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US will do its best to end Covid, says White House about IP rights waiver

Biden administration engaged in steps to increase vaccine production, says official.

PM Modi holds talks with Sheikh Hasina; India, Bangladesh sign 5 MoUs

Prime Minister Narendra Modi met his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina on Saturday and discussed the progress achieved in shared areas

Biden invites PM Modi, other world leaders to virtual summit on climate

Biden will host a two-day climate summit of world leaders starting on Earth Day, April 22, in which he will outline the US goal for reductions of carbon emissions by 2030

Covid-19: Germany suspends AstraZeneca vaccine amid clotting concerns

Several other European countries have temporarily halted use of the AstraZeneca vaccine in recent days to investigate cases of blood clots that occurred after vaccination

Cooperation between countries should not target others: China on Quad meet

US President Joe Biden, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Australian Prime Minister Morrison and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga will attend the virtual summit

Quad summit to announce major vaccine, tech initiatives: US officials

Known as the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, representatives for the four member nations have met periodically since its establishment in 2007

Pakistan arrests 17 Indian fishermen for 'straying into territorial waters'

Pakistan has arrested 17 Indian fishermen and confiscated their three boats for allegedly straying into the country's territorial waters.

PNB scam case: UK court allows Nirav Modi to be extradited to India

The 49-year-old appeared via videolink from Wandsworth Prison in south-west London and showed no emotion

Look forward to broad MoU to enhance health partnership with India, says US

The US on Monday crossed the grim milestone of 500,000 COVID-19 deaths. With 28,184,218 coronavirus cases and 500,172 deaths due to the disease so far, as recorded by Johns Hopkins University

Indian diaspora groups in US launch rose campaign in support of farmers

A group of Indian diaspora organisations launched a rose campaign on the occasion of Valentine's Day on Sunday in support of the farmers protesting against the new farm laws in India.

US in touch with India and Japan on Myanmar coup: State dept official

Terming the detention of Myanmar's top civilian leaders by the military "a coup", a senior State Department official has said that the US is in constant touch with regional allies like India and Japan

Vijay Mallya denied permission to appeal in UK bankruptcy case

Vijay Mallya denied permission to appeal against a UK High Court order refusing to dismiss bankruptcy proceedings brought by a consortium of Indian banks led by the State Bank of India (SBI)

Pak court sentences Hafiz Saeed's two close aides to over 15 years in jail

An anti-terrorism court in Pakistan has handed down more than 15 years jail term each to two close aides of Mumbai terror attack mastermind and banned Jamat-ud Dawah (JuD) chief Hafiz Saeed

Revelries muted as millions bid farewell to a year they'd rather forget

This New Years Eve is being celebrated like no other, with pandemic restrictions limiting crowds and many people bidding farewell to a year they'd prefer to forget.

Pak summons Indian diplomat, rejects charge of terror attack being planned by Jaish in J&K

Pakistan on Saturday summoned the Charge d'Affaires of the Indian High Commission and rejected India's assertion that Jaish-e-Mohammed was planning attacks in J&K ahead of local elections there

Pak issues terrorists list including those involved in Mumbai attack

Pakistan on Thursday issued a list of 1,210 most-wanted terrorists including some of those involved in the Mumbai terror attack.

Army Chief Gen Naravane holds talks with top military commander of Kenya

Chief of Defence Forces of Kenya Gen Robert Kariuki Kibochi and Army Chief Gen MM Naravane on Monday held wide-ranging talks on ways to expand defence cooperation between the two countries

Foreign Secretary holds talks with German leaders on shared priorities

Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla met German Federal Foreign Office Niels Annen and held a productive exchange on shared priorities, including strengthening of multilateral structures.

Pakistan Army chief visits LoC, briefed on security situation along border

Pakistan Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Wednesday visited the Line of Control where he met troops and was briefed on the security situation

At least 50 Indians stranded in Dubai airport over non-compliance of rules

Over 50 Indian travellers were stranded at the Dubai International Airport on Thursday after they failed to comply with the UAE government's immigration rules, according to a media report.