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By Aditi ShahNEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's federal government said on Sunday it will provide New Delhi's city authorities with 500 railway coaches that will be equipped to care for coronavirus patients, after a surge in the number of cases led to a shortage of hospital beds.The coaches will increase…

Congress leader Ahmed Patel.   | Photo Credit: PTI In a series of tweets, the Congress leader asked if Mr. Modi’s principle of diplomacy of giving a mile for an inch” extended to borders. Senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel on Saturday targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi over alleged Chinese “intrusion”…

By Sanjeev Miglani and Colin PackhamNEW DELHI/SYDNEY (Reuters) - India and Australia sealed an accord on Thursday to grant access to each other's military bases in order to facilitate mutual defence exchanges and exercises.The agreement - known as the Mutual Logistics Support Agreement - was reached during a virtual summit…

Image caption Passengers gathered outside Secundarabad station in Andhra Pradesh state India has partially restored train services amid reports of chaos and overcrowding at some stations.At least 145,000 people will travel in trains on Monday as the country starts to reopen after a prolonged lockdown.Two hundred trains will now start…

Written by Leela Prasad , Liu Chuen Chen | New Delhi | Updated: May 30, 2020 9:36:00 am A look at the top news today, May 30, 2020.In the last quarter of the financial year, the economy grew by just 3.1%. It shows that the economy had already become quite…

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Photo: GettyWith blue skies in Delhi and the Himalayas peeking out of Punjab’s smog, you’d be forgiven for thinking covid-19 has inadvertently cleaned up pollution-choked parts of India, the world’s third largest emitter and home to its most polluted cities. Instead, in the months leading up to India’s lockdown, Prime…

Image copyright ANI Image caption The pigeon is being held in a cage in India A Pakistani villager has urged Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to return his pigeon, currently being held in India on charges of spying.The man, who lives just 4km (2.5 miles) from the border, said he…

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The rationale behind the deluge of dollars flooding into billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Jio Platforms is beginning to become more clear as his e-commerce venture JioMart starts rolling out to more people across India. An e-commerce venture between the nation’s top telecom operator Jio Platforms and top retail chain Jio…