Agency Desk

IMA urges government to withdraw GST on healthcare services

New Delhi, Jul 16 (IANS): The Indian Medical Association (IMA) on Saturday requested the Center to immediately withdraw the imposition of GST on healthcare...

Philippines: Top rights expert appeals to President Marcos over Maria Ressa conviction

The decision by a Philippines court to uphold the conviction of campaigning journalist Maria Ressa should be reassessed by the newly elected government,...

Animal-to-human diseases on the rise in Africa, warns UN health agency

Diseases transmitted from animals to people in Africa have jumped 63 per cent in last decade, compared with the previous ten year period,...

US ‘will not walk away’ from Middle East and leave vacuum to be filled by China: Biden at Saudi Summit

US President Joe Biden, who is on a visit to Saudi Arabia, said the United States "will not walk away" from the Middle...

Saudi foreign minister: Not aware of any discussions on Gulf-Israel defence alliance

Saudi Arabia's foreign minister said on Saturday he was not aware of any discussions on a Gulf-Israeli defence alliance and that the kingdom...