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At 16,000, India records lowest new cases since June-end

India on Monday logged 16,432 fresh COVID-19 infections, which is 500 less than what it recorded in the past six months and 8,000 less than the number of recoveries in the past 24 hours

Covid vaccine dry run begins in India: prep up before the inoculation

After a year that saw an unprecedented global health crisis, many are anticipating the coronavirus vaccine, as India prepares for the inoculation campaign, which is likely to commence in January 2021

Indian startups bagged $9.3bn investments in 2020

Despite the COVID-19 challenges, Indian startups received investments to the tune of $9.3 billion in 2020, according to data from consultancy firm Tracxn

Metro service in more than 25 Indian cities by 2025: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday inaugurated India's first-ever driverless train operations on Delhi Metro's Magenta Line, along with the fully operational National Common Mobility Card service, and said that India will have the metro service in more than 25 cities by 2025, as against in 18 cities currently

Government to develop 21st century attractions in Delhi: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said efforts were being made to modernize the national capital so that it could reflect the grandeur of 21st century India

India's first indigenous pneumococcal vaccine launched

Pune-based Serum Institute of India, the largest vaccine manufacturer in the world by doses, on Monday announced the launch of India's first indigenously developed pneumococcal vaccine -- Pneumosil -- in the presence of India's Health Minister Harsh Vardhan

Indian Army chief visits South Korea to enhance military ties

Indian Army Chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane is on a three-day visit to the Republic of Korea on Monday aimed to strengthen military ties between both the countries

Modi wants India to make world-class products

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday gave a clarion call to adopt "zero effect, zero defect" policy while manufacturing Made-in-India products and ensure that these products are "world-class"

Make Kashmiri saffron globally popular: PM Modi

The next time you want to buy 'sesar' (saffron), do try Kashmiri saffron, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday in his monthly radio programme 'Mann Ki Baat', while stressing that "we want Kashmiri saffron to be a globally popular brand"

India works counter-drone solutions to curb border transgressions

India's border guarding force BSF will soon be equipped with the latest technology to counter rogue drones being used to smuggle arms and drugs in the western sector of the country by Pakistan-based suspected group of smugglers and militants

Jammu and Kashmir elections have shown the strength of Indian democracy: Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the grassroots election in Jammu and Kashmir have shown the strength of democracy in India

Mutant strain: Over 800 tourists from UK land in Rajasthan in a week

The new corona strain in the UK is keeping the Rajasthan government on edge as over 800 British tourists have entered the 28 districts of the state in the last one week

Modi unveils pillars of Indian civilizational state

In three major addresses this week, Prime Minister Narendra Modi outlined the rise of India as a civilizational state, which he said has begun to exercise global leadership in key areas such as renewable energy and arresting climate change

India's GDP: Quickest to fall, fastest to recover

The COVID-19 induced turmoil showed weakness as well as resilience of India's economy in 2020, as the country's GDP recorded abysmal fall and breathtaking recovery

Dry run for Covid vax admin in 4 states next week

The Indian government on Friday said that it has planned a dry run for the administration of the COVID-19 vaccine in Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Gujarat and Punjab next week as a step to prep up before the actual thing takes off