UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson cancelled on Monday his trip to India on April 25 owing to the grim Covid situation in the country
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AstraZeneca: Canada records 2nd case of rare blood clot
The patient, who lives in the western province of Alberta and received a version of the AstraZeneca vaccine supplied by the Serum Institute of
Protests against Modi: Bangladesh cracks down on Islamists
The protests across several districts in Bangladesh were mostly led by the hardline Islamist group Hefazat-e-Islam, whose members accused PM Modi of stoking communal
UK home secretary Priti Patel orders extradition of Nirav Modi to India
Countries worldwide hit new records for virus cases, deaths
Brazil this week became just the third country, after the US and Peru, to report a 24-hour tally of Covid-19 deaths that exceeded 4,000.
WHO denies issuing warning of 5k Covid deaths in India
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has refuted reports claiming that it has issued a warning on 50,000 fatalities due to Covid-19 in India by
Russian foreign minister Lavrov arrives in India for two-day visit
Imran Khan chairs meeting to review Pakistan’s ties with India
India condemns violence in Myanmar, urges maximum restraint
Myanmar’s military toppled the country’s government on February 1 and seized power for one year, detaining top political figures, including de facto leader Aung
Joe Biden: US going to hold China ‘accountable’ in the region
Addressing his first formal news conference in the White House on Thursday, Biden referred to his recent meeting with leaders of the Quad countries
Nepal gives emergency use approval to Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin
Nepal’s national drug regulatory authority on Saturday granted emergency use approval to Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin, becoming the third country to approve India’s indigenously developed
It’s time for India and Pak to bury the past: General Bajwa
UK’s vaccination drive hit as Serum Institute ‘delays’ supply
The UK’s vaccine rollout “has been hampered” due to the delay in delivery of a promised second batch of five million doses by the
Those who have got our vaccine can get visas: China
In what left many flummoxed in New Delhi, the Chinese embassy announced, apparently for the purpose of resuming people-to-people exchanges in an orderly manner,
Sri Lanka to continue with Oxford vaccine: Govt
Some nations, mostly European, suspended the use of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine, which also has a tie-up with the Serum Institute of India, after some
India, Bangladesh likely to sign three MoUs during PM Modi’s visit
China, India need to create enabling condition to settle border dispute: Chinese FM
10 mn doses from India won’t impact poor nations: UK
The minister in charge of overseeing the UK’s vaccination programme said the vaccine doses developed by the Serum Institute of India, in collaboration with
China hikes defence budget to $209 billion, 6.8% increase
China on Friday hiked its defence budget for the first time to more than $200 billion, over three times higher than that of India,
Canada thanks India for sending 500,000 doses of vaccine
Pakistan, India can resolve Kashmir issue through dialogue: Imran Khan
Nepal to buy 2 million doses of Covid vaccine from India
Nepal approved on Thursday the emergency use of a Covid-19 vaccine developed by an affiliate of China’s Sinopharm, a government official said, the second
Biden renews ‘Quad’ with allies despite China pressure
The Quad nations- US, India, Japan and Australia- held four-way naval exercises in the Bay of Bengal and Arabian Sea in November 2020. Australia
Afghan Prez expresses gratitude to India, PM for ‘gift of vaccines
First batch of Covishield vaccine from India arrives in Afghanistan
Brazil aims to buy 30m Sputnik V, Covaxin shots
The Brazilian government announced Wednesday it was negotiating the purchase of 30 million coronavirus vaccine doses from Russia and India, after regulators made it
Consignments of made-in-India vaccines reach Algeria, South Africa
“In it together. Made in India vaccines land in Johannesburg, South Africa,” he said in another tweet. India has already sent Covid-19 vaccines to
Full confidence that India will ensure safety of Israelis: Netanyahu
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday expressed “full confidence” in the Indian authorities in ensuring the safety of Israelis and Jews in India
Brazil late start on vaccinations fuels public ire
The inoculation drive so far involves six million doses of the CoronaVac vaccine from China’s Sinovac, and two million of the British AstraZeneca-Oxford jab,
SpaceX launches 143 satellites, breaks world space record
Nearly a fortnight after Elon Musk’s Tesla entered India on January 8, his SpaceX on Sunday night broke a world space record by launching