India

India rejects Tesla's call for import duty exemption: Report

The Indian government has turned down a demand of tech billionaire Elon Musk's electric vehicle (EV) company Tesla for tax breaks to import electric cars, saying rules already allow bringing in partially-built vehicles and assembling them locally at a lower levy, Bloomberg reported on Friday.

Feb 5, 2022

Russian invasion of Ukraine to have implications for India: US spokesperson

A Russian invasion of Ukraine would also have implications for India, US State Department spokesperson Ned Price said, adding that Washington has been in touch with New Delhi at different levels on the tense situation.

Feb 4, 2022

India to get its own digital currency by next year: FM in Budget speech

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday announced the launch of India's own digital currency by the RBI next year that will be based on Blockchain technology, while the much-expected Cryptocurrency Bill is yet to see the light of the day.

Feb 1, 2022

10 Tips for a safe bus journey during the Covid times

A bus journey is perhaps what most of us relate to when thinking of inter-city or inter-state travel and rightly so as it is by far the most convenient, safe and cost-effective mode of transport there is, to travel fairly long distances in India.

Feb 1, 2022

India's economic growth projected at 9.2% in 2022-23 could spring a surprise, says ASSOCHAM

Despite the Covid-19 pandemic, India's economic growth in the upcoming financial year, i.e., 2022-23, can be surprising on the higher side, ASSOCHAM Secretary General said on Monday.

Feb 1, 2022

Vaccination drive in India inoculates 75% adult population; marks huge accomplishment

India achieved another milestone in its fight against Covid-19 on Sunday as it administered more than 75 per cent of the adult population with both doses of vaccines, said Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya.

Jan 30, 2022

Pak-origin Farhan Mujahid Chak symbolises shift from Jamaat to Muslim Brotherhood

Pakistani-origin Farhan Mujahid Chak who is based in Qatar and founded an organisation called the Kashmir Civitas (KC), appears to be the right candidate symbolizing the shift from Jamaat to Muslim Brotherhood in the Kashmir conflict industry.

Jan 30, 2022

India bought Pegasus spyware from Israel in 2017 under defence deal: NYT Report

India bought Pegasus spyware from Israel as part of a defence deal worth $2 billion in 2017, Pegasus was helping to knit together a rising generation of right-wing leaders worldwide, the New York Times has reported.

Jan 29, 2022

65% unhappy about current tax structure in India: Survey

A new survey has revealed that nearly two-third or 65 per cent of the respondents were unhappy about the current tax structure in the country.

Jan 28, 2022

Bangladeshi woman stayed in B'luru as Hindu for 15 yrs, arrested now

Karnataka Police have arrested a 27-year-old Bangladeshi immigrant woman who stayed in India posing as a Hindu for 15 years based on the inputs by the Foreigners Regional Registration of India (FRRO) in the outskirts of Bengaluru, police said on Friday.

Jan 28, 2022

Covid Update: India reports marginal decline, logs 2.51 lakh new cases

India on Friday reported a marginal decline with 2,51,209 new Covid cases registered in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry said on Friday.

Jan 28, 2022

India logs 3.06L COVID cases; positivity rises to 20.75% [details]

India has registered a substantial decline in the Covid-19 cases with 3,06,064 news infections surfacing in past 24 hours, as per the Health and Family Welfare Ministry data on Monday.

Jan 24, 2022

India on way to become 'Pickle King of the World'; exports $200mn worth gherkins [details]

India has crossed the $200 million mark of export of agricultural processed product, pickling cucumber, which is globally referred as gherkins or cornichons, in the last financial year, and has emerged as the largest exporter of in the world.

Jan 24, 2022

Women's Asia Cup Hockey: India thrash Malaysia 9-0 in opening match

Vandana Katariya, Navneet Kaur and Sharmila Devi scored a brace of goals each as India thrashed Malaysia 9-0 in their opening match of the Women's Asia Cup hockey tournament here on Friday.

Jan 22, 2022

1K drones to light up dark sky at 'Beating The Retreat' ceremony on Jan 29

A '1,000 Drones Light Show' will light up the dark skies at the 'Beating the Retreat Ceremony' on January 29, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology Jitendra Singh said on Friday.

Jan 22, 2022

India's forex reserves rise by over $2 bn

India's foreign exchange reserves rose by $2.229 billion during the week ended January 14.

Jan 22, 2022

Covid data of thousands of Indians, health workers 'leaked' online

Cyber-criminals have allegedly stolen data of thousands of people in India, including health workers, from a government server (that has even been indexed in Google Search), which includes name, mobile number, address and Covid test results.

Jan 22, 2022

WEF address: Modi showcases India as future tech and economic powerhouse

Virtually delivering the 'State of the World' special address to the World Economic Forum's (WEF) Davos Agenda, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has underlined the role played by India in handling the Covid-triggered crisis and managing the vaccination drive

Jan 18, 2022

India reports 2.38 lakh new Covid-19 cases, substantial decline for 2nd straight day

India witnessed a substantial decrease in fresh Covid cases, reporting 2,38,018 new infections in the last 24 hours, and a total of 310 deaths, said the Union ministry of health and family welfare on Tuesday.

Jan 18, 2022

Opportunity to connect with India's dynamic youth, says PM on 'Pariksha Pe Charcha'

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday that the annual event 'Pariksha Pe Charcha' gives him an opportunity to connect with the dynamic youth of the country.

Jan 16, 2022