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India's daily Covid-19 cases more than that of US, Brazil for a week: WHO

India, the third worst-hit nation in terms of infections, has also accounted for over 23% of the cases and more than 15% of the deaths reported worldwide between August 4-10

Covid-19: Nepal halves entry points with India, suspends flights till Sept

Security has been stepped up in the border area to check unauthorised movement of people, officials said

Ready for long haul on LAC with China and deployment in harsh winters: Army

The top Indian military brass has informed a Parliamentary panel that it was ready for a long haul on the LAC with China and is prepared for deployment in harsh winters in Eastern Ladakh sector

Indian nationals carrying valid visa can travel to UAE: Indian Ambassador

Indian Ambassador to UAE Pavan Kapoor said that Indian nationals carrying any type of valid UAE visa can now travel to the country."Very pleased to see the @MoCA_GoI notification this evening as per which both Indian & UAE airlines can now carry any Indian national holding any type of valid UAE visa from India to UAE! @IndembAbuDhabi @cgidubai @MoFAICUAE," Kapoor tweeted.Flight operations between India and UAE had been shut for about five months due to the COVID-19 pandemic.The ticket bookings for flights from UAE to 18 destinations in India from August 16 to 31 will open on Tuesday at 10 am (local time).Previously, only residency visa holders were allowed to travel to the country on flights being operated as part of India's repatriation mission called Vande Bharat, The Khaleej Times reported.

Indian-Americans protest Chinese aggression, human right violations

A group of Indian-Americans from in and around the national capital held a protest against China's aggression towards India and human right violations of Uyghur minority groups

After MEA's remarks, India dismisses controversy over Buddha's birthplace

Jaishankar had on Saturday talked about about India's moral leadership and how Buddha and Mahatma Gandhi's teachings are still relevant

Bangladesh ties with India, China stand on different perspectives: Minister

Bangladesh's ties with India and China should not be compared as they stand on different perspectives, Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen said on Saturday

Mahathir admits Malaysia-India ties strained due to his Kashmir remarks

Mahathir, who was once world's longest-serving elected leader and now eyeing to make a comeback, said he has been making comments about affairs from all over the world

US lifts Covid-19 travel advisory; urges citizens not to visit India, China

India remains on the Level 4 of the travel advisory along with more than 50 countries, including China

Uber rides take coronavirus hit but food-delivery business doubles

Ride-hailing trips, in the past responsible for nearly two-thirds of Uber's revenue, increased 5 percentage points from their low in April, but gross bookings remained down 75% from last year

Pakistan claims it asked India to appoint counsel for Kulbhushan Jadhav

In 2017, India approached the ICJ against Pakistan for denial of consular access to Jadhav and challenging the death sentence

With 56,282 new Covid-19 cases in 24 hours, India's tally nears 2 mn mark

The death toll due to Covid-19 climbed to 40,699 with 904 new fatalities being reported in 24 hours, the data updated at 8 am showed

Indian extends essential support to communities in Israel amid Covid-19

The Indian Embassy in Israel has launched initiative to reach out to the Indian communities to provide essential consular services amid restrictions on movement and gatherings

India 'flying blind', needs better data collection to control Covid-19

Officially India's death rate is nearly 20 times lower than the US, even though it has the world's fastest growing epidemic and the third highest number of total cases

Pakistan court asks govt to give India 2nd offer in Kulbhushan Jadhav case

The Islamabad High Court has asked the federal government of Imran Khan to give another offer and opportunity to India in the Kulbhushan Jadhav case

With over 100,000 cases in 2 days, India's Covid-19 tally crosses 1.8 mn

The number of Covid-19 tests carried out has crossed the 20 million-mark, according to the Indian Council of Medical Research

Iron ore exports, prices rose sharply, but only eastern miners benefited

According to FIMI, iron ore exports in 2019-20 rose to 36,623.71 tonnes from 16,198.90 in 2018-19

India prepares to bring back 700 more Sikhs facing 'torture' in Afghanistan

The first batch of the Sikh families are living in a gurdwara in Delhi

India logs biggest daily rise of 55,078 Covid-19 cases, tally tops 1.6 mn

This is the second consecutive day that Covid-19 cases have increased by more than 50,000

China, India got richer but refused to take responsibilities: US Senator

Senator Chuck Grassley, Chairman of the powerful Senate Finance Committee, made the comments during a Congressional hearing on WTO