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Nepal launches COVID-19 vaccination drive with vaccines gifted by India

7:48 pm January 27, 2021

Kathmandu: Nepal on Wednesday launched a nationwide COVID-19 vaccination drive with the one million doses of vaccine provided by India under grant assistance in sync with its ‘Neighbourhood First’ policy. Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli inaugurated the vaccination campaign at the Prime Minister’s residence at Baluwatar on Wednesday morning. At the same time, government hospitals across the country vaccinated doctors […]

Tiktok to shut down India business

2:17 pm January 27, 2021

New Delhi: Chinese social media firm Bytedance, which owns Tiktok and Helo apps, has announced the closure of its India business following continued restrictions on its services in the country.Blake Chandlee Tiktok’s global interim head Vanessa Pappas and vice president for global business solutions in a joint email to employees have communicated the decision of […]

9 workers found dead in China mine explosion

4:41 pm January 25, 2021

Beijing : Chinese officials say rescuers have found the bodies of nine workers in a mine explosion, raising the death toll to 10. Eleven others were rescued earlier after being trapped for two weeks, and one person is still missing at the gold mine in Shandong province.

Beijing issues yellow alert for heavy air pollution

6:50 pm January 24, 2021

Beijing: China’s capital Beijing has issued a yellow alert for heavy air pollution which took effect from Sunday, prompting officials to take a series of steps to contain the smog. A series of measures will be taken from Sunday, including the suspension of a number of outdoor construction operations, and halting or restricting production by manufacturing companies, […]

Indonesia to deport Russian social media star who held party

4:33 pm January 24, 2021

Denpasar: A Russian social media celebrity was being deported from Indonesia on Sunday after he held a party at a luxury hotel on the resort island of Bali attended by more than 50 people despite coronavirus restrictions. The party held on January 11 violated health protocols put in place to fight the spread of the […]