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India worst in world in terms road accident deaths: Govt tells Parliament

Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari on Wednesday raised concern over road accidents and said that India tops the world in terms of number of persons killed in road accidents

India logs 1,086 new COVID-19 cases, active cases decline to 11,871

With 1,086 new coronavirus infections reported in a single day, India's total tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 4,30,30,925 w

Top headlines: Govt likely to keep LIC stake; airfare cap in the works

Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelenskyy accuses Russia of war crimes, asks UN to fix accountability.

India needs $12.4 trillion for net-zero transition, says report

India will need investments worth $12.4 trillion, nearly half of US GDP, from developed nations and investors to help its economy transition to net-zero carbon emissions by 2060, says a report

Sanjay Raut terms SL's situation 'worrisome', warns India on same path

Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut on Tuesday called Sri Lanka's situation "worrisome" and cautioned that India would be on the same path if the rising inflation is not tackled

HM Amit Shah elaborates on the objectives of Criminal Procedure Bill

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday said that the Criminal Procedure (Identification) Bill has been brought with the sole objective to improve the conviction rate in the country

India logs 795 new COVID-19 cases and 58 fatalities in the last 24 hours

With 795 new coronavirus infections reported in a day, India's total tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 4,30,29,839, while the active cases dipped to 12,054

Broadcast Seva Portal's launch will help in doing business- Anurag Thakur

Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting Anurag Thakur on Monday launched the Broadcast Seva Portal in New Delhi, and said that the ease of doing business will get promoted with its launch.

Encouraged by India's effort to diversify its military articles: Pentagon

The United States is encouraged by Indian efforts to diversify the purchase of its military or defense articles, the Pentagon has said.

After 715 days, India reports less than 1,000 daily fresh Covid-19 cases

Experts think that daily cases are unlikely to spike, leading to a 'wave', in the short term, and that the pandemic appears to be over.

Vinay Mohan Kwatra appointed as India's new Foreign Secretary: Govt

He served as Minister (Commerce) in the Embassy of India, Washington from May 2010 till July 2013

Implications of short-term gain of cheap Russia oil must be weighed

So, India should carefully weigh the short term gains of buying cheap oil from Russia against implications of annoying the western alliances

Some people unable to digest India's growth: Vice Prez Venkaiah Naidu

Vice-President M. Venkaiah Naidu on Saturday said that some people are unable to digest India's growth.

Very sorry state of affairs: SC over delay in execution of arbitral awards

The Supreme Court has expressed concern over delay in execution of arbitral awards, calling it "a very sorry state of affairs". A bench of Justices M R Shah and B V Nagarathna made the observation while hearing a case in which the arbitral award passed in 1992 remained pending for execution despite passage of more than 30 years. The apex court said this case is a glaring example of frustrating the arbitration proceedings under the Arbitration Act. It noted that the award has been passed in the year 1992 and the execution petition is of the year 2003, which is still reported to be pending. "It is very unfortunate that even after a period of 30 years, the party in whose favour the award is passed is not in a position to enjoy the fruit of the litigation/award. Even the execution petition is also pending for more than 19 years. "This is a very sorry state of affairs that even the execution proceedings to execute the award passed under the Arbitration Act are pending for more than 20

Pak Army Chief calls for dialogue to resolve all disputes with India

Pakistan Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa while addressing the Islamabad Security Dialogue has called for dialogue to resolve all disputes with India.

PM offers to help bridge gap between Russia, Ukraine in talks with Lavrov

PM Modi offered to 'contribute in any way' to end conflict between Ukraine and Russia after Moscow praised New Delhi for adopting a 'balanced position' on the ongoing tensions

NMC recommends replacing Hippocratic Oath with 'Maharshi Charak Shapath'

National Medical Commission (NMC) has recommended that 'Maharshi Charak Shapath' should replace the Hippocratic Oath in a new curriculum for MBBS courses and students pursuing them in the country.

India records 1,260 new Covid cases; active infections fall to 13,445

India's virus tally rose to 4,30,27,035 with 1,260 fresh cases being reported in a day, while the number of active infections further declined to 13,445

Daleep Singh discussed goals of US sanctions imposed on Russia in India: WH

Top Indian-American US advisor Daleep Singh discussed goals and mechanisms of US sanctions imposed on Russia during his recent trip to New Delhi, the White House has said.

The 1% tax that has India's cryptocurrency industry predicting chaos

Along with the capital gains charge, the finance ministry announced a 1% tax deductible at source, or TDS, on all digital-asset transfers above a certain size, starting July 1