The roads and highways near the Indian borders are now being developed in a manner that permits combat aircraft to land and take off at times of crisis, a top Indian government source said
India successfully tests Agni-IV long-range missile that can strike targets 4,000 km away
India is in the process of further strengthening its strategic missile arsenal by adopting newer technologies and capabilities. Agni-IV is the fourth in the Agni series of missiles
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With 70K new Covid cases, India crosses 69L
With a spike of 70,496 coronavirus cases and 964 deaths in 24 hours, India's tally on Friday mounted to 69,06,151 cases
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PM Modi: Trinity of reforms will impact every Indian
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said India has undertaken a trinity of reforms in education, labour and agriculture and together they will impact almost every Indian
No major adverse side-effects reported so far in vaccine trial at PGI Chandigarh
The late phase trials of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine, known as Covishield in India, are well underway at the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, the institute said on Thursday
'Vision impairment soars as screen time amid COVID-19 increases'
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Threat matrix to India has become more complex, says IAF chief
Indian Air Force chief Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria on Thursday said the evolving threat matrix to India has become more complex with adversaries collusively supported by non-state actors
Making efforts to bring back 7 Indians kidnapped in Libya: Government
The Indian government is making all efforts to bring back the seven Indian nationals, who were kidnapped in Libya last month, the MEA said on Thursday
Yumnam first Indian footballer to appear in The Guardian's Next Generation list
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Need to maintain momentum of Covid battle to save lives: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday emphasised on people-driven fight against the coronavirus and hailed the role played by the Covid warriors in saving lives
A first in India: Critically endangered vultures introduced into wild
Eight critically endangered white-rumped vultures, six of them captive-bred, were reintroduced into the wild on Thursday for the first time in India since the vulture conservation and breeding centre was set up in the lower Shivaliks near here in September 2001
Indian-origin researchers use bovine adenovirus to develop Covid vax
A team of Indian-origin researchers in the US is working to develop a unique Covid-19 vaccine that uses a bovine adenovirus that will protect all segments of the population, especially older adults
Smartphone sales grow in India due to educational needs
Smartphone sales in India have already picked up pace ahead of the festive season due to pent-up demand from the lockdown and new use cases like education of children even as 200 million smartphones in the country are waiting to be upgraded, industry experts said on Wednesday
Breast cancer on the rise in India
Breast cancer is on the rise in India, with various health experts attributing it to lifestyle changes, changing reproductive preferences and hormonal imbalances in the body
