- 19 November, 2024
Foreign Affairs, Geopolitics & National SecurityCovid 19
US announces USD 25 million aid to support India’s COVID-19 vaccination process
New Delhi [US], July 28 (ANI): The United States on Wednesday announced USD 25 million assistance to support COVID-19 vaccination efforts across India. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who…
US Senator slams China over hiding COVID-19 facts, says Beijing destroyed evidence
Washington [US] July 26 (ANI): US Senator Tom Cotton has slammed China for lying and covering up facts about the COVID-19 and said that Beijing has destroyed evidence about the…
Afghanistan, Pak sponsored terror, COVID-19 on agenda during Blinken’s visit to India
New Delhi [India], July 25 (ANI): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will be visiting India on July 27-28, 2021. This will be his first visit to India after assuming…
Larger population surveys required for deeper understanding of COVID-19, its antibody response: Experts
By Joymala Bagchi New Delhi [India], July 24 (ANI): After the release of the fourth round of the National Sero Survey results, health experts believe that larger population surveys are…
COVAXIN trial results on children likely by September: AIIMS chief Dr Randeep Guleria
By Shalini Bhardwaj New Delhi [India], July 24 (ANI): Trials for Bharat Biotech's Covid-19 vaccine Covaxin on children are underway and results are expected to be released by September, All…
Indian govt’s expert group in talks with Pfizer over COVID vaccine: Health Minister
New Delhi [India], July 23 (ANI): An expert group of the Indian government is in talks with global pharma major Pfizer over COVID vaccine supply, said Union Health Minister Mansukh…
India has been always first responder in times of need for Maldives, says UNGA President-elect Abdullah Shahid
New Delhi [India], July 22 (ANI): President-elect of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) and current Maldives Foreign Minister Abdullah Shahid, who is on a visit to India, on Thursday…
Based on audacious assumptions: Centre dismisses studies claiming undercounting of India’s COVID deaths
New Delhi [India], July 22 (ANI): The union health ministry on Thursday slammed news reports that claim India's COVID-19 death count to be much higher than reported by the government,…
Myanmar doctors hiding, being hunted by junta amid COVID-19 crisis
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], July 22 (ANI): Myanmar doctors are in hiding and are being hunted by the junta as the COVID-19 crisis ravages the country. They blamed the military for using…
First batch of Sputnik V vaccine produced in Vietnam
Moscow [Russia], July 21 (ANI): The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), an investor in the Russian Sputnik V vaccine against coronavirus, and VABIOTECH, one of Vietnam's leading pharmaceutical companies, announced…
Delta variant makes up 83 pc of COVID cases in US: CDC director
By Reena Bhardwaj Washington DC [US], July 21 (ANI): The highly contagious delta variant, a strain of COVID-19 first detected in India, now makes up approximately 83 per cent of…
No deaths due to lack of oxygen reported by states/UTs during COVID-19 second wave: Centre
New Delhi [India], July 20 (ANI): The Central government on Tuesday informed the Rajya Sabha that no deaths due to lack of oxygen has been specifically reported by states/Union territories…
