India mulling framework to stop fake reviews post on e-commerce portals

The Indian Central government announced it is planning to build a framework that will curb fake reviews posted on e-commerce websites.

WHO charts India with 4.74 million 'excess COVID deaths', highest in the world

News: World Health Organisation (WHO) has estimated there were 4.74 million COVID deaths in India in 2020 and 2021, which is the highest in...

India’s COVID tally reaches 43,088,118 with 3,205 cases in a day

India has reported 3,205 new COVID cases, pushing the country’s cumulative tally to 43,088,118, while the number of fatalities touched...

India's Covid tally climb to 43,057,545 with 2,593 new cases

India's COVID tally reached 43,057,545 with 2,593 fresh infections, while the active cases jumped to 15,873.

Delhi revives mask mandates after jump in cases, violators to pay fine of INR 500

India News: COVID cases rise in New Delhi, the state government has revived the masks mandate in public places and announced that those...

India logs first Omicron sub-variant XE case in Mumbai

India has reported first case of Omicron sub-variant XE in Mumbai, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation said in a statement.

In Pics: Jama Masjid illuminated on the eve of the holy month of Ramadan

Jama Masjid, one of the largest and oldest mosques in India, has been illuminated on the eve of Ramadan. The moon was sighted on April 2,...

India Covid tally less than 2,000 for eighth day

COVID cases in India continued to remain below 2,000 cases for the eighth day in a row. In the last 24 hours, 1,421 new cases health...

How is Holi celebrated in different states of India?

India is the land of festivals, and Holi is considered the second biggest Hindu festival after Diwali. Let’s take a look at some of the...

‘India’s ties with France have continuously adapted to change, emerged stronger’

S Jaishankar told the French foreign minister Jean-Yves Le Drian that India France partnership is a still greater salience in international...

India likely to allow normalisation of international flights by April

Are international flights open or still banned in India? Indian government is considering resuming international flights by March-April....

India sees COVID dip, but surge in five states

COVID cases in India is showing a sustained downward trend. But five states have the highest infection count in the last 24 hours.

Indian Air Force showcases LCA Tejas at Singapore Airshow 2022

Indian Air Force showcased its domestic-made Light Combat Aircraft Tejas MK-I aircraft alongside participants from across the world at the...

Alphabet CEO booked for breaching a Bollywood film’s copyright act

Alphabet Inc’s Google CEO Sundar Pichai and five others from the tech company were booked over alleged copyright infringement of a...

10 wealthiest men doubled their wealth to USD 1.5 trillion in first two COVID years: Oxfam

The first two COVID pandemic years have witnessed ten richest men across the globe doubling their wealth to USD 1.5 trillion from USD 700...

PM Modi pitches for investment in India at virtual Davos meet

Addressing the World Economic Forum’s online Davos Agenda 2022 summit, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has made strong pitch for...

EAM Jaishankar meets his Brazil, Argentina, Japan counterparts to discuss ties, COVID

India’s External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has met with his Japan, Brazil and Argentine counterparts to discuss a range of key issues,...

Increasing reach of Indian passport; now visa-free access to 59 nations: Report

India has jumped seven places to rank 83rd on the index with visa-free access as compared to 90th last year, Henley Passport Index said in...

Pongal: Ancient harvest festival to thank God for bounties of life

Pongal is one of the fascinating festivals celebrated with great enthusiasm in India and other parts of the world among people belonging to...

India logs over 2 lakh fresh COVID cases in a day

India has recorded 2.47 lakh new coronavirus cases today, the highest single-day jump in the ongoing wave, pushing the tally to 3.63 crore....

India rolls out third COVID vaccine dose as a ‘precaution’

India today started administering the “precautionary” third COVID vaccine dose to healthcare and frontline workers, as well as those...

No need to register for third COVID dose: Indian Health Ministry

Ministry of Health and Family Welfare sources have said that frontliners, health workers and citizens above 60 years with medical...

May see spike in COVID-19 cases in India, according to Cambridge virus tracker

India may see a spurt in the Coronavirus growth rate within days and head into an intense but short-lived virus wave as the...

India clears two more Covid vaccines, one pill

The Indian government has cleared two more Covid vaccines - Corbevax and Covovax - and one anti-viral pill Molnupiravir