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Uzbekistan arrests four in connection with cough syrup deaths

Noida-based pharma Marion Biotech has come under a cloud as reports of children dying after consuming cough syrup made here came in from Uzbekistan. The matter is under investigation. Last month, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said that all manufacturing activities of the Noida-based pharma company have been stopped in view of the reports of contamination in cough syrup Dok1 Max.

2023-01-06T17:02:16.813585+00:00 IST

Nepal SC declines to issue interim order in HM's citizenship case

The writ petition claimed that the lately inducted Minister had not acquired Nepali citizenship after ceding the US citizenship which makes him unfit to be a lawmaker of the Nepali parliament.

2023-01-06T15:38:29.577794+00:00 IST

UK ship enters Indian Ocean as part of Indo-Pacific deployment

HMS Tamar is one of two Royal Navy vessels on permanent deployment in the Indo-Pacific, as set out in the UK's Integrated Review. The ship's visit to India is an opportunity to further strengthen the shared maritime domain awareness effort, and underlines the UK's and India's intent to collaborate in the Indian Ocean Region and wider Indo-Pacific.

2023-01-06T15:30:07.472989+00:00 IST

PM Modi to release postal stamp dedicated to legal migration

The campaign aims to raise public awareness about the importance of using safe and legal channels while traveling for overseas employment so that well-informed migrants are able to seamlessly integrate and have a safe and productive stay abroad.

2023-01-06T14:25:52.253535+00:00 IST

Japan to step up patrolling near the Senkaku Islands

The Fumio Kishida government has developed a policy to boost the country's Coast Guard capabilities, including patrolling its waters by ship and aircraft, Japan's NHK World reported. The Japanese media said this development follows an increase in China's maritime activities last year near the Senkaku Islands in Okinawa Prefecture.

2023-01-06T13:43:22.096664+00:00 IST

EU calls on China to provide transparent Covid-19 data

A top European health official on Thursday welcomed the bloc's agreement on a coordinated response to the Covid-19 situation in China and called on Beijing to provide transparent data on its epidemiological situation.

2023-01-05T17:21:55.852791+00:00 IST

Putin orders 36-hour Christmas truce with Ukraine on Jan 6-7

Putin also called on Kyiv to declare a ceasefire so that a large number of Orthodox citizens living in areas of hostilities could attend church services on Orthodox Christmas Eve and Christmas Day , according to the statement.

2023-01-05T17:02:23.844744+00:00 IST

Jaishankar holds phone calls with new FMs of Israel, Brazil

In a tweet, the Israeli foreign minister said that both ministers also discussed ways to strengthen the strategic partnership between the two countries and promote joint projects in the field of innovation. Eli Cohen, who was appointed Foreign Minister by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in December said minister Jaishankar invited him to an official visit to India.

2023-01-05T16:36:44.811424+00:00 IST

5.8-magnitude earthquake jolts parts of Pakistan

An earthquake of magnitude 5.8 on the Richter Scale jolted several parts of Pakistan on Thursday.

2023-01-05T15:38:28.959436+00:00 IST

UK weather authority confirms 2022 as warmest year on record

During the summer of 2022, the UK faced an abnormal heat wave. On July 19, the temperature in the country broke the 2014 record of 38.7 degrees Celsius and reached 40.3 degrees Celsius. However, winter had an anomalously cold start in December, with temperatures dropping to the 12-year low of -17.3 degrees Celsius.

2023-01-05T15:14:16.785569+00:00 IST

German Chancellor Scholz likely to pay visit to India this year

Last year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Chancellor Olaf Scholz on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Bali.

2023-01-05T14:08:43.145807+00:00 IST

India, France discuss Ukraine, Afghanistan during dialogue

The 36th edition of the annual strategic dialogue between the two countries saw discussions on wide-ranging bilateral and global issues, including counterterrorism, cyber security and defence cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region.

2023-01-05T13:56:12.229860+00:00 IST

Indian-origin in Durban's ICU after hair got tangled in go-kart

An India-origin teen spent a week in the ICU of Durban hospital after her hair got tangled in her go-kart resulting in spinal bruising, spinal cord damage and a torn aorta, Times Live, a South African online newspaper reported.

2023-01-05T01:18:49.076187+00:00 IST

Iran summons French ambassador over Charlie Hebdo cartoons

"The insulting and indecent act of a French publication in publishing cartoons against the religious and political authority will not go without an effective and decisive response," tweeted Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian.

2023-01-04T23:36:29.731087+00:00 IST

Iran frees actor Taraneh Alidoosti after 18 days in custody

Taraneh Alidoosti's lawyer told ISNA that she was released on bail. After her release, various photos of her got flourished on social media space. She was seen with flowers and supporters after her release, according to CNN.

2023-01-04T21:54:01.361334+00:00 IST

Omicron subvariants predominant in China: WHO

In a statement, WHO said that the Technical Advisory Group on Virus Evolution (TAG-VE) held a meeting with the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday and said, "The China CDC analysis showed a predominance of Omicron lineages BA.5.2 and BF.7 among locally acquired infections. BA.5.2 and BF.7 together accounted for 97.5 per cent of all local infections per genomic sequencing."

2023-01-04T20:06:31.873213+00:00 IST

India, France to hold 36th Strategic Dialogue on Thursday

The Indian side will be led by National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval while the French delegation will be led by Emmanuel Bonne, Diplomatic Advisor to French President Emmanuel Macron

2023-01-04T18:00:00.691962+00:00 IST

'India believes in the legal form of migration': Secretary, MEA

Underlining the importance of the security of Indians working abroad, a top MEA official on Wednesday urged legal means of migration while highlighting manpower agreements signed by India with the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries.

2023-01-04T16:44:30.504185+00:00 IST

Jaishankar meets Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella in New Delhi

"Great to meet Chairman and CEO of Microsoft Corporation @satyanadella. Discussed delivery, governance and security in the digital domain," Jaishankar tweeted.

2023-01-04T12:39:19.275946+00:00 IST

Former Supreme Soviet chairman Ruslan Khasbulatov dies at 80

Saraliyev said, "Ruslan Khasbulatov has passed away in his country house near Moscow." Meanwhile, Khasbulatov's relative said that his funeral will take place in Grozny on January 5.

2023-01-03T21:33:58.667214+00:00 IST

COVID-19: China infection surge on agenda at WHO coronavirus meet

According to UN News, the 30-strong expert group was formed in June 2020 to advise the UN health agency and Member States on coronavirus mutations and variants. The group's last meeting was in October.

2023-01-03T17:36:54.109673+00:00 IST