India is all set to participate in Naval Exercise Malabar 21 with Quad countries starting today. Indian Navy (IN) is participating in the sea phase of Exercise Malabar 2021 from 26 – 29 August 2021 along with the US Navy (USN), Japanese Maritime Self Defence Force (JMSDF) and the Royal Australian Navy (RAN), read Ministry of Defence press release. Malabar series […]
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India reported 46,164 Covid-19 new cases, 31,445 cases from Kerala
As many as 46,164 fresh COVID-19 cases and 607 fatalities were recorded in the country in the last 24 hours, informed the Union Health Ministry on Thursday. Kerala continues to report a record number of cases and logged 31,445 fresh infections and 215 deaths. The number of active cases in the state […]
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India anticipated Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, says CDS Bipin Rawat
India had anticipated the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, everything that’s happening now was anticipated only the timelines have changed, Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat said on Wednesday. Speaking at an Observer Research Foundation event on “The India-US Partnership: Securing the 21st Century” in New Delhi, the CDS […]
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India women’s tour of Australia: Subhadeep Ghosh named fielding coach, Amogh Pandit trainer
Former Assam cricketer Subhadeep Ghosh has been appointed the fielding coach of the Indian women’s team for the upcoming tour of Australia. The multi-format tour will also see Amogh Pandit travelling with the squad as trainer. Speaking to ANI, sources in the know of developments confirmed the two appointments. “Subhadeep […]
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India’s Afghanistan evacuation mission termed ‘Operation Devi Shakti’
India on Tuesday termed the evacuation operation from Afghanistan in the backdrop of the Taliban’s takeover of the country last week as “Operation Devi Shakti”. Taking to Twitter, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said: “Op Devi Shakti continues. 78 evacuees from Kabul arrive via Dushanbe. Salute @IAF_MCC, @AirIndiain and #TeamMEA for their untiring efforts. #DeviShakti.” Under Operation Devi […]
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India adds 25,467 Covid-19 new cases, recovery rate at 97.68 pc
India on Tuesday reported 25,467 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking the overall tally to 3,24,74,773, said the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. India’s active cases currently stand at 3,19,551. The active caseload is the lowest in 156 days. It accounts for less than 1 percent […]
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India evacuates another 75 Sikhs from Kabul
Indian authorities on Monday evacuated another 75 Sikhs amid the deteriorating situation in war-torn Afghanistan. These people are being evacuated from Kabul via Dushanbe and will arrive in India late at night, Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee Chief Manjinder Singh Sirsa informed. “Update from Afghanistan- Another 75 Sikhs are being evacuated today […]
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Arvind Kejriwal inaugurates India’s first smog tower in Delhi
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal inaugurated India’s first smog tower at Connaught Place here on Monday. Speaking in the programme, Kejriwal said, “To fight pollution, we have installed India’s first smog tower in Delhi today. This technology has been imported from America, this is a 24-meter tall tower, will clean the air of one-kilometre range, […]
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India reports 25,072 new Covid-19 cases, lowest in 160 days
India has reported 25,072 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, the lowest in 160 days, informed the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Monday. The cumulative caseload has increased to 3,24,49,306, while the national recovery rate has mounted to 97.63 percent, the highest since March 2020. With […]
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Afghan crisis exhibits importance of CAA in India, says BJP’s Ramchander Rao
The Afghanistan crisis has exhibited the importance of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in the country, said Bharatiya Janata Party leader N Ramchander Rao on Monday. Speaking to ANI, Rao said that the religious persecution of Hindus and Sikhs in Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan has forced them to leave their homes. “They have to leave their homes. Where will they go if not […]
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Today Raksha Bandhan festival will be celebrated in India
The great Indian Hindu festival of Raksha Bandhan is gearing near. The festival is observed on the full-moon day or Purnima in the Hindu calendar month of Shravan. This year it falls on August 22. Rakhi is all about the bond of love and trust between brothers and sisters and […]
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Highest herbal garden of India situated at 11,000 feet established in Uttarakhand
The highest altitude herbal garden of India situated at 11,000 feet was inaugurated in Mana village of Chamoli district of Uttarakhand on Saturday. “The main aim of this high altitude herbal park is to conserve various medicinally and culturally important alpine species and to do research on their propagation and habitat ecology,” said Sanjiv Chaturvedi, Chief […]
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India Sotheby’s clocks record sales of multi-million dollar homes in India, Sri Lanka
India Sotheby’s International Realty (India SIR) has said it concluded over 50 transactions of million dollar plus homes in India and Sri Lanka over the past 12 months despite pandemic lockdown. The top markets included Lutyen’s Delhi, North Goa, and Colombo. Most of the million-dollar homes sold were independent bungalows and ultra-luxury floors in resale. Among them was Sapphire […]
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India reports 36,571 new Covid-19 cases, active tally lowest in 150 days
With 36,571 COVID-19 new cases reported in the last 24 hours, India’s active tally has dropped to 3,63,605, which is the lowest in 150 days, informed the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Friday. With this, India’s cumulative count has reached 32,358,829 and the country’s active cases account for […]
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Taliban stop Exports Imports between India Afghanistan
The Taliban have stopped all imports and exports with India after entering Kabul and taking over the country on Sunday. Dr Ajay Sahai, Director General of FIEO said the Taliban have stopped the movement of cargo through the transit routes of Pakistan, thereby stopping exports, imports from the country, news […]