New Delhi (Sputnik): With the void left by India’s major full service carrier Jet Airways – grounded due to the financial crisis since April 2019 – low-cost carriers in the country are seeking to fill the gap by kick starting long-haul flight operations. But with economic constraints due to the […]
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India has become the third country in the world after the US and Brazil to pass the 2 million mark in the total number of identified Covid-19 cases. Its death toll from the disease stands at over 41,500. India has added 62,538 new Covid-19 infections since Thursday, marking a record […]
New Delhi (Sputnik): Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday launched construction of a grand temple dedicated to revered Hindu God Ram at the venue the Hindus believe was the birthplace of the idol. The temple at Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh will be complete in three years. Several Indian-American organisations […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/08/03/1080046969_65:0:1265:675_1200x675_80_0_0_a4370b36d47e74da9b023f42a2654887.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/viral/202008031080046287-watch-elephant-jump-out-of-truck-on-highway-in-indias-tamil-nadu-to-get-back-home/ Elephants are considered to be the most playful and joyful mammals on earth. Just like dogs, elephants are loyal to their owners. They are said to be even emotional when separated from a particular place or person. A video of an elephant in […]
New Delhi (Sputnik): Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will perform the groundbreaking ceremony for the iconic Ram Temple in Ayodhya on Wednesday (5 August). A grand temple of Lord Ram, believed to be at his place of birth, has been at the top of the agenda of several national Hindu […]
New Delhi (Sputnik): Last month, 30 kgs of gold, worth $2 million (INR 150 million) was seized from a diplomatic cargo addressed to a person in the UAE’s Consulate-General by customs officials at Thiruvananthapuram Airport in Kerala. India’s anti-terror probe body, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested six people in connection […]
After decades of dominance, America’s largest energy company Exxon Mobil Corp., has finally ceded its position as the world’s second most valuable energy company to India’s Reliance Industries. Reliance Industries has overtaken ExxonMobil after an epic stock run that saw its market capitalization scale to a record high of over […]
New Delhi (Sputnik): There are over 270 species of snakes in India, out of which about 60 are highly venomous. With the onset of the monsoon months, snakes begin to appear in public more and more in India. In a bid to ward off the danger of being bitten by […]
New Delhi (Sputnik): Newly-appointed UK Ambassador to India Sir Philip Barton, in his first media interaction after presenting his credentials, expressed a willingness to work with Beijing but also said that they are clear about the challenges posed by China to India and the world. China’s embassy in India responded […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/07/16/1079950432_0:102:1280:822_1200x675_80_0_0_8e1366c15508015465738338108fc27c.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/india/202007221079950309-indias-first-nuclear-power-plant-built-domestically-achieves-criticality/ New Delhi (Sputnik): India has developed its own nuclear power generation technology, as it wasn’t a signatory to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty until 2009. It developed a three-stage nuclear programme based on a closed-fuel cycle, where the spent fuel of one stage is […]
New Delhi (Sputnik): The Indian aviation sector is going through turbulent times in the wake of the pandemic, which has pushed numerous airlines to the brink of financial collapse. Several airlines have urged the government to provide short-term relief, including help to pay salaries for staff. Stating that measures such […]
New Delhi (Sputnik): Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, international air travel has been severely restricted for months and this has also affected the business of drug cartels, said an officer of India’s nodal drug law enforcement and intelligence agency. India’s Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) on Monday said it had seized […]
By Sajjad Shaukat for Veterans Today Every year, Kashmiris living on both sides of the Line of Control (LoC) and Pakistan, including rest of the world celebrate July 19 as the Day of Kashmir’s Accession to Pakistan, as on this very day in 1947, the historical resolution was adopted […]
New Delhi (Sputnik): India’s main opposition party Congress had earlier alleged that the federal ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was trying to lure away its legislators in Rajasthan and topple its government headed by Ashok Gehlot. Congress claimed it has audio recordings of the purported talks between BJP leaders and […]
Youths perform in front of a cellphone camera while making a TikTok video on the roof of their residence in Hyderabad, India, in February. India’s government has banned 59 Chinese-owned apps including TikTok. Noah Seelam/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Noah Seelam/AFP via Getty Images Youths perform in […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo-itemprop.png Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/india/202007141079882646-nepal-tries-to-allay-pm-olis-remarks-on-lord-rams-birthplace-after-criticism-from-indias-bjp/ New Delhi (Sputnik): Nepal’s Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli’s remarks that the birthplace of the hugely revered Hindu god Ram was in Nepal, and not in Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh has provoked sharp reactions from India. Oli has responded by claiming that Nepal […]
New Delhi (Sputnik): On 5 July, customs officials seized 30 kg of gold, valued at $2 million (INR 150 million), at Thiruvananthapuram Airport in India’s Kerala state from a diplomatic cargo that was addressed to a person in the UAE’s Consulate-General. A special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court in India […]
New Delhi (Sputnik): India is one of the biggest buyers of Venezuelan oil in spite of US sanctions. Private Indian refiners Reliance Industries and Nayara Energy are the only buyers from India. Soon after the US imposed sanctions, the Indian Ministry of Petroleum and Gas had advised the two firms […]
New Delhi (Sputnik): The Indian government banned 59 Chinese apps, citing them as a “threat to the integrity and sovereignty” of the country in the wake of the border clashes with China. While new Indian apps have been launched to fill the space to promote ‘self-reliant’ India, global players are also […]
New Delhi (Sputnik): Grasse, a medieval town in France, is known as “la capitale mondiale des parfums” meaning the “perfume capital of the world”. Known for its specialty in exquisite Jasmine perfumes, Grasse is known worldwide. India also has its own ancient fragrance-town that is one of world’s largest makers […]
New Delhi (Sputnik): India’s Gross Domestic Product growth to 3.1 percent in Q1 2020 compared with 4.7 percent in Q4 2019. At 3.1 percent, GDP growth is almost half the 5.8 percent seen in Q1 2019. India’s fiscal deficit in the first two months of the current financial year (April – May) […]
New Delhi (Sputnik): India’s north-eastern state of Assam has been hit by a second round of floods since last week, affecting nearly one million people. The state was earlier hit by floods in May, followed by heavy rainfall following Cyclone Amphan, affecting nearly 400,000 people. Nearly one million people have […]
Footage shows a massive swarm of locusts invading the Indian city of Gurugram, located just southwest of New Delhi. The cloud of insects is a rare sight in the city that is a posh financial and technology hub. The locusts descended upon the streets of Gurugram on Saturday, flying in […]
New Delhi (Sputnik): The ancient chariot festival that takes place in the Indian holy town Puri attracts millions of devotees from India and abroad every year. However, due to the pandemic, India’s top court has only allowed the festival to take place with certain limitations this year. After the Supreme […]