New Delhi: The capital fund for rail and road construction has been raised by 34.4% in the budget 2021-22. This enormous capital fund investment for development in the recent budget has laid the foundation for national development, asserted Union Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman. Sitharaman expressed this faith while responding to a press conference on this […]
Tokyo/New Delhi – Japan has initiated steps to assist India in the fight against Coronavirus. Japan has announced an aid of ₹35 billion to India. On Monday, the Indian finance ministry and Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed an agreement regarding this. It was informed that this financial aid is for the ‘Prime Minister Atmanirbhar Swasth Bharat Yojana’ […]
New Delhi: Terrorism is like cancer, which potentially affects everyone just like the way pandemic impacts the entire humanity. Some paint themselves as the victim, but they are the ones who shelter terrorists, Foreign Minister S Jaishankar fired a salvo of criticism without naming it. Moreover, India has given enough and strong evidence to Pakistan […]
United Nations: The Indian Ambassador strongly reprimanded Pakistan, who has repeatedly been raising the Jammu-Kashmir issue, in the United Nations. The Indian Ambassador to the United Nations, TS Trimurti reminded Pakistan that all the countries, except China, supported the Indian stand that Kashmir is a bilateral issue. Trimurti retorted that Pakistan who is repeatedly trying […]
New Delhi: The Union government informed that 50,000 ventilators would be manufactured under the ‘Make in India’ campaign and these ventilators will soon be distributed to the states and union territories. A provision of ₹20 billion has been made from the ‘PM Cares Fund’ for this purpose. The number of Coronavirus cases has increased to […]
Washington: Taking advantage of the Coronavirus pandemic, China is trying to increase its dominance in the Indian Ocean region. Hudson Institute, a renowned study group in the United States, advised that to counter this Chinese plan, India and the United States should devise a comprehensive scheme. The study group praised the Indian policy of enhancing […]
New Delhi: “Even as the world fights COVID-19, some are busy spreading other deadly viruses such as terrorism”, commented Indian Foreign Minister S Jaishankar. Besides, without even naming the country, he further added that Pakistan is also propagating fake news. On Wednesday, the Shanghai Co-operation Organisation’s conference of international foreign ministers took place through a […]
New Delhi/Mumbai: The COVID-19 death toll in India has now reached 1,800 while the tally of cases stands over 55,000. Since Wednesday, more than 5,000 new cases were reported. The confirmed cases in Maharashtra alone were nearing 18,000-mark. On Thursday, Maharashtra saw 43 deaths in a single day as also 1,216 new infections while Mumbai alone […]
Geneva: International Labour Organisation (ILO) has issued a frightening warning that the closed industries and reduced work hours have put nearly 1.5 billion jobs in jeopardy. ILO warned in its latest report that the biggest hit will be taken by the manufacturing and retail sectors and more than 430 million businesses will have to bear […]
New Delhi: India has started supply of medicines and medical kits to Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka, for the fight against the Coronavirus. This the medicine Hydroxychloroquine, proved to be the most effective drug against Coronavirus, along with medical supplies like gloves and masks. Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka have expressed gratitude for these supplies. […]