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UK's carrier strike group to conduct wargame with Indian Navy

The United Kingdom's largest warship HMS Queen Elizabeth and its strike task group has sailed into the Indian Ocean and will carry out a mega wargame with the Indian Navy as the aircraft carrier......

India must embrace Biden's B3W initiative

Joe Biden's B3W proposal aims to bring democracies together.India should come up with its own plans to contribute to the initiative, states Rahul Mishra. IMAGE: G7 leaders in Cornwall, the UK,......

Could India be heading for a short war with China?

'The numbers of troops on both sides are enormous.''They are about 50,000-60,000 soldiers facing each other in that sector -- that's about the total number of troops that both sides had in the 1962......

Covishield, Covaxin work against Delta, other variants: Govt

Vaccines Covishield and Covaxin work against SARS-CoV-2 variants Alpha, Beta, Gamma and Delta, while effectiveness tests against the Delta Plus variant is ongoing, the government said on Friday.......

Covid: What is Delta, Delta Plus & can vaccines fight it?

While virologists say theoretically the vaccine that works on Delta should work on the Delta Plus variant as well, more research is needed, reports Sohini Das. IMAGE: A scientist examines COVID-19......

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......

Invisible Growth behind Sensex Rise

'The growth drivers are mostly invisible, but the growth is undeniable at least for now,' notes Debashis Basu. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com In my earlier column I offered the......

1st Covid wave: Private sector bore the brunt of income losses

Almost 80 per cent of all income losses during the first wave of the pandemic in 2020 were incurred by the private sector in India, while in many other countries the entire loss was on respective......

Shipping cos gain as Baltic Dry index touches 10-year high

Meanwhile, with China switching its trading partners due to geo-political issues, increased trade with South Africa for bauxite and with the US for coal is also auguring well for vessels with......

Olympics Hockey: India stave off late Kiwi fightback in opener

IMAGE: Skipper Manpreet Singh celebrates with his India teammates after a goal is scored. Photograph: Hockey India/Twitter Harmanpreet Singh scored a brace and veteran goalkeeper P R Sreejesh......

Hockey: Men fancy chances against NZ; women set for tough Dutch test in opener

Photograph: Kind Courtesy Hockey India/Twitter The men would be seeking to reclaim a glorious past, while the women would be aiming to script some history of their own when the two Indian......

Russian archer faints under Tokyo's scorching heat

IMAGE: Svetlana Gomboeva (ROC) is treated for heat exhaustion after completion of the archery ranking round during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Summer Games at Yumenoshima Archery Field. Photograph:......

Olympics: France, Argentina suffer shock defeats, Brazil win

IMAGE: Egypt players pray at the end of the match as Spain's Pedri looks dejected after a stalemate in their Tokyyo Olympics Group C match at Sapporo Dome in Sapporo, Japan, on Thursday.......

Check out schedule of Indian athletes at Tokyo Olympics

Photograph: Kind courtesy Hockey India/Twitter India will be sending a 228-strong contingent including 119 athletes to the Tokyo Olympics. Out of the 119 athletes, 67 are male and 52 are......

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