NEW DELHI, June 7: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday that the Indian federal government would provide COVID-19 vaccines free of charge to all adults from later this month in an effort to turn the tide of a pandemic that has killed hundreds of thousands in India.

KATHMNANDU, May 24: Pradeep Kumar Gyawali, minister of foreign affairs, had a telephone conversation with Wendy Sherman, US deputy Secretary of State, this morning. The two leaders discussed matters concerning Nepal-US relations, COVID-19 cooperation and common international agenda. While expressing satisfaction on the overall state of Nepal-US relations, the two sides agreed to take forward bilateral and multilateral engagements in their mutual interests, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.