Covid 19 vaccine supply: WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus thanks PM Narendra Modi
Geneva: World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has appreciated Indian PM Narendra Modi and his government for "continued support" in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.
India officially hands over 20 lakh COVID-19 vaccine to Bangladesh as a gift
Dhaka/UNI: India officially handed over 20 lakh vaccines for Novel Coronavirus to Bangladesh as a gift on Thursday.
Nepal PM KP Sharma Oli thanks India for sending one million doses of COVID vaccine
Kathmandu: Nepal PM KP Oli has thanked the Indian government for grant of one million doses of COVID vaccine to Nepal at the moment when the Narendra Modi-led government is rolling out vaccination for its own people.
Manipur: Schools, colleges from Class 9 to re-open on Jan 27
Guwahati/IBNS: The schools and colleges in Manipur from Class 9 and above standards will be reopened on Jan 27.
Dominica PM writes letter to Narendra Modi, seeks COVID-19 vaccines for citizens
Roseau: Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit of Dominica has written a letter to PM Narendra Modi to seek COVID-19 vaccines for his citizens.
New Delhi: Bangladesh government has said India will gift 20 lakh doses of Oxford-Astrazenca Covid-19 vaccines (Covishield) on Jan 21, reflecting the friendly relationship shared between the two nations.
Bengal: Trinamool Congress men get Covid-19 vaccine shots meant for health workers
Kolkata/IBNS: In a bizarre scene in the politically-charged state West Bengal, several ruling Trinamool Congress members were found getting inoculated with Covid-19 vaccines which were meant solely for the health workers.
Maldives President Solih congratulates Modi for launching COVID-19 vaccination drive
Male: Maldives President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih on Sunday congratulated Indian PM Narendra Modi for initiating the COVID-10 vaccination drive a day before.
Bhutan PM praises Indian counterpart Narendra Modi over COVID-19 vaccine rollout
Thimpu/UNI: Bhutan Prime Minister Lotay Tshering on Saturday congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi on national rollout of the COVID-19 vaccination programme.
Covid-19: Vaccination starts for Indian Navy at Visakhapatnam
Visakhapatnam/UNI: Vice Adm Atul Kumar Jain, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Eastern Naval Command (ENC), launched COVID-19 Vaccination Programme for the Indian Naval Health Care Workers (HCW) at the Vaccination Centre INHS Kalyani here on Saturday.
Covid-19 vaccination drive: Serum Institute of India CEO Adar Poonawalla gets inoculated
Pune/IBNS: Joining the crores of health workers, Serum Institute of India (SII) CEO Adar Poonwalla got himself inoculated with Covid-19 vaccine made by his own pharmaceutical company.
Norway issues coronavirus vaccine caution on elderly as 23 die days after vaccination
New Delhi/IBNS: Norway has cautioned against vaccinating the very old and terminally ill patients with Coronavirus vaccine after 23 people died in the country after a few days of the injection.
Covid awareness caller tune in Amitabh Bachchan's voice gets replaced
New Delhi/IBNS: The public service announcement to raise awareness in regards to coronavirus in the voice of superstar Amitabh Bachchan as the caller tune for every call in India is getting replaced.
No foreign head of state will attend Republic Day celebrations as chief guest due to Covid: Centre
New Delhi/IBNS: No foreign dignitary will attend this year's Republic Day's celebration as the chief guest due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Thursday.
PM Modi to launch Covid-19 vaccination drive on Jan 16
New Delhi/UNI: India will roll out the world's largest immunisation drive on Saturday with Prime Minister Narendra Modi launching the massive countrywide Covid-19 vaccination drive.