Melbourne [Australia], February 12 (ANI): External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar on Saturday welcomed the reopening of the Australian border which will help stranded Indian students and visa holders to return to Australia.
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], February 12 (ANI): Voting begins in all four municipal corporations Siliguri, Bidhannagar, Chandannagar, and Asansol on Saturday with COVID-19 protocols in place.
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], February 12 (ANI): Noting the improvement in the coronavirus pandemic situation, the Uttar Pradesh government has decided to ease the restrictions and reopen the schools for classes nursery to 8 in adherence with COVID-19 protocols from Monday.
Winsdor [Canada], February 12 (ANI/Sputnik): Anti-covid mandate protesters continue to block Ambassador Bridge, a key trade crossing on the US-Canada border, after a court-ordered injunction took effect in the evening, a Sputnik correspondent reported.
Beijing [China], February 12 (ANI): The Chinese mainland on Friday reported 40 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission said on Saturday.
Paris [France], February 12 (ANI/Sputnik): The French government announced measures on Friday to relax sanitary control on the country's borders, effecting from February 12, amid a general loosening of COVID-19 measures.
Washington [US], February 12 (ANI): Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau promised US President Joe Biden that he will take quick action to enforce the law in response to anti-COVID vaccine mandate protests by truckers, White House said in a statement on Friday (local time).
New Delhi [India], February 12 (ANI): Lauding the members for their "constructive cooperation" and "active participation" in the first phase of the Budget Session, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Friday said the House saw 121 per cent productivity.
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], February 11 (ANI): People arriving from Maharashtra will no longer require a negative RT-PCR test report to enter Karnataka, said a letter from the state health department.
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], February 11 (ANI): Kerala reported 16,012 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, said the state health department on Friday.
Saharanpur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], February 11 (ANI): With increased curbs on importing products from China by the Centre and the prevalence of COVID-19 pandemic, wooden products made in Saharanpur saw a surge in sales, a top exporter from the city said.