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India, Egypt carry maiden joint exercise among special forces in Rajasthan

The first-ever joint exercise between the special forces of the Indian Army and the Egyptian Army named "Exercise Cyclone-I" is underway in Rajasthan, according to an official statement. The exercise, which began on January 14, is aimed at bolstering defence cooperation between the two nations and focus on sharing professional skills and interoperability of the special forces in desert terrain while undertaking counter-terrorism, reconnaissance, raids and other special operations, the statement added. This is the first exercise of its kind bringing the special forces of both the nations on a common platform. "The 14-day exercise which is being carried out in the deserts of Rajasthan engages both the contingents to advance special forces skills such as sniping, combat free fall, reconnaissance, surveillance and target designation, sharing of information on weapons, equipment, innovations, tactics, techniques and procedures," the release said. The participants would also undertake jo

India considers full implementation of 13A in Sri Lanka 'critical': EAM

India considers the full implementation of the 13th Amendment in Sri Lanka "critical" for achieving reconciliation with the minority Tamil community, EAM S Jaishankar said

WHO hail India's G20 Presidency; say it should be a beacon for others

A WHO official termed India's presidency at the G20 Health Working Group meeting as an "exciting moment in history" and said it has bolstered the voice of the Global South

We'll work with Indian organisations on online safety: Julie Inman Grant

Other countries are looking to set up institutions like the Australian one dedicated to protect people from digital harm, says Julie Inman Grant

Facebook co-founder's investment fund closes third series at $2.1 bn

Firm will invest in financial services, healthcare tech, enterprise software space

What to watch for after India overtakes China as most-populous nation

The challenge for India, which is estimated to grow 7% in the year ending March, is to sustain that pace of expansion in the coming decades or end up with even higher unemployment rates

USTDA to fund study to take broadband connectivity to 30mn in rural India

United States Trade and Development Agency will provide a grant to an internet service provider to conduct a study to take broadband connectivity to over 30 mn people in rural and peri-urban India

World needs resilience and India can take lead: N Chandrasekaran

Tata Sons Chairman further said India produces the largest number of graduates, which is just one of the several factors putting the country in an advantageous position

Small farmers must get fertilisers, market at lower cost: R K Singh

Asked why India is continuing to import cheap Russian gas despite international opprobrium, Singh said India imports less gas from Russia in a month than Europe does in a day

India's response to Covid ensured moderate inflation, high growth: Vaishnaw

The minister said India's economy has been resilient and the policy framework has been for a sustained growth with a very moderate inflation

India, govt open for business round the clock, says Smriti Irani

The minister for women and child development also said that India runs the largest healthcare system in the world in the form of Ayushman Bharat that covers 100 million families

WEF 2023: India to become a $26 trillion economy by 2047, says EY report

The report says India is most likely to overtake Germany and Japan to become the third-largest economy after China and the US by 2030

India's fertility rate dips, but the decline is faster in Bangladesh, Nepal

A significant reason is India's higher fertility rates or the number of children born per woman

USTDA expecting portfolio to unlock $37 bn financing in India: Director

Director of USTDA, Enoh T Ebong, also informed that USTDA has launched a new partnership with eight state governments India for 'interstate clean energy procurement partnership'

UNGA Prez Csaba Korosi to visit India this month, meet leaders, scientists

Korosi has a special interest in development, a key element of his agenda as Head of the General Assembly, and particularly in the water conservation element of it

India logs 128 new Covid infections, active cases decline to 1,998

A decrease of 37 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours

Putting every ounce of its energy to eliminate visa wait in India: Official

The US is putting every ounce of its energy to eliminate the long visa wait time in India, including sending a cadre of consular officers to India and opening up its other overseas embassies in as far away as Germany and Thailand for Indian visa applicants, a senior US visa officer has said. We're putting every ounce of our energy toward eliminating these (visa) wait times in India, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Visa Services, Julie Stufft told PTI in an interview. Normalisation of visa operations around the world right now is a top priority, she said. We're sending a cadre of consular officers to help our staff in our embassy and consulates in India. They're working shifts during the day. They're working weekends, mainly to do visitor visa interviews, which of course are now the only remaining visa type that we have long wait times for, she said. The US has one of the largest visa operations in the world. We have many, many different visa types that we need to serve in India. ...

India's capex spending likely to slow on lower tax haul, global recession

Analysts say that as recessionary woes spread globally, India's tax collections and asset sales are likely to fall.

Debt restructuring talks with India, China successful, says Sri Lanka prez

Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Tuesday informed the parliament that talks with India and China on debt restructuring are successful

Guyana expects proposal from India for long-term crude oil purchases

Guyana and India in 2021 failed to reach an agreement for direct sales of Guyana's sweet crude to Indian state refiners