- Sunday, May 19, 2024
US president Joe Biden plans to announce that he has selected R Nicholas Burns, a former ambassador to NATO, as his ambassador to China, and Mayor Eric Garcetti of Los Angeles as his ambassador to India, the New York Times reported late on Wednesday (26), citing two people familiar with…
INDIAN AMERICANS are divided on vice president Kamala Harris’s role in response to India’s Covid-19 crisis, and conversations on whether she should do more have intensified along with the crisis, according to a report in The Washington Post. More than 20 Indian Americans, including community leaders, political activists, public officials,…
INDIA scrapped local trials for "well-established" foreign coronavirus vaccines on Thursday (27) as it tries to accelerate the vaccination rollout to counter the world's worst surge in infections. India this month recorded its highest Covid-19 death toll since the pandemic began last year, accounting for just over a third of…
THOUSANDS of people were homeless Thursday (27) after a cyclone battered Covid-ravaged India and neighbouring Bangladesh, killing nine people including four children. Cyclone Yaas ripped through the eastern Indian state of Odisha on Wednesday (26) packing gusts of up to 140 kph (87 mph) and whipping up tidal surges in…
INDIA's main health agency will start a study next week to examine the effectiveness of AstraZeneca's vaccine and the homegrown shot Covaxin against coronavirus, a scientist said on Wednesday (26). The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) will review 3,000-5,000 people above 45 years of age, of which up to…
The BBC chief has said that the whistleblower, who first exposed Martin Bashir’s methods, deserves a 'full and unconditional apology' as the broadcaster is 'clearly at fault' for damaging his career. The corporation is preparing to make a substantial payout to graphic designer Matt Wiessler who first alerted bosses to…
INDIA's total coronavirus infections crossed 27 million on Wednesday (26), swelled by 208,921 new cases over the last 24 hours, while daily deaths from Covid-19 rose by 4,157. The South Asian country's overall caseload is now at 27.16m, while total fatalities are at 311,388, according to health ministry data. India…
INDIAN farmers agitating at three Delhi border points observed 'black day' on Wednesday (26) to mark the completion of six months of their protest against three new agriculture laws. They raised black flags, shouted anti-government slogans, burnt effigies and took out protest marches at the three border points -Singhu, Ghazipur…
At least three people died Wednesday (26) as howling winds and waves the height of double-decker buses belted eastern India in the Covid-stricken country's second cyclone in as many weeks. It also forced the closure of the busiest regional airport in the city of Kolkata as it brought storm surges…
RUSSIA on Tuesday (25) shipped a generic version of the remdesivir antiviral drug called Remdeform to India as part of its humanitarian aid contributions to the South Asian country which is fighting a surge in Covid-19 cases, video footage showed and a source told Reuters. This is the third delivery…
