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January 30, 2021 1:47 PM

France closes borders to most non-EU travel due to continuously high infection rate and new mutations of coronavirus

France will close its borders to non-European Union countries for all except essential travel starting Sunday. However, French Prime Minister Jean Castex has resisted imposing a widely anticipated third lockdown. Testing requirements from inside the EU will also be tightened. &apo...

January 30, 2021 1:45 PM

CDC issues order requiring use of face masks in public transportation in US

The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued an order requiring the use of face masks on nearly all forms of public transportation, starting Monday. '' ''The order requires face masks to be worn by all travele...

January 30, 2021 7:59 AM

EAM S Jaishankar assures his Israeli counterpart of fullest protection for Embassy, Israeli diplomats

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar spoke to Israeli Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi yesterday evening about the explosion outside the Israeli Embassy. In a tweet, Mr Jaishankar said, we take this very seriously. He assured his Israeli counterpart of the fullest protection for the Embassy and Isr...

January 29, 2021 9:58 PM

UN expresses concern over Myanmar army complaint about election results

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has expressed 'great concern' over the developments in Myanmar regarding electoral disputes in the recently held national elections. In a statement released by the office of the UN Secretary...

January 29, 2021 7:47 PM

India, World Bank sign 500 million dollar Programme to improve quality of school education in India

The Government of India and the World Bank today signed a 500-million US dollar Strengthening Teaching-Learning and Results for States Programme (STARS) to improve the quality and governance of school education in six Indian states. These include Himachal Pradesh, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra...

January 29, 2021 6:12 PM

Made-in-India vaccine going to be of great help for people: Bahrain

Bahrain has said that the Made-in-India vaccine which it received yesterday is going to be of great help for their people. In an exclusive interview to AIR News, the Ambassador of Bahrain to India Abdul Rahman Al-Qaoud said, this proves t...

January 29, 2021 6:07 PM

India, Bangladesh to hold Home Secretary level talks in March

India and Bangladesh will hold the next Home Secretary Level talks, Commerce Secretary Level talks and the Secretary Level Meeting of Joint Rivers Commission before the March 2021 Summit between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Prime Mini...

January 29, 2021 1:21 PM

Bangladesh extends closure of all educational institutions till Feb 14

The government of Bangladesh has further extended the closure of all educational institutions till February 14. Earlier, the government had closed the educational institutions till January 31. '' '' Confirming this the official spokesperson ...

January 29, 2021 12:59 PM

Bangladesh sends 3rd Batch of Rohingya refugees to Bhashan Char Island

The third batch of Rohingya refugees living in camps at Cox's Bazar district sailed for relocation at the newly developed facility at the Bhashan Char island in Bangladesh on Friday. '' <br /&g...

January 29, 2021 9:16 AM

India gifted over 55 lakh doses of COVID-19 vaccines to its neighbours since Jan 20

India has gifted over 55 lakh doses of COVID 19 vaccines to its neighbours and extended neighbourhood since the 20th of January this year. This includes 1.5 lakh doses to Bhutan, 1 lakh to Maldives, 10 lakh to Nepal, 20 lakh to Bangladesh...

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