Indian Army sets up COVID-19 management cell"To coordinate multiple facets of staffing and logistics support, an exclusive COVID management cell under a director general rank officer ...
07 May, 2021, 01.29 PM IST
Number of COVID-19 cases on decline in US: Donald TrumpThe number of COVID-19 cases and related fatalities in the US is coming down, US President Donald Trump said on Sunday, even as the country...
24 May, 2020, 10.37 PM IST
Aarogya Setu app registers 9 crore downloads: Amitabh Kant"The Aaroygya Setu app has close to 90 million downloads till date & is being regularly updated, with feature like telemedicine being added...
04 May, 2020, 08.46 PM IST
UN calls for scaling up all efforts to confront pandemicThe Mexican-drafted resolution requests UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to work with the World Health Organization and recommend opti...
21 Apr, 2020, 11.36 AM IST
India, EU working to develop new generation of influenza vaccines: EnvoyThe EU is also coordinating international initiatives under the Global Research Collaboration for Infectious Diseases Preparedness (GLoPID-...
18 Apr, 2020, 09.44 AM IST
Indian-origin Lisa Nandy appointed UK shadow foreign ministerNandy, the 40-year-old MP for Wigan in Greater Manchester came in third in the three-way Labour postal ballot on Saturday. "A united and st...
05 Apr, 2020, 11.59 PM IST
Pakistan Army to oversee coordination between federal, provincial govts, cases cross 2,200The Army on Wednesday announced that Commander of Army's Air Defence Command, Lt Gen Hamood Uz Zaman Khan, has been appointed as the conven...
02 Apr, 2020, 04.30 PM IST
Saudi king to chair G20 video summit on coronavirus on March 26Saudi Arabia's King Salman will chair an emergency virtual summit of G20 leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Thursday to ad...
25 Mar, 2020, 01.57 PM IST
India important asset for global community in fight against coronavirus: Saudi Arabia"Saudi Arabia views India as an important strategic partner. India is an important asset to international and regional integrated efforts t...
20 Mar, 2020, 09.23 PM IST
About 25 million jobs could be lost worldwide due to coronavirus: United NationsIn its preliminary assessment report titled "COVID-19 and world of work: Impacts and responses", the International Labour Organization (ILO...
19 Mar, 2020, 11.53 AM IST
Coronavirus outbreak could destroy up to 25 million jobs: ILO"However, if we see an internationally coordinated policy response, as happened in the global financial crisis of 2008/9, then the impact o...
18 Mar, 2020, 08.45 PM IST
Cannot confirm whether over 250 Indian in Iran have tested positive for COVID-19: MEA officials"Cannot confirm that over 250 Indians in Iran have tested positive for coronavirus," he said in response to a question about media reports ...
17 Mar, 2020, 08.22 PM IST
Narendra Modi proposes SAARC fund to tackle coronavirus, lays stress on joint effortsIn a significant message, Modi asserted that it was important for the SAARC member countries to work together and said the region can best ...
15 Mar, 2020, 08.09 PM IST
Maldives praises India for generous assistance amid coronavirus scareMaldives President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih also backed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's plan for a comprehensive regional strategy to fight cor...
15 Mar, 2020, 05.34 PM IST
Shaktikanta Das sees room to cut rates as coronavirus dents growthOptions include a rate cut and supporting the market through liquidity measures, says Das.
03 Mar, 2020, 08.13 PM IST
EU holds emergency meeting to stop coronavirus spreadEU representatives have been working to "establish an expert information exchange protocol" and held its first video conference with Chines...
14 Feb, 2020, 12.13 PM IST
Novel coronavirus: Centre steps up vigil in areas bordering Nepal, reviews preparedness of statesUnion Health Secretary Preeti Sudan chaired a video-conference meeting with chief secretaries and police chiefs of the five states borderin...
27 Jan, 2020, 06.49 PM IST