How armed forces are ready for coronavirus crisis

'This week will be crucial and we are prepared.'Archana Masih/Rediff.com reports.   The armed forces have set up 19 dedicated hospitals to treat coronavirus patients. In addition, it has also......

Omicron surge: South Africa approves Pfizer's booster shot

South Africa has approved the use of Pfizer's coronavirus booster vaccine for people aged over 18 years, amid mounting concern following a record of almost 20,000 infections overnight, largely......

'Coronavirus crisis is a wake-up call'

'You cannot fight a disease as complex as COVID-19 without a carefully calibrated, localised response.' IMAGE: A mobile testing van in Kolkata, June 26, 2020. Photograph: Rupak De......

Yangtse clash spells danger for Xi Jinping's new term

This month's clash between Indian and Chinese soldiers at Yangtse in Arunachal Pradesh, weeks after President Xi Jinping began his unprecedented new five-year term, spells danger of 2023 too ending......