India and US announce road map to strengthen defence industrial partnership
The meeting comes amid China’s aggressive posturing in the Indo-Pacific region, an issue featured at the recent Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore.
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Modi inaugurates new and larger Parliament building for India amid opposition boycott
As many as 21 opposition parties, including the Congress, stayed away from the ceremony, arguing that the new building should have been inaugurated by President Droupadi Murmu,…
Sugar prices to further spike due to reduced sugar production in India, export curbs
Global prices have already been rallying near their highest level in more than a decade, with a pound of raw sugar currently trading at nearly 26 US cents, up from around 17 US…
Ethnic fault lines in Manipur remain a challenge for India and its Act East Policy: Experts
The road to normalcy in Manipur is a long one, as mutual distrust continues to prevail, compelling many to stay away from their homes in fear of a resurgence in the fighting.
Private doctors protest over Indian state’s move to enshrine right to health
Private doctors in Rajasthan state are up in arms against the government, alleging that the new Bill places an unfair burden on private institutions to provide free healthcare.
India seeks to regulate its nascent live commerce sector
India’s nascent live commerce market is expected to notch up a gross merchandise value of around US$5 billion by 2025, according to Redseer Strategy Consultants.
India plans remote voting for internal migrants
The plan relies on a newly developed “multi-constituency remote electronic voting machine”.
India rolls out nasal vaccine as it prepares for rise in Covid-19 cases
Indian vaccine firm Bharat Biotech has billed it as the “world’s first nasal drop vaccine”, which was cleared for emergency use in early September.
Mumbai’s winter air pollution worsens, beating even Delhi’s poor air quality
India's commercial capital saw its overall air quality index (AQI) surpass 300 – a threshold that qualifies the air as “very poor” according to India’s measuring standards…
India reaches out to top Singapore, global universities for collaboration
The initiative aims to widen Indian students’ access to quality international higher education and raise the standards of their academic institutions.