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Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar today said that the Government will soon issue Standard Operating Procedures to speed up resumption of film production in the unlock phase. He said, government is also coming up with incentives of production in all sectors, including TV serials, film-making, co-production, animation, and gaming …

National Security Advisory Ajit Doval and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi discussed border issues in a telephone conversation on Sunday. The two Special Representatives of India and China on the Boundary Question had a frank and in-depth exchange of views on the recent developments in the Western Sector of the …

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh along with Home Minister Amit Shah and Health Minister Harsh Vardhan today visited the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel COVID hospital in Delhi. The one thousand -bedded hospital with 250 ICU beds became operational from today. The facility was built in a record time of 12 days by …

World Health Organization, Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has said that results from clinical trials of drugs that might be effective in treating COVID-19 patients can be expected soon. He said, nearly five thousand 500 patients in 39 countries have  been recruited into the solidarity trial so far. Mr. Ghebreyesus said …

The Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched Aatmanirbhar Bharat Innovation Challenge to identify the best Indian Apps that are already being used by citizens and have the potential to scale and become world class Apps in their respective categories. Prime Minister Narendra Modi today urged people of  tech community to …

The 627 Indian nationals who were stranded in Pakistan have returned through Integrated Check Post, Attari. Giving the information, External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Anurag Srivastava said they returned on the 25th, 26th and 27th of June. He said, there are about 100 people who still remain in Pakistan and India …

India and China have emphasised the need for an expeditious, phased and step wise de-escalation as a priority along the Line of Actual Control(LAC). Both sides have been engaged in discussions through established military and diplomatic channels to address the situation. Commanders from  People’s Liberation Army and Indian Army held …

The third round of talks between India and China are in progress at Moldo- Chushul border post on Chinese side. Our correspondent reports,  Commander level Army officers of India and China are holding discussions to ease the tensions on the border issues of Eastern Ladakh region. As per the latest …

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will share his thoughts with the people in the country and abroad in the ‘Mann Ki Baat’ programme on All India Radio at 11 AM tomorrow. It will be the 66th episode of the monthly radio programme. It will be broadcast on the entire network of …

By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report + Agencies CHENNAI/ THOOTHUKUDI (TAMIL NADU)/ NEW DELHI: The death of a father and son in police custody in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu has caused outrage after the victims’ family accused the police of torturing the duo in custody. P Jayaraj, 59, …