PM Modi won't travel to UK for G-7 Summit in June amid Covid spike in India
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will not travel to UK to attend the G-7 summit in June, the government informed on Tuesday.
India should be provided resources to make vaccines, says top US disease expert
India, the largest vaccine maker in the world, should be provided with resources to make its own vaccines or donate vaccines, Antony Fauci, the top US expert on COVID-19, has said. He also said that all of India should “shut down,” as some its states have done, to break the chain of transmission. Fauci suggested that a priority for India should be to set up field hospitals like China had done.
Japan joins hands with UNDP to boost oxygen supply in Northeast India
As the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic rages in India, Japan and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) India have partnered to provide eight oxygen generation plants to the North Eastern Region (NER) in India.
Some forums trying to tarnish India's image by portraying COVID-19 crisis: Report
A campaign has been allegedly led by TRT World — Turkey's state-owned Turkish Radio and Television Corporation — along with official Chinese government social media platforms to tarnish India's image by portraying the COVID-19 crisis in the country at this moment when even the world is struggling to fight against the deadly virus that originated from Wuhan.
Pakistan seeks thorough probe in seizure of uranium in India
Pakistan has expressed “serious concern” over the seizure of uranium from unauthorized persons in India and called for a “thorough probe” in the case, reported Dawn. The incident, it said, highlighted the gaps in security mechanisms for nuclear material in India.
West Bengal observes Rabindra Jayanti
Kolkata/UNI: Amid mellifluous songs and captivating poems, West Bengal along with the rest of the country on Sunday observed the 160th birth anniversary of Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore.
New Delhi/IBNS: International medical journal The Lancet in an editorial on Saturday heavily criticised the Narendra Modi government for the "the scenes of suffering in India" due to the coronavirus pandemic.
New Delhi/UNI: India and the EU on Saturday launched a sustainable and comprehensive Connectivity Partnership, aiming at furthering cooperation on trade and investment, transport, energy, digital and people-to-people contacts.
India, US to strengthen WHO; Harsh Vardhan discusses Covid surge with Becerra
New Delhi/UNI: Building upon lessons learned from the early phases of COVID-19, India and the US will work closely in the international arena, including strengthening of the World Health Organization.
PM Modi to address EU leaders as India, EU set to launch Connectivity Partnership
New Delhi/UNI: India on Saturday will launch a Connectivity Partnership with the EU, aiming at furthering the cooperation on transport, energy, digital and people-to-people contacts.
Japan pledges USD 50 million to help India fight COVID-19
Tokyo: Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi has said his nation will contribute USD 50 million in additional grant aid to help India fight the deadly second wave of the COVID-19 virus.
Bangladesh to import rice from India
Bangladesh will import 50,000 tonnes of parboiled rice from India through the railways for the first time. The proposal was okayed by the cabinet committee on purchase at a meeting chaired by Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal, Daily Star said. Indian firm Saurabh Industries Ltd will supply the rice at USD 386 per tonne.
India-UK virtual summit strengthens STI cooperation
New Delhi: Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi and UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson agreed on a common vision of a new and transformational Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between the UK and India, and adopted an ambitious India-UK Roadmap to 2030 to steer cooperation for the next 10 years.
Sri Lanka bars entry of Indian nationals
Colombo: Authorities in Sri Lanka have barred Indian nationals from entering the country in the wake of a disastrous surge in Covid-19 cases in India, reported Daily Mirror. The order has effectively put the air bubble agreement signed between Sri Lanka and India on hold.
Border Roads Organisation celebrates 75th year of India’s independence and 61st Raising Day
Guwahati/IBNS: Border roads organisation is conducting motorcycle expedition in Northeast to commemorate the 75th anniversary of India's independence in a befitting manner and as part of the overall “AzadikaAmritMahotsav” celebrations of GoI. This motorcycle expedition also coincides with 61st raising day of BRO.