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India market completely exceeded all expectations, says Signal co-founder

Signal co-founder Brian Acton said the messaging platform is hoping to capitalise on the opportunities with its "simple and straightforward" terms of service and privacy policy

Govt defers national polio immunisation programme till further notice

The National Polio immunisation programme, as part of which children of 0-5 years are administered polio drops, has been deferred "till further notice" by the Centre citing "unforeseen activities"

Declassified US report envisions India's growing role in Indo-Pacific

The outgoing Trump administration declassified a report which amply describes the growing importance of India in the Indo-Pacific region

India records 15,968 new cases, total Covid-19 recoveries at over 10 mn

India's Covid-19 caseload increased to 1,04,95,147 with 15,968 infections being reported in a day, while the recoveries have surged to 1,01,29,111 pushing the national recovery rate to 96.51 per cent

New Foreign Trade Policy 2021-2026 to be rolled out from April, says Govt

Union Ministry of Commerce and Industry on Tuesday said that India''s new Foreign Trade Policy 2021-2026, under formulation, will come into effect from April 1, 2021

Mumbai airport begins vaccine transportation; 2,400 vials airlifted to Goa

Covid-19 vaccine transportation from Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) commenced on Wednesday with budget carrier GoAir airlifting 2,400 vials of Covishield to Goa

India delivers relief materials to Fiji for cyclone-affected people

India on Monday delivered relief supplies, including dignity kits containing hygiene and sanitary items and sleeping mats to Fiji for the cyclone-affected families

Failed 'coup' in US: Vigilantism threatens India too

Despite claims that this could never happen in India, there are alarming similarities with political processes in motion in this country

India registers 16,311 coronavirus cases, 161 additional fatalities

India added 16,311 new cases to its COVID-19 tally in the last 24 hours, according to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Monday

PM's meeting with CMs today to discuss Covid situation, vaccination rollout

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday will interact with chief ministers of all states via video conferencing to discuss the Covid-19 situation and coronavirus vaccination rollout

Vaccine transport from Serum Institute to start on Jan 11 or 12: Report

The transportation of Covishield vaccine from the Serum Institute of India's facility in Pune is likely to start from the evening of January 11 or on January 12

Some lending apps thrive on India's Google Play despite policy violations

At least 10 Indian lending apps on Google's Play Store, which have been downloaded millions of times, breached Google rules on loan repayment lengths aimed at protecting vulnerable borrowers

South Africa to store Covid-19 vaccines from India at secret place

The South African government will store the 1.5 million doses of the Covid-19 vaccine that it will receive from India in the next few weeks at a secret place because of the risk of theft

India Coronavirus Dispatch: Experts remain unconvinced about Covaxin nod

Online tool spots patients at risk of deterioration, vaccines to be guarded like poll ballots, post-Covid effects on six key organs-news relevant to India's fight against Covid-19

OPD at Rajiv Gandhi hospital to resume, first surgery after 10 months

Rajiv Gandhi Super Speciality Hospital will conduct a heart bypass surgery on Monday, the first operation to be done there since it was declared a dedicated coronavirus facility nearly 10 months ago

CoWIN app shall form foundation of Covid-19 vaccination drive: Centre

The Centre said Co-WIN, an online platform for monitoring vaccine delivery, shall form the foundation for the anti-coronavirus inoculation drive

India reports 18,444 new Covid-19 cases, 201 more deaths due to infection

India on Sunday reported 18,444 new cases of Covid-19 while 201 people succumbed to to the deadly virus in the last 24 hours

India to get UN tag of international disaster response force for NDRF

India could soon be a part of UN mandated international disaster rescue operations as its federal contingency force, NDRF, is expected to obtain a globally recognised standardisation later this year

Goa govt identifies 8 hospitals for vaccinating 18,000 healthcare workers

The Goa government has identified eight hospitals for the first phase of Covid-19 vaccination in the coastal state where around 18,000 health care workers will receive the doses

Pak should hold Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi accountable for Mumbai attack: US

The US said that it is "encouraged" by the conviction of Lashkar-e-Taiba operations commander Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi in a terror financing case in Pakistan