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West Indies cricket icon Chris Gayle thanks India, PM Modi for gifting vaccine to Jamaica

West Indies cricket icon Chris Gayle, who is known for his flamboyant batting, thanked the Indian government for gifting the COVID19 Vaccines to Jamaica

Delhi, north India may see a Covid surge post Holi

With two big festivals -- Holi and the Kumbh Mela pilgrimage -- around the corner and many people flouting basic protocols, north India, especially Delhi-National Capital Region, is likely to face a super surge in Covid-19 caseloads, health experts have warned

India saw largest spike in malware attacks in 2020: Report

India experienced the largest spike in malware attacks, with the monthly volume more than tripling between September and October, said a new report from cybersecurity firm SonicWall

US defence secretary visiting India to deepen strategic ties

US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin is on his way to New Delhi for discussions on deepening strategic ties between the two democracies affirming India's role as a key partner in President Joe Biden's focus on the Indo-Pacific to meet China's challenge

India records over 35,000 Covid cases, PM Modi warns of second wave

India on Thursday recorded a whopping 35,871 new cases of COVID-19 during the past 24 hours, pushing the country's caseload to 1,14,74,605, while the death toll soared to 1,59,216 with 172 more fatalities making it the highest splurge in cases after 100 days

India sent medicines to 150 nations and vaccines to 72: Foreign Minister

Indian Minister of External Affairs S Jaishankar in a statement in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday said that during the pandemic India supplied medicines to 150 countries including PPE kits to many nations and the country has become the pharmacy of the world

US is India's second-largest crude oil supplier after Iraq; Gulf imports plunge

The United States has steadily improved its exports post-sanctions and has now become second-largest oil supplier to India, the worlds third-largest oil consumer

Eight Indian states account for 85% new cases in Covid surge

A year after the COVID-19 outbreak and two months, which recorded a sharp decline in cases across the country, the pandemic is rearing its head again

Made-in-India Covid vaccine add shine to National Vaccination Day

Indigenously made COVID-19 vaccines flown to various parts of the world has added lustre to India's National Vaccination day -- an occasion celebrating the dissemination of the first dose of oral polio vaccine in 1995

Indian scientists find new material 'state' boosting quantum tech

Indian scientists have discovered a new "exotic and strange" state of materials that alters their physical properties in presence of an electromagnetic field, leading to better quantum technologies, the Ministry of Science and Technology said

India saw air quality improve in 2020

All Indian cities showed air quality improvements in 2020 owing to the COVID-19 impact compared to 2018, while 63 per cent saw improvements compared to 2019, said the 2020 World Air Quality Report on Tuesday that is based on PM2.5 data from 106 countries

After historic Quad summit, France edges strategically closer to grouping

After their first historic summit last week, the Indo-Pacific Quad comprising India, the US, Japan and Australia, France is now set to strategically closer to the rapidly evolving grouping

India achieves over 30 million vaccinations

In what is touted as the world's largest vaccination drive, India has crossed an important milestone in its fight against the COVID-19 pandemic

India's arms imports dip by 33%; Russia most affected: SIPRI

India's arms imports have decreased by 33 per cent between 2011-15 and 2016-20, a report by Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) said

India US seek larger economic and strategic collaboration

India and the US have agreed to work closely through common economic and strategic collaboration in various multilateral fora, including the G20