PM Modi’s visit will affirm deep and close partnership between India and U.S., says White House

PM Modi’s visit will affirm deep and close partnership between India and U.S., says White House

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and U.S. President Joe Biden ahead of a G7 working session in Hiroshima, Japan. File | Photo Credit: PTI The upcoming Official State visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the U.S. will affirm the deep and close partnership between the two countries and the warm bonds of family and friendship … Read more

India, U.S. conclude roadmap for Defence Industrial Cooperation

India, U.S. conclude roadmap for Defence Industrial Cooperation

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh with U.S. Secretary of Defence Mr. Lloyd Austin ahead of their bilateral meeting in New Delhi on June 05, 2023. Photo: Special Arrangement India and U.S. on Monday concluded a roadmap for ‘Defence Industrial Cooperation’ which shall guide the policy direction for the next few years towards cooperation in high technology … Read more

India is Lufthansa’s latest favourite country: Airline CEO Carsten Spohr

India is Lufthansa’s latest favourite country: Airline CEO Carsten Spohr

“The second pillar [of our India strategy] is to work with Air India where we have not explored all opportunities in the past years, but now with the new leadership and the Tata and Singapore Airlines behind, it we can do more with Air India which,” said the CEO. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement India is … Read more

Bahrain aims to cross pre-Covid levels in Indian tourists arrivals in 2023

Bahrain aims to cross pre-Covid levels in Indian tourists arrivals in 2023

Bahrain is targeting to increase tourist footfalls from India beyond the 2019 levels and has stepped up marketing and promotion efforts to achieve this target, a senior official of Bahrain Tourism and Exhibition Authority has said. “India is an important market for us and this year we are targeting to increase the tourist footfalls from … Read more

India records 237 fresh Covid-19 cases

India records 237 fresh Covid-19 cases

India logs 237 fresh COVID-19 cases even as the number of active cases declined to 3,502 | Photo Credit: The Hindu India recorded a single-day rise of 237 fresh COVID-19 cases even as the number of active cases declined to 3,502, according to the Union Health Ministry. The death toll due to the viral disease … Read more

Morning Digest | 233 people killed, over 900 injured in Odisha triple train crash; PM Modi announced ex-gratia of ₹2 lakh for next of kin of deceased, and more 

Morning Digest | 233 people killed, over 900 injured in Odisha triple train crash; PM Modi announced ex-gratia of ₹2 lakh for next of kin of deceased, and more 

Locals gather after the Coromandel Express derails after hitting a goods train near Bahanaga station in Balasore on Friday. | Photo Credit: ANI Odisha train accident | 233 people killed, over 900 injured in Odisha triple train crash The accident took place at around 7 p.m. when two coaches of 12864 (SMVB-HWH) Yashwantpur-Howrah Express derailed near Bahanaga … Read more

Morning Digest | Judicial commission to probe Manipur ‘ethnic violence’, says Amit Shah; India beats Pakistan to win its fourth junior men’s Asia Cup hockey title, and more 

Morning Digest | Judicial commission to probe Manipur ‘ethnic violence’, says Amit Shah; India beats Pakistan to win its fourth junior men’s Asia Cup hockey title, and more 

Sedition law can be retained but with safeguards: Law Commission The Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code dealing with sedition needs to be retained but certain amendments could be made for greater clarity regarding its usage, the 22nd Law Commission has said in its report to the government. The commission said sedition being a … Read more

India joins Centralised Laboratory Network (CLN) for testing vaccines

India joins Centralised Laboratory Network (CLN) for testing vaccines

India has joined the Centralized Laboratory Network (CLN) which currently has 15 partner facilities in 13 countries that works to test vaccines which can be used during pandemic, epidemic disease outbreak. CLN is a part of the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) and the Network is the largest global group which has standardised methods and … Read more

C-CAMP receives CSR support from Cytiva to foster early-stage innovations in India

C-CAMP receives CSR support from Cytiva to foster early-stage innovations in India

Taslimarif Saiyed, CEO and Director, Centre for Cellular and Molecular Platforms (C-CAMP) Centre for Cellular and Molecular Platforms (C-CAMP) has received Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) funding from global biotech giant Cytiva to support early-stage start-ups in India. Bengaluru-based C-CAMP is an initiative supported by government of India. C-CAMP has directly funded, incubated and mentored 350-plus … Read more

Single-day rise of 224 COVID-19 cases in India

Single-day rise of 224 COVID-19 cases in India

India saw a single-day rise of 224 fresh coronavirus cases while the active cases have decreased to 4,503, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on May 30.      | Photo Credit: PTI India saw a single-day rise of 224 fresh coronavirus cases while the active cases have decreased to 4,503, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on May 30. The … Read more