95 crore people now benefiting from social security schemes: PM ModiPrime Minister Modi highlighted the significant expansion of social security coverage in India, stating that approximately 95 crore people ...
29 Jun, 2025, 12.29 PM IST
Global foods MNCs selling less healthy products in India, other low-income countries: ReportA new report says major global food companies are selling less healthy products in India and other low-income nations. The report found the...
11 Nov, 2024, 01.48 PM IST
India, ASEAN countries promise to boost cooperation against terrorismIn a joint statement, they acknowledged the deep civilisational linkages, maritime connectivity, and cross-cultural exchanges between South...
12 Nov, 2022, 01.59 PM IST
Vietnam PM's US visit reaffirms Hanoi’s role in stabilising SE AsiaThe visit also witnessed Vietnam maintaining its balanced position on the Ukraine crisis and the PM reiterated Vietnam’s stand on territori...
16 May, 2022, 07.19 AM IST
Costs of the Afghanistan war, in lives and dollarsAs the Taliban in a lightning offensive recapture much of the country before the United States' Aug. 31 deadline for ending its combat role...
14 Aug, 2021, 07.52 PM IST
WHO narrows in on Delta Covid variantThe UN health agency last month declared the entire strain a "variant of concern", or VOC, but on Tuesday, it said only one of the sub-line...
02 Jun, 2021, 03.52 PM IST
WHO says only one strain of COVID Delta variant 'of concern'The B.1.617 variant of the virus, which has in part been blamed for India's explosive outbreak, has been dubbed a triple mutant variant sin...
02 Jun, 2021, 01.40 PM IST
ASEAN talks tackle coronavirus pandemic, South China Sea feud amid America-China rivalryThe 10-nation bloc's foreign ministers will meet their Asian and Western counterparts, including those from the US and China, for talks lat...
09 Sep, 2020, 09.55 AM IST
Here's how a country of 96 million bordering China kept Covid-19 deaths to zeroDespite sharing a 1,300-kilometer long border and strong trade ties with China, Vietnam managed to restrict its number of Covid-19 cases to...
09 Jun, 2020, 12.18 PM IST
Kazakhstan becomes third country in Asia to lift emergency imposed due to Covid-19"Some shops will be opened throughout the country. Beauty salons, education centers, and other facilities will reopen. Parks will reopen to...
16 May, 2020, 12.14 PM IST
Covid-19 outbreak: Supply in parts, delays in fullScreening of all cargo vessels coming from the 12 worst-affected Covid-19 countries outside Indian ports may delay the supplies of parts fo...
12 Mar, 2020, 07.10 AM IST
Coronavirus: Mumbai PHO to screen cargo shipsNew Delhi Mumbai’s Port Health Organisation (PHO) has decided to screen cargo vessels coming from coronavirus-affected countries. The vesse...
10 Mar, 2020, 07.06 AM IST
Coronavirus: All international arrivals to India to share travel history at airportsAir India asks passengers of Feb 25 AI154 Vienna-Delhi flight to come for tests; IndiGo quarantines 4 crew members of Feb 20 Dubai-Bengalur...
04 Mar, 2020, 02.25 PM IST
Door will remain 'wide open' for India to join RCEP, says Australian PMMorrison and Trade Minister Simon Birmingham are in Bangkok to discuss the RCEP during the ASEAN summit.
04 Nov, 2019, 05.31 PM IST
India, Vietnam ink 7 pacts; call for 'freedom' of navigationThe agreements were signed during the second day of four-day state visit of Pranab Mukherjee who held talks with his Vietnamese counterpart.
15 Sep, 2014, 02.24 PM IST
'Monsoon spreading pandemic flu'H1N1 pandemic flu is spreading in India, Thailand and Vietnam with the onset of Asia’s monsoon season, the World Health Organisation (WHO) ...
12 Aug, 2009, 02.56 AM IST
- GlaxoSmithKline wins European nod for bird flu vaccines
British pharmaceuticals giant GlaxoSmithKline has won European recommendations for two vaccines aimed at combatting a potential bird flu pa...
22 Feb, 2008, 09.58 PM IST