February 2021

Washington , February 19  The US House of Representatives on Thursday (local time) reintroduced a bill that would ban imports from China's Xinjiang region unless it is certified they are not produced with forced labour and allow further…

Washington , February 19  Reiterating its commitment to the privacy of users, WhatsApp announced an update in its terms of services and privacy policy related to businesses and customers on the instant messaging platform. "Our…

Taipei , Feburary 19  Taiwan has expressed concerns about the Chinese aggression and destabilising actions near the Diaoyutai islands, after Chinese coast guard ships sailed near the disputed islands. Situated in East China's Sea, the…

New Delhi , February 19  The neighbouring countries of India, including Pakistan, supported Prime Minister Narendra Modi's five proposals on the management of COVID-19. Speaking during the virtual workshop on ''COVID-19 Management:…

Washington , February 20  Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla said the company expects to double its rollout of coronavirus vaccines to 10 million a week over the next two weeks as US President Joe Biden pledged enough supply of doses to immunize…

Gurugram, Feb 20  The Gurugram district administration has decided to install speed detector CCTV cameras for identifying accident-prone areas across Gurugram. This decision was taken in a meeting of the District Road Safety Committee…

New Delhi: A Delhi court on Friday sent climate activist Disha Ravi to three-days judicial custody in connection with the 'toolkit' case. The 21-year-old activist was produced before the court amid high security at the end of her five…

Dharamshala (Himachal Pradesh) , February 20  Tibetan activists on Friday held a candlelight vigil in Dharamshala over the custodial death of a Tibetan in China. "The incident shows the cruelty that exists in Chinese prisons…

Kolhapur, Feb 19 (UNI) Ichalkaranji police booked a industrialist and other 15 peoples for vandalised Mahavitran's divisional office in Ichalkaranji town of this district late this evening following disconnected electricity connection for…

Moscow, Feb 20 (Sputnik) The price of Bitcoin, the most popular cryptocurrency, has hit a new all-time high above $56,000. On Binance, the largest cryptocurrency exchange in terms of trading volume, Bitcoin was trading up 7.8 percent to…

Munich, Feb 20 (Sputnik) The world has slowly started to gain an upper hand in the battle against the coronavirus pandemic and more lives are being saved and effective tools created, but there is still a long way to go, World Health…

Washington, Feb 20 (UNI) The United States, Mexico and Canada extended nonessential travel restrictions through March 21 to contain the pandemic, the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said in a statement. "To protect our citizens…

Moscow, Feb 20 (Sputnik) Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates condemned the failure of global leaders to preempt the spread of COVID-19 in his speech at the Munich Security Conference. "It is a tragedy that the modest steps…

ISLAMABAD: The Sri Lankan Parliament on Thursday has cancelled the planned address of Prime Minister Imran Khan during his upcoming visit to the island nation, reported Dawn. This is being seen as a move by the Sri Lankan government to…

KATHMANDU: Nepal approved on Thursday the emergency use of a Covid-19 vaccine developed by an affiliate of China’s Sinopharm, a government official said, the second vaccine cleared after Oxford-AstraZeneca‘s product. The move paves the…