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India on Monday reported over 2,200 new COVID-19 cases, a decline of over 250 cases from the previous day.

India on Sunday reported nearly 2,500 new COVID-19 cases, slightly less than the previous day.

India's move to ban wheat exports drew criticism from the Group of Seven (G7) nations saying such steps might be unproductive and worsen the situation of rising commodity prices.

India has banned wheat exports with immediate effect as part of its efforts to limit hike in domestic prices.

Late Indian Reuters photojournalist Danish Siddiqui has been posthumously awarded the Pulitzer Prize for his coverage of India's COVID-19 deaths along with his colleagues Adnan Abidi, Sanna Irshad Mattoo, and Amit Dave.

India on Thursday strongly objected to a new World Health Organization report, which claims India witnessed nearly 10 times higher COVID-19 deaths in 2020-21 than the official figures.

India is set to begin the phase-2 trials of the world's first one-shot pneumococcal vaccine for adults soon.

India on Tuesday reported over 2,500 new COVID-19 cases, a decline of around 600 cases from the previous day.

The problem of job creation and unemployment in India is becoming worse with an increasing number of people quitting to even look for jobs.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to meet the freshly re-elected French President Emmanuel Macron during his upcoming Europe tour from May 2 to 6.

The United States on Friday clarified that American lawmaker Ilhan Omar was on an "unofficial, personal" Pakistan visit, which doesn't represent the US administration in any way.

Amid a sudden spike in COVID-19 cases in the national capital, the Delhi government on Friday issued an official order mandating people to wear masks in public places.

The Indian Air Force and Navy's defense systems are set to receive a significant boost soon.

Auto rickshaw and taxi drivers' associations in Delhi have called for a two-day strike—starting from Monday—to protest against the rising fuel prices in the country.

Former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi on Sunday alleged 40 lakh people died of COVID-19 in India and not five lakh as the Centre claims.

Pickles are pretty much a part of our everyday meals.

Just like the celebrations of Baisakhi, Bihu, and Poila Baisakh in northern and eastern India, southern states Kerala and Tamil Nadu have specific rituals to welcome the first day of the new year in spring.

Reacting to the US Secretary of State Antony Blinken's recent remarks on a "rise in human rights abuses" in India, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said India, too, is entitled to have its own views and concerns over the human rights situation in the US.

Hanuman Jayanti is a Hindu religious festival that celebrates the birth of Hanuman, worshipped throughout India and Nepal.

India is considering enhancing its financial assistance to crisis-hit Sri Lanka in the form of credits for essential commodities and balance-of-payment support.

Mahavir Jayanti or Mahavir Janma Kalyanak is an important religious festival in Jainism that celebrates the birth of Mahavir, the founder of Jainism and the last Tirthankara of the present Avasarpiṇī.

As schools reopen after two years of COVID-19 lockdowns, several students across India are reportedly falling sick.

India on Wednesday reported over 1,000 new COVID-19 cases, an increase of nearly 300 cases from the previous day.

Sri Lanka on Tuesday announced that it was defaulting on its $51 billion external debt in anticipation of a bailout from the International Monetary Fund.

Different states in India observe different religious New Year festivals with unique traditions every year in the month of April based on the Hindu calendar.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold a virtual meeting with the President of the United States, Joe Biden, on Monday, the Ministry of External Affairs stated on Sunday.

In a landmark decision, the Centre on Friday announced that precautionary doses of the COVID-19 vaccines in India will be made available to the entire adult population of the country starting Sunday (April 10).

The Reserve Bank of India on Friday kept the benchmark repo rate unchanged at 4% for the 11th time in a row.

Chinese state-sponsored hackers are suspected to have targeted India's power sector in recent months under an apparent cyber-espionage campaign, revealed a report by threat intelligence firm Recorded Future Inc.

India on Wednesday reported its first case of coronavirus variant XE in Mumbai, NDTV reported.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said that India's strong independent position in the midst of the Russia-Ukraine conflict has allowed it to prioritize its national interests without succumbing to global pressure.

India strongly denounced the civilian killings in the Ukrainian town of Bucha at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on Tuesday.

India on Wednesday reported over 1,000 new COVID-19 cases, an increase of over 200 cases than the day before.

COVID-19 is showing no indications of going away anytime soon, despite a decline in cases in most countries.

Pakistan's Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Saturday said that Islamabad believes in resolving all issues with India via dialogue and is ready to move ahead on the Kashmir issue if India agrees.

Nepalese Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba, who is on a three-day visit to India, discussed "boundary issues" with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday.

The Sri Lankan government has imposed a curfew across the country from Saturday at 6:00 pm to Monday at 6:00 am in response to protests over the country's worst economic crisis in decades.

India and Australia on Saturday inked the India-Australia Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement or 'IndAus ECTA' in a virtual ceremony attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Australian counterpart Scott Morrison.

India recorded the hottest March days in 121 years as the scorching summer arrived early this year, says an analysis by the India Meteorological Department (IMD).

India has started procuring discounted crude oil from Russia despite concerns by the US, the Centre has confirmed.