New Delhi: – Five soldiers of the Indian security forces, including a Colonel and a Major, were killed in an encounter with the terrorists in the Handwara area of Jammu-Kashmir. Colonel Ashutosh Sharma, recipient of the Sena Medal, twice, was martyred in the encounter. This is the first instance, in the last five years, that […]
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New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi assured Myanmar of all the possible assistance to fight the Coronavirus menace. Prime Minister gave this assurance to Myanmar, during his telephonic discussion with Aung San Suu Kyi, the State Counsellor of Myanmar. Prime Minister Modi clarified that the Indian policy would be ‘Neighbours First’. Prime Minister Modi held […]
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New Delhi: Major countries of the world, disenchanted with China, have started exploring other options for secured investments, and the Indian government is making all possible efforts to make the best of this opportunity. Against this background, a meeting of Ministers of Finance and Commerce along with senior officials was held in the presence of […]
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Colombo: – India has offered a helping hand to Sri Lanka, to provide an impetus to the Sri Lankan economy, during the crisis created due to the Coronavirus pandemic. Before this, India has supplied Hydroxychloroquine to Sri Lanka. India will be exchanging currency worth USD 400 million to tide over the foreign currency crunch faced […]
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New Delhi: The union health ministry announced the regulations for the reliefs to be provided in the areas with minimum or no risk of Coronavirus. The Industries in these regions may be reopened with a commitment to follow the conditions. This may provide a certain amount of impetus to the manufacturing sector, which is currently […]
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New Delhi: The number of COVID-19 deaths in the country has reached 354. On Tuesday, the number of cases went up by 1,463, taking the total number of infections over 10,815, in one single day. In the state of Maharashtra, the number of cases has risen to 2,684. Also, on Tuesday, 300 new cases were […]
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Jerusalem: Coronavirus has claimed more than 100 lives in Israel and the number of cases has crossed 10,000. In this scenario, Israel, who is fighting the horrible Coronavirus pandemic, has expressed gratitude towards India for the cooperation extended. India supplied five tonnes of Hydroxychloroquine, used in the treatment of Coronavirus, to Israel. In view of […]
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New Delhi/Mumbai: Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a dialogue with the Chief Ministers of all the Indian states, through videoconferencing, on Saturday. The 21-day period of the lockdown is ending on 14th April. But Chief Minister of all the states requested the Prime Minister to extend the period of the lockdown, in view of the […]
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New Delhi: On the 16th day of the lockdown, 46 Coronavirus patients died in the country and number of cases increased by 809, taking the total number of cases to 6,412. This has been the worst day for India since the onset of the pandemic. With this, the possibility of further spread of Coronavirus has […]
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New Delhi: – Meeting of the Union Cabinet of Ministers was held on Monday, through video conferencing. The decision to cut salaries of the Ministers and Member of Parliaments (MPs), for one year, by 30%, was taken during the meeting. The President, Vice-President, Prime Minister and the State Governors decided to take 30% less salaries […]
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