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India contributes $1 million to WADA to support Clean Sport

India has pledged a sum of $1 million to the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) towards its scientific research budget to ensure an atmosphere of Clean Sport globally, which will allow the global agency to develop innovative anti-doping testing and detection methods

Modi to be chief guest at AMU centenary celebrations

In a gesture imbued with a lot of symbolism, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has agreed to be the chief guest at the centenary celebrations of Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), one of India's oldest universities, via video conferencing on December 22

India approves game-changing framework against cyber threats

India has introduced its first and biggest framework to protect itself from cyber attacks, data theft and other virtual vulnerabilities threatening its national security

Google India tie-up for digitisation in auto industry

The Automotive Skills Development Council (ASDC) and the Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations (FADA) have joined hands with Google India to bridge the digital skill gap in the country's auto dealerships and build their capacity in this critical growth driver

NDB to lend $1 bn for India's economic recovery

The Indian government and the New Development Bank (NDB) on Wednesday signed a loan agreement for lending $1 billion for supporting India's economic recovery from COVID-19

Modi accepts Britain's G7 summit invitation

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday accepted the invitation of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson to be part of the G7 meeting of the world's most advanced economies, to be chaired by the UK in 2021, seeking to build a wider alliance against China's growing power

Rape conviction rate remains abysmal in India

Eight years after the Nirbhaya case of gang-rape and murder of a physiotherapy student that shook the conscience of the nation, made global headlines, and led to the hanging of four rapists earlier this year, the conviction rate in rape cases still remains abysmal despite stringent anti-rape laws in place

Drop in EU-India trade due to pandemic

The European Union's exports of goods to India were worth 31 billion euro in January to October 2019

I assure farmers their welfare is our topmost priority: PM Modi

Launching a scathing attack on the opposition parties for misleading the farmers over the three new agricultural laws, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday reiterated his government's commitment towards the farmers and said that protecting their interests was its topmost priority

Taiwan's Wistron estimates $7 mn loss from its riot-hit India plant

Apples iPhone maker Wistron Corporation has estimated the damage from violence at its Narsapura plant near Bengaluru on the last weekend to be around $7.11 million (Rs 52.4 crore)

British PM Boris Johnson's presence on Republic Day will be symbolic of new era: India

India on Tuesday said that British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's presence at the Republic Day celebrations next month will be "symbolic of a new era"

Facebook doubles down on India's digital growth, helps SMBs

Facebook on Tuesday said that it is committed to helping India quickly recover economically and socially in 2021 from the pandemic-hit year, by deepening support for small businesses and test and roll its new features from the country to the rest of the world

India-Iran keen to resume economic activities

India is rapidly switching gears with the view to improve its somewhat frayed relations with Iran, which has been one of the key suppliers of crude oil until 2018

India at over 99L, records lowest daily hike since July

India is quickly moving towards the psychological one-crore-cases milestone, and continues to be the second worst-hit after the US

India to become manufacturing hub of space assets: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday interacted with key industries, startups and academia from the space sector through video conferencing to encourage their participation in space activities