- Sri Lanka receives free Indian COVID vaccines under 'Neighbourhood First' policyColombo: Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Thursday received 500,000 doses of Covishield vaccine donated by India under its 'Neighbourhood First' policy.
- China For "Package Solution" For UNSC Permanent Membership ReformsChina has been blocking India's efforts to become member of UN Security Council.
- WHO team to start Wuhan virus probe under global glareWUHAN: A team of experts from the World Health Organization left quarantine in Wuhan on Thursday to begin a heavily scrutinised probe into the origins of the Covid-19 pandemic, after Washington urged a "robust and clear" investigation.
- Pakistan Gets Geographical Indicator Tag For Basmati RicePakistan exported 500,000-700,000 tonnes of Basmati rice annually to different countries.
- China likely to avoid setting 2021 GDP target over debt concerns: ReportChina will likely avoid setting a 2021 growth target, dropping the closely watched measure for a second straight year on concerns that maintaining one could encourage provincial economies to ramp up debt, policy sources told Reuters.
- Pak SC orders release of prime suspect in US journo Daniel Pearl's murderPakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ordered the release of British-born al-Qaeda militant Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, the prime accused in the beheading of American journalist Daniel Pearl in 2002 in Karachi.
- Joe Biden Administration Withdraws Trump's Move On H-1B VisasAn H-4 visa is issued by the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to immediate family members (spouse and children under 21 years of age) of the H-1B visa holders, most of whom are Indian IT professionals.
- WHO team in Wuhan departs quarantine for COVID origins studyWuhan: A World Health Organisation team has emerged from quarantine in the Chinese city of Wuhan to start field work in a fact-finding mission on the origins of the virus that caused the COVID-19 pandemic.
- On India’s permanent council seat, here is what Biden’s US pick saidWashington, Jan 28: US President Joe Biden's pick for the ambassador to the United Nations, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, on Wednesday did not explicitly commit the support of the new administration for India to be a permanent member of the Security Council.
- US against use of telecom equipment from Huawei: White HouseThe United States is against the use of telecom equipment from untrusted vendors like Huawei, the White House said on Wednesday.