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Quad partners deliver 200,000 Covid-19 vaccinations produced in India to Thailand
On Thursday, India and its Quadrilateral Security Dialogue allies handed out 200,000 doses of made-in-India Covid-19 vaccinations to Thailand as part of the grouping's vaccine collaboration.
This was India's second shipment of vaccinations under the Quad vaccine collaboration, f...

Tourism Australia is putting a lot of money into the T20 World Cup, and Indian cricket fans are excited about it
The travel sector, which has been hit hard by the coronavirus outbreak, is betting big on the ICC Men's T20 World Cup, which will be hosted in Australia in October.
The mega-cricket tournament will not only increase India's outbound tourism sector but will also bring more touris...

A Plan for India to Protect Itself from Future Tech Sanctions
Since the nation unilaterally opted to participate in a large-scale "military operation" in Ukraine, the US and its allies have been threatening Russia with sanctions as a possible deterrent device. It has been 49 days since the invasion began, and there are few indicators that the figh...

Thailand is seeing a gold rush among boxers.
Indian boxers Govind Sahani (48kg), Ananta Pralhad Chopade (54kg), and Sumit (75kg) all won gold today in the Thailand Open in Phuket.
Sahani and Sumit controlled their bouts from start to finish, winning 5-0 against local pugilists Natthaphon Thuamcharoen and Peetapat Yeasungnoen, resp...

Under the India-UAE trade agreement, electronics, chemicals, and machinery would be duty-free
The India-UAE Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA), signed on Friday in New Delhi and Abu Dhabi, would benefit Indian exports worth $26 billion by eliminating the UAE's 5% import levy on certain commodities.
The CEPA is India's first comprehensive trade agreement ...

Onboard the International Space Station, artwork by a Singapore-based Indian artist circle the Earth
Two artworks created in Singapore by an Indian-origin artist are presently circling Earth onboard the Worldwide Space Station (ISS) as part of a 64-piece Moon Gallery collection of small works by international artists.
Lakshmi Mohanbabu, a naturalised Singaporean who relocated from Delh...

Pakistan’s PM Imran Khan Slams EU Envoys for not Writing to Letter to India on the Kashmir Issue
Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan has clearly said that the country will not be participating in any war.
When the envoys of the European Union wrote a letter to the Pakistani leader to condemn the Russian invasion of Ukraine, he slammed the regional bloc by questioning w...

Mirabai Chanu Secures Top Position for India in Singapore, Looks Forward to the Commonwealth Games
On Friday, Mirabai Chanu, who is a star Indian lifter, has made it to the 2022 Commonwealth Games in the category of 55kg weight by achieving the gold in the Singapore Weightlifting International. It was Chanu’s first time participating in the 55kg weight class, where he was able to lift 19...

Shane Watson Says “Heavy Price Tag” Will Put Tim David Under Pressure At Mumbai Indians
The Mumbai team paid INR 8.25 crore for Tim David, and Shane Watson believes the high price tag would put the player under pressure.
Former Australian all-rounder Shane Watson believes Tim David, who was born in Singapore, would be put under a lot of pressure during his time with the Mu...

PIL Seeks the Implementation of Common Dress Code
A PIL was filed in India’s Supreme Court because of the Karnataka ‘hijab’ row on Saturday. The PIL demands that a common dress code be implemented by the Center, States, and Union territories for the students and staffers of registered educational institutions to secure equality...

India Proceeds to Semifinals in the Women’s Asia Cup
On Monday, India beat Singapore by 9-1 in their second win of the Pool A game of the Women’s Asia Cup hockey tournament. Gauri Kaur’s hat trick and Jyoti and Monika’s improvements have taken India to the semifinals of the tournament.
Getting to the semifinals has also ...

Interim Trade Deal Between India and Australia
Australia and India have sped up negotiations on an interim trade deal that will soon be followed by a Free Trade Agreement (FTA).
A virtual meeting was held last Tuesday between the Indian Minister of Commerce and Industry, Piyush Goyal, and Dan Tehan from the ministry of trade, touris...

UAE and India Cooperate in Healthcare
The health ministers of India and the UAE met in Dubai to discuss cooperation in the healthcare sector.
UAE’s Minister of Health and Prevention, Abdul Rahman bin Mohamed Al Owais, met his Indian counterpart, Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya, and his accompanying delegation in Dubai at the he...

India Desperately Trying to Improve Relations with UAE
Indian foreign policies for its neighboring countries failed one after the other. Now the Indians are desperate to establish friendly ties with the UAE. Although India is on good terms with the US and Israel, it realizes that if anything were to happen in the region, the US was way too far to com...

India and UAE Conclude Trade Pack
On Friday, the Minister of Commerce and Industry of India, Piyush Goyal met with the representatives from the industry of aluminum, chemicals, copper, and petrochemicals in New Delhi to negotiate a free trade pact between India and the UAE for a third round.
According to a statement rel...

Google introduces new features for India such as COVID-19 vaccine booking, hinglish support for Google Pay and much more
Google at the Google for India 2021 event has introduced an end-to-end COVID-19 vaccination booking flow via Google Assistant. The company has announced its partnership with MOOC platform Coursera for offering online certification courses in the country.
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Life-sized statue of Mahatma Gandhi vandalized in Australia
A life-sized bronze statue of Mahatma Gandhi has been vandalized in Australia by some unidentified persons. Prime Minister Scott Morrison said that he was devastated to hear about the news. The Indian government had gifted this statue.
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Russia will deliver its first S-400 air defense system by year end
Alexander Mikheev, the director general of Rosoboronexport, which is a Russian state arms exporter said that they will deliver the first regiment of Russia's anti-aircraft missile system air defense in India by the end of the year.
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Bimal Patel from India elected in UN's International Law Commission
The Vice-Chancellor, Rashtriya Raksha University and Member of National Security Advisory Board of India, Professor Bimal Patel has been elected in the International Law Commission for the next five-year term, from January 1, 2023, at the United Nations.
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China carries out construction in border areas of Arunachal Pradesh
A recent report by the US Department of Defense, mentioned a 100-home Chinese village in Arunachal Pradesh and India has now taken a strong note of this.
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- China is carrying out construction activities in Arunachal Pradesh
- India con...