India witnesses record daily rise in COVID deaths on May 5, 2021India’s count of daily deaths from coronavirus rose to a record-breaking figure of 3,780 in the last 24 hours, a day after India become the only country after the US to cross the 20 million infections mark. According to the Indian health ministry the number of daily infections rose to 382,315 on Wednesday. Government modelling […]
Thailand suspends travel from India over coronavirus concerns on April 26, 2021Following the record rise in coronavirus cases in India, Thailand has suspended issuing travel documents from India over imported COVID-19 cases. India on Monday set a global record for coronavirus cases for a fifth straight day with 352,991 new infections, as its caseload crossed 17 million and with hospitals running out of oxygen, beds and […]
Biden to withdraw all troops from Afghanistan by September 11 on April 14, 2021United States President Joe Biden is set to withdraw all troops from Afghanistan in the coming months, said US officials. A complete military exit is expected by 11th September 2021 marking 20th anniversary of the attacks that lead US to its longest war. “After a rigorous policy review, President Biden has decided to draw down […]
New Zealand bans entry for travelers from India due to rising COVID cases on April 8, 2021New Zealand on Thursday placed a temporary ban on all travelers from India including its own citizens due to rising cases of the coronavirus. The decision was made after New Zealand reported 23 new positive cases at its border out of which 17 were from India. “We are temporarily suspending entry into New Zealand for […]
India opens vaccination for aged 45 and above, vaccine exports to reduce on April 1, 2021NEW DELHI: India has decided to open vaccination drive for people aged 45 and above on Thursday as the coronavirus cases increase. The widening of vaccination drive will decrease the vaccine export from the world’s biggest maker of the drug. India, which has the most number of registered COVID cases after Brazil and India, has […]
Pakistan to resume cotton, sugar import from India after a two-year ban on March 31, 2021In a major development in the peace process between the two nuclear-armed arch-rivals, Pakistan has decided to lift a nearly two-year old ban on Indian sugar and cotton imports. Government sources told Reuters that Pakistan’s Economic Coordination Council, on Wednesday allowed the private sector to import 0.5 million tonnes of white sugar from India. Pakistan […]
Seats filled for first all-civilian spaceflight on March 31, 2021The last two seats for the first all-civilian spaceflight crew were filled after a college science professor and an aerospace data analyst were confirmed for the four-member crew for a SpaceX flight later this year. The two latest citizen astronauts were introduced at a news briefing livestreamed from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida by […]
Coronavirus likely transmitted to humans from bats through a “missing link” animal: WHO on March 29, 2021An international expert mission to Wuhan has concluded it was very likely that Covid-19 first passed to humans from a bat through an intermediary animal, while all but ruling out a laboratory leak. The intermediate host hypothesis was deemed “likely to very likely”, while the theory that the virus escaped from a lab was seen […]
Malala to collaborate with Apple to produce dramas and documentaries on March 9, 2021Pakistan’s Malala Yousafzai, the youngest Nobel Prize Laureate, is set to partner with Apple Inc to produce dramas, children’s series, animation and documentaries that will air on the tech giant’s streaming service. Malala and her production company Extracurricular will join hands with Apply to expand their already existing partnership. Malala will join Apple TV+’s growing […]
Biden calls on states to prioritize vaccinations for teachers on March 3, 2021President Joe Biden on Tuesday called on U.S. states to prioritize COVID-19 vaccinations for teachers to ensure children could return to school quickly and safely, and said every educator should receive at least one shot by the end of March. Biden also announced that Merck & Co Inc would help make rival Johnson & Johnson’s […]