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India's Rafale Jets, French Air Forces Conduct Complex Maneuvers as Part of Mega Exercise in Jodhpur
Chief of Defence Staff Gen Bipin Rawat flew a sortie in a Phenix Airbus A330 multirole tanker transport aircraft of the French Air and Space Force and witnessed the first day's drill at the 'Exercise Desert Knight 21'.
Arthritis Drug No Better Than Standard Care for Severe COVID-19, Says Study
The findings, published in the peer-reviewed journal The BMJ, noted that there was an increased number of deaths at 15 days in severe COVID-19 patients receiving tocilizumab contradicting earlier observational studies suggesting a benefit of the drug.
Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju Inaugurates Kho-kho Coaching Camp for Scientific Training of Players
Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju inaugurated the national Kho Kho camp along with Rajeev Mehta, General Secretary, IOA, and popular sporting personalities like Abhinav Bindra, Sushil Kumar, and Suresh Raina.
Govt to Exit Its Holding in VSNL This Fiscal, Sell 26.12 Percent Stake
In a notice, the Department of Investment and Public Asset Management (DIPAM) said a part of the shareholding will be offered through OFS and the balance, including any leftover portion in the OFS, will be offered to strategic partner Panatone Finvest Lim...
Palaniswami Denies 'Political' Talk with PM Modi and Amit Shah; Rules Out Truce with Sasikala
Palaniswami ruled out '100 per cent' any scope for admitting V K Sasikala, aide of late Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa, into the AIADMK.
Indian Banks' Low Profitability, Weak Asset Quality Pose Difficulty in Boosting Digitisation: S&P
In its report titled 'Tech Disruption in retail banking: Top tier banks lead the change', S&P said India's digital disruption, however, poses a relatively low risk to its toptier banks' longstanding market position.
Smokers, Vegetarians at Lesser Risk of Coronavirus Infection: CSIR Survey
For its study, the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) took samples of 10,427 adult individuals working in its laboratories or institutions and their family members, based on voluntary participation, to assess the presence of antibodies t...
Parents of Road Accident Victim Entitled to Compensation for Loss of Dependency: Delhi High Court
Justice J R Midha said even if parents are not dependent on their children at the time of an accident, they will certainly be dependent, both financially and emotionally, upon them at the later stage of their life, as the children were dependent upon thei...
EC Issues Timeline for Candidates Contesting RS, MLC Polls to Publish Details of Criminal Antecedents
In a letter to recognised national and state parties earlier this week, the poll panel said that details of pending criminal cases has to be published on three occasions by candidates contesting the elections.
Nitin Gadkari Lays Foundation Stone for Rs 323 Crore Highway Projects in Karnataka
The projects pertain to construction of elevated corridor at Rani Chennamma Circle in Hubballi city and construction of fourlane road and minor bridge near Dastikoppa Kalaghatgi Tq on NH 63.
India's New Covid-19 Cases Per Million Population in Last 7 Days Among Lowest in the World: Health Ministry
The daily new cases added to the country's COVID-19 numbers have been below 20K in the recent days. The number of daily new cases registered in a span of 24 hours is 15,590 while 15,975 cases have recovered and discharged during the same period.
Supreme Court Allows IIMC to Chop Off 29 Trees for Construction of New Building
A three-judge bench of Chief Justice S A Bobde and Justices A S Bopanna and V Ramasubramanian passed the order after noting that the apex court-appointed CEC has examined the issue and recommended permission is subject to certain conditions.
191 People Die of Covid-19 in 24 Hours as India Sees Almost 16k Coronavirus Cases
The COVID-19 active caseload remained below three lakh.
Tejas Aircraft Deal With HAL Will Help Create Over 50,000 Jobs in India, Says Rajnath Singh
The Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) on Wednesday cleared the purchase of 83 Light Combat Aircraft Tejas at a cost of Rs 48,000 crore, the biggest ever deal in the indigenous military aviation sector.
No Spread of Bird Flu in Poultry in Delhi, Ban on Sale and Import of Chicken Stocks Lifted
The results come a day after civic authorities imposed a temporary ban on sale and storage of poultry or processed chicken meat in view of the bird flu situation here.
Govt Examining WhatsApp's User Policy Changes Amid Privacy Debate
The issue needs to be looked at, in detail, given that concerns have been raised by a large section of users including some top business leaders.