Published On: November 19, 2020 11:40 AM NPT By: Agencies
KATHMANDU, Nov 19: Indian actor Salman Khan has gone into home isolation after his driver and two personal staff members tested positive for COVID-19, media reports said.
Published On: November 18, 2020 03:25 PM NPT By: Reuters
NEW DELHI, Nov 18: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has spoken to U.S. President-elect Joe Biden by telephone to congratulate him on his election victory, which he said showed the strength of U.S. democracy, and he vowed to deepen strategic ties.
Published On: November 18, 2020 02:00 PM NPT By: Reuters
MUMBAI, Nov 18: India recorded 38,617 new coronavirus infections, taking its tally to 8.9 million, health ministry data showed on Wednesday.
Published On: November 17, 2020 05:30 PM NPT By: Reuters
MUMBAI, Nov 17: Daily coronavirus infections in India fell to their lowest since mid-July, with 29,163 new cases reported for the last 24 hours, taking the total to 8.87 million, the health ministry said on Tuesday.
Published On: November 17, 2020 01:30 PM NPT By: Reuters
NEW DELHI, Nov 17: India is considering a plan to allow up to 26% foreign direct investment from countries with which it shares a land border, including China, without government scrutiny for some sectors, the Economic Times reported on Tuesday, citing government officials.
Published On: November 17, 2020 08:30 AM NPT By: Reuters
MASSACHUSETTS, Nov 17: Moderna Inc’s experimental vaccine was 94.5% effective in preventing COVID-19 based on interim data from a late-stage trial, the company said on Monday, becoming the second U.S. drugmaker to report results that far exceed expectations.
Published On: November 16, 2020 02:57 PM NPT By: Reuters
SYDNEY, Nov 16: Countries across the Asia-Pacific region reported record new coronavirus numbers and fresh outbreaks on Monday, with Japan facing mounting pressure to reimpose a state of emergency and South Korea warning it was at a “critical crossroads”.
Published On: November 16, 2020 09:30 AM NPT By: Reuters
WASHINGTON/WILMINGTON, Del., Nov 16: President Donald Trump on Sunday briefly acknowledged losing the U.S. election in a morning Twitter post but then backtracked, saying he concedes “nothing” and vowing to keep up a court fight that election-law experts say is unlikely to succeed.
Published On: November 15, 2020 05:16 PM NPT By: Associated Press
WASHINGTON, Nov 15: Several thousand supporters of President Donald Trump in Washington protested election results and then hailed Trump’s passing motorcade before nighttime clashes with counterdemonstrators sparked fistfights, at least one stabbing and at least 20 arrests.
Published On: November 15, 2020 05:10 PM NPT By: Reuters
CHENNAI/NEW DELHI, Nov 15: Hundreds of millions of people in north India woke up on Sunday to toxic air following Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, after many revellers defied bans on using firecrackers to celebrate.