Citing own robust system, India turns down UN supply chain help: Spokesperson

United Nations (IANS) India has turned down the UN's offer of assistance from its integrated supply chain saying that it has its own "robust" system to manage the logistics of getting material for the dealing with the COVID-19 surge, according…

Major quake hits Assam, Arunachal: PM assures all help

Guwahati (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday assured all possible help to the people of quake hit Assam after a massive tremor measuring 6.4 on the Richter Scale jolted the Northeastern state.

At least seven aftershocks were recorded…

Powerful quake hits Assam, tremors across northeast, Bengal

Guwahati (IANS) A powerful earthquake measuring 6.4 on the Richter Scale jolted Assam and other parts of northeast on Wednesday while six aftershocks were recorded in the hours after the first quake which shook up Sonitpur in northern Assam at 7.51…

India's GDP may grow at 11% in FY22: ADB

New Delhi (IANS) The Indian economy is likely to grow at 11 per cent in the current financial year, said the Asian Development Bank (ADB).

In its report, 'Asian Development Outlook (ADO) 2021', the ADB also noted that the recent surge…

World joins hands to rescue India from second wave of pandemic

New Delhi (IANS) Nations across the world have come forward to help India in its fight against the raging second wave of the coronavirus pandemic, which is extremely virulent and has ravaged the country in the past few weeks.

As per official…

Army chief visits Siachen, Ladakh; reviews operational situation

New Delhi (IANS) Indian Army chief, General Manoj Mukund Naravane on Tuesday visited forward locations at Siachen and eastern Ladakh and reviewed the operational situation.

He was accompanied by Northern Command chief, Lt Gen Y.K. Joshi, and…

Sensex up 300 points, metal stocks rise

Mumbai (IANS) The key Indian equity indices traded on a positive note on Tuesday morning with the BSE Sensex rising over 300 points.

Healthy buying was witnessed in metal and telecom stocks.

Around 10.05 a.m., Sensex was trading at 48,703.10,…

US govt diverting its own vaccine-making materials supply to India: Official

New York (IANS) A senior US official has said that the government was diverting its own supply of Covid-19 vaccine-manufacturing materials to India "as the most effective and rapid step" to help it.

The official said that since President Joe…

Blinken, US business leaders discuss private sector mobilisation for Covid relief

New York (IANS) Secretary of State Anthony Blinken and US pointpersons for Covid-19 relief have met with business leaders to discuss mobilising the private sector to help efforts in India to fight the pandemic, according to State Department Spokesperson…

US supplies of AstraZeneca vaccine to India could take 'weeks'

New York (IANS) The US is "looking at options" to ship millions of AstraZeneca vaccines to India but that can happen only after it clears federal safety review, the White House said on Monday. This process could take a few "weeks".

Approximately…