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US president-elect Joe Biden receives Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine shot on live television

US President-elect Joe Biden received his first injected dose of the Covid-19 vaccine live on television on Monday in an effort to boost confidence in its safety ahead of its wide distribution next year. Biden has said he would make...

US ambassador congratulates PM Modi for receiving Legion of Merit

US Ambassador to India Kenneth Juster on Tuesday congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi for being honoured by the “well-deserved” Legion of Merit saying that Washington appreciates his efforts for elevating India-US partnership. Congratulations to (Prime Minister) @narendramodi (Narendra Modi) for...

Madhav Kumar Nepal replaces PM Oli as Nepal Communist Party chairman

Speaking at a press briefing, the ruling party’s spokesperson said, “KP Oli replaced with Madhav Kumar Nepal as chairman of the Nepal Communist Party.” He said, “A total of 315 Central Committee Members have voted in favour of Madhav Nepal.” The...

Covid-19: When, where and how to receive vaccine? All you need to know

  Union ministry of health and family welfare has answered many of the public queries in the form of frequently asked questions (FAQs) in its recently released document. The health ministry reiterated that the vaccination against the coronavirus disease (Covid-19)...

Biden suggests ‘foul play’ in political efforts to target son

Joe Biden said Thursday that he believed efforts to use his son as a political cudgel amounted to “foul play” amid a federal investigation into Hunter Biden’s tax matters and Republican calls for a special counsel investigation into his...

US to blacklist dozens of Chinese firms including SMIC: Report

The United States is set to add dozens of Chinese companies, including the country’s top chipmaker SMIC, to a trade blacklist on Friday, two people familiar with the matter told Reuters on Thursday. The move, which has not previously been...

Trump administration wants WTO leadership race reopened. Here’s why

After the United States tried to block the appointment of Nigeria’s ex-finance minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as the chief of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) in October, the Trump administration has suggested that it wants the race for the leadership...

Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine ‘overwhelmingly approved’, distribution to start soon, says US President Trump

President Donald Trump said Friday that the United States has authorized a second coronavirus vaccine, jumping the gun on regulators who have yet to give it the formal green light. “Moderna vaccine overwhelmingly approved. Distribution to start immediately,” he wrote...

‘Should’ve studied Shubman Gill in the KKR nets, might be too late now’: Australia pacer Pat Cummins

Shubman Gill’s performance in the two warm-up games in the lead up to the four-match Test series against Australia has made him the frontrunner to partner Mayank Agarwal as India’s opener for the curtain raiser in Adelaide on Thursday....

Six Covid-19 vaccines currently undergoing clinical trials in India

Informing that the Drugs Controller General of India has granted clearance for the clinical trials of one more candidate vaccine from India, NITI Aayog Member (Health) Dr VK Paul on Tuesday said six vaccines are currently undergoing clinical trials...

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Kanpur crash: Driver Mohan claims he was behind wheel

The probe into Kanpur’s high-profile Lamborghini crash took a fresh turn on Wednesday after one Mohan, the alleged designated...