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Droupadi Murmu takes oath as 15th president of India

Cecilia Odey Jul 25, 2022 0

Droupadi Murmu was sworn in as the 15th president of India on Monday. Murmu had thus become the first tribal woman to be elected to the country’s top constitutional post. She was administered the oath of office by Chief Justice of…

Aviation

Commercial int’l flight suspended under further notice – Indian govt

Ummul Idris Feb 28, 2022 0

Commercial international flights to and from India shall remain suspended until further orders, officials said Monday. According to a circular issued by the country’s civil aviation Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Monday,…

World

13 women, girls die after falling into well during marriage celebrations

Sheji Halima Feb 17, 2022 0

An official on Thursday said 13 woman and girls died when they fell into a well during a wedding ceremony in northern India. The incident took place on Wednesday night at Nebua Narangia village in Kushinagar district of Uttar Pradesh…

World

4 newborns killed in hospital fire

Agency Report Nov 9, 2021 0

Four newborns died in a fire that broke out at a hospital in central India, prompting the government to order a probe into the incident, officials said on Tuesday. The blaze razed through a neonatal care unit of the state-run Kamala…

Travel

Ten Nigerians, One Other Arrested For Illegal Stay In India

Paul Mbagwu Aug 8, 2021 0

New Delhi Police have arrested Ten Nigerians and one national of Cote D'Ivoire for allegedly staying illegally in India following the expiry of their visa and passport. The suspects were arrested from Outer Delhi’s Nihal Vihar area after…

Health

FG extends COVID-19 ban on Turkey, India, Brazil by 4 weeks

Abujah Racheal Jun 29, 2021 0

The Presidential Steering Committee (PSC) on COVID-19 has extended the ban on flights from Brazil, Turkey and India by four weeks. Speaking at the national briefing in Abuja on Monday, the Chairman, PSC on COVID-19, Mr Boss Mustapha,…

Health

Travel Advisory: What FG Told Nigerians Travelling To Brazil, India, Turkey

Muhammad Adam Jun 9, 2021 0

The Federal Government has issued a travel advisory for Nigerians to avoid traveling to Brazil, India, Turkey, citing risks from COVID-19. Mr Boss Mustapha, Chairman of the Presidential Steering Committee (PSC) on COVID-19, gave the…

Government

Why Nigeria barred travellers from India, Turkey, Brazil

John Ogunsemore May 3, 2021 0

The Federal Government said it banned flights from India, Turkey and Brazil following the increased death toll caused by COVID-19 pandemic in those countries. Chairman, Presidential Steering Committee (PSC), on COVID-19, Boss Mustapha…

Tech

Jack Dorsey Partners With Jay Z On $23m Bitcoin Development Fund

Faith Feb 13, 2021 0

Twitter CEO, Jack Dorsey has partnered with Jay Z on a new endowment to fund Bitcoin development starting in Africa and India. Jack Dorsey tweeted that he and Jay Z gave 500 bitcoins, roughly worth $24 million as of Friday, to an…

Government

India to Supply Nigeria COVID-19 Vaccines, Strengthen Collaborations – Thakur

Lizzy Okoji Jan 10, 2021 0

Mr Abhay Thakur, Indian High Commissioner to Nigeria, has said that the government of Indian was ready to supply its COVID-19 vaccines to Nigeria, after it is rolled out next week. Thakur, who made this known on…

Health

India’s COVID-19 Tally Surpasses 10 Million – Health Ministry

Mark Longyen Dec 19, 2020 0

India’s COVID-19 tally surpassed 10 million on Saturday, reaching 10,004,599 as 25,152 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours, said the latest data from the federal health ministry. According to the data, the…

Foreign

At Least 10 Killed In Car Crash- India Police Confirms

Sheji Halima Nov 13, 2020 0

Ten people including six men, three women and one child, died while 20 were injured in a road accident in India’s central state of Madhya Pradesh on Friday. SEE ALSO: Police move #EndSARS protester from Lagos to Abuja to avoid backlash…

Health

India Records Over 7m COVID-19 Cases

Abdulfatah Babatunde Oct 11, 2020 0

India became the second country after the United States to record over seven million COVID-19 cases on Sunday, as the pandemic continues to spread across the South Asian nation at a rapid pace.The total tally of cases stood at …

Health

India’s COVID-19 Death Toll Now Over 100,000

Emmanuel Okara Oct 3, 2020 0

India’s death toll from the novel coronavirus rose past 100,000 on Saturday, only the third country in the world to reach that bleak milestone, after the U.S. and Brazil, and its epidemic shows no sign of abating. SEE ALSO: Oke-Afa And The…

Health

India’s COVID-19 Cases Now Over 5 Million

Fatima Sule Sep 16, 2020 0

India on Wednesday reported a spike of 90,123 new COVID-19 cases, taking its tally to more than 5 million as hospitals across the country reported a shortage of medical oxygen. SEE ALSO: 2 Diamond Princess Passengers With Coronavirus die…

