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Government ready to discuss all issues with protesting farmers: Modi

As the farmers' agitation along the borders of Delhi entered its 30th day on Friday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the government is open to holding discussions with the farmers and opposition political parties to iron out the confusion over the newly passed farm laws

India's foreign exchange reserves swell by $2.56 bn

India's foreign exchange reserves rose by $2.563 billion during the week ended December 18

Delhi Police creates 'green corridor' for live heart passage from airport to hospital

The Delhi Traffic Police on Thursday played an instrumental role in providing a green corridor to a human heart after it received an emergent request from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in which it was informed that a human heart under VAD (Ventricular Assist Device) is being flown from Vadodara to Delhi for a heart transplant surgery by a flight at 2:30 pm at Terminal 2 of IGI airpot for which a fast-moving green corridor is required from T-2 to AIIMS to avoid wastage of time

No stopping New Year tourist rush to 'freezing' Kashmir

Undeterred by the intense cold wave sweeping through the valley, scores of adventure sport lovers and new year enthusiasts have been rushing to Kashmir as minimum temperatures across Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh remained below the freezing point on Friday

Ambitious India-Myanmar connectivity project under threat from Myanmarese insurgent group

An ambitious India-Myanmar joint project aimed at enhancing connectivity and infrastructure is under threat from an insurgent group based in Myanmar

India major player in environment protection: Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said India was playing a major role in leading the world in environmental protection through international solar alliance as it was the only country which was on the right path to achieve Paris Accord's environmental goals

Aurobindo Pharma & Covaxx to develop corona vaccine for India, Unicef

Aurobindo Pharma Limited and Covaxx, a US-based company, have entered into an Exclusive License Agreement to develop, commercialize and manufacture UB-612, the first Multitope Peptide-based vaccine to fight COVID-19, for India and the UN Children's Fund (Unicef) agency

Beating predictions, Indian economy pulling out of Covid's deep abyss: Reserve Bank of India

India's economy is pulling out of Covid-19's deep abyss at a faster pace than most predictions, Reserve Bank of India said in its monthly bulletin for December

Naga separatist group announces ceasefire, wants peace talks afresh after five years

One of the two Naga insurgent groups, NSCN-K, has announced a ceasefire in northeastern India and has contacted the officials of the Modi government for initiating peace talks, the outlawed outfit said in a press statement

62 Yemeni patients to be treated in Bengaluru hospital

With the Indian government's help, 62 patients were airlifted from Yemen for treatment at a private hospital in the city amid the pandemic, an official said on Wednesday

Kashmir grassroots elections seen as a 'victory for democracy'

The counting of votes for the District Development Council (DDC) elections in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday has given a clear lead to the People's Alliance For Gupkar Declaration (PAGD), an amalgam of  Kashmiri political parties that was floated on October 7 for the reversal of constitutional changes made to Jammu and Kashmir on August 5 last year

India test-fires medium-range missile

India successfully test-fired a medium-range surface-to-air missile (MRSAM) off the Odisha coast on Wednesday, defence sources said

India may get vax nod for emergency use by year-end; SII's case strong

India is likely to have a COVID-19 vaccine approved for emergency use before December ends as THE Central Drugs Standard Control Organization's (CDSCO) expert panel is set to review the applications of Serum Institute of India (SII) and Pfizer for the emergency use authorisation (EUA) of their candidates, multiple sources associated with the development told IANS

Delhi AQI in severe category, to deteriorate in coming days

The air quality index (AQI) in Delhi has plunged into the severe category with a count of 404 in the early hours of Wednesday

India, Japan review security situation in Indo-Pacific region

Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Japanese counterpart Kishi Nobuo on Tuesday reviewed the prevailing security situation and the need for a free and open maritime order in the Indo-Pacific region