Tag: INDIA
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...
Report: Britain records new daily high in migrant boat crossings
The number of migrants who illegally crossed the English Channel from France to Britain in a single day has hit a new high, a...
Toxic liquor believed to have killed 21 in India
At least 21 people have died after allegedly consuming illegally-brewed poisonous alcohol in India's northern state of Punjab, prompting authorities to order an investigation,...
Human trials for COVID-19 vaccine underway in India
by Peerzada Arshad Hamid
Human trials for developing an indigenous vaccine against COVID-19 are going on in full swing in India.
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Vehicle sales in India decline by 38 percent in June
Passenger vehicle sales in India declined by 38.34 percent in June to 126,417, compared with 205,011 units last year, said the latest statistics released...
Over 23 percent population of Indian capital have COVID-19 antibodies
Over 23 percent of Delhi's population in India has been affected by COVID-19, results of the recently conducted serological survey showed on Tuesday.
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Russia, India to negotiate terms of sending military to each other
The Russian government has approved talks between Russia and India on the terms of sending military to each other, according to an order published...
Why is India experiencing sudden spike of COVID-19 cases?
The total number of COVID-19 cases in India surpassed the 850,000-mark on Sunday with deaths nearing 23,000 as experts attributed the sudden spike...
Mike Oquaye Jnr Donates Motor Tricycles To Dome Kwabenya
The Constituency Executives for the New Patriotic Party in Dome Kwabenya have taken delivery of five (5) Motor Tricycles from Ghana’s High Commissioner to...
Chinese military urges India to return to correct track of dialogue, negotiations
A Chinese military spokesperson said Tuesday the Indian side should strictly restrain their frontline troops and return to the correct track of dialogue...
India: Release imprisoned human rights defenders amid COVID-19 outbreak
Mr Amit Shah
Union Home Minister of India
Ministry of Home Affairs
Government of India
Re: Release human rights defenders at risk in the context of COVID-19
Dear Home...
COVID-19: New devices could transform COVID-19 patient treatment and protect health care workers
The International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union) has today described the development of two novel devices, a negative pressure procedural tent...
Dozens of migrant laborers die trekking home in India’s lockdown
Nearly three dozen migrant laborers have died over the past one week in various parts of India, while walking long distances to their home...
250 Tanzanians stranded in India over COVID-19 to be sent home
A total of 250 Tanzanians stranded in India after the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic will be sent home by the national carrier Air...
India’s main opposition party pledges to train tickets for stranded migrant workers
India's main opposition Congress party on Monday attacked the government for charging train tickets from stranded migrant workers and labourers going back to their...
Over 2,500 pigs die of African swine flu in India
More than 2,500 pigs have died of African swine flu in India's north-eastern state of Assam over the past few days, confirmed a state...