Sharing & Solidarity in the Time of Corona
The spectre of coronavirus is haunting the world, unleashing a macabre dance of death of destruction across hemispheres. Over 200,000 people have died and more than 3 million infected with the killer virus in countries around the world. The death toll is getting updated virtually 24×7, with no light at the end of the tunnel […]
Caring for Diaspora: India poised for large-scale evacuations of workers in Gulf
By Rushali Saha Signalling its commitment to the welfare of Indian diaspora, the Indian government is poised to launch large-scale evacuation of Indian workers in the Gulf countries which are struggling with the twin challenges of the oil slum and the coronavirus pandemic. The government’s recent decision to ask national carrier Air India and Indian […]
Modi unveils plans for graded exit from corona lockdown
Indicating the government’s thinking on balancing lives and livelihood in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, Prime Minister Narendra Modi asked the chief ministers of Indian states to focus on a graded exit from the national lockdown from May 3. In a video review conference with the chief ministers of Indian states on April 27, […]
Taliban “want good ties with India”
In comments that seek to assuage anxieties in India about the radical Islamist militia’s attitude towards the county, the Taliban has said that it wants to have good relations with all its neighbors, including India, and would not allow any terror outfit to attack countries from Afghan soil. “We will never want any foreign organization […]
India bares ISI ploy to create rift with Gulf allies
While the world is battling coronavirus, Pakistan’s ISI hopes to use it as an opportunity to target India through false propaganda and create discord at home and abroad. Indian security agencies have unearthed several suspect online accounts that bear the stamp of the ISI targeting the Prime Minister and the government for its parochial objectives.Part […]
China rejects US lawsuit alleging fatal COVID-19 mess-up
As the coronavirus toll rise, a US state has filed a lawsuit alleging that China’s dubious handling of the pandemic led to deaths and “irreparable damage” to the world, but Beijing swiftly dismissed it as “nothing short of absurdity.” In the lawsuit, the state of Missouri alleged that China concealed information, arrested whistle-blowers, and hid […]
Modi urges youth to embrace spirit of innovation post COVID-19
Impelling the youth to play a more proactive role in rebuilding the economy in a post COVID-19 world, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that building an assortment of physical and virtual supply-chain networks would help India take the lead in global business.Mr Modi said the world is looking for a new business model in the […]
COVID-19: Modi assures full support to South Africa
Evoking age-old ties and friendship with South Africa, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed his full support to President Cyril Ramaphosa in the COVID-19 fight and said India is ready to supply medicine and other essential items to the African nation to deal with the crisis. During their phone conversation, Mr Modi also commended the […]
India has a key role in refashioning post-corona world order: Amar Sinha
The coronavirus pandemic has sparked an unprecedented global crisis and exposed the fragility of international institutions mandated with addressing and mitigating the human tragedy of this magnitude. The death toll is rising every minute even as the world frantically searches for a vaccine that can deliver humanity from this curse. The pandemic is also poised […]
India COVID Lockdown 2.0: Modi’s 7 coping tips
Unveiling Phase II of the nation-wide lockdown till May 3, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has lauded collective sacrifice of Indians and offered seven coping tips to cope with the deadly coronavirus pandemic. In a nationally televised address on April 14, Mr Modi expressed sympathy for the people affected by the lockdown and underlined that his […]