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India's Ordnance Factory Board gets order from the US to supply ammo

India's state-run Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) has got an order from the US to supply ammunition

India adds over 45k new COVID-19 cases, 490 deaths

With 45,903 new coronavirus infections and 490 fatalities recorded in the last 24 hours, India's overall COVID-19 caseload and death toll stood at 85,53,657 and 1,26,611, respectively, on Monday, according to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

With schools shut in most of Northeast, Indian Army comes forward to teach

Apart from defending the frontiers, fighting terrorists, and undertaking rescue missions in emergencies, the Indian Army has now launched coaching for students in the northeast region as educational institutions remain shut for over seven months now due to the COVID-19 pandemic

India's corona tally crosses 8.5 million mark, over 45K new cases

India's coronavirus cases crossed the 85-lakh mark on Sunday as 45,674 new cases and 559 more COVID-19 deaths were reported, official data showed

Modi greets Joe Biden, says will look forward to working closely

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday greeted US President-Elect Joe Biden and said that as Vice President his contribution to strengthening Indo-US relations was critical and invaluable and India will look forward to work closely together

After Mauritius, IIT Delhi plans more foreign campuses

After setting up its first overseas campus in Mauritius, the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi is now looking to expand its footprints abroad and is considering the possibility of setting up more foreign campuses

India expected to become 'Fastest Growing' major economy from FY22: PHD Chamber

India is expected to become the 'Fastest Growing' major economy from FY22, PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry said on Saturday

When Biden got a peek into IIT's cutting-edge research

Way back on July 25, 2013, then US Vice-President Joe Biden -- now the US President-elect -- had visited the hallowed portals of the famed Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (IIT-B), and the memories of that trip are still fresh among officials here

India adds one more eye in sky, radar imaging satellite

India on Saturday successfully placed into orbit one more eye in the sky -- a radar imaging earth observation satellite EOS-01 (Earth Observation Satellite, formerly RISAT-2BR2) -- and nine other foreign satellites in textbook style

India's largest Covid hospital reeling under weight of soaring cases

Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan (LNJP) Hospital, India's largest COVID-19 hospital run by the Delhi government, appears to be crumbling under the weight of soaring coronavirus cases, with only 6 per cent ventilator beds vacant in the hospital

India, Italy sign 15 MoUs to strengthen bilateral ties

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Italian counterpart Giuseppe Conte signed 15 Memorandum of Understanding (MOUs) in various sectors with an objective to strengthen bilateral relations

India adds over 50K new Covid cases

With a fresh spike of 50,356 coronavirus infections and 577 deaths in 24 hours, India's tally on Saturday rose to 84,62,080, said the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

India's first solar-based water supply project launched in Arunachal Prades

Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, who oversees the water portfolio, on Friday dedicated Indias first solar-based Integrated Multi-Village Water Supply Project (IMVWSP) to the people of Arunachal Pradesh

India's foreign exchange reserves rises over $560 bn

India's foreign exchange reserves rose $183 million during the week ended October 30

Over 47K new cases in a day, India's tally nears 8.5 million

With a fresh spike of 47,638 coronavirus infections and 670 deaths in 24 hours, India's tally on Friday rose to 84,11,724, said the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare