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Trump appreciates India for releasing American pastor arrested last year

US President Donald Trump has appreciated India for listening to his request to release an American pastor who was arrested last October on charges of carrying $40,000 of undeclared currency.

India's coronavirus tally rises to 3,167,323 with 60,975 new cases

With 60,975 people testing positive for coronavirus infection in a day, India's Covid-19 tally rose to 3,167,323, while recoveries surged to 2,404,585 pushing the recovery rate over 75.92%

India, Uzbekistan hold first meeting of the National Coordination Committee

India and Uzbekistan held their first meeting of the National Coordination Committee for monitoring implementation of mutually agreed projects between India and Uzbekistan on Monday

India waits for US response on mini trade deal of the kind signed with EU

New Delhi continues to push an early-harvest deal, to be followed up with detailed negotiations on a comprehensive Free Trade Agreement

India, Uzbekistan review implementation of initiatives to boost ties

The new framework to monitor the implementation of important projects and initiatives was constituted under the directions of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev

India records 69,239 Covid cases in a day, adds 1 mn infection in 16 days

There are 707,668 active cases of coronavirus infection in the country which comprises 23.24 per cent of the total caseload

Pak admits Dawood Ibrahim living in Karachi; imposes financial sanctions

Islamabad has for years denied that it has sheltered Dawood, responsible for the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts, along with other terrorists

Rajnath Singh, NSA Doval, CDS Rawat review Ladakh standoff situation

Talks between India and China remain deadlocked and now the bigger problem is logistics. India has to move around three additional formations to reinforce the border

India slaps fresh curbs on visas, universities to stem Chinese influence

With the exception of Mandarin language courses, tie-ups with Chinese institutions are likely to be discontinued

India Coronavirus Dispatch: Why decongesting prisons may not be enough

Nashik stands out on safety measures, effect of new paediatric illness linked to Covid, and why swab method for sample collection may not be the best--news on how India is coping with the pandemic

Lack of clarity, rigour raise doubts over Covid-19 vaccine trials: Experts

The problem is that traditionally there has been poor scrutiny of clinical trials in India where often the emphasis is on cutting costs, said Arun Bhatt, former president of the ISCR

Let an Indian lawyer represent Kulbhushan Jadhav in Pak court: MEA

External affairs ministry spokesperson Anurag Srivastava said India is in touch with Pakistan through diplomatic channels on the issue relating to Jadhav

With record 69,652 cases in a day India's total infection cross 2.8 mn mark

There are 686,395 active cases of coronavirus infection in the country which is 24.20 per cent of the total caseload

8 teams of scientists from India, US selected for research on Covid-19

Eight binational teams of researchers from India and the US have been selected for pursuing cutting-edge research in pathogenesis and disease management of Covid-19

Jefferies Financial reduces overweight stance on India and Indonesia

Interestingly, Jefferies now has a bigger OW on Pakistan. However, India's absolute weighting is still much higher. China currently is the biggest OW for Jefferies, followed by Taiwan

If elected, will stand with India in confronting regional threats: Biden

Presidential elections in the US will be held on November 3 and the 77-year-old is challenging incumbent Republican President Donald Trump in the polls

India now biggest contributor to Covid tally, added 500,000 cases in 8 days

Country now has over 2.5 million reported cases, of which 668,220, or roughly 26 per cent are currently active

Mortal remains of 4 students who drowned in Russia to reach India next week

The mortal remains of four Indian students who drowned in the Volga river in Russia's Volgograd are expected to reach India early next week

India-US tensions to hurt China, US and the world: Bureau of Statistics

China will be able to maintain steady economic growth this year although the tensions between China and the United States will negatively impact the two countries and the world

Manifesto of an insignificant Indian

The journey so far calls for a dispassionate performance evaluation, howsoever unsatisfactory or incomplete it may be, on account of one's limited knowledge, understanding and unavoidable prejudices