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Nations like India must play key role in developing COVID-19 vaccine: WHO

Countries like India, Indonesia and Thailand that are among the world's largest vaccine manufacturers from the South-East Asia region must play a lead role in overcoming the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic," the World Health Organisaion (WHO) said on Wednesday

28 stranded Nepalis, walking home along railway track, quarantined in India

Twenty-eight Nepalis have been detained and quarantined in Sarnath while they were found walking along the railway tracks in the eastern Indian state of Bihar. The group included one woman

Pakistan summons senior Indian diplomat over ceasefire violations

Pakistan on Wednesday summoned senior Indian diplomat at the Foreign Office in Islamabad to register a ‘strong protest’ over unabated violations of the 2003 ceasefire agreement by Indian troops along the Line of Control (LoC) on April 28, causing serious injuries to civilians

India calls for reform of global bodies at BRICS summit

India has called for reform of multilateral systems and reiterated its support for multilateralism

India should ease lockdown from May 3, be fully operational by June end: Kiran Mazumder Shaw

Kiran Mazumdar Shaw, Executive Chairperson of Biocon, feels that India should start opening its lockdown from May 3 and become fully operational by end of June

US body accuses India of violating religious freedom, India calls it biased

India lashed out at the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) for placing India among the list of countries that violate religious freedom

Pune Climate Dialogue sets the tone for Petersberg Climate Dialogue

At the Pune Climate Dialogue held on Earth Day,  April 22, India’s Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Prakash Javadekar set the tone for the Petersberg Climate Dialogue through his interaction with nearly 350 climate experts, students and enthusiasts

As US COVID-19 cases hit one million, many Americans opt to stay on in India

Many Americans in India who had signed up for airlifts back to the United States are now deciding to stay back and “ride it out” during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the State Department's top consular official

India witnesses surge in bird population amid lockdown

Due to the reduction in air and noise pollution because the nationwide lockdown to fight the Covid-19 outbreak, the population of birds and butterflies has surged significantly across India

Pandemic a blessing in disguise for India: Health Minister

India'sHealth Minister Harsh Vardhan on Tuesday said that the coronavirus pandemic has come in India as a blessing in disguise as it has given impetus to various activities under the 'Make in India' project

Plasma therapy no treatment for COVID-19: India's health ministry

Terming that the plasma therapy is at an experimental stage, India's Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said considering plasma therapy as treatment of COVID-19 was wrong, illegal and might create "life-threatening" complications

South Asia warned of child health crisis amid COVID-19

South Asia could face another health emergency children across the region were likely to miss out on life-saving vaccinations due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the Unicef warned on Tuesday

SAARC Development Fund marks 10 years of project funding

SAARC Development Fund (SDF) marks 10 years today. In the past 10 years, SDF invested in the 90 projects being implemented across the eight SAARC Member States under the three SDF funding windows: Economic, Infrastructure and Social Windows

Pakistan-Afghanistan trade at a standstill

Businessmen have requested the concerned authorities to allow export of Pakistani consignments to Afghanistan through the Chaman, Torkham and Khorlachi borders which were facing hurdles due to restrictions in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, it was reported on Tuesday

I’ve a bigger responsibility to shoulder, says Bhutan's health minister

Bhutan's Health Minister Dechen Wangmo is always on her toes and, most of the time, in sneakers