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India continues to hold top position in internet shutdowns: Access Now

After India, Myanmar imposed the highest total number of shutdowns in 2021, with 15 disruptions, followed by Sudan and Iran with five shutdowns in each country

WhatsApp confirms giving cashback for making digital payments in India

The company is giving away Rs 11 cashback up to three times by sending money to three different contacts via unified payments interface (UPI) on WhatsApp

Envoy urges ASEAN, Australia, India to work for ocean health, smart ports

Speaking at the inaugural session, Australia's High Commissioner to India Barry O'Farrell also stressed the need to co-operate in the Indo-Pacific amid the rising multi-polar world scenario

LIVE: Kremlin warns of cutting off gas supplies to more EU nations

Live news updates: Russia on Wednesday said that it is shutting off gas to two European Union nations, which have staunchly backed Ukraine

DCGI emergency use nod for Covaxin, Corbevax and ZyCoV-D across age groups

Covaxin bags approval for 6-12-year age group, Corbevax for 5-12 group, and ZyCoV-D for 12 years and above

Money pulled from China finds way to Asean countries, not India

Global brokerages cut China exposure, keep the status quo on India & turn bullish on Indonesia

India in talks with Intel and TSMC to set up semiconductor plants

The government late last year unveiled a $10 billion incentives plan, offering to cover as much as half of a project's cost, to lure display and semiconductor fabricators to set up base in India

Tesla manufacturing in India would be a 'win-win' for Musk, India: Gadkari

Dwells on top domestic and global players that are coming up with high-performing electric four-wheelers, points to surging demand for the new tech that Tesla has claimed to champion over past decade

India could become carbon neutral before its 2070 goal, says IRENA chief

India's onshore wind capacity stands at over 40 GW, and for grid-connected or centralised solar power plants capacity is at around 60 GW.

India says Tesla should not import cars from China for domestic sale

"Making in China and selling here is not a good proposition," the minister, Nitin Gadkari, said during a government conference

FM Sitharaman invites US semiconductor players to make investments in India

The Finance Minister also met Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi, who gave a snapshot of the company's investment in India and expansion plan

Wheat procurement under MSP likely to be lowest in last 10 years

India was till last week headed to a record production but the heat wave that started in March and continued in April over northwest India is set to affect produce, especially in Punjab and Haryana

Improve ties with India, defuse ethnic conflicts: Appeal to Pak govt

Participants of the virtual conference by SAATH said relations with neighbouring countries, particularly India and Afghanistan, should be improved, a media release said

India's petcoke imports seen doubling amid soaring global coal prices

Global coal prices are near record highs due to fears of a supply crunch following the European Commission's decision to ban coal imports from Russia after its invasion of Ukraine

Motorola launches new affordable smartphone 'Moto G52' in India

The smartphone packs a 5,000mAh battery that supports 33W turboPower fast-charging support

Global Covid caseload tops 509.4 million, death toll crosses 6.21 million

The US continues to be the worst-hit country with the world's highest number of cases and deaths at 80,984,914 and 991,254, respectively, according to the CSSE

World military expenditure surpasses $2 trn; US, China, India top spenders

The five largest spenders in 2021 were the United States, China, India, the United Kingdom and Russia, together accounting for 62% of expenditure," the Stockholm based said in a statement

FM Sitharaman urges Indian diaspora to become partners in growth of country

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has urged the Indian diaspora to become partners in growth of the country during the next 25 years as it attains 100 years of independence. Addressing the Indian community in the Silicon Valley, San Francisco Bay Area, she highlighted the contributions of the country people in innovation and research. "FM Smt. @nsitharaman highlighted the stellar contribution of Indian diaspora in US, esp. their role in innovation & research. FM also spoke about structural reforms undertaken by GoI & exhorted the community to become partners in the growth of India during the Amrit Kaal," a finance ministry tweet on Sunday said. The journey of India to attain 100 years of independence from its 75th year of independence has been termed Amrit Kaal. The Finance Minister is visiting the US to attend IMF-WB Spring Meetings 2022.

Stay alert, keep following Covid-appropriate behaviour: PM Modi to people

With several festivals coming up, PM Modi urged people to stay alert of the coronavirus and continue to follow Covid-appropriate behaviour such as wearing masks and washing hands

India wants to be friends with the West, but needs Russia: Sitharaman

"India wants to be friends with the European Union and the Western, free, liberal world, but not as a weak friend that needs desperate help here and there," Sitharaman said