In press statements on Wednesday, DRDO, India’s department for military research and development, expressed its delight in the results of two missile tests – one a Man-Portable Anti-Tank Guided Missile (MPATGM) and the other a new generation surface-to-air missile called Akash. The anti-tank missile was launched from a man-portable launcher …
Read More »India’s oil imports slide to nine-month low amid renewed lockdowns
The country imported some 3.9 million barrels a day in June, which was 7% less than the month before, Reuters reports citing trade sources. India’s fuel demand showed a steady increase in February and March this year, but then dropped significantly in April and May, after the government issued new …
Read More »World’s largest vaccine maker, India’s Serum Institute, to begin local production based on Russia’s flagship Sputnik V Covid jab
Moscow’s sovereign wealth fund, the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), which finances the vaccine, announced the production partnership with the SII on Tuesday. The product will be known simply as “Sputnik” in India, without the original “V” suffix. The technology transfer process in order for India to begin producing doses …
Read More »Deadly lightning storms kill nearly 70 people across India
A total of 68 people have been killed in the deadly weather event, which hit Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, and Rajasthan on Sunday, local media said. There are scattered reports detailing casualties, but in many cases, the specific circumstances that led to the deaths have not yet been disclosed. In …
Read More »India pulls diplomats from Afghanistan’s second-largest city as Taliban boast rapid territorial gains
A special aircraft operated by the Indian Air Force was reportedly dispatched on Saturday to retrieve around 50 diplomats and security forces from Afghanistan’s second-largest city. India’s foreign ministry said in a statement that Indian nationals working at the consulate had been “brought back for the time being” due to …
Read More »Russia & India denounce ‘vaccine discrimination & politicization,’ discuss mutual cooperation amid Covid-19 pandemic
During a joint press conference in Moscow on Saturday, Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar and his Russian colleague Sergey Lavrov also outlined the plans on cooperation in the field of vaccine production. “I am sure that the Russian vaccine production in India would be a major contribution to the global …
Read More »Twitter begins complying with new regulations in India
The media corporation announced the news in a court filing on Thursday following a lengthy legal battle with the Indian government over new IT rules. These require big tech companies including WhatsApp, Facebook, Google – and Twitter – to appoint executives from India for their units within the country. California-based …
Read More »Twitter loses liability protection for user-created posts in India after failing to delete content
In a ruling filed on Monday, the US microblogging site lost the immunity that prevents it from being held liable for content posted by its users. The decision was made on the premise that Twitter is not respecting India’s “law of the land.” The decision comes after a complaint over …
Read More »India’s oil demand expected to return to normal by end of year
Following months of increasing coronavirus infections across the country and heightened restrictions meaning a lower-oil demand, India can finally see the light at the end of the tunnel. According to new predictions, India’s oil demand could reach pre-pandemic levels by the end of 2021. India’s Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan told Bloomberg …
Read More »India registers fewer than 1,000 coronavirus deaths for the first time amid second wave of Covid-19
Some 46,148 new coronavirus infections and 979 deaths had been registered as of Monday, the latter representing the lowest figure registered in the country in recent weeks, after it was hit by a major new wave of infections. The wave began in late March, skyrocketed though April, and peaked in …
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