Leaders from around the world extended their congratulations to Dominica as the nation marked its 45th Independence Day on November 3. In a report by WIC News, leaders from the Middle East and South Asia conveyed their greetings to Dominica's Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit and President
UN News - India is about to surpass China as the world’s most populous nation in the coming days, the UN population data chief told reporters. The main driver of these trends is the fertility level in the two nations, said John Wilmoth, Director of the UN
Barbados has expressed a desire to strengthen its south-south relations with India. This was one of the major topics discussed during a courtesy call with Simone Rudder, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, and Dr Shankar Balachandran, India's High Commissioner to
Guyana Invest (National Promotion Agency of Republic of Guyana) and Invest India, (National Promotion Agency of India) have agreed to build cooperation by signing a memorandum of understanding (MoU). The MoU was signed at The Oberoi Hotel in New Delhi, India, on January 12, 2023, in
The death toll from a footbridge collapse in India increased to 134, with numerous children killed, as police detained nine people as part of a criminal investigation into one of the country's deadliest tragedies in the last decade. On Sunday, a footbridge across the Machhu River
UN NEWS—With extreme heat gripping large parts of India and Pakistan, the two countries are working to roll out life-saving health action plans to combat the heatwave, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Friday. The extreme heat is impacting hundreds of millions of people in one of the most
UN NEWS—The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday approved the eighth vaccine against COVID-19, which follows a slight uptick in new cases globally. COVAXIN, made by Indian company Bharat Biotech, has received WHO emergency use listing (EUL), meaning it could soon be available to millions worldwide. The EUL process assesses the quality, safety and efficacy of vaccines
Fugitive jeweler Mehul Choksi, one of India's most wanted in connection with the Punjab National Bank loan fraud case, has been captured in Dominica while trying to flee to Cuba. Sources said Choksi had reached Dominica by boat. And with a Yellow Notice issued after his mysterious
ASSOCIATED PRESS — The man in the WhatsApp video says he has seen it work himself: A few drops of lemon juice in the nose will cure COVID-19. “If you practice what I am about to say with faith, you will be free of corona in five seconds,”
ASSOCIATED PRESS — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi faced growing pressure Friday to impose a strict nationwide lockdown, despite the economic pain it will exact, as a startling surge in coronavirus cases that has pummeled the country’s health system shows no signs of abating. Many medical
