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Sri Sri Ravi Shankar recognised as Global Citizenship Ambassador by US university

WASHINGTON: Indian spiritual leader Sri Sri Ravishankar has been recognised as a Global Citizenship Ambassador by a prominent American university in recognition...

Jio, Bharti continue to grow on higher tariff, more subscribers: Fitch

SINGAPORE: Fitch Ratings on Friday forecast the Indian telecom industry's mobile segment EBITDA to increase by at least 40 per cent in...

Serum Institute of India, UNICEF enter into long-term supply for COVID-19 vaccines

UNITED NATIONS: The Serum Institute of India (SII) and UNICEF have entered into a long-term supply agreement for the AstraZeneca/Oxford and the...

About 4.5 million COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in 19 days: Health ministry

NEW DELHI: Nearly 4.5 million (44,49,552) beneficiaries have received COVID-19 vaccine shots in merely 19 days, the Union Health Ministry said on...

Recovered COVID-19 patients may need only one shot of mRNA vaccines, say scientists

NEW DELHI: People who have recovered from the novel coronavirus infection may need only one shot as opposed to the recommended two...

India condemns vandalisation of Gandhi statue in California

NEW DELHI: India on Saturday strongly condemned the vandalisation of a statue of Mahatma Gandhi in the city of Davis in California...

Study links use of social media apps to feelings of isolation during COVID-19

WASHINGTON: The ongoing coronavirus pandemic has meant more time at home for everyone. While people have turned to cooking, reading, among other...

Inequitable distribution of coronavirus vaccines risks exacerbating financial vulnerabilities: IMF

WASHINGTON: The IMF has warned that the inequitable distribution of COVID-19 vaccines risks exacerbating financial vulnerabilities, especially for frontier market economies, even...