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India's Covid testing rate is low, says WHO Chief Scientist

Underlining the importance of adequate testing for COVID-19, World Health Organisation's (WHO) Chief Scientist, Dr Soumya Swaminathan, on Tuesday said that India's testing rate is low, compared to other countries which have done well in combating the pandemic

Only 0.27% COVID patients on ventilators till August 3: Government

India's Health Ministry on Tuesday said that as many as 18,000 ventilators have been supplied to hospitals across the country till now and that only 0.27 percent of coronavirus patients are on them

Fake medicines, supplies among major Covid cybercrimes in Asia: Interpol

Online sale of fake medical supplies, drugs and personal protective equipment, and exploitation of teleconference tools are the major Covid-19 cybercrime trends in Asia, said Interpol in a report released on Tuesday

Exclusion of none, says Advani who started the temple movement

The Ram Janmabhoomi movement's guiding force and BJP patriarch L.K. Advani broke his silence late on Tuesday evening on the Bhumi Pujan (groundbreaking ceremony) of the Ram temple in Ayodhya, calling it an "emotional and historical day"

'Indian economy might recover relatively faster from Covid downtrend'

Exhuming confidence on India's long-term economic prospects, Maruti Suzuki's Managing Director & CEO Kenichi Ayukawa has said the Indian economy may recover relatively faster from the Covid-induced downturn, as it did from the global financial crisis

Indian researchers show how COVID-19 PPE can be converted to biofuel

Plastic from used personal protective equipment (PPE) can and should be transformed into renewable liquid fuels, according to Indian researchers

Ahead of Ram temple event, mosques, shrines echo harmony and coexistence

Eight mosques and two 'Dargaahs' surrounding the Ram Janmabhoomi have been conveying a message of peaceful coexistence of the Hindu and Muslim communities in the temple town of Ayodhya where the Ram temple is to be built

52K new Covid cases, 803 deaths in India in 24 hours

With 52,050 new coronavirus (Covid-19) cases and 803 deaths in the last 24 hours, India's overall caseload stood at 18,55,745 while the total fatalities increased to 38,938, data from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare revealed on Tuesday

Masjid land handed over to Sunni Waqf Board

As the countdown for the grand ceremony of 'Bhoomi Pujan' for the construction of the Ram temple began, Ayodhya District Magistrate Anuj Kumar Jha handed over the five-acre land to the Sunni Waqf Board at Dhannipur village in Faizabad, as mandated by the Supreme Court in lieu of the Babri Mosque

India's draft defence policy aims to achieve $25 bn turnover by 2025

India has set a target to achieve a turnover of Rs 1.75 lakh crore ($25 billion) including export of Rs 35,000 Crore ($ 5 billion) in aerospace and defence goods and services by 2025

Want to avoid institutional quarantine if travelling to India? Get a -ve RT-PCR report

International travellers will be exempted from institutional quarantine on submitting a negative RT-PCR test report on their arrival in India, according to the latest guidelines issued by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

Ladakh brims with hope: A year after acquiring separate identity

Unlike every other summer when the bazaars are teeming with tourists, this season, due to the coronavirus pandemic, life in Leh, is placid

Indian Navy keeps vigil from Himalayas to Straits of Malacca

From the icy heights of Ladakh in the Himalayas to the deep waters of the Malacca Strait, the Indian Navy has increased deployment since the stand-off with China, officials with knowledge of the development said

India to export ventilators

The Group of Ministers (GoM) on COVID-19 have agreed to the proposal of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare to allow the export of Made-in-India ventilators

India's new education policy has a 21st-century approach; will turn 'job seekers' into 'job creators': PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has thrown his weight behind the recently announced National Education Policy (NEP)