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India shows declining trend of daily Covid spike

India's tally on Tuesday mounted to 71,75,880 with a spike of 55,342 coronavirus cases, the lowest since August

India's human space flight may face slight delay: ISRO chief

India's human space flight mission Gaganyaan will be "slightly delayed" owing to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic even as ISRO resumes rocket launch activities from the first week of November, space agency chief K. Sivan said on Monday

Bollywood up in arms against 'defamation' and 'media trials' by two private Indian TV channels

A civil suit has been filed before Delhi High Court by four Bollywood industry associations and 34 leading production houses, praying that the court direct the news channel Republic TV, its anchors Arnab Goswami and Pradeep Bhandari of Republic TV, the news channel Times Now, anchors Rahul Shivshankar and Navika Kumar of Times Now, and unknown defendants as well as social media platforms to refrain from making or publishing irresponsible, derogatory and defamatory remarks against the Hindi film industry as a whole and members of Bollywood

India ushering in historical changes in border development: Defence Minister

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Monday that despite challenging times due to COVID-19 and border tensions and disputes caused by Pakistan and China, India was not only resolutely facing them but also bringing about historical changes in all sectors of development under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's able leadership

IIT-M develops sustainable anti-bacterial food wrapper

The Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT-M) on Monday said its researchers have developed a sustainable antimicrobial wrapping material that can prevent packaged food contamination by bacteria as well as reduce the plastic waste generated in the environment when disposing of the wrappers

Kerala houseboats ready to greet tourists again

After a wait of seven months, the houseboat industry in Kerala is ready to greet tourists again. The Kerala government has given its nod to all tourist activities to resume from Monday, while the beaches will open from November 1

India's health minister endorse natural, Ayurveda-based remedies, immunisation to contain COVID

India's  Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Sunday defended the Ayurveda-based interventions in prevention and treatment of the COVID-19 disease and hailed its efficacy in boosting immunity

With 66K Covid cases, India's tally crosses 7.1 million

With a spike of 66,732 coronavirus cases and 816 deaths in 24 hours, Indias tally on Monday mounted to 71 lakh with a total of 71,20,538 cases

FELUDA test to roll out in India in next few weeks: Health Minister

India's Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Sunday said that rollout of the indigenously-developed faster and cheaper "FELUDA" COVID-19 test is expected in the next few weeks

'Work risk, disease severity to be factored in vaccine dispensing'

The Indian government would look at two key considerations for prioritisation of the COVID-19 vaccine -- the occupational hazard and risk of exposure to infection, and secondly, the risk of developing severe disease and increased mortality, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said

Indian, Chinese militaries to talk on de-escalation in eastern Ladakh

Top Indian and Chinese military representatives will meet on Monday to discuss de-escalation at the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh as winter sets in

22 girl changemakers to take over social media handles of corporate, diplomats

22 girl changemakers from across nine Indian states are set to take over the social media handles of leading corporates, diplomatic missions and media houses by leveraging their online presence to highlight the important message of girls having space and opportunity to share their ambitions and solutions to mark the International Day of the Girl (IDG)

Indian Muslims' 'happiness index' highest in world: RSS chief

There is no country in the world that treats all its minorities better than India, and the Indian Muslims are the "happiest" compared to their counterparts anywhere in the world, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat has claimed

India now has over 7 million Covid cases

With a single-day spike of 74,383 new cases, including 918 deaths, India on Sunday crossed the 70-lakh (7 million) mark with a total of 70,53,806 so far

COVID-19 survivors are returning to hospitals with reduced heart functions

It has been evident that the impact of COVID-19 is way beyond influenza-like conditions. Over the last few months, doctors and medical officials have realised that COVID 19 affects many more organs than just the lungs or the respiratory tract