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Indian woman jailed for cheating people up to 600,000 Singapore dollars

A 42-year-old Indian women has been sentenced to over six years of jail for cheating people up to 600,000 Singapore dollars

Two houses collapse after explosion in Gujarat; at least 3 persons injured

At least three persons were injured after two houses collapsed following a powerful explosion in Kalol town of Gujarat's Gandhinagar district on Tuesday morning, police said

India reports 19,556 new coronavirus cases, active cases at 292,000

India continues to witness a steady decline in daily new coronavirus infections as only 19,556 new Covid-19 cases were reported in last 24 hours

US President Trump presents Legion of Merit to Prime Minister Narendra Modi

US President Donald Trump presented the prestigious Legion of Merit to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his leadership in elevating strategic partnership of the two countries

Discussions on global growth cannot happen only among few, says PM Modi

Asserting that growth patterns must follow a human-centric approach, Prime Minister Modi said discussions on global growth cannot happen only among a few and the "table must be bigger"

'Limited' financial impact of Indian factory damaged by violence: Wistron

An Indian factory damaged by violence this month was a new facility with limited production and so there will be limited financial impact, Taiwanese Apple supplier Wistron, which runs the plant, said

India's Covid-19 tally rises to over 9.9 million with 22,890 new infections

India's Covid-19 caseload rose to 9,979,000 with 22,890 new infections being reported in a day, while total recoveries crossed the 9.5 million mark, according to the Union Health Ministry

Oil prices hit 9-month high on US stimulus deal, refining demand in India

Oil climbed and touched a nine-month high, with traders optimistic about progress toward a U.S. fiscal stimulus deal and record-breaking refining demand in China and India

Number of Indians hesitant to take Covid-19 vaccine rise, survey shows

Many Indians appear hesitant to get vaccinated for Covid-19 as infections have fallen sharply since a mid-September peak and some people are worried about possible side-effects, according to a survey

India will have to spend $1.8 bn on Covid-19 vaccines in Phase 1: Report

India will have to spend $1.4 billion to $1.8 billion in the first phase of a coronavirus vaccination programme, even after getting support under the COVAX global vaccine-sharing scheme

India, Bangladesh seal 7 pacts to expand cooperation; restore rail link

India and Bangladesh sealed seven agreements to expand cooperation in diverse areas, and restored a cross-border rail link which was in operation till 1965

Indian entrepreneur among 7 winners of UNEP prize for global change-makers

A 29-year-old Indian entrepreneur is among the seven winners of the prestigious "Young Champions of the Earth" 2020 prize given by the UN environment agency to global change-makers

India's Covid-19 caseload nears 10-million mark with 24,010 new infections

With 24,010 new Covid-19 infections in the last 24 hours, India's total cases have reached 9,956,558, said the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

India test-fires two Prithvi-2 ballistic missiles off Odisha's coast

India successfully test-fired two Prithvi-2 ballistic missiles off the eastern coast of Odisha in Balasore

100 experts from friendly nations trained for India's Covid vaccine trials

Over 100 experts from friendly neighbouring nations have so far been trained to strengthen capacities in their countries for facilitating phase-3 clinical trials of Indian Covid-19 vaccine

India and World Bank sign $400 mn project to protect poor from Covid impact

India on Wednesday signed a pact worth Dollar 400 million with the World Bank in a bid to aid the poor and vulnerable reeling under the coronavirus crisis

Covaxin facing shortage of volunteers for phase 3 trials, says AIIMS

The Phase III clinical trial for Bharat Biotech's vaccine candidate Covaxin is witnessing a shortage of volunteer participation, with a high refusal rate of 70% to 80%, a senior AIIMS doctor said

Collaboration, not confusion, is best response to Covid-19: India at UN

It is imperative that we join hands to show leadership, solidarity and collaboration to deal with Covid-19 pandemic. We can respond best by collaboration, not confusion, India said at the UN

India's daily Covid-19 case count falls below 23,000 after over 5 months

India's daily Covid-19 case count fell below 23,000 after a little over five months as the nation reported 22,065 infections. The national recovery rate stood at over 95 per cent

India's Covid-19 caseload jumps to 9.7 million with 29,398 fresh infections

India recorded less than 30,000 fresh Covid-19 infections, the second time this month, which pushed its caseload to over 9.7 million, while the total recoveries surged to more than 9.2 million