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India's win over Australia celebrated with virtual fireworks on Google

Google is celebrating Team India's historic win over Australia in the recently-concluded Border-Gavaskar Test series in a unique way

Indian School of Business ranked 1st in India, 44th globally

Indian School of Business (ISB) has been ranked number one management institution in India and 44th globally as per the full-time MBA Ranking 2021 of The Economist

Covishield plant safe after SII complex fire

At least five persons suffocated to death in a major fire that engulfed an under-construction building in a plant of global vaccine giant Serum Institute of India (SII) in Pune on Thursday, triggering nationwide and global concerns

Will elevate defense cooperation with India, militaries can collaborate: Biden's defence secretary-designate

US President Joe Biden's nominee for defence secretary, Lloyd Austin, has said that he would continue to build on the “strong defence cooperation” with India and ensure that the militaries of the two countries can collaborate on shared interests

92 countries request for Made-in-India vaccines

Ninety-two countries have approached India for COVID-19 vaccines, bolstering New Delhi's credentials as the vaccine hub of the world

India, Singapore sign deal for submarine rescue missions

India and Singapore have signed a strategic partnership agreement under which both the countries' navies will support and cooperate with each other for submarine rescue missions

India, US to intensify defence ties

The defence relationship has emerged as a major pillar in ties between India and the US over the last few years with intensification in defence trade, joint exercises, personnel exchanges, and cooperation in maritime security and counter-piracy

Vaccine hesitancy among healthcare workers must end, says Indian government

Vaccine hesitancy amongst healthcare workers must end, medical expert and Niti Aayog member Dr V.K. Paul said on Tuesday, amidst heightened concerns over adverse events following immunisation and incomplete clinical trial data of Bharat Biotech's Covaxin

India unlikely to use US facilities to store oil reserves

India proposes to re-evaluate its plan to store its strategic oil reserves in facilities available in the US as the country looks to bolster domestic storage that is considered a safer and better option to deal with excess price volatility and supply disruptions

PFI's 'Turkey links' dangerous for country's security, Sufi Board wants probe

In light of emerging evidence from Uttar Pradesh, Karnakata and Kerala over the Popular Front of India's (PFI) involvement in alleged anti-national activities, prominent Muslim organisation Sufi Islamic Board has made a fresh appeal to the Union Home Affairs Ministry to ban the group on a priority basis

Overjoyed at Team India's success in Australia: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday lauded Team India's historic cricket Test series win in Australia, saying the entire nation is overjoyed at the success of Ajinkya Rahane-led side who showed remarkable energy and passion throughout the Border-Gavaskar Trophy

Avoid Covaxin in case of allergies, fever or on blood thinners: Bharat Biotech

Bharat Biotech, makers of India's first indigenous vaccine for COVID-19, has advised people not to take Covaxin if they have allergies, fever, bleeding disorder, are on blood thinners, immune-compromised, or are on medicines that affect immune system

At 10K, India records lowest Covid numbers since June

Continuing its low streak of fresh daily cases, India on Tuesday recorded 10,064 new coronavirus infections in the past 24 hours, the lowest single-day spike in seven months

'Nobody would harm me, or would they?' Kashmir's renowned Pandit neurologist carries Hamletian dilemma

For Jammu & Kashmir's most renowned neurologist Dr Sushil Razdan leaving his home and clinic in the Jawahar Nagar area of Srinagar city was out of the question despite the fact that almost all other prominent Kashmiri Pandits had abandoned their homes to escape the wrath of militants

Indian, French Rafales to be part of Desert Knight-21 war games in Jodhpur

For the first time French and Indian and Rafale jets would be flying and exercising together during the Desert Knight-21 war games scheduled between January 20-24 in Jodhpur, a government source said