India accounts for 10 per cent of global road crash victims: World Bank
Washington (PTI) – India, which has one per cent of the world’s vehicles, accounts for 10 per cent of all
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White House cites ‘deep concerns’ about WHO COVID report, demands early data from China
Washington (Reuters) – The White House on Saturday called on China to make available data from the earliest days of
Read MorePakistan approves Chinese CanSinoBIO COVID vaccine for emergency use
Islamabad (Reuters) – Pakistan on Friday approved China’s CanSino Biologics Inc’s (CanSinoBIO) COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use, Health Minister Faisal
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Pakistan struggling to repay China Belt and Road loan, to seek debt relief
Karachi (Bloomberg) – Pakistan plans to ask China for relief on payments for power projects Beijing financed over the past
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Myanmar general repeats pledge of new election as thousands join protests against coup
Yagon (Reuters) – Myanmar’s military leader said on Monday his junta would hold a new election and hand power to
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Himalayan glacier breaks in India, around 125 missing in floods
New Delhi (Reuters) – Around 125 people were missing in northern India after a Himalayan glacier broke and swept away
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Protests sweep Myanmar to oppose coup, support Suu Kyi
Yagon (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of people rallied across Myanmar on Sunday to denounce last week’s coup and demand
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First doses of COVID-19 vaccine arrive in Afghanistan from India
Kabul (Reuters) – Afghanistan received 500,000 doses of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine from India on Sunday, the first to arrive in
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India restores 4G mobile internet in Kashmir after 550 day ban
Srinagar (AP) – India ended an 18-month-long ban on high speed internet services on mobile devices in disputed Kashmir, where
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Myanmar anti-junta protests spread, social media disrupted
Myanmar (Reuters) – The lawyer for Myanmar’s elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi and ousted President Win Myint said they
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