India

ECONOMIC DIVIDE BETWEEN CHINA’S NORTH, SOUTH REGIONS GROWS DUE TO COVID-19 PANDEMIC

29 Apr 2021 02:56 AM IST

The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted economic divisions among 31 provincial-level jurisdictions in China, where the southern provinces have shown a strong first-quarter rebound while northern regions struggled to recover. The regional imbalance, together with the uneven recovery in the service sector and among small businesses, could pose a threat to

US orders embassy staff to leave Kabul as it begins troops pullout

29 Apr 2021 02:54 AM IST

Barely two weeks after the Biden administration announced the departure of the US troops from Afghanistan till September 11, the United States has now asked the non-essential embassy staff to leave Kabul, citing increased threats. “On April 27, 2021, the Department ordered the departure from US Embassy Kabul of US

CHINESE CARRIER LIAONING SAILS BETWEEN JAPANESE OKINAWA, MIYAKOJIMA ISLANDS

29 Apr 2021 02:51 AM IST

Japan’s Defense Ministry on Wednesday confirmed that a Chinese aircraft carrier Liaoning after passing through waters between two Japanese islands returned to the East China Sea from the Pacific. The ministry said the Maritime Self-Defense Force confirmed that during the period from Monday to Tuesday the Liaoning, accompanied by five

ECP rejects Imran plea to block document exposing party’s foreign funding

29 Apr 2021 02:49 AM IST

The Election Commission of Pakistan’s (ECP) inquiry panel on Tuesday dismissed an application filed by the Imran Khan-led Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government to review the electoral body’s decision to allow estranged party leader Akbar S Babar access to the documents related to the ruling party’s foreign funding case. It also

Pfizer’s oral drug to stop Covid-19 could be ready next year, says CEO

29 Apr 2021 02:46 AM IST

Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla has said that an oral drug for treating coronavirus could be ready next year adding the company is working on two antivirals, an oral and an injectable. “We are actually on two, one is injectable and the other one an oral (antiviral)… Particularly the attention is

BRAZIL’S COVID-19 DEATH TOLL TOPS 395,000

29 Apr 2021 02:41 AM IST

Brazil's Senate, on Tuesday, began an inquiry into how the government is managing the Covid-19 pandemic. It's a probe that could jeopardise the re-election of President Jair Bolsonaro, as per analysts.

WE PLANNED CLIENTS’ NUTRITION AROUND HOME WORKOUTS AND FOCUSED ON MINDFULNESS IN 2020: YASH SWAMI

29 Apr 2021 02:38 AM IST

Yash Swami, Founder of Trainedbyyvs, recently had a candid conversation with NewsX as part of NewsX India A-List wherein he shared his inspiring fitness journey and his mantra for a healthy lifestyle.

DEMYSTIFYING ANCIENT TREASURES

29 Apr 2021 02:32 AM IST

Architect Dikshu Kukreja dives deeper into his journey of exploring design with HH YKC Wadiyar, the Maharaja of Mysore, in The Magnificent Footsteps episode on ‘Deciphering Design with Dikshu’.

Philippines conducts maritime exercises in disputed sea amid tensions with China

28 Apr 2021 03:21 AM IST

The Philippines has conducted maritime exercises in the disputed West Philippine Sea, as Chinese coast guard ships continue to amass near a disputed reef in the South China Sea. Members of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources began their “intensified” maritime training, CNN

VITAL MEDICAL SUPPLIES FOR COVID-19 ARRIVE IN INDIA FROM UK

28 Apr 2021 03:17 AM IST

The shipment of vital medical supplies from the United Kingdom, including 100 ventilators and 95 oxygen concentrators as part of COVID-19 assistance, arrived in India earlier on Tuesday, said the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA). “International cooperation at work! Appreciate the shipment of vital medical supplies from UK including 100

Washington to send ‘Strike Team’, Covid vaccine raw material and oxygen to India: US officials

28 Apr 2021 03:07 AM IST

President Joe Biden spoke to India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday, pledging US assistance after growing pressure on Washington to help. Post the high-level call between the two leaders a senior administration official told reporters that the US is ready with a range of support and is prepared to

Republicans want Kerry to resign over Iran tapes

28 Apr 2021 03:06 AM IST

John Kerry, the U.S. special envoy for climate change, is facing calls for his resignation from Republican lawmakers and pundits for reportedly discussing Israeli military operations with Iran’s foreign minister when he served as then-President Barack Obama’s secretary of state. Lawmakers from the GOP (Grand Old Party — another name