India strongly condemned the barbaric terrorist attacks against innocent civilians, including women and children, at the Dasht-e-Barchi hospital maternity ward, funeral in Nangarhar province and the Army check post in Laghman province on 11-12 May. In a statement, the Ministry of External Affairs said that ‘such reprehensible attacks, including on mothers, newly born children, nurses […]
New Delhi, May 8th, 2020: White House heard the Vedic Hindu Prayer at the National Day of Prayer in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington D.C on May 7th, 2020. The National Day of Prayer is an annual event formally enacted in 1952 celebrating faith and prayer in America’s life. Now, when […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi had a phone call yesterday with Antonio Costa, Prime Minister of Portugal to discuss COVID-19. The Prime Minister recalled the State Visit of Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, President of Portugal to India in February. The two leaders discussed the state of COVID-19 pandemic and the steps being taken by both countries […]
By Namta Gupta New Delhi, May 4th, 2020: In Pakistan, a congratulatory video is going viral in which an Islamic Cleric is expressing joy over the conversion of non-Muslims to Islam during Coronavirus. The unidentified cleric tells the anchor in the video: I have good news for you. I have just received a message that a […]
By Namta Gupta New Delhi, April 30, 2020: Roma or the Romani community is one of Europe’s most disadvantaged communities. Standing somewhere at 10-12 million, the community is also one of the most marginalized and persecuted. And as Coronavirus knocks, the situation of the Roma community is turning worse with the European countries using the […]
Ministry of Shipping has decided that all the Major Ports may grant compensation /Ex-Gratia in the event of loss of life due to COVID-19/ Coronavirus to the dependent members/legal heirs of the port employees as under: Category Amount of compensation/Ex-Gratia (Rs.) All Port employees including Contract Labourers employed directly by the port 50.00 Lakh Other […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke on phone today with Joko Widodo, President of Indonesia. The two leaders exchanged thoughts about the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic in the region and the world. The Indonesian President appreciated the facilitation provided by the Government of India for supplies of pharmaceutical products to Indonesia. Prime Minister assured him […]
US President Donald Trump is keeping Twitter on edge as he holds no punches when it comes to his opponents. Trump today called his opposition, the Democratic Party, ‘The DoNothing Democrats’ and said that they are spending much of their money on ‘fake ads.’ He further states that he never said that the CoronaVirus is […]
Due to the prevailing situation arising out of lock-down due to COVID-19, the supply chain management of essential items in the country got disrupted as the passenger airlines, railways and state roadways stopped plying. Union Minister for Commmunications, Electronics& Information Technology and Law and Justice, Ravi Shankar Prasad while addressing the senior officers of the […]
Border Roads Organisation (BRO) has opened Rohtang Pass (13,500 feet above sea level) today, more than three weeks in advance amid Covid-19 lockdown after clearing snow. It is the arterial road connecting Lahaul and Spiti district of Himachal Pradesh from rest of the country. The pass was opened on May 18, last year. Himachal Pradesh […]
