Madras HC issues notice to Centre on plea to declare Covishield 'unsafe'

Chennai/IBNS: The Madras High Court has issued a notice to the Centre over a petition to declare India's indigenous coronavirus vaccine -'Covishield'- developed by Pune-based Serum Institute as "unsafe".

India supplies 23 million Covid-19 vaccines to 20 countries

New Delhi/IBNS: India has supplied nearly 23 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine globally, both as aid and commercial supplies, and more units will be sent to countries in Latin America and Africa in the coming weeks.

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's COVID-19 vaccine diplomacy shines in South Asia and beyond

New Delhi: India's vaccine diplomacy seems to be shining as the country is giving millions of doses of COVID-19 vaccine to South Asian nations for the past few days, promising to help its neighbours, among others, at a time when the disease continues to grip the region. Now it is spreading beyond the regional boundaries as well.

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.

Maldives thanks India for sending a consignment of 100,000 doses of Covershield

Male: Maldives has thanked Indian for sending  a consignment of 100,000 doses of Covishield vaccines which it will need to fight COVID-19 pandemic in the nation.