Hong Kong orders about 100 party-goers to quarantine
AMN/ WEB DESK At least 100 people in Hong Kong including top government officials have been sent into quarantine after they were found to have attended a large birthday party.…
Indian economy to grow 9.2% in FY22, fastest in world: Govt
A R DAS / NEW DELHI Staff Reporter India’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is estimated to rise 9.2 per cent in the current fiscal as compared to a contraction of…
Zimbabwe President declares date for long-delayed by-elections
AMN/ WEB DESK Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa has declared that 28 parliamentary by-elections postponed in 2020 because of the coronavirus pandemic will now be held on 26th of March. The…
Kazakhstan leader orders security forces to fire without warning amid anti-govt protests
AMN/ WEB DESK Kazakhstan’s authoritarian leader says he has ordered security forces to fire without warning, amid a violent crackdown on anti-government protests. President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev also said “20,000 bandits”…
Bangladesh: 10 more Omicron cases, Stringent restrictions in the offing
AMN/ WEB DESK The government of Bangladesh will impose more stringent restrictions in view of the rising cases of COVID 19 infection in the country with the Omicron variant also…
Omicron may be less severe than delta but it’s not ‘mild’: WHO
AMN/ WEB DESK World Health Organization (WHO) officials have said that the more infectious Omicron variant of COVID-19 appears to produce less severe disease than the globally dominant Delta strain,…
FM Sitharaman asks banks to continue to support farmers, retailers, MSMEs during COVID-19 pandemic.
FM reviews performance of PSBs and their readiness to tackle Omicron-induced disruptions Andalib Akhter / New Delhi Union Minister of Finance Nirmala Sitharaman today reviewed the performance of Public Sector…
India makes 7-day home quarantine mandatory for all international arrivals
AMN / NEW DELHI The Health and Family Welfare Ministry has issued guidelines for the international passengers. The Standard Operating Procedure will come into effect from 11th of January. Under…
EAM Jaishankar speaks to Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid
WEB DESK India’s External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar spoke to Alternate Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Israel Yair Lapid. They discussed bilateral and plurilateral cooperation. In a tweet, Dr.…
Govt establishes help desks to ensure supplies of essential commodities continue during Covid times
AMN / WEB DESK Centre has established help desks and control rooms to ensure supplies of delivery of goods and essential commodities continue without any restrictions during Covid times. The…