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Defense: Deal to Sell BrahMos to the Philippines likely to sign on January 28

January 27, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: The Government of India could final the deal to sell of BrahMos missile to the Philippines on January 28. India is selling BrahMos cruise missiles to the Philippines, which were co-developed with Russia. The contract is expected to be signed on January 28 at the Philippines’ National Defence Department headquarters in Quezon City. This […]

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Why does India celebrate republic day on January 26?

January 26, 2022 Vinayak Barot

January 26 was the chosen date since it was on this day in 1929 that the Indian National Congress issued the Declaration of Indian Independence (Purna Swaraj), opposing the British Regime’s Dominion status. On August 15, 1947, India achieved independence. A committee was created a few days later, on August 29, to draft a permanent […]

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Defense: Russia delivers 70K AK-203 Assault Rifles to India

January 26, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: Russia has delivered to India all the contracted 70,000 AK-203 Kalashnikov assault rifles as envisaged under a contract signed late last summer between India and Kalashnikov. The entire delivery was made earlier this week. The AK-203 is a gas-operated, magazine-fed, select-fire assault rifle designed to chamber 7.62×39mm cartridge. It is one of the […]

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The US Would Welcome India’s Role in Russia-Ukraine Conflict: White House

January 26, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: On the issue between Russia and Ukraine, the US government on Tuesday said that the United States would welcome India’s role in de-escalating the mounting tensions between The Russo-Ukrainian conflicts. White House spokesperson Jen Psaki said, “We certainly welcome any efforts to de-escalate and we are in touch with a range of allies […]

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Team India Withdraws from the AFC Women’s Asian Cup 2022

January 25, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) announced team India’s official withdrawal from the AFC Women’s Asian Cup 2022 on Monday, January 24, 2022. The host country experienced a coronavirus outbreak and withdrew from the event. The AFC said, “Following the cancellation of the AFC Women’s Asian Cup India 2022 Group A match between Chinese […]

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India-Israel Celebrates Thirty Years of Diplomatic relations, PM Bennett Likely to visit India

January 25, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: Israel’s Ambassador to India Naor Gilon on Monday said that Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and other senior officials are likely to visit India this year as the two countries celebrate 30 years of diplomatic relations. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar had extended an invitation to Bennett from Prime Minister Narendra Modi during […]

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Big drop in daily covid-19 cases in India, 2.55 lakh new infections reported in 24 hours

January 25, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: India on Tuesday recorded 255,874 new Covid-19 cases, 50,190 less than Monday. According to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, the country’s active coronavirus caseload now stands at 2,236,842 and constitutes 5.62 percent of the total positive infections. The last 24 hours also saw a total of 1,649,108 tests being conducted and […]

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Covid-19: Kerala Imposes fresh restrictions, classes moved online, Theatres to remain shut

January 25, 2022 Vinayak Barot

Kochi: As Kerala continues to register a steep rise in COVID-19 cases, the State government on Monday said the educational institutions which have less than 40 percent attendance for consecutive three days will be closed for two weeks. As per the new restrictions, only final year college students and those in Class 10 and 12 […]

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The US Tells Families Of Envoys To Leave Ukraine

January 24, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: The US government has ordered the families of all American personnel at the US embassy in Ukraine to leave the country amid heightened fears of a Russian invasion. The state department told the dependents of staffers at the US embassy in Kyiv that they must leave the country. It also said that non-essential embassy […]

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India reports a significant drop in daily COVID-19, 3.06 lakh new cases in 24 hours

January 24, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: India on Monday reported 3.06 lakh fresh COVID-19 cases and 439 deaths. Data from the Health Ministry also indicates that more than 2.43 lakh people recovered during the past 24 hours. India’s active caseload is currently at 2,249,335 as the active cases stand at 5.69Percent. The country’s recovery rate is currently at 93.07Percent. […]