India’s daily Covid-19 case count drops to 41,400; tally crosses 8.8 million
The health ministry said on Twitter early on Sunday that there has been a continuous decline in average daily cases of Covid-19 in the country for the last five weeks.
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About 20 COVID-19 vaccines in different stages of developments in India: Vardhan
India is hosting clinical trials for major vaccines and has two candidates in Phase-III trials, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan announced at the 8th BRICS STI Ministerial Meeting.
Escalation of India-China tensions will hit regional stability; need to negotiate settlement: Russia
Russia’s deputy chief of mission emphasizes the need for dialogue through multilateral platforms like SCO and BRICS to resolve the India-China border standoff.
Russian President Vladimir Putin takes note as PM Narendra Modi speaks at SCO meet in front of Chinese President Xi Jinping
The Shanghai Cooperation Organization virtual summit also witnessed Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan’s participation.
Ball in Beijing’s court: MEA on parleys
The Indian side also insisted on implementing the consensus reached by the Indian foreign and defence ministers and their Chinese counterparts at meetings in Moscow earlier this month for “quick and complete disengagement of troops from all friction areas along the LAC”.
Indian, Chinese NSAs to join BRICS meet today; no bilateral talks on cards
This will be the fourth time this month that top Indian and Chinese leaders have been part of multilateral meetings hosted by Russia.