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China listening, Jaishankar brings up territorial integrity at BRICS online meet

In a major move, influential five-nation grouping BRICS on Tuesday supported a proposal by India and South Africa to temporarily waive patents on Covid-19 vaccines as it held extensive......

China's Covid overtures don't impress India

India has realised that one can only deal with China from a position of strength and that is not palatable to Beijing, observes Dr Rup Narayan Das. IMAGE: Tankers filled with medical oxygen in......

Modi, Putin agree to set up '2+2 ministerial talks'

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday thanked President Vladimir Putin for Russia's help and support in India's fight against Covid-19 as the two leaders agreed to establish a "2+2 ministerial......

'The Chinese can't be trusted'

''Disengagement must be verified and re-verified at every stage.' IMAGE: Indian Air Force Jaguars flying over Ladakh. Photograph: ANI Photo "We cannot afford to take any chances. We have to see......

FULL TEXT: President's address to Parliament

Here's the full text of President Ram Nath Kovind's customary address to the joining sitting of Parliament on the first day of the budget session. Honourable Members, This joint sitting of......

Funds parked by Indians in Swiss banks rise to 2.55 billion Swiss francs

Funds parked by Indian individuals and firms in Swiss banks, including through India-based branches and other financial institutions, jumped to 2.55 billion Swiss francs (over Rs 20,700 crore) in......

Competitiveness Index: India 43rd; Switzerland No 1

India maintained 43rd rank on an annual World Competitiveness Index compiled by the Institute for Management Development (IMD) that examined the impact of COVID-19 on economies around the world......

The bank branch is dead; long live the branch

Banks now ride on what is defined as a “banking outlet”. This is a fixed-point service unit, manned by either the bank’s staff or its business correspondent (BC), where all kinds......

Loan moratorium: Who will pay interest?

If banks cannot charge interest from borrowers during the moratorium, who will bear that cost? Should the depositors subsidise the borrowers by foregoing interest on deposits? In that case, we......

What economic crisis will do to India

'This encourages escapism through the politics and economics of nationalism, made worse by tribalism or nativism, the package accompanied inevitably by the erosion of institutional bulwarks and......

Sports Shorts: Kenya's Chepkoech smashes women's steeplechase world record

IMAGE: Kenya's Beatrice Chepkoech celebrates winning and in the process setting a new Women's 3000m Steeplechase World Record at the Diamond League in Monaco at Stade Louis II, on Saturday.......

Sports Shorts: India outplay New Zealand in hockey series opener

IMAGE: Manpreet Singh celebrates with Mandeep Singh, centre, after beating New Zaeland. Photograph: Hockey India/Twitter The Indian men's hockey team pulled off a sensational 4-2 win over New......

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