Malappuram (Kerala) [India], February 22 (ANI): In a sharp attack on Central government, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday termed that the government's intent to privatise the Railways as a "threat" to millions of poor people who travel in trains.
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], February 22 (ANI/BusinessWire India): Kinara Capital, a socially responsible fintech, today announced securing USD USD 10 million (INR 74 crores) from IndusInd Bank with a 100 per cent guaranty from the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC).
London [UK], February 22 (ANI): More than 17.5 million people in the United Kingdom or more than 1 in 3 adults have now had their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine and the country aims to offer a jab to every adult by the end of July, said UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Sunday (local time).
New Delhi [India], February 21 (ANI): India has signed a USD 50 million line of credit (LoC) agreement with the Maldives to facilitate maritime capability building of the island nations.
Washington [US], February 21 (ANI): The United States continues to remain the worst affected due to COVID-19 as cumulative cases in the country surpassed 28 million on Sunday.
Tokyo [Japan], February 20 (ANI/Sputnik): The AstraZeneca company is going to produce in Japan doses of the coronavirus vaccine enough for 40 million people, the executive director of the Japanese department of the firm said.
Addis Ababa [Africa], February 20 (ANI/Xinhua): African countries have reported 3,799,029 COVID-19 cases as of Friday evening, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said.
Washington [US], February 20 (ANI/Sputnik): Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla said the company expects to double its rollout of coronavirus vaccines to 10 million a week over the next two weeks as US President Joe Biden pledged enough supply of doses to immunize all Americans by July.
New Delhi [India], February 19 (ANI): Deendayal Port Trust, one of the 12 major ports of India, has crossed 100 MMT (Million Metric Tons) in cargo handling.
Noida (Uttar Pradesh) [India], February 19 (ANI): Food services major Jubilant FoodWorks said on Friday it will fully acquire Fides Food Systems Cooperatief UA Netherlands (Fides) for an agreed investment of 24.8 million pounds (about Rs 250 crore) through its wholly-owned subsidiary Jubilan
New York [US], February 19 (ANI/Sputnik): Militia violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) threatens the future of some 3 million internally displaced children in the east of the country, the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) said in a new report on Friday.