U.S. to discuss wider Covid vaccine licensing as India calls to waive patent protections
KEY POINTS The American Biden administration is looking to distribute the coronavirus vaccine to India and other countries now thatContinue Reading
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Prime Minister Modi’s ruling party loses crucial Indian state election
KOLKATA,India (Reuters) – The incumbent chief minister’s party in India’s West Bengal state has defeated Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s partyContinue Reading
India | Assembly Election Results 2021: Stalin-Led DMK heads for big win in Tamil Nadu
The counting of votes for the Assembly elections began in the four states- Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal andContinue Reading
Sri Lanka | Limit placed on passenger arrivals for 14 days
The Chairman of the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) says that the number of inbound passengers to Sri Lanka has beenContinue Reading
India | Delhi doctor commits suicide apparently unable to bear the death of so many of his patients
New Delhi, May 1 (Indian Express): A 35-year-old resident doctor at Max Hospital, Saket, in Delhi, committed suicide by hangingContinue Reading
Sri Lanka | Authorities issue revised health guidelines with new restrictions amid growing COVID19 cases
Sri Lanka Health Ministry has issued revised new health guideline to be followed by the Public, amid growing number ofContinue Reading
SriLanka | Schools will remain closed until May 7, online learning continues – Minister of Education
Addressing the media today (01), Minister of Education Prof. G.L Peiris stated that the Ministry of Education has taken theContinue Reading
India’s new daily record Covid-19 cases cross 400k
India registered 408,331 new infections on Friday, setting yet another record for the world’s largest single-day total, to take itsContinue Reading
Sri Lanka declares worst economic downturn in 73 years
Sri Lanka announced Friday that its economy shrank 3.6 percent last year due to the Covid-19 pandemic, making it theContinue Reading
Strong condemnation by OIC- IPHRC on Sri Lanka’s “discriminatory laws under pretext of deradicalization and counter terrorism”
OIC-IPHRC categorically condemns Sri Lanka’s enactment of discriminatory laws under the pretext of ‘deradicalization’ and ‘counter terrorism’ prompting arbitrary arrests,Continue Reading
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