- 29 September, 2024
Foreign Affairs, Geopolitics & National SecurityPandemic
Several countries laud CoWIN platform, India’s support during COVID-19 pandemic
New Delhi [India], July 5 (ANI): Several representatives from countries including Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, and Guyana participated in CoWIN Global Conclave on Monday and lauded India's role in providing COVID-19…
US closer to declaring ‘independence’ from COVID-19, says Biden
Washington [US] July 5 (ANI): The United States is getting closer to overcoming the COVID-19 pandemic, said President Joe Biden on the occasion of the country's 245th Independence Day. "Today,…
China grappling with worst power shortage in a decade as weather, energy demand strain economy
Beijing [China], June 30 (ANI): China is currently grappling with a huge power crunch as extreme weather, increasing demand for energy and strict limits on coal usage deliver a triple…
US announces USD 41 million assistance to help India respond to COVID-19 pandemic
Washington [US], June 29 (ANI): The United States has announced USD 41 million assistance to help India respond to the COVID-19 pandemic and strengthen the country's preparedness for COVID-19 and…
No request received yet for EU authorisation of Covishield vaccine, says official
Brussels [Belgium], June 29 (ANI): A European Union (EU) official on Tuesday said that the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has not received any request for approval of authorisation of the…
New measures will help stimulate economic activities, generate employment: PM Modi
New Delhi [India], June 28 (ANI): Applauding the measures announced by the Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to boost the economy, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said that the new…
Our PM has directed us to create an open-source version of Co-WIN, give it free of cost to any country who wants it: Dr RS Sharma
New Delhi [India], June 28 (ANI): Dr RS Sharma, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of National Health Authority (NHA) and Co-WIN platform on Monday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi has directed…
Chinese media faces backlash for backing Foreign Ministry’s call to seek Nobel for Wuhan lab
Beijing [China], June 23 (ANI): Chinese state media has faced backlash for eagerly amplifying its Foreign Ministry's call for seeking a Nobel Prize for the Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV)…
Delhi: ITBP’s Sardar Patel COVID Centre to remain operational, amid fear of likely third wave
By Ankur Sharma New Delhi [India], June 22 (ANI): Amid the likelihood of a third Covid-19 wave due to the emergence of Delta Plus mutation of the variant, the Indo-Tibetan…
COVID-19’s third wave peak expected around September-October: IIT Kanpur study
New Delhi [India], June 21 (ANI): An IIT Kanpur study done by Prof. Rajesh Ranjan and Mahendra Verma, along with their team, on Monday said third wave peak of COVID…
COVID-19, ageing population raises concerns over China’s ‘utterly deficient’ health infrastructure: Dissident
Washington [US], June 17 (ANI): The COVID-19 pandemic and 2021 national census have raised concerns over the alarmingly ageing population of China and "utterly deficient" health infrastructure, Jianli Yang, a…
US embassy in India assures more student visa appointments in coming weeks
New Delhi [India], June 15 (ANI): The United States on Tuesday assured more visa appointments to Indian students in the coming weeks after a rush for interview slots among applicants…
