Amid the raging coronavirus pandemic, PNB Vesper Life Science Private Limited on Friday received approval from the Drug Controller General of India to conduct the clinical trial of their drug on COVID-19 patients
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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US-India resolve to take concerted action against Pakistan-backed terror groups
The US and India have resolved to take concerted action against pan-Islamist terror groups Al Qaeda and Islamic State (IS0 and also the Kashmir-centric Pakistan sponsored outfits, Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) and Hizb-ul Mujahideen (HuM)
Doctors perform India's first double lung transplant on Covid patient
In a first of its kind procedure in India, doctors at the Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS) in Satara, Maharashtra successfully performed double lung transplant surgery on a COVID-19 patient
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Coinciding with the World Suicide Prevention Day, Bhutan's COVID-19 mental health and psychosocial response team launched an online training of suicide prevention for gatekeepers who interact daily with other people in the community
Nepal's tourism minister proposes unshackling travel to revive economy
Nepal Tourism Minister Yogesh Bhattarai said on Thursday that they had proposed four actions to help revitalise the economy even as the fight against the virus continues—increase flight frequency, allow projects to bring foreign technicians, resume domestic flights and open trekking and mountaineering
Nepal records highest single-day infections
Nepal’s coronavirus tally advanced to 51,919 as 1,454 new infections were reported in the last 24 hours
Safety booth to carry COVID patients
Nepal's National Innovation Centre has developed a safe booth to take the COVID-19 patients to hospitals
India, Pakistan confirm participation in SAARC foreign ministers’ virtual meet
Amid ongoing tensions between India and Pakistan over territorial and security issues, the two neighbours have confirmed their participation in the meeting of the South Asian Association of Regional Cooperation’s Council of Ministers, to be held virtually on September 24
Pakistan's COVID-19 cases top 300,000
With the emergence of 548 new coronavirus cases in Pakistan, the country's overall tally increased to 300,371 on Friday, the Health Ministry said
IATA team completes safety audit of PIA
A four-member team of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) Operational Safety Audit has completed its week-long audit inspection of the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) and are slated to leave on Friday night
Pakistan welcomes announcement of intra-Afghan talks
Pakistan on Friday welcomed the announcement of the intra-Afghan negotiations slated to begin in Qatar on Saturday
Pakistan motorway gang-rape: PML-N spokesperson demands Lahore CCPO's removal
PML-N spokesperson Marriyum Aurangzeb on Friday demanded the removal of Lahore Capital City Police Officer (CCPO) Umer Sheikh for his remarks on the gang-rape of a woman on the outskirts of Lahore, which have raised a furore among members of society
Sri Lankan president wants number of National Schools to be increased to one thousand
The Sri Lankan government will increase the number of National Schools to 1000 while improving the existing schools to provide equal facilities, a statement issued by the President's Media division (PMD) said
Sri Lanka seeks debt-standstill for COVID-19 hit countries
Sri Lanka’s state minister of money and capital markets has urged financial institutions to offer all emerging and developing countries a debt standstill for 2021
Dhaka University professor gets termination for distorting Liberation War facts
A Dhaka University professor has been terminated for distorting facts about Bangladesh's Liberation War
