- 18 November, 2024
Foreign Affairs, Geopolitics & National SecurityCovid 19
Pakistan Drone carries explosives to spread terror, Indian drone has assumed the role of a COVID warrior
Launching the first-of-its-kind Drone driven aerial delivery facility to transport COVID vaccine as well as Emergency Medicines to inaccessible and difficult areas in a short span of time, Union Minister…
UK, Germany and Italy detect Omicron variant cases, Israel closes borders
By Costas Pitas, Madeline Chambers and Toby Sterling LONDON/BERLIN/AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Britain, Germany and Italy detected cases of the new Omicron coronavirus variant on Saturday and British Prime Minister Boris…
Israel to ban entry of foreigners from all countries over Omicron
By Maayan Lubell JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israel on Saturday said it would ban the entry of all foreigners into the country, making it the first country to shut its borders completely…
S.Africa says it is being punished for early COVID variant detection
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -South Africa said on Saturday it was being punished for its advanced ability to detect new COVID-19 variants early, as travel bans and restrictions imposed because of the…
NCC celebrating 73rd anniversary of its raising
Key Highlights NCC through Exercise-Yogdan effectively executed the assigned mission on COVID-19 Pandemic management Cadets & Associate NCC Officers led by example in activities such as ‘Ek Bharat Shresht Bharat’,…
India’s Prime Minister, Narendra Modi orders review of reopening on Omicron COVID concerns
By Nidhi Verma NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi told officials on Saturday to review plans to ease travel restrictions as concerns rise over the new Omicron…
PM Modi chairs a comprehensive high level meeting to review the situation relating to Covid-19 & vaccination
Today morning PM Narendra Modi chaired a comprehensive meeting which lasted for almost 2 hours to review the public health preparedness & vaccination related situation for Covid-19. PM was briefed…
New COVID Variant Omicron Triggers Global Alarm
The discovery of a new coronavirus variant named Omicron triggered global alarm on Friday as countries rushed to suspend travel from southern Africa and stock markets on both sides of…
By PTI and Chanakya Forum
WTO postpones major meeting after new variant outbreak
GENEVA (Reuters) - The World Trade Organization (WTO) became the first major diplomatic casualty of the new coronavirus variant on Friday when it postponed its first ministerial meeting in four…
EU moves to halt air travel from places with new COVID variant
By Sabine Siebold and Marine Strauss (Reuters) - The European Union might halt air travel from places where a new coronavirus variant detected in South Africa had spread, the bloc's…
German air force to transfer COVID patients as some hospitals overwhelmed
BERLIN (Reuters) -Germany readied its air force to transfer COVID-19 patients from overwhelmed hospitals in the south as national case numbers rocketed and a new virus variant in South Africa…
Australia investigates new COVID-19 variant found in South Africa
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia on Friday said it was investigating the newly identified COVID-19 variant spreading in South Africa and warned it may close its borders to travellers from the…
