Live: India logs 7,533 new Covid-19 cases, 44 deaths in past 24 hours

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 India recorded 7,533 new coronavirus cases, raising the tally to 4.49 crore, while the active cases decreased to 53,852, the Union Health Ministry said on Friday.

The Border Security Forces (BSF) on Friday intercepted a drone infiltrating from Pakistan in Punjab's Gurdaspur sector by firing at it forcing it to return,officials said.
 
"A drone entering from the Pakistan side has been intercepted (by fire) by alert BSF troops in Gurdaspur Sector. On being fired, the drone returned back to Pakistan. Search operation underway," BSF Punjab Frontier tweeted.
 
China's military flew 38 fighter jets and other warplanes near Taiwan, the Taiwanese defence ministry said Friday, in the largest such flight display since the large military exercise in which it simulated sealing off the island earlier in the month.
 

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Encounter cases rising again after pandemic lull

The Bank Nifty continues to move higher during the day. On the daily chart, the index has remained above the consolidation breakout point. Besides, the index has remained above the critical moving average. 

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New car loan: Rates and charges

The domestic market is gradually shifting towards a positive terrain, supported by FIIs inflows and positive Q4 earnings from banks. On the global front

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India seeks to bolster its trade with Latin America, says Jaishankar

India seeks to bolster its trade with Latin America which is approaching USD 50 billion, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said, as he highlighted that the Indian companies are investing significantly in the region in sectors like energy, mining, agriculture and automobiles.

Addressing the India-Colombia Business Forum here in Colombia's capital on Thursday, he said his four-nation trip to Latin America was aimed at exploring ways to upgrade India's level of cooperation with the region.

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Dhankar refers breach of privilege notice against Jairam Ramesh to Rajya Sabha privileges committee

Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar has referred to the privileges committee for examination a complaint by a BJP MP for alleged breach of privilege against Congress' chief Whip Jairam Ramesh over his remarks against the chair.

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Pakistan to attend SCO Defence Ministers meeting virtually today

Pakistan will be attending the conclave of the defence ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in Delhi on Friday in virtual mode.

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Pakistan to attend SCO Defence Ministers meeting virtually today

Pakistan will be attending the conclave of the defence ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in Delhi on Friday in virtual mode.

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PM Modi inaugurates 91 FM radio transmitters, to benefit border, aspirational districts

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday inaugurated 91 FM transmitters spread across 18 states and two union territories, in a move that will boost FM radio connectivity in the border regions and aspirational districts.