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51st International Film Festival of India kicks off

The Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting conducts an international film festival every January. Minister Prakash Javadekar and several celebrities attended the inauguration. The 51st IFFI features 224 films and is being termed "hybrid," indicating that a limited participation will...

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India launches massive drive to inoculate 300 mn people

India's vaccination program is the biggest in the world, perhaps ever. As world deaths from Covid-19 reach the 2 million mark, India began its massive inoculation program today with the objective of inoculating over 300 million people in the country...

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Bengaluru fastest growing mature tech ecosystem: Report

Investment in the south Indian city grew 5.4 times from $1.3 billion in 2016 to $7.2 billion in 2020  The technology capital of India, Bengaluru, has been named the world’s fastest-growing mature tech ecosystem since 2016 as per a new...

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Biotech industrialist Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw becomes Vice-Chair at USIBC

Milind Pant and Nasdaq executive Edward Knight are the other two selected Vice-Chairs of US India Business Council. US India Business Council (USIBC) on Thursday named Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, Chairperson and Managing Director of Bengaluru, India-headquartered Biocon, and a familiar figure...