Prime Minister Boris Johnson imposed an effective lockdown on over 16 million people in England and reversed plans to ease curbs over Christmas, saying Britain was dealing with a new coronavirus strain up to 70% more transmissible than the original.
AstraZeneca has said it is considering a new global trial based on the half dose first regimen. The U.S. trial calls for testing the original regimen of two full doses.
A 40-year-old man who took part in the 'Covidshield' vaccine trial in Chennai has alleged serious side effects, including a virtual neurological breakdown and impairment of cognitive functions and has sought Rs 5 crore compensation in a legal notice to Se...
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Chairman of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) G Satheesh Reddy congratulated DRDO scientists on the successful test-firing of the missile.
Oil prices fell 4% on Thursday to their lowest since midJune, extending the previous day's sharp decline on the potential impact renewed coronavirus lockdowns will have on oil demand.
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Union Home Secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla will be the member secretary of the high-level committee.
Five of the men accused in a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer will return to federal court Friday as a hearing on whether there is enough evidence to charge them continues.
The White House is moving forward with more sales of sophisticated military equipment to Taiwan, telling Congress on Tuesday that it will seek to sell Taipei MQ9 drones and a coastal defensive missile system, sources familiar with the situation said.
On 14 September 2020, a 19-year-old Dalit woman was allegedly gang-raped in Hathras district in Uttar Pradesh by four men. After fighting for her life for two weeks, she died in a Delhi hospital.
U.S. airlines began furloughing more than 32,000 employees on Thursday after a federal prohibition on job cuts expired.
Ukraine on Tuesday marked the 79th anniversary of the Babi Yar massacre, one of the most infamous mass slaughters of World War II.
Spokesperson Anurag Srivastava said the MEA is aware many neighbouring nations import onion from India and "we are in close consultation with other stakeholders" in the government.
The MEA has been receiving requests from Hindus and Sikhs in Afghanistan for permission to settle down in India and such pleas have gone up since the attack on a gurdwara in Kabul in March.
Addressing a press conference with Yadav here, Owaisi said they have laid foundation of UDSA (United Democratic Secular Alliance) which would assess as on how many seats they should field candidates in the poll fray in the state.