The drug regulator has granted Serum Institute of India's Covishield and Bharat Biotech's Covaxin Covid-19 vaccines "conditional market authorisation".
Alphabet Inc's Google (GOOGL.O) will invest up to $1 billion in India's Bharti Airtel (BRTI.NS) as the U.S. technology giant expands its hold in India, sending shares of the telecom operator as much as 6.6% higher.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold a virtual summit with Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of UAE Armed Forces, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed al Nahyan.
T S Tirumurti, India's Permanent Representative to the UN, has been appointed as the Chair of the UN Security Council Counter-Terrorism Committee for 2022.