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Debris of China's disintegrating rocket falls into Indian Ocean

The debris from China's disintegrating Long March rocket entered the Earth's atmosphere on Sunday and reportedly fell into the Indian Ocean area close to the Maldives, the country's space agency......

Sri Lanka bans flyers from India with immediate effect

Sri Lanka on Thursday announced that all arrivals from India will be banned with immediate effect due to the record rise in COVID-19 cases in the neighbouring country. Several countries like the......

'Centre's COVID misgovernance is a political liability'

'Modi is still immensely popular and, therefore, he can sustain any number of policy failures.''Modi himself has worn multiple faces so it would be naive to think that the Modi of 2021 will be the......

Navy deploys 9 warships to bring oxygen from abroad

Intensifying its efforts, the Indian Navy has deployed nine warships to bring liquid oxygen and other medical supplies from several countries in Persian Gulf and south-east Asia as hospitals across......

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......

Can Tesla win India where most US carmakers have failed?

What will it take for Tesla to plug and play in India? Sector pundits say it's a mix of strategy, getting the price right, timing, the right talent, and above all, patience. IMAGE: Tesla Motors......

India, Pakistan and the story of lost trading opportunity

Despite being a neighbour, Pakistan has never accounted for more than 2 per cent of India’s total exports, and its share in India’s total imports is less than 1 per cent. On the other......

India has bounced back, real GDP growth to be 7.5%-12.5%: WB

India's economy has bounced back amazingly from the COVID-19 pandemic and nationwide lockdown over the last one year, but it is not out of the woods yet, according to the World Bank, which in its......

Hotels and travel firms look for summer relief

Online travel agents and hotels are seeing traction build gradually for the upcoming season. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com After a dry spell induced by Covid-19 last year, hotels and those......

Marriott hotels to add 7 new properties in India

Five of these will be in leisure locations — two in Goa, and one each in Mahabaleshwar, Thiruvananthapuram, and Dehradun. Marriott International is looking to make deeper inroads into......

IPL 2021: Star Sports hopes to earn Rs 32 billion

Disney-Star generated advertising revenue of over Rs 27 billion for IPL 2020. IMAGE: Eoin Morgan and Jos Buttler of England makes their way out alongside Virat Kohli and K L Rahul of India ahead......

Kamal, Sathiyan, Sutirtha seal Tokyo Olympics berth

IMAGE: Achanta Sharath Kamal thrashed Pakistan's Muhammad Rameez to qualify for his fourth Olympic Games, at the Asian Olympic Qualification tournament in Doha, on Thursday. Photograph: Robertus......

Historic! Bhavani becomes 1st Indian fencer to qualify for Olympic

Photograph: Kind Courtesy, C A Bhavani Devi/Twitter Tamil Nadu's C A Bhavani Devi has become the first ever Indian fencer to qualify for the Tokyo Olympic Games. The sabre fencer secured a......

Why Pakistan wants T20 World Cup moved out of India...

'We are not seeking written assurance for the visas of the national team only, but for the fans, officials and journalists as well.' IMAGE: Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Ehsan Mani. Photograph:......

Captain Kohli on what went wrong for India in Chennai Test

'Our body language and intensity was not up to the mark.' IMAGE: India captain Virat Kohli speaks to pace bowler Ishant Sharma during the first Test against England in Chennai. Photograph: BCCI......

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Debris of China's disintegrating rocket falls into Indian Ocean

The debris from China's disintegrating Long March rocket entered the Earth's atmosphere on Sunday and reportedly fell into the Indian Ocean area... ...

http://www.rediff.com/news/report/debris-of-chinas-rocket-falls-into-indian-ocean/20210509.htm

SGX Nifty up 70 points; here's what changed for market while you were sleeping

Among financial markets in Asia, China's Shanghai Composite index edged up 0.15 per cent to 3,4465.06. South Korea’s Kospi rose 0.40 per cent... ...

https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/markets/stocks/news/sgx-nifty-up-70-points-heres-what-changed-for-market-while-you-were-sleeping/articleshow/82448694.cms

India reaffirms independent foreign policy approach

India’s independent world view has been reaffirmed in the recent days with the fact that while it has worked closely with the USA on medical... ...

https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/india/india-reaffirms-independent-foreign-policy-approach-in-recent-weeks/articleshow/82432822.cms

Rajnath Singh

Indian naval ships including Kolkata, Kochi, Tabar, Trikand, Jalashwa and Airavat have been deployed for shipment of liquid medical oxygen-filled... ...

https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/defence-organisations-engaged-in-mitigating-peoples-sufferings-amid-covid-19-surge-rajnath-singh/articleshow/82430740.cms

China's Africa outreach poses threat from Atlantic

The top U.S general for Africa is warning that a growing threat from China may come not just from the waters of the Pacific but from the Atlantic... ...

https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/chinas-africa-outreach-poses-threat-from-atlantic-top-united-states-general/articleshow/82430303.cms

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