Jaishankar meets Blinken in London, discusses COVID challenge, Indo-Pacific, climate change
New Delhi, May 4: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday met US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and discussed COVID-19 situation, Indo-Pacific, Myanmar and issues relating to climate change. Mr Jaishankar, who is in London to attend the G-7 meeting, where India has been invited as a guest, took to twitter to inform about […]
Thirteen killed, 70 injured in metro bridge collapse in Mexico
Mexico City, May 4 : At least 13 people were killed and about 70 others injured in a metro bridge collapse in Mexico City, the city’s Secretariat for Integral Risk Management and Civil Protection said in a statement. “At the moment, this is a preliminary figure, unfortunately, 13 people have died, about 70 injured people […]
Modi, Johnson launch Roadmap 2030 to boost India-UK partnership Tuesday
New Delhi, May 3 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold a virtual Summit with the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Boris Johnson on Tuesday and the two leaders will unveil a roadmap to elevate strategic ties and expand cooperation over the next decade. India-UK Strategic Partnership since 2004 has been marked by regular […]
Forty-four killed, 103 injured in stampede at Israeli religious festival
Jerusalem, Apr 30: At least 44 people were killed and 103 injured on Thursday night when a stampede broke out at a religious bonfire festival attended by tens of thousands people in northern Israel. According to local media reports, the tragedy occurred in Mount Meron during the festival celebration on the eve of the […]
US asks its citizens to leave India
New Delhi, Apr 29 : Owing to shortage of medical facility due to exponential rise in COVID cases across the country, the US has advised its citizens not to travel to India or to leave as soon as possible. “Access to all types of medical care is becoming severely limited in India due to the […]
Fully-vaccinated Americans Don’t Need to Wear Masks Outdoors Unless in a Big Crowd: CDC
US health officials say fully vaccinated Americans don’t need to wear masks outdoors anymore unless they are in a big crowd of strangers, and those who are unvaccinated can go without a face covering outside in some cases, too. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released the updated guidance Tuesday in yet another carefully […]
UK records 2,685 COVID cases, 17 deaths
London, Apr 28 (UNI) Another 2,685 people in Britain have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total number of COVID-19 cases in the country to 4,409,631, according to official figures released. The country also reported another 17 coronavirus-related deaths. The total number of coronavirus-related deaths in Britain now stands at 127,451. These figures only include […]
US mulls IP waiver for Covid products as Modi takes it up with Biden
New Delhi, Apr 27 (UNI) The United States is considering a proposed waiver of intellectual property rights for COVID-related products, vaccines and therapeutics, a senior official of the Biden administration said. “It was discussed briefly. We are looking at it,” the official said at a White House briefing on Monday. “And in coordination with […]
Will ‘rapidly’ deploy additional support to India: US
Washington, Apr 25 (UNI) Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday said that US is closely working with their partners in the Indian government and will rapidly deploy additional support to the COVID-hit country. “Our hearts go out to the Indian people in the midst of the horrific COVID-19 outbreak. We are working closely with […]
‘We must fight this global challenge together’: Pak PM extends support to India amid COVID-19 surge
New Delhi, April 24: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday expressed his solidarity with the people of India amid the “dangerous” second wave of COVID-19, adding that “we must fight this global challenge confronting humanity together”. “I want to express our solidarity with people of India as they battle a dangerous wave of #COVID19. […]