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Indian Village Cheers for Harris During Swearing-In as US VP
With chants of “Long live Kamala Harris,” fireworks and prayers, residents of a tiny Indian village celebrated her inauguration as U.S. vice president
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Indian Village Celebrates Inauguration of Vice President Kamala Harris
The Indian village of Thulasendrapuram, the birthplace of Vice President Kamala Harris’ grandfather, held festivities to coincide with her historic inauguration.
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How This 34-Year-Old Chess Champion Became India's Youngest New Billionaire
Netflix’s The Queens Gambit may have popularised chess for modern audiences, but Nikhil Kamath, co-founder of Indian trading platform Zerodha, liked it way before it was cool.
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A Second Coronavirus Vaccine Developed in India Is Set to Enter Phase Three Clinical Trial ‘Very, Very Soon'
Zydus Cadila said on Jan. 3 that it received approval from India’s drug regulator to begin the phase three clinical trial of its DNA vaccine for Covid-19.
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These Sectors Are Set to Do Well in 2021 If India Can Avoid a Second Wave of Covid
Indian markets have performed relatively well in recent months following a sharp sell-off in March.
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India's Central Bank Will Look at Inflation and State of Economic Recovery for Future Policy Decisions
The Reserve Bank of India has kept interest rates unchanged since May.
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Farmers' Protest Could Set Back India's Economic Recovery From Covid, Says Minister
Thousands of Indian farmers have protested for weeks against three agricultural reforms that they said would lower crop prices and hurt their earnings.
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Mysterious Illness in India Could Be Linked to Traces of Lead, Nickel in Patients' Blood
Indian health officials say they have found traces of nickel and lead in a few blood samples taken from hundreds of patients who have been hospitalized by a mysterious illness in a southern state
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Farm Reforms Will Benefit Majority of the Indian Agriculture Sector, Says Country's Top Economic Advisor
Farmers, mostly from the northern states of Punjab and Haryana, have been protesting against three farm reforms that were enacted into law this year.
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India's Central Bank Keeps Interest Rates Unchanged as Inflation Remains High
The Reserve Bank of India held its benchmark repo rate — the rate at which it lends to commercial banks — at 4%.
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India's Government to Meet Farmers as Thousands Protest Against Farm Reforms
Tens of thousands of farmers, mostly from northern states like Punjab and Haryana, have taken to the streets in protest against farm reforms.
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Moody's Says Outlook for India's Nonfinancial Companies Is ‘Stable,' Expects Sharp GDP Rebound
India’s nonfinancial companies would see their earnings grow as demand starts to recover, following a sharp drop over the last two quarters, Moody’s said.
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Don't Chase India's Market Rally — the Good News Is ‘Already Priced in,' HSBC Says
As of Friday’s close, both the Nifty 50 and S&P BSE Sensex sat close to all-time highs that were touched in recent days.
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India Is Headed for a Technical Recession — and the Road to Recovery Will Be Long, Analysts Say
Economists in a Reuters poll predicted that India’s economy shrank 8.8% in the September quarter.
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China Is an Opportunity for India — Not a Threat, Beijing Says as More Apps Are Banned
India has blocked at least 220 Chinese mobile apps, some of them made by China’s prominent consumer-facing tech companies like ByteDance, Tencent and Alibaba.
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India Will Likely Go for Bilateral Trade Pacts for Now — Not Mega Deals Like RCEP
India was part of the early negotiations for RCEP but said last year it would not join the world’s largest trading bloc.
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India's Drugmakers Will Be ‘Essential' in Covid-19 Therapy Production, Says Public Health Expert
India’s generic drugmakers will have an “essential” role to play in manufacturing and distributing Covid-19 therapeutics to low- and middle-income countries.
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An Indian Organization Wants to Grow Urban Forests and Transform the Cities We Live and Work in
Many organizations are aiming to increase the amount of green space in urban environments.
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India's Paytm Is Not Worried About Growing Competition in Online Payments Sector, a Top Exec Says
Paytm says it has more than 50% market share in the merchant payments segment and provides services including in areas of banking and wealth management.
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‘A Coup for China': Analysts React to the World's Largest Trade Deal That Excludes the U.S.
China and 14 other Asia-Pacific countries signed the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, or RCEP — the world’s largest trade agreement.