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India coronavirus update: 78,000 mark breached again, tally now past 3.6 mn

India recorded 78,512 fresh coronavirus cases in the past 24-hours continuing its unabated surge of highest daily infections as the national tally mounted to 3,621,245

India and Russia declared joint winners of Online Chess Olympiad

This was the first time FIDE, the international chess federation, was holding the Olympiad in an online format, due to the Covid-19 pandemic

Singaporean missions thank India's 'Corona warriors' for working tirelessly

As India enters Unlock 4.0, our colleagues across India take the opportunity to thank all Covid-19 warriors for working tirelessly and selflessly to keep us safe, the Singaporean missions said

India unlikely to participate in tri-services war game in Russia next month

Last week India had conveyed to Russia that it will participate in the strategic command-post exercise to be held in the Astrakhan region in southern Russia from September 15 to 26

India's Covid-19 cases, fatalities per mn among lowest in the world: Centre

The meeting was informed that as of Saturday, eight states contribute around 73 per cent of the active caseload

India will play leading role in future global political framework: MoS Home

Rai said that the motive of Science and Technology should be to provide last mile connectivity and reach every needy person in the country

India 72nd on global list with average monthly wage of Rs 32,800: Report

Switzerland, where the average wage converted into rupees amounts to Rs 4,49,000 ($5,989), topped the ranking, while in Cuba the average wage is the lowest at Rs 2,700 ($36)

Not legally possible to allow Indian lawyer to represent Jadhav: Pakistan

"The ICJ judgment clearly says that the review and reconsideration process would be carried out in Pakistani courts as per the laws of Pakistan," Chaudhri said

TikTok ban: ByteDance says moving quickly to resolve issues in India, US

"I can assure you that we are developing solutions that will be in the interest of users, creators, partners, and employees," ByteDance Chairman said

The FAANGs are back and sharper: Global tech giants' 10-year bet on India

Google and Facebook have all-weather partner in Jio. Apple will manufacture in India. Amazon is cementing its dominance. Latest moves by tech giants will have a lasting impact on India's digital space

India slams Pakistan for evading responsibility for Pulwama terror attack

NIA has filed a charge sheet in the Pulwama case detailing how Pakistan-based JeM terror outfit planned and carried out the attack

India's self-reliance in defence sector to boost global standing: PM Modi

The government has opened the way for 74 per cent FDI (Foreign Direct Investment) in defence production through automatic route, PM noted

Harsh Vardhan to chair meeting on status of southwest monsoon over India

Union Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan will chair a meeting to "understand the current status of southwest monsoon in the country"

Sri Lanka will not harm India's security interests: Foreign Secretary

Sri Lanka's Foreign Secretary Jayanath Colombage has said that Sri Lanka will always have an India-first approach as far as strategic security is concerned

Indian software engineer becomes US citizen in rare ceremony at White House

President Donald Trump has presided over a rare naturalisation ceremony at the White House where five immigrants, including a software developer from India, were sworn in as American citizens

India Covid-19 update: 67,151 new cases, 1,059 deaths; tally at 3,234,474

India's novel coronavirus tally rose to 3.23 million on Wednesday with 67,151 more people testing positive for the infection, while the recoveries have surged to 2,467,758, the Health Ministry said

Russia in touch with India to manufacture Sputnik V: Health Ministry

Globally, there have been 23,491,520 confirmed cases of COVID-19, including 809,970 deaths

After US, Facebook plans to launch news service in UK, India, Brazil

The social media giant's news service currently pays US publishers for content and has original reporting from more than 200 outlets, including thousands of local news organizations

Covid-19 Factoid: India's daily tests go down as number of cases rises

The US, Brazil, and India together have almost 60 per cent of all active cases worldwide

DATA STORY: Biggest 24-hr jump in cured cases pushes recovery rate to 76%

India now accounts for 10.62% of all active cases globally (one in every 9 active cases), and 7.15% of all deaths (one in every 14)