The Federal Government through the Presidential Steering Committee on COVID-19 has extended the ban on flights from Brazil, Turkey and India by four weeks. In May 2021, the PSC banned incoming flights from Brazil, India and Turkey, noting that anyone who has been in these three countries within 14 days of their intended arrival date […]Read More
India has ordered 300 million doses of an unapproved coronavirus vaccine amid a devastating second wave. The unnamed vaccine from Indian firm Biological E is in Phase 3 trials, and had showed “promising results” in the first two phases, the federal government said in a statement. The $206m order is the first India has signed […]Read More
India’s coronavirus death toll has topped the 200,000 mark as it continues to be mired in a catastrophic surge of the disease. The Health Ministry reported 3,293 deaths Wednesday, a new single-day record for fatalities, pushing India’s total death toll to 201,187. The South Asian nation also set a new single-day record for new confirmed […]Read More
The US and Britain rushed ventilators and vaccine materials to India Monday as the country battles a catastrophic, record-breaking coronavirus wave that has overwhelmed hospitals and set crematoriums working at full capacity. A surge in recent days has seen patients’ families taking to social media to beg for oxygen supplies and locations of available hospital […]Read More
Nigeria has extended its search for COVID-19 vaccines to Russia and India in a bid to get enough supplies to meet its target of vaccinating 40 per cent of its population by the end of 2021. The federal government said it has obtained vaccine samples from Russia and India for testing by the National Agency […]Read More
India has called for the strengthening of bilateral ties with Nigeria, especially in the areas of renewable energy, sustainable development and other environmental challenges. The newly-posted Indian High Commissioner to Nigeria, Mr. Abhay Thakur, made the call when he paid a courtesy visit to the Minister of Environment, Hassan Suleiman Zarma, in Abuja. The Indian […]Read More
India has announced the dates for a national election that will see close to 900 million voters cast their ballots in nearly a million polling booths – the world’s biggest ever democratic exercise. In a press conference in the capital New Delhi on Sunday, the country’s chief election commissioner, Sunil Arora, unveiled the timeline for […]Read More
India has demanded the release of a fighter pilot shot down by Pakistan warplanes in a major escalation between the two nuclear powers over Kashmir. Video showing the pilot – blindfolded and with blood on his face – was shared by Pakistan’s information ministry. India described the images as a “vulgar display of an injured […]Read More
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has urged India and Pakistan to avoid “further military activity” following a dramatic escalation in tensions between the two South Asian neighbours. His comments on Tuesday came a day after Pakistan said it reserved the right to respond to Indian air raids that struck near the northern Pakistani village […]Read More
Pakistan says it has shot down two Indian military jets and captured two pilots in a major escalation between the nuclear powers over Kashmir. India says it lost one MiG21 fighter and a pilot was missing in action. Pakistani PM Imran Khan said the two sides could not afford a miscalculation with the weapons they […]Read More
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