Online desk : A “very low-intensity” IED (improvised explosive device) was detonated near the Israeli embassy in the heart of central Delhi on Friday evening, the police have said, adding that no…
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India’s Serum applies to conduct local trial for Novavax vaccine: CEO
Online Desk : The Serum Institute of India (SII), the world’s biggest vaccine maker, has applied to local authorities to conduct a small domestic trial of Novavax Inc’s Covid-19 vaccine, which was…
Johnson & Johnson’s 1-dose shot prevents COVID-19
Online desk : Johnson & Johnson’s long-awaited vaccine appears to protect against COVID-19 with just one shot – not as strong as some two-shot rivals but still potentially helpful for a world…
Portugal parliament votes to legalise euthanasia
Online desk : Portugal’s parliament on Friday passed a law allowing medically assisted dying, putting the Catholic-majority country on course to become the fourth in Europe to legalise euthanasia. Before coming into…
EU regulator authorizes AstraZeneca vaccine for all adults
Online desk : Regulators authorized AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine for use in adults throughout the European Union on Friday, amid criticism the bloc is not moving fast enough to vaccinate its population. The…
Biden polls higher in first week than Trump at any time
online desk ; US President Joe Biden has a higher approval rating after one week in office than Donald Trump did in his entire presidency, a new poll found Wednesday. A Monmouth…
EU and AstraZeneca seek to resolve vaccine crisis
Online desk ; The EU and the UK-based Covid vaccine maker AstraZeneca have vowed to work together to resolve a bitter row over supply shortages to the 27-member bloc. This comes after…
Coronavirus will kill 90,000 more in US next four weeks
online desk ; The Biden administration launched its new level-with-America health briefings Wednesday with a projection that as many as 90,000 more in the US will die from the coronavirus in the…
WHO experts begin inquiry into Covid-19 origins in Wuhan
online desk ; A team of experts from the World Health Organization left quarantine in Wuhan to begin a heavily scrutinised probe into the origins of the Covid-19 pandemic, after the US…
Mamata wants to create Greater Bangladesh: Dilip Ghosh
Online desk ; In a Facebook post, BJP state president Dilip Ghosh on Thursday accused West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of trying to create a “Greater Bangladesh” by raising ‘Jai Bangla’…
Biden signals tougher Russia stance in first Putin call
Online Desk ; President Joe Biden signalled a tougher US stance on Russia Tuesday in his first phone call with President Vladimir Putin, raising concerns over human rights and “aggression” against Ukraine,…
Two-thirds of world see ‘climate emergency’: UN survey
Online Desk ; Nearly two-thirds of 1.2 million people polled worldwide say humanity faces a climate emergency, according to a UN survey, the largest of its kind ever undertaken. Young and old,…