Indians stuck in Dubai airport for 3 weeks desperate to return home
Dubai, Apr 13 (PTI) Nineteen Indians are stuck at the Dubai International Airport for the last
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Bangladesh executes ex-Army officer for assassinating Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
Abdul Majed was hanged at the Dhaka Central Jail in Keraniganj at 12:01 AM (local time) on Sunday
India sends rapid response team to Kuwait to combat Covid-19
The rapid response team has been deputed at the request of the government of the State of Kuwait
Saudi coalition ceasefire declared in Yemen to contain coronavirus
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UNICEF has been promoting hand-washing in Yemen.
9 April 2020
Peace and Security
A ceasefire declaration by Saudi Arabia in war-shattered Yemen that was due to come into effect on Thursday has been welcomed by United Nations chief António Guterres as a way to promote peace and slow the advance of COVID-19.
Mujibur Rahman’s killer faces the gallows after 45 years
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, father of current Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, was killed along with most of his family in a military coup on August 15, 1975, nearly four years after he led Bangladesh to independence from Pakistan.
US bought over 29 million hydroxychloroquine doses from India: Trump
On Tuesday India allowed the export of hydroxychloroquine to the US, which has emerged as the global hot spot for Covid-19
In closed session UN Security Council to discuss COVID-19 pandemic
By PTI United Nations: The United Nations Security Council will hold a closed session on
India to continue export of Covid-19 related drugs
The Director General of Foreign Trade has notified lifting restrictions on 14 drugs yesterday, April 6.
China-India relations at new starting point: Xi Jinping
With joint efforts of both sides, the two countries have established a strategic and cooperative partnership for peace and prosperity, and are endeavouring to build an even closer partnership of development, Xi said.
Attend to Indians abroad, Prime Minister exhorts Heads of Missions
The Prime Minister emphasised that India had taken unprecedented and early steps in response to this pandemic from mid-January this year, including the world’s largest quarantine and lock-down, implemented by India.