Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat resigned on Tuesday and former Chattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh and Rajya Sabha member Dushyant Gautam, sent by the BJP’s national leadership as observers to Dehradun, will conduct a meeting of the legislature party on Wednesday morning to elect a new leader who will take over as chief minister.
The Election Commission of India on Tuesday transferred West Bengal DGP Virendra and appointed P. Nirajnayan as the new DGP. Mr. Nirajnayan is an IPS officer of 1987 batch and has served in the CBI. In its order, the ECI said Mr. Virendra should not be given any post which directly or indirectly relates to the conduct of polls.
Quad nations to announce finance boost to India s COVID-19 vaccine output: US
India has urged the other Quad members to invest in its vaccine production capacity in an attempt to counter China s widening vaccine diplomacy
Reuters | March 10, 2021 | Updated 10:26 IST
The aim of the initiative by the Quad, which groups the United States, India, Japan and Australia, would be to reduce manufacturing backlogs, speed vaccination, and defeat some coronavirus mutations
A first ever leaders meeting of the Quad group of countries on Friday plans to announce financing agreements to support an increase in manufacturing capacity for coronavirus vaccines in India, a senior U.S administration official told Reuters.
The aim of the initiative by the Quad would be to reduce manufacturing backlogs, speed vaccination, and defeat some coronavirus mutations, a senior US administration official said.
A first ever leaders' meeting of the Quad group of countries on Friday plans to announce financing agreements to support an increase in manufacturing capacity for coronavirus vaccines in India, a senior U.S administration official told Reuters.
First Quad Leaders Summit to Be Held on March 12
According to the readout, the leaders will discuss ongoing efforts to combat the COVID-19 pandemic among other issues.
Quad leaders (L-R): Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, US President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Suga Yoshihida. Photos: Reuters, Twitter
World10/Mar/2021
New Delhi: In the biggest upgrade of the format, the first ever summit of leaders of the four countries in the ‘Quadrilateral framework’ will be held on March 12, the Ministry of External Affairs announced on Tuesday.
The MEA press release said that the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be participating âalong with Prime Minister of Australia Scott Morrison and Prime Minister of Japan Yoshihide Suga and President of U.S.A. Joseph R. Biden, in the first Leadersâ Summit of the Quadrilateral Framework, being held virtually on 12th March 2021â.