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Four-fifths of income losses during 1st wave incurred by private sector
MUMBAI: Almost 80 per cent of all income losses during the first wave of the pandemic in 2020 were incurred by the private sector in India, while in many other countries the entire loss was on respective governments, a report said on…
Need to focus on creating more goal scoring opps: women’s hockey forward Lalremsiami
Bengaluru, May 12 (UNI) The Indian women's hockey team forward Lalremsiami has expressed that the Indian team will need to focus on creating more goal scoring opportunities, which will be key to their success in the upcoming Tokyo Olympics.…
PM Modi will not attend G7 summit in person: MEA
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will not travel to the UK to attend a summit of the G7 grouping in person in view of the prevailing coronavirus situation, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Tuesday.
The G7 summit is…
Indian Navy and Air Force widen operations for oxygen availability
NEW DELHI: The massive requirement of oxygen availability across the country for COVID-19 patients has acquired the focus of the Indian Air Force (IAF) and the Navy, who have raised the scale of their operations.
Naval warships have been…
Indian Air Force scales up its efforts to ferry oxygen containers
New Delhi, May 7 (UNI) Intensifying its efforts to aid the civil administration by ferrying oxygen containers and medical supplies, the Indian Air Force's C-17 aircraft have conducted 400 sorties from within the country, including 351 to…
G7 says JCPOA vital for solving Iran’s Nuclear crisis
Moscow, May 5 (Sputnik) – G7 Foreign and Development Ministers on Wednesday said they considered the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) to be crucial for the resolution of the Iranian nuclear crisis, and welcomed contacts between…
Girls’ education, women’s employment focus at G7 ministers’ summit in London
LONDON: A commitment of USD 15 billion to help women in developing countries access jobs and global targets to get girls into school will be the UK's focus for the G7 Foreign and Development Ministers meeting, which begins in London on…
COVID-19 crisis: Indian Air Force airlifts cryogenic oxygen containers from Germany, UK
New Delhi , May 3 Bring much-needed relief amid the ongoing COVID-19 crisis in the country, the India Air Force (IAF)'s C-17 aircraft on Sunday airlifted four cryogenic oxygen containers from Frankfurt in Germany to Hindon airbase near…
Activists in NY call on US to stop supporting Kiev, Odessa massacre
NEW YORK, May 3 (Sputnik) A memorial for the victims of the 2014 massacre in the city of Odessa has been organized at New York’s Union Square, Greg Butterfield, a coordinator for the "Solidarity with Novorossiya and Antifascists in Ukraine"…
UP fares better than UK, Brazil, Spain, Italy and France in controlling Corona
Lucknow Apr 28 (UNI) As the new strain of Covid-19 continues to take its heavy toll on human lives across the country, the Uttar Pradesh Government led by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath is working overtime to ensure prompt testing and…
Taiwan President expresses solidarity with India, offers help to combat COVID-19
Taipei , April 27 (ANI): Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen expressed concern over the "rapid spread" of COVID-19 in India and also offered help to New Delhi to combat the pandemic.
Taking to Twitter on Tuesday, Ing-wen wrote, "On behalf of…
France to provide oxygen generators, liquid O2, ventilators to India
New Delhi , April 27 (ANI): France has announced that it will provide India with eight high capacity oxygen generators, liquid oxygen for 2000 patients for five days, as well as 28 ventilators and equipment for ICUs.
"In the next few…
Covid-19: Rani Rampal and six other women’s hockey team members test positive
Bengaluru (Karnataka), April 26 : India women's hockey team skipper Rani Rampal and six other team members have tested positive for the coronavirus upon return from their respective hometowns to their training base at SAI Bengaluru.…
Europe to aid India in it’s COVID-19 fight
Brussels, Apr 26 (UNI) European Union Commission is preparing humanitarian assistance for India in the form of medical oxygen devices and medications, Commission spokesman Balazs Ujvari said on Monday.
"India has mainly asked for medical…
Biden to visit Britain, Belgium in June
Washington, April 24 The White House said that President Joe Biden will travel to Britain and Belgium in June, the first overseas visit since he took office in January.
Biden will attend the Group of Seven (G7) Summit in Cornwall,…
EU supports holding Palestinian Elections in East Jerusalem
BRUSSELS, Apr 20 (Sputnik) The European Union supports the holding of Palestinian elections on all territories, including East Jerusalem, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said at a Monday meeting with the Palestinian Minister for…
IAEA head arrives in Tehran to meet with head of Iran’s atomic energy organisation
Tehran , February 21 Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Grossi has arrived in the Iranian capital, Tehran, to take part in Sunday talks with Vice President and Head of Atomic Energy Organisation of…
Vistara commences non-stop flights to Frankfurt
New Delhi: Full-service carrier Vistara on Thursday commenced non-stop flight operations between Delhi and Frankfurt, under the travel bubble agreement between India and Germany.
Accordingly, the inaugural flight was operated by…
COVID-19: Biden to pledge USD 4 billion to global vaccine alliance in G7 meeting today
Washington , February 19 US President Joe Biden will on Friday pledge USD 4 billion to the global COVID-19 vaccine alliance, COVAX, and also call on G7 member countries to prioritise a sustainable health security financing mechanism…
Biden makes move to restore Iran nuclear deal
Washington , February 19 US President Joe Biden-led administration on Thursday (local time) made a major move to restore the Iran nuclear deal that was abandoned by the former Donald Trump administration.
According to a report by The…
