India and the United States on Friday signed the Second Amendment to the statement of Guiding Principles (SGP) on Triangular Cooperation for global development, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) announced on Friday. An MEA release stated that the amendment was signed by Abhilasha Joshi, Joint Secretary, Development Partnership Administration-II […]
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India reports 44,230 new Covid -19 cases, 555 deaths in last 24 hours
India reported 44,230 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking the daily positivity rate at 2.44 per cent, said the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Friday. With these new cases, the active tally has climbed to 4,05,155 and constitutes 1.28 per cent of total cases. The […]
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US, India against military takeover of Afghanistan: Jaishankar in RS
External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar on Thursday informed the Rajya Sabha that he had a very detailed discussion with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken regarding the ongoing situation in Afghanistan and they both agreed that there cannot be a takeover of the war-torn country by use of force. […]
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India reports 43,509 fresh Covid-19 cases, recovery rate at 97.38 pc
India reported 43,509 fresh COVID-19 infections, 38,465 recoveries in the last 24 hours, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Thursday. With this, the total recoveries have reached 3,07,01,612 and the recovery rate now stands at 97.38 percent. The country’s active caseload climbed to 4,03,840 which constitutes […]
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US announces USD 25 million aid to support India’s Covid-19 vaccination process
The United States on Wednesday announced USD 25 million assistance to support COVID-19 vaccination efforts across India. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who is on a two-day visit to India, said that the funding will contribute to saving lives by strengthening vaccine supply chain logistics, addressing misinformation, vaccine hesitancy, and helping to train more […]
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India, US ties critical for delivering stability in Indo-Pacific: Blinken
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday said India and US partnership will be critical for delivering stability and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific region and to show the world how democracy can deliver for its people. Addressing the joint conference with his Indian counterpart S Jaishankar, the US top […]
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India reports 43,654 new Covid-19 cases in last 24 hrs
India reported 43,654 fresh COVID-19 cases today, as compared to yesterday’s 29,689 daily new cases. The country reported 640 deaths in the last 24 hours, informed the Union Health Ministry. As per the Ministry, the active caseload of India is 3,99,436, and the daily positivity rate is 2.51 per cent. […]
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India records 39,361 new Covid-19 cases, 416 deaths
With 39,361 new COVID-19 cases in India in the last 24 hours, the daily positivity rate jumps up to 3.41 percent from yesterday’s 2.31 percent. For 34 consecutive days till yesterday, the daily positivity rate in the country was less than 3 percent. Presently, the active caseload of India is […]
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India reports 39,742 new Covid-19 cases, 535 deaths
India reported 39,742 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking the active caseload of the country to 4,08,212 on Sunday. 39,972 recoveries and 535 deaths have also been reported in the last 24 hours. With this, the total recoveries of the country stand at 3,05,43,138, while the death toll stood at […]
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India’s Covid-19 vaccination coverage exceeds 42.78 crore
India has administered over 42.78 crore doses of COVID-19 vaccine in its ongoing inoculation drive so far, said the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Saturday. As the new phase of universalisation of COVID-19 vaccination commenced from 21 June, 42,78,82,261 vaccine doses have been administered through 52,34,188 sessions, as per the provisional report till 7 […]
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India logs 39,097 new Covid-19 cases in last 24 hrs, daily positivity rate at 2.40 pc
With 39,097 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, India’s daily positivity rate stood at 2.40 percent. The positivity rate remained below 3 percent for the 33 consecutive days. With the fresh cases, the country’s tally of cases has climbed to 3,13,32,159. The active cases further declined to 4,08,977, […]
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India logs 35,342 new Covid-19 cases
As many as 35,342 new COVID-19 cases and 38,740 recoveries were reported in the last 24 hours, the union health ministry informed on Friday. The cumulative positive cases now stand at 3,12,93,062, including 3,04,68,079 recoveries and 4,05,513 active cases. The country’s COVID death tally has reached 4,19,470, including 483 in the last […]
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India looks forward to continuing its engagements with Pacific Alliance: MEA
India looks forward to continuing its engagements with the Pacific Alliance, said the MEA on the 10th anniversary of the alliance. Riva Ganguly Das, Secretary (East), Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Thursday met the Ambassadors of Colombia, Chile, Mexico and Peru to extend greetings on the 10th anniversary of the Pacific Alliance, the Ministry […]
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India reports 41,383 new Covid-19 cases, positivity rate below 3 pc
With 41,383 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, India’s daily positivity rate remained less than 3 percent for 31 consecutive days. The positivity rate stood at 2.41 percent. With the new cases reported in the last 24 hours, as many as 3,12,57,720 cases have been reported in the […]
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India issues tender for Rs 50,000 crore project to build six submarines
In a major boost for the Indian Navy and Make in India, the Defence Ministry on Tuesday issued a tender expected to be worth around Rs 50,000 crores for building six conventional submarines under Project-75 India. “The tender has been issued today for the construction of the six conventional diesel-electric […]