Accroding to National Center for Seismology, the earthquake originated at around 8:49 pm. The epicentre was at a depth of 30km, east-southeast of Gangtok.

The second phase will begin from Wednesday, April 7. The 800,000 doses of the China manufactured vaccine - Vero Cell- against COVID-19 infection will be administered to the frontline workers as well as those involved in trans-Himalayan trade activities

The MEA spokesperson Arindam Bagchi added that several countries have requested India for vaccine supply under the 'Vaccine Maitri' initiative

Jubilant FoodWorks share price surged 3.86 per cent to Rs 2,980.25 in opening trade after the company said it has entered into an exclusive master franchise and development agreement with PLK APAC Pte. to introduce American multinational chain of fried chicken fast food restaurants 'Popeyes', to India

ICRA stock touched 52-week high of Rs 3,349, rising 20% or Rs 558 against previous close of Rs 2,790 on BSE

India has provided Rs 42.78 million for the project, according to a press statement by the Indian Embassy, Kathmandu

Acting Assistant Secretary of Defence for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs David Helvey says the US is looking to deepen military-technical cooperation with India that is based on providing it arms and equipment so both the nations can build interoperable forces and capabilities

The rollout of the COVID-19 vaccines by India in collaboration with leading global institutions has 'rescued the world' from the deadly coronavirus. India is one of the world's biggest drug-makers and has provided 56 lakh doses of coronavirus vaccines under grants assistance to a number of countries, including Sri Lanka, Bhutan, Maldives, Bangladesh, Nepal, Myanmar and Seychelles and the UK. Pakistan will also be receiving vaccines from India. An increasing number of other countries have also approached the nation for procuring coronavirus vaccines. Watch the video for more.Also Read: Not just Serum, shortage of vaccine raw material troubling global vaccine makers

India, which is one of the world's biggest drugmakers, on January 19 had decided to send vaccines under grant assistance to several countries. Pakistan has decided to first administer vaccines to frontline workers, health workers and people having 65 years of age

Gopinath lauded India for playing a key role during the crisis by producing and dispatching the coronavirus vaccines to several countries

This is something very special and I see it myself because I'm on weekly teleconferences with our colleagues in India, you make a recommendation, and within days it's done and not only done, but it's done well and with incredible rigor and thought and creativity, Dr Hotez said

Biden administration recently decided to enforce Defence Production Act, which allowed it to boost vaccine production by blocking export of raw material supplies to other countries

The report, compiled in collaboration with UNESCO's Global Education Monitoring report, said the current levels of government spending in low and lower-middle income countries fall short of those required to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals

MEA spokesperson Anurag Srivastava said the supply of vaccines to countries will continue in the coming weeks and months in a phased manner but it will be ensured that domestic requirements for the national vaccination programme are kept in mind

Tedros took note of India and Prime Minister Narendra Modi's efforts at supporting the global efforts to combat the COVID-19 pandemic

The experts, including former Indian foreign secretary Shivshankar Menon and President of Center for China Analysis and Strategy Jayadeva Ranade, made the comments during a virtual panel discussion organised by The Hudson Institute think-tank here

Poonawalla appealed to countries and governments to be patient and assured that the coronavirus vaccine will be available to the rest of the world who are purchasing the AstraZeneca-Oxford doses from India

Prime Minister Modi suggested countries should consider a special visa scheme for doctors and nurses

Leading experts explain how supply chain dynamics are critical to achieving targets

Having reported the highest number of coronavirus infections after the United States, and with the world's biggest vaccine-making capacity, India says it has been the fastest to reach many inoculation milestones