Over 60k new COVID-19 cases reported in last 24 hours, lowest after 75 days
National COVID recovery rate improves to 95.64 pct
Centre provides over 26.69 crore vaccine doses to States, UTs so far
West Bengal govt extends restrictions till June 30 with further relaxations; Unlock 2.0 extended for a week with certain restrictions in Bihar
Uttarakhand govt extends COVID curfew till 22 June; Chardham Yatra opens for devotees of Rudraprayag, Chamoli, Uttarkashi districts
Ukraine on Friday said it had downed a barrage of 21 Russian missiles and two attack drones overnight, in Moscow's most recent deadly wave of strikes targeting cities across the country.
Dubai-based airline Emirates has unveiled its latest innovation, the world's first robotic check-in assistant named Sara.
The United States will grant 115 million dollars in cooperation aid to El Salvador to slow migration from the Central American country.
NATO leaders have declared China a constant security challenge and said the Chinese are working to undermine global order.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced to delay the lifting of all restrictions in England till 19th of July as delta variant of COVID-19 spreads.
External Affairs MInister Dr S Jaishankar met Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta today. In a series of tweets, Dr Jaishankar said India-Kenya partnership is an example of South-South cooperation. He said India is committed to working with Kenya to realise its Big Four priorities.
The COVID 19 situation in Bangladesh showed deterioration on Monday with 54 deaths and 3050 fresh Corona Positive cases reported from the country in the last 24 hours.
The trial of ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi has got underway, four months after a military coup removed the elected government from office. She is charged with owning unlicensed walkie-talkies and violating COVID restrictions.
The government of Bangladesh has extended the closure of the land border with India for passenger travel till June 30 to contain the spread of the Corona virus in the country. However, the border will remain open for the movement of cargo between the two countries.
Israel's new Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has vowed to unite the nation frayed by four elections in two years of political stalemate.
Leaders of the UK, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, India, Japan, South Korea, South Africa, the US and the European Union have reaffirmed shared belief in open societies, democratic values and multilateralism as foundations for dignity, opportunity and prosperity for all.
In Switzerland, voters rejected key climate change measures in a popular vote. The climate proposal was one of several measures that Swiss voters cast their ballots nationwide yesterday.
The COVID 19 situation in Bangladesh continued to remain worrying with the highest level of deaths in a day reported from the country on Sunday.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's 12-year reign is set to end as the country's Parliament, Knesset will vote on a new government today.
Switzerland heads to the polls today in a batch of referendums which could see the country become only the second in the world to ban artificial pesticides.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and South Korean Foreign Minister Chung Eui-Yong have reaffirmed a commitment between their countries and Japan to work closely towards the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.
G7 leaders have launched a new global infrastructure initiative Build Back Better World (B3W) to help developing nations, countering China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).
Saudi Arabia has restricted the annual Haj pilgrimage to its own citizens and residents for the second year running in response to the Coronavirus pandemic.
Today is World Day Against Child Labour. The theme of this year's World Day Against Child Labour is: ‘Act now: end child labour.’
Two blasts in buses killed seven people in western Kabul, Afghanistan on Saturday. According to the Police, the explosions took place in a neighbourhood dominated by the minority Hazara community where similar attacks on buses earlier this month killed 12 civilians.
The Pentagon on Friday announced a new package of 150 million US Dollars in military assistance for Ukraine that will include counter-artillery radar, electronic warfare equipment and counter-drone technology.