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India engaging with nations at strategic level in Indian Ocean Region: Indian Navy chief

India is actively engaging with nations at the strategic level in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR) -- one of the most militarised regions -- under the ambit of government initiatives, Indian Navy Chief Admiral Karambir Singh said on Friday

Jamia Millia Islamia professor is India's no. 1 scientist in analytical chemistry, says Stanford

Jamia Millia Islamia's Prof Imran Ali has been selected as a leading scientist in India in the field of Analytical Chemistry by Stanford University in the US

400 mn Indians can soon send money via WhatsApp

After two years of waiting, the WhatsApp payment service has received approval from the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) to go live on Unified Payment Interface (UPI) with over 160 supported banks

PM Modi woos global investors, says India offers democracy, demography, diversity and demand

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday urged global investors to invest in India and said that the country is the right place for investments as it provides business returns and demand along with reliability and the values of democracy

Military joint services drill ends at Nicobar Islands

A joint services three-day exercise code-named 'Bull Strike', involving the three Services components of Andaman and Nicobar Command (ANC) of the Indian military ended on Thursday

Israel to work jointly in India's Northeast to modernise agriculture: Ambassador Malka

Israel will collaborate with India's northeastern states in a big way to modernise their agricultural sector, Israeli Ambassador to India, Ron Malka, said

India issues fresh guidelines for those coming from abroad

The Indian government has issued a set of fresh guidelines for those travelling to India from abroad, under which travellers seeking exemption from institutional quarantine will have to submit a negative RT-PCR report conducted within 72 hours of undertaking the journey

India smartphone market at record high

While the India smartphone market registered double-digit growth in the third quarter this year and reached highest-ever levels with 14 per cent (on-year) growth, the overall feature phone grew marginally, primarily because consumers at the bottom of the pyramid continue to be sharply affected by the pandemic, a new report said on Thursday

India's Election Commission to tell the world how polls are held amid pandemic

The Election Commission of India is organising an International Virtual Election Visitors Programme for foreign election management bodies (EMBs) from November 5-7 in the context of the ongoing Bihar Legislative Assembly Elections

India adds over 50K new cases in a day

With a fresh spike of 50,210 coronavirus infections and 704 deaths in 24 hours, India's tally on Wednesday rose to 83,64,086, said the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

Tap water in sub-zero Ladakh? Indian government says why not?

As part of the Centre's focus to provide basic amenities in remote areas, aspirational districts and border areas, a multidisciplinary government team, comprising officials of the Jal Shakti Ministry and experts, visited Leh to help the administration speed up the implementation of the Jal Jeevan Mission in the Union Territory with a focus on providing tap water in sub-zero conditions

India set to reach pre-Covid economic levels by March: Report

With economic activities gaining momentum, India is poised to recover fast and may reach the pre-Covid levels of economic parameters by the current financial year's (FY21) end, according to a report by the Department of Economic Affairs

India steps up military diplomacy, engages neighbourhood

More officers from neighbouring counties will be trained at India's prestigious strategic leadership institution - National Defence College (NDC) - as New Delhi increases its engagement with neighbours to counter the growing influence of China

Israel to extend tech help to boost agriculture, IT in Northeast India

Israeli Ambassador to India, Ron Malka, visiting the northeastern region of the country, is keen to extend his country's technologies to boost the agriculture and horticulture sectors as well as the information technology (IT) segment of the northeastern states, officials said on Wednesday

Daily Covid numbers on rise again in India

With a fresh spike of 46,253 coronavirus infections and 514 deaths in 24 hours, India's tally on Wednesday rose to 83,13,876, said the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare