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Biden, Suga discuss China's aggression; repeat calls for free Indo-Pacific

US President Joe Biden and Japan Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Friday (local time) reiterated their calls for a free and open Indo-Pacific region.

Crisil downgrades its PVR's long-term rating to AA-minus negative

Crisil has downgraded its rating on long-term bank facilities and non-convertible debentures (NCDs) of PVR Ltd to AA-minus negative from AA negative.

Nearly 120 million Covid-19 vaccine doses administered so far in India

The cumulative number of Covid vaccine doses administered in the country has nearly touched 12 million as part of the world's largest vaccination drive

MHA asks CAPFs to depute 25 doctors, 75 paramedics at DRDO's Covid hospital

Gujarat reported 8,920 fresh coronavirus cases on Friday, taking the state's tally to 3,84,688, while a record 94 patients died due to the infection

Fitch revises positive outlook on Future Retail Ltd, affirms rating at 'C'

Fitch Ratings has affirmed Future Retail Ltd's (FRL's) issuer default rating at 'C' and the rating on its USD500 million 5.6 per cent senior secured notes due 2025 at 'C'

US FedEx shooting: Jaishankar assures all assistance to Sikh community

MEA Jaishankar on Saturday assured that the Govt of India will provide all possible assistance to the families of the victims who were killed in a mass shooting in the US city of Indianapolis

Q4 results: Mindtree reports revenue growth of 5.2% q-o-q, EBITDA at 21.9%

Mindtree, a global technology services and digital transformation company, announced its consolidated results today for the fourth quarter ended March 31, 2021

PM Modi urges people to vote in large numbers in 5th phase of Bengal polls

Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged people to vote in large numbers in the fifth phase of the West Bengal Assembly elections on Saturday

Shortcomings of multilateral system laid bare by pandemic, says Shringla

Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla on Friday noted that the shortcomings of the current multilateral system were laid bare by the pandemic

US sanctions Pakistani company, six nationals working as Russian proxy

The US Treasury Department on Thursday imposed sanctions on a Pakistan-based company and six individuals for acting on behalf of the Russian network that attempted to meddle in the 2020 US election

Odisha government grants mining lease of Utkal-E coal block to NALCO

The Department of Steel and Mines of Odisha government granted the mining lease of Utkal-E coal block to National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO) through a notification issued on April 12

Covid-19 Tests mandatory in Kathua for people entering Jammu & Kashmir

Amid the surge in the Covid-19 cases across the nation, the Kathua administration is conducting Covid-19 tests for the people entering Jammu and Kashmir at the Lakhanpur area in Kathua district

Japan Prime Minister Suga says ready to meet with North Korea's Kim Jong Un

Suga said that he is ready to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un without preconditions to establish a fruitful relationship between the two countries

Biden to nominate former space shuttle commander for Nasa's number 2 spot

US President Joe Biden is set to nominate eight leaders to key administration posts, including former space shuttle commander Pamela Melroy for the post of Deputy Administrator in NASA

Bengal phase V polls: Another round of 'Khela' begins today amid Covid fear

Amid the nationwide surge in Covid-19 cases, the next round of 'Khela' will begin in West Bengal as 45 seats will go to polls on Saturday in phase five of the multi-phased election

Had serious talks about China's influence in Indo-Pacific: Japan PM

Japan and the United States had serious talks about China's influence in the Indo-Pacific region, and both countries agreed to oppose any attempt to change the status quo by force

US, Japan to work together to handle 'challenges' posed by China: Biden

Affirming his "ironclad" support for the US-Japanese alliance, President Joe Biden on Friday said that both the countries are committed to work together to take on the challenges posed by China

Covid-19: Uttarakhand govt restricts entry of people in state secretariat

Amid the rise in Covid-19 cases in the state, the Uttarakhand government has restricted the entry of people in the state secretariat

10 Senators ask Biden to back India's proposal to get TRIPS waiver at WTO

The proposal seeks to temporarily lift certain intellectual property barriers and allow countries to locally manufacture Covid-19 diagnostics and vaccines

Covid-19: Chhattisgarh govt orders 90,000 Remdesivir injections

The Chhattisgarh government on Friday said that it has ordered 90,000 Remdesivir injections out of which 2,000 injections will be received within two days