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India, UK ties in new world order keep China in crosshairs

India and the UK are all set to revamp their relationship after momentous changes in both countries

PM calls on Indian industry to focus on R&D, enhance manufacturing

Calling on the Indian industry to make more efforts towards making India self-reliant, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday urged the country's private sector to contribute more towards research and development (R&D) and come up with more investments

India crosses 10 mn Covid cases

India on Saturday recorded 25,152 new coronavirus cases and 347 deaths, taking the total number of infected people since January past the one crore (10 million) mark, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare's data

India to respond to any kind of aggression: Defence Minister

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday said India is willing to respond to any kind of transgression, aggression or unilateral action on its borders

Strong political patronage in UK stalling Indian tycoon Vijay Mallya's extradition

Fugitive tycoon Vijay Mallya's extradition is developing into a complex interplay of political connections, which helps him to continue to live in the UK, despite exhausting all avenues of appeal against his extradition

COVID-19 vaccination: Can India deliver that shot to all?

As the wealthy nations like the US and the UK begin vaccinating their public, the road ahead for India does not look very rosy as both Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines currently making headlines are yet to reach the country owing to a host of factors including scarce supply, tricky transport and an absence of proper cold chain facilities

Side effects, efficacy reasons for vaccine hesitancy in India

Even as the Indian government preps up to roll out the coronavirus vaccination drive soon, about 60 per cent of people are hesitant to take it due to the fear of side effects, efficacy and reduction in cases, a survey revealed on Friday

India's domestic air passenger traffic grows sequentially

India's domestic air passenger traffic grew sequentially in November. However, it continued to remain in contraction mode on a year-on-year basis

US Consulate in Hyderabad to train 50 Vizag girl students in English

The US Consulate in Hyderabad has launched an English language teaching programme at a college in Vizag which will benefit 50 bright and economically disadvantaged girl students

Tourists return to Kashmir; Gulmarg hotels packed

Kashmir's famous tourist resorts and hill stations, particularly Gulmarg and Pahalgam, are receiving a huge rush of visitors this winter as almost all the hotels and tourists huts have been booked for the next several weeks

Modi flays opposition Shooting from farmers' shoulders on agri laws

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday flayed the opposition for supporting farmers to oppose the three new central agricultural laws, claiming that the rival parties were using the shoulders of farmers to attack his government

Britain to help Karnataka develop leadership in higher education

Britain will help Karnataka, whose capital is the globally recognised tech centre Bengaluru, in developing leadership in higher education centres and strengthen research exchange between the two partners, said an official

Strong fundamentals will lead India back to pre-Covid levels: Minister

Hardeep Singh Puri, India's minister for housing and urban affairs, said on Thursday that strong economic fundamentals will lead India back to pre-Covid levels in January-March 2021

India puts into orbit its 42nd communication satellite

India on Thursday successfully placed its 42nd communication satellite CMS-01 (formerly GSAT-12R) in the geosynchronous transfer orbit in a textbook style

US asks India to limit forex intervention

The US has asked India to allow the exchange rate to move to reflect economic fundamentals and limit foreign exchange intervention