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Indian sunflowers from Bengaluru bloom in Uganda

Indian sunflowers are blooming in Uganda, thanks to University of Agricultural Sciences in Bengaluru (UAS-B) transferring their hybrid seed know-how to the East African country, an official said

Young Indian on maiden voyage of Virgin Hyperloop

Tanay Manjrekar, who hails from Pune is the first Indian to ride the Virgin Hyperloop in the first ever human trials conducted in the world

Indian vaccines don't need temperature as low as Pfizer's: AIIMS Director

Indian vaccines offer a lot of hope, due to various factors including a good safety signal, display of immunogenicity and capability of using the current storage infrastructure, said AIIMS (All India  Institute of Medical Sciences) Director Randeep Guleria in an exclusive interview with IANS

India has moved from tax terrorism to transparency: PM Modi

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said that reforms in the taxation system had made the country move from tax terrorism to tax transparency

With over 44K new corona infections, India records 86.4L cases

With 44,281 new coronavirus infections and 512 deaths in the past 24 hours, India's overall tally stood at 86,35,921 on Wednesday as the toll touched 1,27,571, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said

COVID-19 recoveries, vaccine may bring normalcy after winters: AIIMS Director

The winter season amid the COVID-19 pandemic will be very challenging, but a vaccine will be there sometime early next year, hopefully in February-March, and then, there have some degree of normalcy, said AIIMS Director Randeep Guleria in an interview to IANS

At SCO, PM Modi reiterates India's belief in raising voice against terror

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday attacked Pakistan at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) by reiterating that India believes in raising its voice against terrorism

IISc researchers developing vaccines to treat Covid, HIV

Researchers at the renowned Indian Institute of Science (IISc) in Bengaluru are developing vaccines to treat Covid-19 and HIV (human immunodeficiency virus), an official said

Indian boy develops air purifier robot

With concerns over air pollution increasing by the day, a Class 11 student from Kanpur has developed a unique robot that soaks up pollutants from the air and acts as a purifier

Azim Premji tops India Philantrophy List 2020

Wipro's founder chairman Azim Premji and his family have topped the EdelGive Hurun India Philanthropy List 2020 with contribution of Rs 7,904 crore

India records 38,073 new corona cases, 448 more deaths

With 38,073 new coronavirus infections and 448 more fatalities in the last 24 hours, India's overall tally and death toll stood at 85,91,730 and 1,27,059 respectively on Tuesday, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said

PM Modi's Diwali wish, 'Support Indian talent'

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday reiterated his call to support local businesses this festive season

India studying Malaysia's deradicalisation programme

India is studying the deradicalisation programme of the former Malaysian government, including their literature, as controversial Islamic preacher Zakir Naik, facing terror charges in India, has taken shelter in Malaysia for the last four years, said a top government source

India's mobility to change post-epidemic; more accent on non-motorised transport: Urban Development Minister

India's urban transport and mobility are likely to change after the current COVID-19 epidemic, Union Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs Hardeep Singh Puri said at the 13th Urban Mobility India Conference

'Declare health emergency in Delhi,' Nine-year-old climate activist requests government as pollution spikes

As Delhi faces another tryst with air pollution, a nine-year-old climate activist, Licypriya Kangujam, has appealed to the government to declare a health emergency in Delhi, emphasising that people are choking due to the noxious air