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India assumes UNSC presidency; focus on maritime security, peacekeeping, counterterrorism

India on Sunday assumed the rotating presidency of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) and will be hosting signature events related to maritime security, peacekeeping, and counterterrorism during the month.

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Wait for Tesla gets longer in India as high import duty hits Musk

As the rich and famous brigade in India await the arrival of Tesla cars, the wait has just got longer owing to the import duty tussle between Elon Musk and the Indian government

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Mann Kaur was role model for all: Punjab CM

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Saturday condoled the demise of iconic veteran athlete Mann Kaur (105), who passed away at a private hospital near here, where she was undergoing treatment for gall bladder and liver cancer.

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India extends international flights suspension to August 31

India on Friday extended the suspension on international commercial flight operations till August 31.

Sports

Olympics: Sindhu storms into women's badminton semi-finals

PV Sindhu, the 2016 Olympics silver medallist and reigning world champion, quelled a superb fightback by Japan's Akane Yamaguchi to win in straight games and reach the semi-finals in women's singles badminton competition at the Olympic Games on Friday.

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Australia to return stolen artwork to India

The national art museum of Australia is set to return the collection of 14 artworks to India, including bronze and stone sculptures, a painted scroll and photographs.

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PM Modi meets Blinken, welcomes President Biden's strong commitment to strengthening India-US Strategic Partnership

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday met US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and welcomed President Joe Biden's strong commitment to strengthening the India-US Strategic Partnership.

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Punjab CM asks Modi to reopen Kartarpur Corridor

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Wednesday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to reopen the Kartarpur Corridor, in view of the improvement in the Covid-19 situation, to facilitate people's visit to the historic shrine in Pakistan.

Technology

Apple posts record growth in India in June quarter, says Tim Cook

Riding on the stellar performance for its entire line-up of products, Apple has recorded an incredible growth in India in the June quarter, its CEO Tim Cook has said, setting another record revenue in a country where iPhones and other Apple products

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German envoy shows interest in investing in Punjab

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh has extended his government's full support to German Ambassador to India, Walter J. Lindner, who evinced keen interest in investing in the key sectors of mobility, engineering, pharmaceuticals, chemicals and renewable

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Mamata meets Modi, demands more vaccines & medicines

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi for what she called a courtesy meeting.

Sports

Mirabai returns, 'happy to be back amidst so much love'

Ace Indian weightlifter Mirabai Chanu returned to India to a grand welcome on Monday after winning silver medal in the womens 49 kg weightlifting category at the Tokyo Olympics.

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Kargil war was one of toughest wars in world, says father of PVC awardee Captain Vikram Batra

As India plans to celebrate Kargil Vijay Diwas on July 26, GL Batra, father of late Captain Vikram Batra, on Sunday said that the Kargil War was one of the toughest wars in the world.

Sports

Mary Kom advances to next round in women's 51kg

India's six-time world champion and London Olympic bronze medallist MC Mary Kom started her Tokyo Olympics boxing campaign on a winning as she moved into the Round of 16 in women's flyweight (51kg) with a convincing 4-1 win on points

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Indian consumers showing reduced anxiety due to vaccine coverage

As the vaccination coverage increases in India, consumers are turning less anxious about Covid infection and are raising their discretionary expenditure, showed a Deloitte survey.

Sports

India at Tokyo Olympics: Huge expectations, high aspirations

The 127-member Indian contingent will enter the Tokyo Olympic Games with soaring expectations of returning with their best medal haul ever even as the pandemic plays havoc with their preparations and mental health.

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No deaths due to lack of oxygen specifically reported by states: Indian Govt

No deaths due to lack of oxygen have been specifically reported by any states or Union Territories during Covid-19's second wave, the Parliament was told on Tuesday.

Face of the Week

Chef Ranveer Brar on food cultures of India and Pakistan

Celebrity chef Ranveer Brar recently joined the Clubhouse app to be a part of the 'Aman ki Asha' campaign. In the series, Brar talks about how India and Pakistan share a lot of commonalities ranging from history, culture, language, and cuisine,

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Indians searched more on immunity, e-learning during pandemic: Report

There has been a massive increase in searches related to physical fitness, financial investments, entertainment, e-learning searches in the last one year as people continued to shelter at place and work from home due to the ongoing Covid pandemic

India specials

Finally married after 20 years

A 60-year-old man and a 55-year-old woman, who have been in a live-in relationship for almost 20 years, got married earlier this week. The couple's teenage son felt lucky to witness his parents' wedding.