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Abhinav Bindra Hopeful of India Recording Best-ever Medal Haul in Tokyo Olympics
India's only individual Olympic gold medallist Abhinav Bindra is hopeful of the country recording its best-ever medal haul in the upcoming edition of the Olympics in Tokyo.
Injured Lakshya Sen Pulls Out of Two Thailand Events as Badminton Resumes in Covid-19 World
Indian shuttler Lakshya Sen has pulled out of this month's consecutive tournaments in Thailand due to a back strain that he sustained during training.
Will Happily Roll Up My Sleeve, Retorts Omar Abdullah as Akhilesh Yadav Says Won’t Get ‘BJP Vaccine’
Former UP chief minister Akhilesh Yadav had termed the Covid-19 vaccines to be rolled out in the country as “vaccine of the BJP” and said he would not take the shot.
India's Active Covid-19 Caseload Down to 2.50 Lakh, 19,079 Fresh Infections Reported
While 19,079 persons in India were found to be Covid-19 positive in a day, 22,926 new recoveries were registered during the same period.
Army Creates New Wing to Handle Human Rights Issues Amid Allegations of Violations
Major General Gautam Chauhan has taken charge as Additional Director General (Human Rights) in the Army headquarters in Delhi on Thursday, they said.
Amid Months-long Farmers' Stir, Over 850 Academics Sign Open Letter in Support of Farm Laws
Over 850 faculty members of various educational institutions have said they strongly believe in the government's assurance to farmers that their livelihood would be protected and food would not be taken away from their plates.
Reliance Jio Announces Free Domestic Voice Calls from January 1 as IUC Regime Ends
As per the telecom regulator's directions, 'Bill and Keep' regime is being implemented in the country from January 1, 2021, thereby ending IUC charges for all domestic voice calls, Reliance Jio said in a statement.
Moderna Covid-19 Vaccine Shows 94.1 Percent Efficacy in Trial: Study
The researchers said this demonstrates 94.1 per cent efficacy in preventing symptomatic COVID-19, adding that cases of severe disease occurred only in participants who received the placebo.
Pakistan Has Become Pawn in Chinese Policy, Set to Reel Under Debt Trap: IAF Chief RKS Bhadauria
Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria said the withdrawal of American forces from Afghanistan has opened options for Beijing to expand its influence in the region through Islamabad.
India Starts Probe Into Alleged Exports Subsidisation of Aluminium Item by Malaysia
The commerce ministry's investigation arm Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) has started an antisubsidy investigation to examine whether Malaysia's subsidy programmes for exports of 'aluminium primary foundry alloy ingot' into India are impactin...
PNB Completes IT Integration of All Branches of UBI and Oriental Bank of Commerce with Itself
The amalgamation of Oriental Bank of Commerce and United Bank of India into PNB came into effect from April 1, 2020.
Finance Ministry Releases Weekly Instalment of Rs 6,000 Crore to Meet GST Shortfall
Out of this, an amount of Rs 5,516.60 crore has been released to 23 states and an amount of Rs 483.40 crore has been released to the three Union Territories of Delhi, Jammu & Kashmir and Puducherry.
Serum Institute Launches India's First Fully Indigenous Pneumococcal Vaccine
Pneumosil has been developed through collaboration spanning over a decade among the Serum Institute, PATH and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
Sumit Nagal Receives Wildcard for 2021 Australian Open
India's second highest-ranked men's singles player and holds a world ranking of 136 and Chinese world no. 123 Wang Xiyu are the recipients of the Asia-Pacific wildcard.
I-T Dept Detects Black Income of Rs 100 Crore After Raids on Contractors in Assam
The search and survey action was initiated on December 22 at fourteen locations in Guwahati, Silapathar and Pathsala in Assam and in Delhi.
'It's Not Me Being Nasty, It's Me Wanting What's Best for SC East Bengal': Robbie Fowler on Sending Out Players
ISL 2020-21: SC East Bengal are ready to ship out a bunch of players either permanently or on loan as they look to revamp their squad in the January transfer window.