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Modi says India set to double oil refining capacity in five years, earlier than expected

MUMBAI – India plans to nearly double its oil refining capacity in the next five years, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday, offering a much more aggressive timeline than previously despite the coronavirus pandemic blighting the economy. The country’s energy minister was quoted here in June as saying India’s […]

LSR student suicide: LSR announces fee rebate, committee to provide laptops on need basis

New Delhi, Nov 21: Following the suicide of a student allegedly over financial constraints, the Lady Sri Ram College has announced reduction in fee for a few courses, setting up a committee to provide laptops and allowed some second-year students to reside in hostels. “Given the fact that students […]

46,232 new COVID-19 cases in India, tally reaches 90.50 lakh; death toll mounts to 1,32,726

New Delhi, Nov 21:  India’s COVID-19 caseload rose to 90.50 lakh, while the number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to over 84.78 lakh pushing the national recovery rate to 93.67 per cent, according to the Union Health Ministry data on Saturday. The total coronavirus […]

India’s total number of coronavirus cases crosses 9 million

NEW DELHI — India’s total number of coronavirus cases since the pandemic began crossed 9 million on Friday. Nevertheless the country’s new daily cases have seen a steady decline for weeks now and the total number of cases represents 0.6% of India’s 1.3 billion population. The Health Ministry […]

India could get access to AstraZeneca vaccine by January, local manufacturer says

MUMBAI – The head of an Indian company contracted to make AstraZeneca Plc’s AZN.L COVID vaccine said it could deliver it to health care workers and elderly Indians by January as the country’s caseload of infections crossed nine million on Friday. The Serum Institute of India, the world’s largest vaccine […]

Gradually reduction in new cases, positivity rate points at decreasing COVID spread in Delhi: Jain

New Delhi, Nov 20: The gradual reduction in the number of new COVID-19 cases and the positivity rate is a “clear indicator” that the spread of the virus is decreasing in the national capital, Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain said on Friday. The minister announced that government rates would […]

COVID-19 caseload in India breaches 90-lakh mark

New Delhi, Nov 20:  India’s COVID-19 caseload surpassed the 90-lakh mark on Friday with 45,882 new cases, while the recoveries surged to 84.28 lakh pushing the national recovery rate to 93.6 per cent, according to the Union Health Ministry data The total coronavirus cases mounted to 90,04,365 and […]

Exclusive: Adani has no guaranteed customer for $6 bln Indian solar project – document

NEW DELHI/CHENNAI – Adani Green Energy’s ADNA.NS record $6 billion solar power project announced in June has no guaranteed customer, its deal with India’s main solar-adoption agency shows, and may expose the company to higher financial risk. Shares in the firm, controlled by billionaire Gautam Adani, have soared three-fold since […]

India nears nine million coronavirus cases

MUMBAI – India recorded 45,576 new cases of the coronavirus, taking total infections to 8.96 million, data from the health ministry said on Thursday. The South Asian nation has the world’s second-highest number of COVID-19 infections, after the United States, but cases have been falling since hitting a […]

Bihar education minister resigns over corruption taint

Patna, Nov 19: Bihar education minister Mewa Lal Chaudhary, whose appointment to the post had triggered a controversy on account of a corruption taint, on Thursday tendered his resignation, barely three days after being sworn in as a member of the Nitish Kumar cabinet. Chaudhary, who was allocated the […]

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