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End stir, hold talks: Modi to protesting farmers

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has appealed to the farmers to end their two-month-long protests and initiate talks to resolve the issue while assuring that the minimum support price, or MSP, for their produce will continue

India ranks third among nations with maximum Covid vaccination coverage

India has become the third topmost country in the world after the United States and the United Kingdom in terms of coverage in COVID-19 vaccination among the population, the Union Health Ministry said on Sunday

Modi government working on political strategy to end farmers' stir?

The Narendra Modi government is all set to change its strategy in tackling the ongoing impasse over the proposed reforms in the agriculture sector, which has attracted unprecedented international attention with massive social media pressure building up in support of the farmers after tweets from popstar Rihanna and environmental activist Greta Thunberg

Over 150 people killed, 150 missing in Uttarakhand deluge

Over 150 people have lost their lives and over 150 are missing following a massive flood near a power project at Reni village in Joshimath area of Uttarakhand's Chamoli district on Sunday, officials said

Now women commandos to take on Maoist extremists in India

India's paramilitary Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) has selected its first batch of women commandos to be inducted into its elite CoBRA unit to take on the ultra-left Maoist rebels in the contiguous forests of east, central and southern India

India's aeronautics sector to double by 2024: Defence Minister

The growth of the country's aeronautics sector will double from Rs 30,000 crore to Rs 60,000 crore by 2024, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said

22 deaths post jab, not linked to vaccine: India's health ministry

About 5.3 million Indians have been inoculated against coronavirus amid the ongoing nationwide immunisation drive, and while there have been 22 deaths subsequently, these are not linked to the vaccination, India's health ministry has stated

India's foreign exchange reserves swell by over $4.8 bn

India's foreign exchange reserves rose by $4.852 billion during the week ended January 29

IIT-K develops unmanned drone helicopter

The Aeronautics Department at the Indian Institute of Technology-Kanpur (IIT-K), has developed an unmanned drone helicopter, in collaboration with a start-up EndureAir

India-Iran ties set for a reboot

Indias point person on Iran, J.P. Singh has just concluded an important visit to Tehran, signalling that New Delhi is getting set to reboot ties with Iran, riding on the change of guard in Washington

India, US armies to take part in joint exercise in Rajasthan

Soldiers from the Indian and the US armies will participate in land exercise Yudh Abhyas 20 from February 8 to February 21 this year at the Mahajan Field Firing Range in Rajasthan

64 people from Pakistan receive Indian citizenship certificates

Sixty-four people belonging to the Sindhi community of Pakistan and residing in Indore have finally received Indian citizenship certificates

Common cold as Covid sign? Doctors say India situation different

With general physicians in the UK urging a change in the COVID-19 case definition and test criteria to include common cold, doctors in India said on Thursday that the situation here is now very different, although one should still be watchful despite downwards trend in new novel coronavirus cases in the country

US to collaborate with India to tackle space threats

The US is looking forward to working with India to tackle evolving space threats, US Defence Attache in India, Rear Admiral Eileen Laubacher, said on Thursday

India ready to supply weapon systems to IOR countries: Defence Minister

India is ready to supply various types of weapon systems to Indian Ocean Region (IOR) countries, Defence Minster Rajnath Singh said on Thursday, while stressing that the countries need to ensure peace in the region through "maritime cooperation"