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India, Israel discuss strengthening defence ties

Defence Ministers of India and Israel on Friday discussed possibilities of strengthening the defence engagements between both the countries

Animal test axed from Indian Pharmacopoeia, PETA welcomes decision

The Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission has removed the 'abnormal toxicity test' from the human vaccine monographs of the Indian Pharmacopoeia, the official compilation of approved tests for drugs manufactured and marketed in India, said the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) on Friday

With 49K new corona cases India nears 1.3 million-mark

India on Friday recorded the highest single-day spike of almost 50,000 fresh COVID-19 cases in 24 hours taking the total tally to 12,87,945, with the death toll also crossing the 30,000 mark, the Union Health Ministry data revealed

One in five in the country jobless after lockdown

After the easing of lockdown in the country, one out of five people has been rendered jobless, as per the IANS-CVoter COVID-19 Tracker conducted among a sample size of 1,723

Nearly three million hit in Assam floods worsens

The flood situation in Assam further deteriorated on Thursday with four more persons losing their lives, taking the toll to 93, even as the number of people affected rose to 28.32 lakh across 26 districts, officials said

India's SaaS revenue touched $3.5bn in FY2020 on back of global sales

Growing at a compound annual growth rate of 30 percent, the revenue of India's Software-as-a-Service (Saas) industry reached $3.5 billion as of FY2020, with 75 percent of it coming from global sales, said a report by IT industry body Nasscom on Thursday

Northeast has potential to become India's growth engine: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that peace has been established in the northeastern region, asserting that the region has the potential to become India's growth engine

Indian Army starts permanent commission for women officers

The Indian Army has started the process to grant permanent commission to short service commissioned women officers in 10 streams, the force said on Thursday

Worst spike of 45K Covid cases hit India in a day

India on Thursday recorded the highest single-day spike of 45,720 fresh Covid-19 cases in 24 hours taking the total tally to 12,38,635, the Union Health Ministry data revealed

Assam flood situation worsens, death toll rises to 89

After a marginal improvement earlier this week, the flood situation in Assam again deteriorated on Wednesday while two more persons died in Barpeta and Morigaon districts, taking the death toll to 89, while around 26.32 lakh people in 26 of the state's 33 districts continue to be hit

China likely to take Rs 4K cr hit this Rakhi festival: CAIT

The Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) expects that imported rakhi wristbands and other products from China worth an estimated Rs 4,000 crore will take a hit ahead of the upcoming Raksha Bandhan festival to be celebrated on August 3

Indian Air Force to be ready for any eventuality on China border

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh reviewed the Indian Air Force's operational capabilities and deployments at forward locations on Wednesday amid the tense border situation with China

Serological survey to be conducted in Delhi every month

A serological survey will now be conducted in Delhi every month to find out how many people have developed antibodies from the SARS-CoV-2 virus, Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain said on Wednesday adding that the next survey in Delhi will be conducted between August 1 and 5

74% Indians prefer to work from home after COVID-19: Survey

At least 74 percent of people in India say they will continue to work from home more than they did before the COVID-19 pandemic, a new survey revealed on Wednesday

India may review some of its FTAs, hints foreign minister

India may review some of its free trade agreements (FTAs) which have not yielded the desired results economically, the government has indicated