID-19 situation
India records biggest spike in COVID-19 cases, adds over 360,000 cases
India on Wednesday reported its biggest spike in Novel Coronavirus cases by adding over 360,000 fresh infections
Assam earthquake causes widespread damage, no death reported
An earthquake of magnitude 6.7 magnitude jolted Assam and adjoining northeastern states of India damaged properties, caused cracks in the walls and floors of many buildings and many areas cracks appeared in the land as water seeped from paddy fields
Negative Covid report or two vaccine jabs compulsory for candidates to enter vote counting centres : EC
The Election Commission of India has made negative COVID-19 test or two doses of coronavirus vaccine compulsory for the candidates and their agents who want to enter the vote-counting halls in Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Assam and Puducherry, states and union territories where regional elections were held recently
Indian and French navies conclude bilateral exercise Varuna
The Indian and French navies concluded their bilateral exercise VARUNA that has been a key enabler in building interoperability and strengthening the coordination between the two navies, a defence ministry statement said
Maiden trial of Python-5 air to air missile for India's LCA
Tejas, India's indigenous Light Combat Aircraft, added the 5th generation Python-5 Air-to-Air Missile (AAM) in its air-to-air weapons capability on April 27, 2021
Study by Indian astronomers provides clues to explosion mechanism of supernovae
In 2011, the Nobel Prize was awarded to three scientists for discovering that the Universe is expanding at an ever-accelerating rate through observations of distant supernovae
Indians in Saudi Arabia come forward to support Covid-hit people back home
A group of likeminded Indians in Saudi Arabia has started a drive on social media to make available plasma, blood, oxygen, oxygen cylinders needed by their countrymen back home and in the Gulf region who have been hit by a massive Covid 19 wave
First shipment of vital medical equipment from UK reaches Delhi
The first shipment of vital Covid medical supplies, including 100 ventilators, from the UK reached Delhi early Tuesday morning, the Ministry of External Affairs said
Australia halts direct flights from India till May 15
The Australian government on Tuesday announced a temporary ban on all direct flights from India amid an unprecedented surge in Coronavirus infections
US says its help to India is not 'transactionalism'
The US help to India to meet the COVID-19 surge is unconditional and does not expect political favours in return, State Department spokesperson Ned Prince has declared
US now diverting its own vaccine-making materials supply to India
A senior US official has said that the government was diverting its own supply of COVID-19 vaccine-manufacturing materials to India “as the most effective and rapid step” to help it
