In a major development, AIIMS (All India Institute of Medical Sciences) Delhi will begin human trials of India's first indigenous COVID-19 vaccine, Covaxin, from next week on 100 healthy volunteers aged between 18 and 55
IMF’s Map of a Broken World has one Exception - India’s Growth and Resilience
India's contribution to the improved global growth outlook extends well beyond the immediate AI boom or the performance of energy-exporting economies. The IMF's assessment points instead to a combination of domestic demand, demographics, market expansion and structural reforms as important drivers of India's longer-term prospects.
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With near 39K fresh cases, India crosses 10.77 lakhs
Close to 39,000 new cases were reported in the past 24 hours taking India's total coronavirus cases to 10,77,618. With 543 deaths the toll stood at 26,816, Health Ministry data said
We have just about enough recurrent and capital budget: Bhutan's PM
Should the COVID-19 pandemic continue beyond 2020 the government could be forced to take desperate measures such as cutting down on the allowances
Tourism will never be the same
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Flu vaccines for all Bhutanese
When next influenza (flu) season, October and November, sets in, the government would be ready to provide the influenza (flu) vaccine to all Bhutanese
Oli refuses to quit as Nepal PM, party co-chair
A crucial meeting of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) Secretariat held here today failed to reconcile differences between party Co-chair and Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and the rival faction led by another Co-chair Pushpa Kamal Dahal and senior leader Madhav Kumar Nepal
‘Home minister, officials misusing state funds’
The minister and high-level officials at the Ministry of Home Affairs have been misusing state funds on the pretext of maintaining law and order, states the 57th annual report (fiscal 2019-20) of the Office of the Auditor-General submitted to President Bidhya Devi Bhandari this week
A tentative deal between Oli and Dahal saves ruling party from imminent split, for now
The ruling Nepal Communist Party seems to have survived the imminent danger of a split for now, as party chairs KP Sharma Oli and Pushpa Kamal Dahal are close to a deal—courtesy President Bidya Devi Bhandari
Seven aides to PM Imran Khan hold dual nationalities
The cabinet division on Saturday issued the details of assets and dual nationalities of 20 advisers and special assistants to the Pakistan prime minister
Pakistan summons Indian envoy to protest LoC ceasefire violation that left 2 injured
The Foreign Office (FO) on Saturday summoned a senior Indian diplomat to register Pakistan's "strong protest" over the latest ceasefire violations by Indian border forces along the Line of Control (LoC), which left two women injured a day earlier
PM instructs to reopen closed tea factories in Central Province
Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa Friday instructed the Tea Board to conduct a proper investigation into the closed tea factories in the Central Province and resume production within a week
Sri Lanka PHIs withdraw from all disease controlling activities
Sri Lanka’s Public Health Inspectors (PHIs) today (18) have decided to withdraw from all disease control activities including COVID-19, the Chairman of the Public Health Inspector’s Union of Sri Lanka Upul Rohana said
Bangladesh COVID-19 cases exceed 200,000
Bangladesh reported 2,709 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, taking the total to exceed 200,000, with nearly 2,600 deaths
Bangladesh to open special police station to deal with cybercrimes
Police are setting up a special station experimentally under the Criminal Investigation Department to deal with cybercrime cases, led by an additional deputy inspector general
COVID-negative tests mandatory for air passengers to leave Bangladesh
Air passengers will require coronavirus negative test reports to leave Bangladesh from Jul 23
