Indian Government has decided to extend the existing restrictions on limited domestic flight operations and caps on air fares till Nov. 24. Currently, domestic flight operations are allowed to function at 45 per cent of their total capacity. Read Also: Mexican President Says Need For Face Masks Not Proven Scientifically Media reports quoted a senior … Read more
Nigeria has taken delivery of seven tonnes of hydroxychloroquine from India. The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha disclosed this at Thursday’s briefing of the Presidential Task Force (PTF). Mustapha thanked India for the donation, as well as other countries helping Nigeria fight COVID-19. “The PTF wishes to thank friendly nations … Read more
India has donated essential medicines worth 50 million dollars to African countries as part of the country’s collaboration with Africa to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. The High Commissioner of India to Nigeria, Mr. Abhay Thakur, disclosed this in an interview with newsmen in Abuja after he donated some items to the Federal Government. The Government … Read more
Bollywood star and former Miss World Aishwarya Rai Bachchan has been moved to a Mumbai hospital along with her eight-year-old daughter, nearly a week after they were revealed to have the coronavirus, media reports said. Her actor husband Abhishek Bachchan and superstar father-in-law Amitabh Bachchan are already in the same hospital, the highest-profile personalities to … Read more
One of India’s best-known Bollywood actors, Amitabh Bachchan has tested positive for COVID-19, alongside his son Abhishek Bachchan. Bachchan and his son confirmed this in a separate tweet on Saturday. According to reports, the Bollywood star and his son have been admitted at a Mumbai hospital after both have exhibited mild symptoms. Meanwhile, the actor revealed … Read more
India’s Biocon has received approval from the country’s drug regulator to market, Itolizumab injection, to treat cytokine release syndrome (CRS) in moderate to severe acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) in COVID-19 patients, a company statement said. In 2013, Biocon had launched Itolizumab, an anti-CD6 IgG1 monoclonal antibody biologic therapy for treating chronic plaque psoriasis, which … Read more
Indian police have arrested another Nigerian man for allegedly defrauding an Indian resident of N22.9 million (Rs 44.25 lakh). The 32-year-old Nigerian man identified as Okeleve Frankline Chibundom, who lived in south Delhi”s Mehrauli area, was arrested alongside his accomplice. According to the report, Chibundom was accused of impersonation to extort money. READ ALSO: Buhari … Read more
The office of Three countries, Attorney-General of the Federation said it had received petitions from three countries, the United States of America, India and Ghana, demanding the extradition of 11 Nigerians. The Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami (SAN), disclosed this in a report titled ‘Ministerial Performance Report May 2019 – May 2020’ According to … Read more
A 28-year-old woman in India has given birth to a baby girl with no arms and legs in the Sakla village of Sironj Tehsil in the Vidisha district yesterday, according to local reports. The baby was born with an autosomal recessive congenital disorder – Tetra-Amelia – which is characterized by the absence of all four … Read more
Monkeys have attacked a lab assistant, taking off with COVID-19 samples. Ekohotblog reports that a gang of monkeys attacked a laboratory assistant and escaped with a batch of COVID-19 test samples in India. This online news medium understands that weird incident saw the troop of primates launch their assault near Meerut Medical College in Delhi, … Read more
How India Is Leading The Pack In The War Against COVID-19 — Ahead Of UK, US, China India might be seen as a country trying to break from the yoke of the developing country tag largely because of the sheer size of its population among which the majority is still very much poor and living … Read more
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that India will buy $3 billion worth of military equipment, including attack helicopters, as the two countries deepen defense and commercial ties in an attempt to balance the weight of China in the region. India and the United States were also making progress on a big trade deal, … Read more
Scores of women students staged a protest outside an Indian college saying they were forced to strip to check if they were menstruating. The students were told to undress after a used sanitary napkin was found in a garden outside Sahjanand Girls Institute, where they are banned from the hostel when they are having their … Read more
Mr Abhay Thakur, the High Commissioner of India to Nigeria, claimed the profession quantity in between India and also Nigeria raised to 13.9 billion U.S. dollars in 2018-2019 Thakur claimed this at the 70th anniversary of India’s Republic and also 60th year of official polite connections in between India and also Nigeria on Friday in … Read more
Following days of clashes that saw two people killed and dozens injured, Washington and London have issued travel warnings for northeast India as opponents of a new citizenship law geared up for more protests on Saturday. Many in the far flung, resource rich region fear the new legislation will grant citizenship to large numbers of … Read more
India’s finance minister, Nirmala Sitharaman said the government will unveil a series of infrastructure projects this month as part of a plan to invest 100 trillion rupees ($1.39 trillion) in the sector over the next five years. Sitharaman said the investment will spur economic growth. Her statement on Saturday, as cited in local newspapers, followed … Read more
A Nigerian, Nonso Joachin was arrested today in India for drugs possession. The 36 year-old was arrested by the City Crime Branch (CCB) of Bengaluru Police. Found on him was a sizable amount of drugs: 28 grams of cocaine, and 10 slips of LSD. The other items recovered from Joachin were Rs 10,000 in cash, … Read more
Ten Nigerian nationals have been arrested from a house in west Delhi’s Mohan Garden in India from where they had allegedly been befriending Indians on social media and swindling them, police said on Wednesday. The deputy commissioner of police, Dwarka district, Anto Alphonse, said the arrested Nigerians, aged between 26 and 28, could not produce … Read more
India’s Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, made an unexpected visit Sunday to a Colombo church bombed during the Easter suicide attacks on his first trip to neighbouring Sri Lanka since his election triumph. Modi’s cavalcade made a detour to St Anthony’s shrine on the way to President Maithripala Sirisena’s sea-front office in the capital, where a … Read more