India’s COVID-19 Tally Rises To 43,020,723

NEW DELHI, Mar 28 (NNN-PTI) – India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 43,020,723 today, with 1,270 new cases registered, during the past 24 hours across the country, showed the federal health ministry’s latest data. A further 31 deaths due to the pandemic since yesterday morning, took the coronavirus death toll to…

Bus Mishap Claimed Seven Lives In South India

NEW DELHI, Mar 28 (NNN-PTI) – Seven people were killed and more than 40 others injured, when the bus they were travelling in, fell off a cliff in south India, a local police source confirmed, yesterday. The accident took place in the southern state of Andhra Pradesh, where the bus…

Singapore Reports 4,848 New COVID-19 Cases

SINGAPORE, Mar 28 (NNN-CNA) – Singapore reported 4,848 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 yesterday, bringing the total tally to 1,072,005. Of the new cases, 543 cases were detected through PCR (polymerase chain reaction) tests, and 4,305 through ART (antigen rapid test) tests, according to statistics released by the Ministry of…

Palestinian President Urges To End Israeli Occupation In Talks With Blinken

RAMALLAH, Mar 28 (NNN-WAFA) – Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, yesterday told visiting U.S. Secretary of State, Antony Blinken that, the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories must end through a political solution. During a meeting with Blinken in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Abbas stressed the need to resolve…

Yemen’s Houthi Militia Ready To Swap 823 Prisoners With Saudi-Led Coalition Forces: Official

SANAA, Mar 28 (NNN-YPA) – Yemen’s Houthi militia, announced last night that, they are ready to swap 823 prisoners of the Saudi-led coalition forces for 1,400 Houthi militants. The prisoner exchange agreement was reached on Mar 21, under the auspices of the United Nations (UN), Abdulkadir al-Murtada, head of the…

Myanmar Marked Armed Forces Day With Military Parade

YANGON, Mar 28 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar marked the 77th Armed Forces Day with a military parade, in the capital city of Nay Pyi Taw, yesterday. Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing attended the event and delivered a speech. During the speech, he highlighted the Myanmar Armed Forces’…

Egyptian, Japanese FMs Discuss Bilateral Ties, Climate Issues

CAIRO, Mar 28 (NNN-MENA) – Egyptian Foreign Minister, Sameh Shoukry, yesterday held a video conference with his Japanese counterpart, Yoshimasa Hayashi, the Egyptian Foreign Ministry said, in a statement. The two top diplomats discussed ways to continue pushing forward the bilateral relations, especially in the fields of culture, investment and…

Erdogan, Putin Agree To Hold Next Round Of Russia-Ukraine Negotiations In Turkey

ANKARA, Mar 28 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, yesterday agreed to hold the next round of Russia-Ukraine negotiations in Turkey’s Istanbul, the Turkish presidency said. The two leaders had a phone conversation yesterday, and discussed the latest situation in the Russia-Ukraine conflict…

Indonesia Reports 3,077 New COVID-19 Cases, 100 More Deaths

JAKARTA, Mar 28 (NNN-ANTARA) – Indonesia yesterday confirmed 3,077 new COVID-19 cases, raising its tally of infections to 5,998,953, the country’s health ministry said. According to the ministry, the death toll from COVID-19 in the country rose by 100 to 154,670, while 12,499 more people recovered from the disease, during…

China Willing To Cement Friendship With Nepal, Safeguard Regional Peace: Wang Yi

KATHMANDU, Mar 28 (NNN-XINHUA) – Visiting Chinese State Councillor and Foreign Minister, Wang Yi, said here yesterday that, China is willing to join hands with Nepal, to cement friendship between the two countries and safeguard regional peace. At a meeting with Chairman of the Communist Party of Nepal (CPN) (Maoist…