Tag: INDIA
India to send coronavirus vaccines to six neighbouring countries
dpa/GNA - India, one of the world’s leading drug makers, will be supplying coronavirus vaccines to six neighbouring countries starting on Wednesday.
Initial supplies...
15 sleeping workers crushed under truck in India
dpa/GNA - At least 15 labourers were crushed to death by a truck in India early Tuesday while they were sleeping by a...
India begins world’s biggest Covid-19 vaccination drive
dpa/GNA – India on Saturday started inoculating health workers in what is expected to be the world’s biggest coronavirus vaccination programme.
A health worker...
India returns Chinese soldier held for crossing disputed border
dpa/GNA – Indian authorities on Monday released a Chinese soldier who was held last week on the Indian side of a disputed border...
Bird flu spreads across India, culls under way in several states
dpa/GNA – An outbreak of avian influenza or bird flu is rapidly spreading across India, with seven states confirming cases and others awaiting...
India grants emergency approval to AstraZeneca/Oxford, local vaccine
dpa/GNA – India on Sunday authorized the emergency use of two Covid-19 vaccines, including one developed by Oxford University in partnership with AstraZeneca,...
Farmers’ strike shows no signs of waning in India
by Peerzada Arshad Hamid
The ongoing strike of farmers in India shows no sign of waning.
Sunday marks the eighteenth-straight...
MicroWorld Technologies to showcase futuristic cybersecurity solutions at GISEC – 2020
With the aim of driving security transformation across the world, MicroWorld Technologies, a leading name from the cybersecurity sector, has confirmed their participation in...
India suspends international flights till year end due to pandemic
The Indian government on Thursday decided to continue the suspension of international flights till the year-end due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The suspension does not...
India records over 48,000 virus cases as downward trend persists
India’s coronavirus tally crossed 8.1 million on Saturday with over 48,000 new cases being recorded in the last 24 hours, according to the latest...
Modi urges people in India’s Bihar to participate in voting with COVID-19 precautions
Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi on Wednesday urged voters in the eastern state of Bihar to participate in elections while taking precautions against COVID-19.
The...
India, US set to sign key defence pact on satellite data
India and the United States are set to sign a key agreement on sharing satellite data for military purposes during a meeting of top...
We do not have an eye on Africa’s resources-India
Mr Sugandh Rajaram, the Indian High Commissioner to Ghana has stated that India’s relations with Africa was not to exploit and take control of...
India issues guidelines for festivals as virus count grows by 72,000
India logged 72,049 new coronavirus infections on Wednesday, taking its tally past 6.75 million cases, as the government issued guidelines for the country's upcoming...
IPMC pledges support to Ghana News Agency
Mr Amar Deep S. Hari, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Intercom Programming and Manufacturing Company Limited (IPMC), has pledged to mobilise support for the Ghana...
Death toll in building collapse in western India rises to 20, rescue continues
The death toll rose to 20 in the residential building collapse at Bhiwandi, 38 km from Mumbai, India as the rescue operation continues...
India’s federal minister tests positive for COVID-19
India's federal junior minister for culture and tourism Prahlad Singh Patel has tested positive for COVID-19.
Patel took to social...
BRICS stands for rules based on multilateralism: South African official
BRICS stands for rules based on multilateralism and governance, South Africa's International Relations and Cooperation Minister Naledi Pandor said here on Wednesday.
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COVID-19: Foreign Ministry announces end of evacuation exercise
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration on Saturday said it has ended the evacuation of stranded Ghanaians abroad due to the COVID-19...
India, China trade blame over shots fired at disputed border
India on Tuesday rejected Chinese allegations that its forces had crossed a disputed border and fired warning shots, instead accusing Chinese troops of the...
Confirmed COVID-19 cases continue to climb in Asia-Pacific as India reports highest daily jump
Asia-Pacific countries recorded more COVID-19 cases on Friday as India announced its biggest one-day spike of 83,341 infections, while Malaysia detected a new infection...
5 killed as car collides with truck in India
Five people were killed Wednesday after a car they were travelling in collided head-on with a truck laden with sand in the southern...
Japanese government may offer free COVID-19 vaccines to all residents, India’s tally nears 3.8...
Sources said the Japanese government is likely to offer free COVID-19 vaccines to all residents, while India's tally approached 3.8 million on Wednesday, the...
UN chief asks countries to embrace clean energy
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday asked India and other countries around the world to embrace clean energy in order to recover better from...
Not wearing mask can put flyers on no-fly list: India’s civil aviation watchdog
India's civil aviation watchdog Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) chief Arun Kumar said Friday refusal to wear a face mask on board a...
India’s COVID-19 tally surpasses 3.3 million, S. Korea reports highest cases since March
COVID-19 cases continue to surge in some Asia-Pacific countries on Thursday as India's tally surpassed 3.3 million while South Korea reported 441 new...
Global COVID-19 deaths surpass 810,000 — Johns Hopkins University
Global COVID-19 deaths surpassed 810,000 on Monday, according to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University.
With...
Many trapped as building collapses in south-west India
Around 60 to 70 people are trapped under the debris of a five-storey building that collapsed in India's south-western state of Maharashtra on Monday...
Landslide death toll rises to 43 in India’s southern Kerala state
The death toll in a landslide in India's southern state of Kerala rose to 43 on Sunday as 17 more bodies were recovered during...
Rain-triggered landslide kills 13 in India’s Kerala state
At least 13 people have been killed after heavy monsoon rains triggered a landslide in India’s southern state of Kerala on Friday, officials said.
Twelve...