Brasilia [Brazil], February 18 (ANI/Xinhua): Brazil was approaching 10 million COVID-19 infections on Wednesday, after 56,766 new cases were registered in the last 24 hours, bringing the total to 9,978,747, according to the Health Ministry.
Taipei [Taiwan], February 18 (ANI): Taiwan was close to receiving 5 million doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine late last year but the deal was called off due to interferences from outside sources, said Chen Shih-Chung, Taiwan Health Minister.
New Delhi [India], February 18 (ANI): All international travellers coming/transiting from flights originating from the United Kingdom, Europe and the Middle East will be required to declare their travel history of past 14 days, the Central government said in its standard operating procedu
Kolkata/Murshidabad (West Bengal) [India], February 18 (ANI): West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar called the attack on state Labour Minister Jakir Hossain "reprehensible" and expressed concerns over rising violence in the state.
New Delhi [India], February 18 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch the 'Mahabahu-Brahmaputra' and lay the foundation stone of Dhubri Phulbari Bridge today via video conferencing.
Moscow [Russia], February 18 (ANI): Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla on Wednesday met Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and discussed wide-ranging Special and Privileged Strategic Partnership between the two countries and ways to further strengthen it.
Murshidabad (West Bengal) [India], February 18 (ANI): West Bengal Minister of State for Labour Jakir Hossain on Wednesday suffered injuries after unidentified persons hurled crude bombs at him while he was walking towards Nimtita Railway station to board the train for Kolkata.
New Delhi [India], February 17 (ANI): In his address at the IEA-IEF-OPEC Symposium on Energy Outlooks on Wednesday, Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan appealed to oil-producing countries to ease production cuts to stabilise the fragile global economic recovery.
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], February 17 (ANI): Karnataka Mines and Geology Minister Murugesh Nirani on Wednesday cracked his whip on corrupt officials by ordering the suspension of two senior officials in his department.
New Delhi [India], February 17 (ANI): The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved enhanced delegation of financial powers to the tune of up to Rs 200 crore under capital procurement to levels below vice-chief of Armed Forces.
Raipur (Chhatisgarh) [India], February 17 (ANI): Beginning next month, Chhattisgarh’s Bilaspur is set to be connected by air-services to New Delhi, Jabalpur in Madhya Pradesh and Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh under the Regional Connectivity Scheme UDAN.
New Delhi [India], January 17 (ANI): Noting that there is a "glaring disparity" in the accessibility of coronavirus vaccines globally, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday urged countries to stop "vaccine nationalism", saying "hoarding superfluous" doses will defeat the effor