Foreign

India, China Agree To Disengage Thousands Of Border Troops

Emmanuel Yashim Sep 11, 2020 0

China and India agreed to continue their dialogue and “quickly disengage” from a tense border standoff during a meeting of the countries’ foreign ministers in Russia, according to India’s Ministry of External Affairs. SEE ALSO: Flood…

Foreign

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Pledges To Donate His Eyes

Fatima Sule Sep 7, 2020 0

Chief Minister of India’s southern state of Tamil Nadu K Palaniswami on Monday pledged to donate his eyes. SEE ALSO: Over $100bn Needed To Ensure Global Access Of COVID-19 Vaccines-WHO “An eye donation for the visually impaired is the…

Foreign

India Displaced Brazil Over New Coronavirus Infection Cases

Abdulfatah Babatunde Sep 7, 2020 0

India displaced Brazil, on Monday, to take second place after the United States in terms of coronavirus infections, with 90,082 new cases whose numbers are expected to grow. This is as some cities re-opened…

Foreign

India’s Facebook Executives Grilled Over Hate Speech Policies

Fatima Sule Sep 2, 2020 0

Executives of social media giant Facebook were questioned on Wednesday by an Indian parliamentary panel after allegations of bias on how the company’s in-house policies for regulating hate speech were applied on the platform. SEE ALSO:…

Agriculture

World Supply Threatened As COVID-19 Delays India’s Sugar Crop Harvest

Babatunde Abdulfatah Sep 2, 2020 0

India is facing potential delays in the harvest of its massive sugarcane crop, threatening supply worldwide. SEE ALSO: Japan Eyeing Olympics, Lines Up Half-Billion Doses Of COVID-19 Vaccine This is as millions of migrant workers needed…

Foreign

India Records Highest Single-Day Spike Of 77,266 COVID-19 Cases

Babatunde Abdulfatah Aug 28, 2020 0

India’s COVID-19 tally reached 3,387,500 and deaths reached 61,529 on Friday, showed the latest data released by the Federal Health Ministry. SEE ALSO: FG Shifts International Flight Resumption To September 5th As many as 77,266 new…

Foreign

At Least 2 Dead, 19 Still Missing In Raigad Building Collapse

Yahaya Isah Aug 25, 2020 0

Two people were reported dead and 16 others feared trapped on Tuesday after a residential building collapsed in Western India, the Police said. SEE ALSO: Breaking: President Buhari Orders Suspension of EFCC Directors The five-storey…

Health

India’s COVID-19 Cases Passes 3m Mark On Sunday

Babatunde Abdulfatah Aug 23, 2020 0

The number of coronavirus cases in India topped three million on Sunday, government data showed. SEE ALSO: Ebola: Doctor Infected Within Congo's High Insecurity Zone This is as the South Asian country logged the world’s biggest daily rise…

International

Woman, 2 Children Commit Suicide After Husband’s Demise

News Agency of Nigeria Aug 21, 2020 0

A woman and her two grown children have reportedly committed suicide after they were rejected by relatives and friends, following the death of her husband due to complications from coronavirus. Parimi Snuneetha, 50, her son…

Foreign

Indian Home Minister Back In Hospital After Recovering From COVID-19

Abiodun Oluleye Aug 18, 2020 0

India’s Federal Home Minister Amit Shah was admitted to a hospital again complaining of fatigue and body aches, days after he had recovered from COVID-19, officials said on Tuesday. SEE ALSO: Iran Admits Shooting Down Ukrainian Plane…

Foreign

Legendary Indian Classical Vocalist Pandit Jasraj Dies At 90

Sheji Halima Aug 17, 2020 0

One of India’s best-known classical vocalists, Pandit Jasraj, died in New Jersey on Monday at the age of 90, his family said. SEE ALSO: U.S. Federal Judge Whose Son Was Killed By Gunman Speaks Out Jasraj, with a career spanning nearly…

World

India set to mass produce COVID-19 vaccine – Prime Minister

Babatunde Abdulfatah Aug 15, 2020 0

India is ready to mass produce COVID-19 vaccines when scientists give the go-ahead, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in his Independence Day speech on Saturday. Modi made the revelation while also launching a national project to roll…

Foreign

PM Modi Says India Set To Mass Produce COVID-19 Vaccine

Babatunde Abdulfatah Aug 15, 2020 0

India is ready to mass produce COVID-19 vaccines when scientists give the go-ahead, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in his Independence Day speech on Saturday. SEE ALSO: Pressure Mounts on British PM Over Refusal to Sack Top Aide Modi…

Foreign

Amazon Launches Online Pharmacy In India

Sheji Halima Aug 14, 2020 0

Global e-commerce giant Amazon has rolled out an online pharmacy service in India on Friday. SEE ALSO: NCC Bars Telecoms Operators from charging for USSD Transactions The service beginning with information technology hub Bengaluru as part…

Foreign

COVID-19: India’s Cases Now Over 2.3m As Death Toll Edges Past 46,000

Babatunde Abdulfatah Aug 12, 2020 0

The number of COVID-19 cases in India rose to 2,329,638 on Wednesday as the deaths crossed the 46,000 mark, reaching 46,091, said the data released by the Federal Health Ministry. SEE ALSO: US expresses worry over Edo, Ondo guber poll…

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