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COVID surge, vaccine shortages spread beyond India’s borders

11:39 pm April 30, 2021

DHAKA: India has tried to fight skyrocketing coronavirus infections by increasing its production of vaccines and banning their export, cutting off supplies to neighbors such as Bangladesh and Nepal as they struggle with infection surges of their own. These nations have imposed lockdowns as residents of big cities flee to the countryside seeking safety. They […]

Sri Lanka orders 13.5 mn AstraZeneca doses, likely to drop Chinese vaccines

4:15 pm February 23, 2021

Colombo: Sri Lanka has ordered 13.5 million Oxford AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccines in addition to the 500,000 doses gifted by India, and the country may not use Chinese vaccines in the second phase of immunisation, a government spokesman said on Tuesday. Ramesh Pathirana, who is also the Minister of Plantations, said Sri Lanka is likely to go only with the AstraZeneca vaccines for the second phase of […]

Assam: PM to launch ‘Mahabahu-Brahmaputra’ on Thursday

10:50 pm February 16, 2021

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch ‘Mahabahu-Brahmaputra’, lay the foundation stone of the Dhubri-Phulbari Bridge and perform the ground breaking ceremony for the construction of the Majuli bridge on February 18 via video conferencing. The launch of ‘Mahabahu-Brahmaputra’ will be marked by the inauguration of Ro-Pax (roll-on/roll-off passenger service) vessel operations between Neamati-Majuli island, North Guwahati-South Guwahati and Dhubri-Hatsingimari Shilanyas of the inland […]

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

Global meet on gender equality gets underway in Kerala

8:28 pm February 11, 2021

Kozhikode: The International Conference On Gender Equality (ICGE)got underway here on Thursday with Kerala Social Justice and Women and Child Development Minister K K Shailaja emphasising the need to promote social entrepreneurship in a big way for the uplift of marginalised sections. Inaugurating the second edition of ICGE, Shailaja said the South Asia’s first Gender […]

India, a true friend, using its pharma to help global community flight COVID-19: US

11:31 pm January 22, 2021

New York: The Joe Biden-led US government has applauded India for sending supplies of COVID-19 vaccine to a host of South Asian nations, calling India ”a true friend” who is using its pharmaceutical sector to help the global community. ”We applaud India’s role in global health, sharing millions of doses of COVID-19 vaccine in South Asia. India’s free shipments of vaccine […]

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