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Indian, US troops celebrate Basant Panchami in Rajasthan

Indian and the US army troops exercise danced to a different tune in a break from their joint exercises underway in Mahajan Field Firing Ranges (MFFR) in Rajasthan's Bikaner when they jointly celebrated Basant Panchami, India's spring festival, with gusto

India is 'critical partner' of US in meeting Indo-Pacific challenge: Pentagon

US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin considers India “a critical partner” for meeting the challenges in the Indo-Pacific region and gives priority to ties with it, according to Pentagon Spokesperson John Kirby

Leadership cannot be developed in shackles, freeing tech industry from unnecessary regulation: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said his government is well aware that future leadership cannot develop in shackles

India takes foreign diplomats on Kashmir tour

A delegation of 20 ambassadors of foreign countries began a two-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday

BJP government rectifying 'mistakes' in history writing, says PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that the government is correcting irregularities in the writing of history which did not give importance to most of the people who sacrificed their lives for the nation

Nepal to procure 2 million vaccines from India at subsidised rate

Nepal will procure two million doses of Covid-19 vaccine from the Serum Institute of India at a subsidised rate

India's new farm laws will benefit small, marginal farmers most: PM Modi

As the ongoing farmers' protest entered the 83rd day on Tuesday against the three contentious farm laws enacted last year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi clarified that these laws will mostly benefit small and marginal farmers

About 18-19 corona vaccines in different stages of trials in India: Health minister

Indian Health Minister Harsh Vardhan has said that 18-19 potential vaccines against novel coronavirus were in different stages of clinical trials, adding that vaccination of around 270 million Indians above the age of 50 will begin three weeks from now

Japanese investment at heart of eastern India's revival, says External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, during a visit to Assam along with a Japanese delegation on Monday, said that the potential is immense for India's collaboration with Japan in this northeastern state

India liberalises restrictions on geospatial data for map-making

Announcing a sweeping change in India's mapping policy, the Modi government on Monday liberalised regulations on geospatial data, making it freely available in the country for innovation and IT companies

India-UK climate talks; Indian-origin minister heads UK team

Alok Sharma, an Indian-origin minister in the UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson's cabinet, on Monday arrived in New Delhi for two days of climate discussions with Indian leaders

Democratising geospatial data will help business, farmers: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said that the liberalising of policies governing the acquisition and production of geospatial data is a massive step in the government's vision for an 'Aatmanirbhar Bharat' (self-reliant India)

Indian Navy’s mega war game in the Indian Ocean Region

On October 20, 2020, India re-invited the Australian Navy after 2007 to join maritime exercise Malabar 2020, thereby completing the Quad (Quadrilateral Security Dialogue)

Quality infrastructure to power India's rise: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who launched various new infrastructure projects in Kochi on Sunday, announced that his government us looking at building infrastructure worth Rs 110 lakh crore (over 150 million USD) to power India's rise

India's vaccine diplomacy garners global praise

India is getting international media recognition for its vaccine diplomacy and helping other countries in time of need