- Monday, April 29, 2024
INDIA’S foreign minister S Jaishankar will meet the US Secretary of State, Anthony Blinken, on Monday (24) to emphasise the procurement of coronavirus vaccines. During his five-day visit to the country, the minister explore the possibility of joint production as well as procurement of coronavirus vaccine with American companies. He…
A FORMER editor of a leading news magazine has been acquitted of charges of sexually assaulting a former colleague in India. A court on Friday (21) cleared all the accusations filed against Tarun Tejpal, the founder and former editor of Tehelka magazine, who was accused of raping a female journalist in the…
HALFORDS has donated £100,000 to the HOPE hospital in Kolkata to fund treatment for Covid patients. HOPE’s small hospital in Kolkata is treating only Covid-19 patients, converting from a single 10 bed Covid ward during the first wave to what is now three wards with 52 beds. Many of these…
FIVE Indian construction workers have accused the Bochasanwasi Shri Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha (BAPS) of forced labour. According to the lawsuits filed on Tuesday (11), 200 construction workers were recruited from India to build a Hindu temple in New Jersey and were forced to work for more than 87 hours…
INDIAN Prime Minister Narendra Modi will not travel to Britain for the Group of Seven (G7) summit next month because of the coronavirus situation in the country. The foreign ministry said in a statement, "While appreciating the invitation to the Prime Minister by UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson to attend…
SAUDI ARABIA has announced 118 humanitarian projects worth more than $123 million for cash-strapped Pakistan in food security, health, education, and water during prime minister Imran Khan’s two-day visit to the country. Khan arrived in Saudi Arabia last Friday (7) for a visit aimed at enhancing ties after months of…
