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Israeli researchers working with DRDO to develop rapid Covid testing kit arrive in India

Israel's Ambassador to India Ron Malka said if the testing kit, which can give results under 30 seconds, is developed, could be a ‘game changer’.

US lowers flag over consulate in China’s Chengdu as its diplomats are kicked out

The closure after 35 years in the southwestern Chinese city comes two days after the US govt forced their Chinese counterparts out of their mission in Houston.

11 Sikhs and Hindus arrive in India from Afghanistan with MEA help

The 11 include Sikh leader Nidan Singh Sachdeva, who had been kidnapped by terrorists and was released earlier this month. MEA granted visas and facilitated their travel.

India considers currency swap of another $1.1 bn with Sri Lanka, no timeline decided

RBI has already finalised an agreement to extend a $400 million currency swap facility to Sri Lanka, but its President Gotabaya has asked for $1.1 billion more.

RBI signs documents to extend $400 million currency swap facility to Sri Lanka

The currency swap arrangement put in place due to the ongoing Covid crisis will remain available till November 2022, said the Indian mission in a press release.

Years of criminal, covert activity behind closure of Chinese consulate in Houston, says US

FBI currently has about 2,000 active cases related to Chinese counterintelligence operations in US. Officials say the Houston consulate represents just the 'tip of the iceberg'.

India extends medical assistance of $1 million to North Korea after WHO request

The medical assistance is under the aegis of an ongoing WHO anti-tuberculosis programme in DPRK, the MEA said.

India, China hold talks as Beijing’s ‘lack of cooperation’ slows Ladakh disengagement

The talks were held under the WMCC framework, the second in 2 weeks, as disengagement between the Indian and Chinese forces in Ladakh is progressing at a 'slow pace'. 

India hints it can take Jadhav case to ICJ again, hits out at Pakistan’s ‘farcical approach’ 

New Delhi has criticised Pakistan for continuing to hold back on granting India ‘unimpeded’ consular access to Kulbhushan Jadhav, who is on death row in the country. 

India, Israel collaborate to develop rapid testing for Covid-19 in under 30 seconds

Israel will soon send a high level research delegation to India to conduct a series of 'final stages of testing' as part of the joint effort to develop the rapid testing kits.

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BJP has a problem of plenty in Phase 2. It can only go down from that

BJP’s fate in the second phase of 2024 Lok Sabha election will be decided in Karnataka, Rajasthan, and Maharashtra, where it performed very well in 2019 but faces a stiff competition now.

Kotak Mahindra Bank shares drop 10% after RBI bans it from taking new customers via digital channels

The private lender's shares tumbled to be top Nifty 50 loser after India's central bank barred it from taking on new customers through online and mobile banking channels.

Rafale to Exercise Garuda, a look at Indo-French defence ties as Chief of Defence Staff visits France

Another addition to military cooperation has been the Strategic Space Dialogue, inaugurated in Paris in 2023. Last month, India participated as an observer to France’s AsterX.

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.