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Fire in COVID-19 hospital kills 13 as India struggles with huge second wave
Apr 23, 2021 06:00A fire in the intensive care unit of a multi-story coronavirus hospital in the coastal Indian city of Virar, 70 kilometers (43 miles) north of Mumbai, has claimed the lives of over a dozen patients.
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India records world's biggest single-day rise in coronavirus cases
Apr 22, 2021 07:00India marked a grim milestone in the COVID-19 pandemic on Thursday, reporting 314,835 new daily cases, the highest one-day tally anywhere, as its second wave and similar surges elsewhere raised new fears about the ability of health services to cope.
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AFC Champions League : Persepolis FC 2-1 Goa
Apr 21, 2021 00:54Iran’s Persepolis have bounced back from a goal down to complete their perfect run in Group E of the 2021 AFC Champions League after edging India’s FC Goa 2-1.
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Global COVID-19 death toll passes grim 3 million mark
Apr 18, 2021 06:18The worldwide COVID-19 death toll has surpassed 3 million as countries compete with one another over vaccines for immunization.
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FM: Taliban can’t revive Afghan ‘emirate,’ must join inclusive peace talks
Apr 16, 2021 13:21Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says the Taliban’s plan for the revival of an “emirate” in Afghanistan is not viable, stressing the need for the militant group to engage instead in an all-inclusive diplomatic process aimed at achieving “broad-based” peace in the war-ravaged country.
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Iran says exporting radiopharmaceuticals to Europe, India
Apr 11, 2021 02:07Iran’s nuclear chief has highlighted the country’s achievements in the field of nuclear medicine, saying Iran is now exporting its homegrown radiopharmaceuticals to several countries in the world.
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India complains to US over sailing of warship in economic zone
Apr 10, 2021 02:44India says it has complained to the US navy about the unauthorized sailing of an American warship in the country’s exclusive economic zone.
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Indian refiners preparing to resume crude imports from Iran: Source
Apr 08, 2021 13:06A senior Indian official says New Delhi would not hesitate to resume crude imports from Iran.
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Twenty-two Indian troops killed in ambush by Maoist rebels
Apr 04, 2021 07:03A fierce gun battle between Indian security forces and Maoist rebels in the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh has left dozens of causalities, in what was described as the deadliest ambush by rebels in four years.
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Pakistan reverses decision on trade ties with India
Apr 02, 2021 07:08Pakistan has decided to reverse its earlier decision to allow import of sugar and cotton from India. The decision comes after Pakistan's government came under severe criticism over resuming trade ties with India without any progress on Kashmir.