‘India one of most important strategic partners’: Marco Rubio tells EAM Jaishankar | India News

S Jaishankar with Marco Rubio NEW DELHI: United States secretary of state Marco Rubio on Sunday called India one of America’s most important strategic partners, saying the relationship between the two countries goes far beyond traditional diplomacy.Speaking at a joint press conference with external affairs minister S Jaishankar, Rubio said the India-US partnership was based…

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India Sends Urgent Ebola Relief Supplies to Africa CDC Amidst Escalating Outbreak | India News

Ebola outbreak (Image credit: AP) Hours after the Indian government issued a travel advisory asking citizens to avoid non-essential travel to the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda and South Sudan, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has announced that India has sent emergency medical assistance to the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention.In a post…

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Centre Urges West Bengal to Accelerate Healthcare Initiatives: PM-JAY and HPV Vaccination | India News

Centre pushes Bengal to fast-track PM-JAY, HPV vaccination (Image credit: ANI) NEW DELHI: The Centre on Friday pushed West Bengal to speed up rollout of Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY, HPV vaccination and TB elimination programmes, while assuring full support to strengthen the state’s healthcare infrastructure.At a virtual review meeting chaired by Union Health Minister Jagat Prakash…

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Centre pushes Bengal to fast-track PM-JAY, HPV vaccination | India News

NEW DELHI: The Centre on Friday pushed West Bengal to speed up rollout of Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY, HPV vaccination and TB elimination programmes, while assuring full support to strengthen the state’s healthcare infrastructure.At a virtual review meeting chaired by Union Health Minister Jagat Prakash Nadda with West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari, the Centre released…

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Ebola Outbreak: India Issues Urgent Travel Advisory for Travelers | India News

WHO declare public health emergency over Ebola (Image credit: AP) Following WHO declaring Ebola a public health emergency, the Indian government asked citizens to avoid non-essential travel to Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda and South Sudan.In its press release, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said that Indian citizens currently residing in or…

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‘94% audience from India’: Cockroach Janta Party founder rejects BJP’s Pakistani-followers charge | India News

NEW DELHI: Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke on Saturday rejected BJP leaders’ claims that nearly half of the party’s social media followers were from Pakistan. The internet-based movement, which recently went viral and gained traction among young users, has now become the centre of a political controversy.The Cockroach Janta Party rapidly emerged as one…

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Social media is giving children the same kind of addictive kicks as drugs: Nishikant Dubey | India News

In a conversation with TOI ’s Manash Gohain , BJP MP and chairperson of parliamentary standing committee on communications and information technology, Nishikant Dubey , speaks on digital addiction, AI risks, fake news, cyber fraud, exam stress, online gaming, deepfakes and why India may need stronger digital guardrails for children and the youth. Excerpts:Your committee…

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