New Delhi, March 30 In India, 61 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine have already been administered, while 64 million doses have been given to 84 nations under various programmes, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said on Tuesday. Virtually participating in a panel discussion on vaccine production and distribution across AsiaRead More

London, March 29 British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday called on people to remain cautious as he officially lifted the stay-at-home order to allow the first phase of easing the strict COVID-19 lockdown, allowing for more outdoors activities. Johnson said he hoped that this first phase of his roadmapRead More

Dushanbe, March 29 External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met his Iranian counterpart Javad Zarif here on Monday and discussed bilateral cooperation, including on the strategic Chabahar Port. Jaishankar, who arrived in the Tajik capital to attend the 9th Heart of Asia-Istanbul Process (HoA-IP) ministerial conference, would meet leaders of otherRead More

New Delhi, March 29 India saw 68,020 new coronavirus cases in a span of 24 hours, the highest single-day rise so far this year, taking the country’s Covid tally to above 1.2 crore, according to Union Health Ministry data updated on Monday. Registering a steady increase for the 19th dayRead More

United Nations, March 27 India has supplied more COVID-19 vaccines globally than vaccinated its own people, the country has told the UN General Assembly and cautioned that vaccine inequity will defeat the collective global resolve to contain the coronavirus as the disparity in the accessibility of vaccines will affect theRead More

Dhaka, March 27 Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday requested India, as a member of the UN Security Council, to play a “strong role” in the early repatriation of the displaced Rohingyas back to Myanmar during her talks with her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi. According to a joint statementRead More

Washington, March 25 The US needs to understand that India has had a longstanding relationship with the Russians for security cooperation and military equipment, a top American admiral told lawmakers, indicating that he would push for encouraging New Delhi to move away from Moscow rather than taking the route ofRead More

New Delhi, March 25 The surge in COVID-19 infections has led to South Block putting the brakes on its major diplomatic initiative ‘Vaccine Maitri’ that was supposed to take the edge off western criticism of India’s deteriorating human rights environment. “Let us see how the situation unfolds,” said sources whenRead More

Mumbai, March 25 With the nation under the grip of the second wave of COVID-19 infections since last month, a report on Thursday called for faster vaccination as a more effective way to beat it and not lockdowns as was done last year. Lockdown is ineffective and mass vaccination isRead More

New Delhi, March 24 The two-day annual meeting of the Permanent Indus Commission (PIC) comprising Indus Commissioners of India and Pakistan discussed the designs of two Indian projects — Pakal Dul (1,000 MW) and Lower Kalnai (48 MW). The Indian side held that these projects are fully compliant with theRead More