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Jaishankar meets Qatari Amir, PM; discusses bilateral economic cooperation

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar concluded his two-day stand-alone visit to Qatar from 27 to 28 December, said the Ministry of External Affairs on Monday

Home Secy asks states to support Health Ministry on Covid-19 vaccination

Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla wrote to chief secretaries of all states to instruct the concerned authorities for their active support to the Health ministry and Family Welfare in vaccine delivery

52-year-old UK returnee tests positive for coronavirus in Jabalpur

A 52-year-old woman, who returned to Jabalpur in Madhya Pradesh from the United Kingdom on December 12, has tested positive for coronavirus, an official said on Monday

Right of being represented through lawyer is part of due process clause: SC

Right of being represented through a lawyer is part of due process clause, the SC said while setting aside the Allahabad HC order which dismissed an appeal filed by a man in a 1987 murder case

Metro services to reach over 25 cities by 2025, says PM Narendra Modi

By 2025, metro train services will be expanded to over 25 cities across the country, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi while adding that "Make In India" is essential for the expansion

Commercial vehicle sales may take longer to recover than expected: Ind-Ra

Commercial vehicle sales in India could take longer to recover than expected despite improving macro-economic indicators, according to India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra)

India reports over 20,000 new Covid-19 infections in a single-day

India's Covid-19 caseload rose to 1,02,07,871 with20,021 infections being reported in a day, while recoveries have surged to 9.7 million, according to the Union Health Ministry data

Extreme weather conditions cost India $10 billion, says UK charity

15 extreme weather events, influenced by climate change, were identified globally this year, including the terrible floods that struck India cost $10 billion, killing 2,000, a UK charity report said

Nagaland's Covid-19 recovery rate higher than national average of 95.75%

Nagaland now has 274 active cases, while 11,415 people have recovered from the disease, Health Department Director Dr Denis Hangsing said

India's coronavirus recovery cases nearing 9.75 mn, rate improves to 95.78%

India's overall recovered cases are nearing 97.5 lakh (97,40,108) on Saturday, said the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

Govt plans dry run for Covid vaccine administration in 4 states next week

The central government said it has planned a dry run for administration of the Covid-19 vaccine in Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Gujarat and Punjab next week

23,067 cases take India's Covid tally to 10 mn, recoveries cross 9.7 mn

India's Covid-19 caseload rose to 10,146,845 on Friday with 23,067 new infections being reported in a day, while total recoveries crossed 9.7 million, according to Union Health Ministry data

2021 to provide important opportunities to broaden India-US ties: Biswal

US India Business Council president Nisha Desai Biswal said 2021 will provide important opportunities to broaden and deepen partnership between the two nations

Expressing dissent is a hallmark of liberal democracy: Allahabad HC

In a landmark judgment, the Allahabad High Court has said that "expressing dissent on law-and-order situation in a state is a hallmark of a constitutional liberal democracy

India welcomes "positive developments" in Yemen with new Cabinet formation

India on Thursday welcomed "positive developments" in Yemen to end years of unrest in the country

Covid-19 delays Boeing's aircraft manufacturing plan in India: Report

The U.S. planemaker's decision comes at a time when the pandemic has also forced Japanese carmaker Honda Motor Co to halt production at one of its two factories in India

New Covid strain not detected in samples tested in India: ICMR-NARI

Mutant strain of coronavirus found in the United Kingdom was not seen in the samples tested from various parts of India, Dr Samiran Panda, director of ICMR-National AIDS Research Institute said

US body announces $54 mn investment in India to support infra projects

An American financial corporation on Tuesday announced that it will invest USD 54 million in India to support the development of critical infrastructure projects in the country

India, Japan discuss regional security; call for free, open maritime order

India and Japan have regularly been discussing the evolving situation in the Indo-Pacific, and have signalled to expand cooperation to deal with common challenges

Oppo sets up 5G innovation lab in India, it's 1st such plant outside China

Smartphone maker Oppo on Tuesday said it has set up of its 5G innovation lab in India which is also the company's first 5G lab outside China