China on Sunday has launched the first of four most advanced warships it is building for Pakistan amid deepening military and strategic ties with Islamabad. The Type 054A/P, a guided missile frigate, is the largest combat ship China has sold to a foreign navy.

China building a surrogate force on India's western border

Climate activist Greta Thunberg to Twitter to join the movement to "postpone JEE NEET" saying conducting exams during coronavirus pandemic and extreme floods were "deeply unfair" on students.

'Deeply unfair': Greta Thunberg tweets in favour of postponing JEE, NEET

In the fight against COVID-19, India has conducted nearly 3.6 crore tests to diagnose coronavirus disease, the nation has also seen a rise in the tests per million per day as advised by the World Health Organisation (WHO) i.

India conducts over 3.6 crore COVID-19 tests, Tests Per Million (TPM) rises: Health Ministry

India crossed the 3 million mark on Sunday morning with 69,239 fresh cases and 912 deaths in the last 24 hours. The case tally in the country has increased to 3,044,941 including 707,668 active cases, 2,280,567 cured/discharged/migrated and 56,706 deaths.

India's COVID tally crosses 3 million with single-day spike of 69,239 cases

Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Sunday asserted that India cannot make progress unless women are given equal opportunities in all spheres, including the political arena.

India can't progress unless women are given equal opportunities in all spheres: Vice President Venkaiah Naidu

India reported highest single-day spike of 69,878 new coronavirus cases and 945 deaths in last 24 hours on Saturday morning, pushing the tally close to 3 million in less than 16 days.

COVID-19: India records highest single-day spike of 69,878 and 1 million tests

Security checks have been intensified along the Delhi border in Uttar Pradesh's Noida in the wake of an alleged ISIS operative being arrested in the national capital with explosives.

Security checks intensified in Delhi-NCR after ISIS operative held; UP DGP sounds alert

An Indian parliamentary committee will question Facebook executives on how the social media giant regulates political content in the country, a panel member told Reuters on Friday, following controversy about its practices.

India parliamentary panel to question Facebook on content controversy: Source

Even as India Maldives Air travel bubble gets into place, the Maldives expects more Indian tourist to visit the Indian Ocean island country. The travel bubble was announced by the External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar during a virtual meeting with Maldives FM Abdulla Shahid earlier this month.

Maldives eyes Indian tourists as India-Maldives air travel bubble comes into place

A spike of 55,079 cases and 876 deaths were reported in India in the last 24 hours. This has increased the coronavirus tally to 2,702,743 including 673,166 active cases, 1,977,780 discharged/migrated and 51,797 deaths.

COVID-19: Coronavirus tally increases by 55,079; death toll crosses 51,000

A total of 88 deaths and 8,012 new COVID-19 cases were reported in Andhra Pradesh on Sunday, informed the state`s COVID nodal officer. "In the last 24 hours, 48,746 samples were tested and out of them, 8,012 were positive.

88 deaths, 8,012 new COVID-19 cases reported in Andhra Pradesh

Indian and Australian artists came together on the occasion of India's 74th Independence day to come up with a joint composition called Sur Sagar--The confluence of music.

Indian, Australian artists come together on India's Independence Day for joint composition

All of the countries involved with Israel-UAE deal are India's strategic partners. New Delhi has grown closer to Israel, UAE and the United States in the last few years.

How India benefits from Israel-UAE peace deal

Indian envoy to Russia D. Bala Venkatesh Varma has said that China wanted to get "unilateral advantage" on the ground and that is why engaged in clashes at the Line of actual LAC in Eastern Ladakh.

China wanted to get unilateral advantage on ground, says Indian envoy to Russia

India has said it has received interest from Bhutan to be part of COVID 19 trials. Indian envoy to Bhutan Ruchira Kamboj said, "The government of India has received information related to Bhutan's interest in being part of the COVID Trails.

Bhutan interested to be part of India's COVID-19 trials

In an indirect reference to Pakistan, India has said "conflict actors" are trying to exploit the current uncertainty created due to COVID-19 pandemic to indulge misinformation, terrorist attacks.

'Conflict actors' exploiting COVID-19 for misinformation, terror attacks, says India at UNSC

India on Tuesday expressed interest in getting Russian COVID vaccine Sputnik V according to a statement. The statement on the website dedicated to the "world's first registered Covid-19 vaccine" lists out India along with 20 other countries that have shown interest in getting the vaccine.

Russian COVID-19 vaccine: New Delhi expresses interest as Moscow scouts for mass production in India

India will increase its diplomatic presence at its mission to the United Nations ahead of taking the role as a non-permanent member at UNSC from 1st January 2021.

India to send 4 diplomats to New York as it takes seat at UNSC high table

India is considering investing Rs 10,000 crore for building a transhipment port at Great Nicobar Island in the Bay of Bengal to provide shippers with an alternative to similar ports in the region, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday as he inaugurated the first undersea optical fibre project to provide high-speed internet to Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

India plans Rs 10,000 crore transhipment port at Great Nicobar Island: PM Modi

Bangladesh's Liberation War Affairs Minister Mozammel Haque has announced plans to construct a monument in the memory of the Indian soldiers martyred in the 1971 Liberation War against Pakistan.

Bangladesh to build monument for Indian soldiers martyred in 1971 Liberation War

The Indian government will extend assistance to Lebanon after getting an assessment of the damage from the government there. The massive blast caused by highly volatile ammonium nitrate ripped through country's capital Beirut earlier this week killing over 150 people and injuring over 5,000.

India to extend assistance to Lebanon after getting assessment from Beirut

Turkey is looking for ways to expand its soft power in India and is willing to spend money on it. Reportedly, Turkey has operating different fronts in India. Some of them have direct likes to the Turkish president and his family.

What are China and Turkey doing in Indian campuses?

Earlier this week, the Indian government put Chinese institutes under a review that outraged Beijing. Two things are being reviewed. First, the local chapters of Confucius institutes in India.

Indian government to review China's Confucius institutes

President Donald Trump has said that as compared to big countries, America is doing "very well" in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, while India is having a "tremendous problem" battling the disease and China is witnessing a "massive flare up" in infections.

US doing 'very well' against COVID-19, India has a 'tremendous problem': Trump

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