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PM Modi to inaugurate & lay foundation stone of multiple projects in Somnath, Gujarat

ION correspondentAugust 20, 2021

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of various projects in Somnath, Gujarat at 11 AM today via video conferencing. The projects to be inaugurated...

Business and Commerce

India reports rise in COVID-19 cases, 35,178 new cases and 440 deaths in past 24 hours

ION correspondentAugust 18, 2021

A day after witnessing a record decline in new COVID-19 cases, India on Wednesday reported 35,178 new cases of coronavirus in the past 24 hours. During this period, the...

World

Taliban co-founder Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar returns to Afghanistan from Qatar

ION correspondentAugust 18, 2021

Taliban co-founder Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar has returned to Afghanistan from Qatar amid reports that he is likely to become the new President of Afghanistan. Baradar is the second...

World

New Zealand announces snap lockdown after man tested positive for Covid-19

ION correspondentAugust 18, 2021

New Zealand has announced a snap lockdown after a man tested positive for Covid, the first case in six months. The case was detected in Auckland, which will be...

Nation

India records 572% growth in grant of patents in last 7 years: Piyush Goyal

ION correspondentAugust 18, 2021

India has recorded 572 percent growth in grant of Patents in last seven years. Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said that 28,391 patents granted in 2020-21 as compared...

Nation

New scrappage policy will boost growth of auto sector: Nitin Gadkari

ION correspondentAugust 18, 2021

Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari has said that Vehicle Scrappage Policy is a win-win policy for all the stakeholders and for the country. Addressing media...

World

UNHRC to hold Special Session next week on Afghanistan’s situation

ION correspondentAugust 18, 2021

United Nations Human Rights Council is to hold a Special Session next week on the situation in Afghanistan to address serious human rights concerns after the Taliban takeover, a...

Sports

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PM Modi to inaugurate & lay foundation stone of multiple projects in Somnath, Gujarat

India reports rise in COVID-19 cases, 35,178 new cases and 440 deaths in past 24 hours

Taliban co-founder Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar returns to Afghanistan from Qatar

New Zealand announces snap lockdown after man tested positive for Covid-19

India records 572% growth in grant of patents in last 7 years: Piyush Goyal

New scrappage policy will boost growth of auto sector: Nitin Gadkari

UNHRC to hold Special Session next week on Afghanistan’s situation

India register their third-ever Test victory at iconic Lord’s Ground

Jaishankar holds discussions with Antonio Guterres on Afghanistan

PM Modi chairs meeting of CCS following recent developments in Afghanistan