Return to country, PM Modi tells fugitive economic offenders
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said his government is using all channels including diplomatic to bring back high-profile economic offenders, leaving them with no option but to return to the country. Speaking at a symposium on credit flow and economic growth, he asked banks to support wealth and job creators with proactive […]
Kartarpur Corridor reopens: Pilgrims long to visit historic shrine
Dera Baba Nanak (Punjab): Several pilgrims travelled through the Kartarpur Corridor on Wednesday and others made plans to offer prayers at the historic Sikh shrine in Pakistan as the route reopened after a 20-month gap. Kanwaljeet Sodhi, a resident of Dera Baba Nanak in Gurdaspur, said, “There were no limits to our happiness when we […]
28 Indian Sikh pilgrims arrive in Pakistan via Kartarpur
Lahore: The first batch of 28 Indian Sikhs, including women, arrived at the revered Gurdwara Kartarpur Sahib in Pakistan on Wednesday by using visa-free corridor, some 20 months after the pilgrimage was suspended in March 2020 following the Covid-19 outbreak. Similarly, over 2,500 Indian Sikhs arrived in Pakistan via Wagah border crossing to take part […]
Experimental COVID-19 pill: Pfizer agrees to manufacturing by other companies
London: Drug maker Pfizer Inc. has signed a deal with a U.N.-backed group to allow other manufacturers to make its experimental CVOID-19 pill, a move that could make the treatment available to more than half of the world’s population. In a statement issued Tuesday, Pfizer said it would grant a license for the antiviral pill […]
Covid-19: Travellers from 99 countries to avail quarantine-free entry
New Delhi: India on Monday resumed quarantine-free entry for foreign travellers from 99 countries, which have agreed to a mutual recognition of COVID-19 vaccination certificates with it, almost 20 months after restrictions were imposed due to COVID-19. Travellers from these 99 countries, including the US, the UK, France, Germany, Australia, the Netherlands and Russia, which […]
Pakistan hands over 20 Indian fishermen to India
Lahore: Pakistan on Monday handed over 20 Indian fishermen, who completed their four-year prison terms for allegedly fishing in Pakistani waters, to India at the Wagah border, according to officials. The batch of 20 Indian fishermen, who were released from the District Prison and Correctional Facility, Malir in Sindh province on Sunday, arrived here on […]
Antibodies found in breast milk of vaccinated, infected moms: Study
Washington: Mothers who contract COVID-19 infection and those who get vaccinated against the disease produce breast milk with active SARS-CoV-2 antibodies, according to a study. However, the study published recently in the journal JAMA Pediatrics does not imply that breast milk antibodies can provide protection against COVID-19 for nursing children. The researchers collected samples from […]
Climate talks resume, cautious coal phaseout still on table
Glasgow: Negotiators at the this year’s UN climate talks were poring over fresh proposals aimed at sealing a deal that could credibly be said to boost the world’s efforts to tackle global warming. British officials chairing the talks in Glasgow, Scotland, released new draft agreements early Saturday after shuttle diplomacy continued past the official Friday […]