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India to vaccinate all aged 45 or above from Apr 1

Amid the spike in COVID-19, the Indian government on Tuesday said people at the age of 45 or above will be vaccinated from Apr 1

Indian cranes in Iran to speed up Chabahar port development

Two Indian cranes have arrived at Iran's Chabahar port, which is now rapidly developing into a major hub serving Iran, India, Central Asia and Russia

India-made Covid vaccines reach 76 countries

More than 60 million doses of India-made COVID-19 vaccines have been sent to as many as 76 nations so far to meet the acute shortage of doses worldwide,  Indnia's Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said on Sunday

As India-Pakistan relations ease, limited trade may resume

After hostile face off since the Pulwama attacks, the easing of relations between India and Pakistan could set the ball rolling on the trade front

'India's Vande Bharat mission brought back over 67.5 million stranded people'

India's massive evacuation programme Vande Bharat mission triggered by the Covid-19 pandemic has brought back over 67.5 million Indians from abroad

World-class sporting infrastructure takes roots in India

As Indian athletes begin to compete well with the best in business, it coincides with the excellent infrastructure that has come up in the recent past

'It Is Dangerous To Speak Up In India Today': Time magazine

"It Is Dangerous To Speak Up In India Today", is the headline of a story in Time magazine which talks about what the resignations of two academics show about freedom of expression under the Narendra Modi government

With Austin visit, stronger India-US military ties in offing

India and the US agreed to strengthen their military partnership during a meeting between Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and the US Secretary of Defence, General Lloyd Austin, held in New Delhi, according to a joint statement issued after the talks

With 43,846 fresh Covid cases, India witnesses highest daily spike in four months

India registered 43,846 new coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, setting another highest daily-spike record in nearly four months, the Union Health Ministry stated on Sunday

Delhi-to-Toronto flights bringing most Covid cases to Canada

Flights from New Delhi to Toronto are bringing in the largest number of international passengers testing positive for the novel coronavirus, according to data issued by Health Canada

United States Defence Secretary Lloyd J Austin meets top Indian leaders

Visiting United States Defence Secretary Lloyd J Austin, who met Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday evening shortly after arriving on a three-day visit, met on Saturday met Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar besides National Security Adviser Ajit Doval for a comprehensive review of India-US defence and security ties

Arrested Chinese tough spies: Intel officials

The two Chinese nationals arrested earlier this week from the Bagdogra airport in West Bengal appear to be "tough spies on a specific mission", Indian intelligence officials said

India's middle class shrinks by 32 mn, poverty spreads due to Covid

A new Pew Research Center analysis finds that the middle class in India is estimated to have shrunk by 32 million in 2020 as a consequence of the economic downturn, compared with the number it may have reached absent the Covid pandemic

Indo-British RJ to raise funds for charity in 36-hours marathon show

Popular Indo-British radio jockey and actor Anushka Arora is all set to broadcast live for 36 hours in a dedicated bid to raise financial support and awareness for UK-based organisation Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) across the British-Asian community on Sunrise Radio

Giving Sita a #MeToo-inspired voice (IANS Interview)


When Indian American writer Sini Panicker, a trained chemist who is a heroin profiler for the US government, began her research into the Ramayana in early 2018, the #MeToo Movement was extremely popular and highly successful in the United States