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36 cross-party UK MPs support Indian farmers' agitation

A faction of 36 cross-party UK MPs, led by the Labour Party's Tanmanjit Singh Dhesi, have come out in support of the ongoing farmers' agitation in India, asking British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab to raise the matter with New Delhi

India will start vaccination only after expert nod: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Indian scientists are "very confident" of developing an indigenous vaccine in a few weeks and that public health will be top priority for the government

India warns Canada of serious damage to ties over Trudeau's comments

India on Friday warned the Canadian government of serious damage to bilateral relations if it continued to interfere in the country's domestic matters

Indian Navy: Focus on safeguarding sea lanes to boost trade

The Indian Navy will play a key role in India's drive to become a $5-trillion economy, with a fleet of three aircraft carriers, submarines, aircraft and drones to ensure that sea lanes for trade are always secure

Indian doctors' reconstruction technique for head-and-neck surgery published in top medical journal

A study containing innovative reconstruction techniques in head and neck surgery developed by a team of Kerala doctors has been published in the leading British medical journal -- Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery [JPRAS], popularly known as the British Journal of Plastic Surgery

District polls mark paradigm shift in India's Kashmir politics

In what seems to be a paradigm shift in Kashmir politics and grassroots governance, a large number of local independent candidates in the first District Development Council (DDC) elections are fiercely exploiting the dissatisfaction among the masses over the poor quality of administration delivered by the previous regimes to pose a strong challenge to all the traditional political parties

Army School's WhatsApp group hacked, numbers traced to Pakistan, Gulf countries

Police in Gopalganj in Bihar have been put on high alert after it came to light that some pornographic video contents were uploaded on a WhatsApp group of Class VII students of the Army School

'India Sweden Innovation Day 2020 will deepen ties'

Aiming to deepen bilateral ties between India and Sweden on various sectors and discuss the actions needed to navigate the COVID-19 crisis as also for creating a sustainable future for both nations, the 7th India Sweden Innovation Day 2020 themed "The New Normal" was hosted recently by India Unlimited

Manipur has India's best police station

Northeast has three of India's Top 10 police stations with Manipur securing the top spot, besides Arunachal Pradesh at third and Sikkim at seventh, according to the 2020 rankings announced by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Thursday

PM Modi invites British PM Boris Johnson as India's R-Day chief guest

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has formally invited UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson to be the chief guest for the Republic Day celebrations on January 26, 2021

With 35.5K new Covid cases India's tally across 95L

With 35,551 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, India's overall tally increased to 95,34,964 on Thursday, as 526 more fatalities took the COVID-19 death toll to 1,38,648, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said

BJP-backed Muslim councillor becomes mayor of Srinagar

BJP-supported independent councillor Junaid Azim Mattu has become the first mayor in the Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) after Jammu and Kashmir was created as a Union Territory in August 2019

Strategic security of nations impacted due to funds cut: Indian Army vice chief

Indian Army Vice Chief, Lieutenant General S.K. Saini, said on Wednesday that strategic security of most nations have been impacted due to reduction in funds for military capability, but some countries have used the opportunity to enhance their influence

With over 36K new corona cases, India's tally nears 95L

With 36,604 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, India's overall tally increased to 94,99,413 on Wednesday, as 501 more fatalities took the COVID-19 death toll to 1,38,122, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said

We never mentioned we'd vaccinate entire Indian population: Health Ministry

In the wake of reporting of two adverse events which occurred with the volunteers during the vaccine trial, the fear and hesitation among the people to take the vaccine is growing