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A Tokyo Metropolitan Government employee takes the Modernas COVID-19 vaccine shot at a newly opened vaccination center in the government building in Tokyo. (Photo: AP)

Will one dose of a two-dose COVID-19 vaccine protect me?

There's a concern the shots eventually might lose their effectiveness if variants evolve enough

2 July 2021 1:02 PM IST

LeT commander involved in killing of CRPF jawans among 2 killed in Handwara encounter. (AFP Photo)

Army jawan killed in encounter with militants in J-K's Pulwama

Security forces launched a cordon and search operation at Hanjin village in Rajpora area of Pulwama district

2 July 2021 11:01 AM IST

Valerie Marie Jeanne, a French national, gets her second dose of a COVID-19 vaccine in Dharmsala. (Photo: AP)

India records 46,617 new Covid cases; national recovery rate crosses...

The death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 4,00,312 with 853 daily fatalities

2 July 2021 10:14 AM IST

Slowing demand in the worlds fastest growing major economy could undermine growth in coming quarters especially as factories have already started cutting output. (

India's factory activity shrinks for first time in 11 months amid...

Despite a sustained rise in input costs, firms increased output prices at a slower rate last month to attract demand

2 July 2021 9:59 AM IST

A child runs through a fountain at a splash park trying to beat the heat in Calgary, Alberta, on June 30, 2021. (AP)

Hundreds in Canada, US believed dead in heat wave despite efforts to...

Weather experts say the number of heat waves are only likely to rise in the Pacific Northwest, a region normally known...

2 July 2021 9:43 AM IST

In this March 26, 2021, file photo, a member of the Philadelphia Fire Department prepares a dose of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination site setup at a Salvation Army location in Philadelphia. (Photo: AP)

Johnson & Johnson's single-dose vaccine shows promising signs against...

According to the company report, the vaccine generated strong, persistent activity against the Delta variant

2 July 2021 9:17 AM IST

Now, the cases heard by the Supreme Court have anywhere between two and 30 parties. Who decides who will be unmuted? (PTI)

Kidnapper cannot be sentenced for life if he treats victim well: SC

Shaik Ahmed of Hyderabad, had kidnapped a minor, Class 6 student of St Mary's High School, Rezimental Bazaar,...

2 July 2021 1:10 AM IST

Fuel prices differ from state to state depending on the incidence of local taxes such as VAT and freight charges. (Photo: File/PTI)

AA Edit | Fuel price paradox

The cascading effect of the fuel price rise is reflected in price escalation in goods as milk to cement prices spiral...

2 July 2021 12:36 AM IST

Supreme Court of India (PTI)

AA Edit | SC nudge on Covid ex-gratia exposes govt sloth, red tape

The court's decision has come against the government's position that it did have the money but its focus is on providing...

2 July 2021 12:31 AM IST

UK court plays video of Nirav Modis death threats to Dummy Directors. (PTI Photo)

ED says Nirav Modi's sister sends Rs 17.25 cr from UK to Indian...

Purvi Mehta (47) and her husband Maiank Mehta were granted the 'tender of pardon' in the case by a special Mumbai PMLA...

1 July 2021 8:46 PM IST

Devendra Jhajharia

Aiming for 68m in Tokyo Paralympics, Jhajharia wants to break the...

Devendra Jhajharia is India's greatest Paralympian, having won the gold in the 2004 and 2016 Games, both with record...

1 July 2021 7:42 PM IST

Phoenis Suns Chris Paul (right) in a file picture. (Photo: AP)

Paul stars as Suns rout Clippers to reach NBA finals

The Suns rebounded at the Staples Center with an emphatic win, taking the best-of-seven series 4-2

1 July 2021 7:21 PM IST