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People wearing face mask of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and others celebrate 1 billion vaccine dose completion in India, in Ahmedabad. (Photo: PTI)

Massive COVID wave unlikely if large population already infected, says...

The WHO had earlier warned of a massive COVID-19 wave in Europe and Central Asia

6 Nov 2021 12:49 PM IST

Google, a unit of Alphabet Inc., has announced agreements to pay publishers in Australia (AP)

'Your News Update' feature removed by Google from its Assistant

Google has not revealed why it has decided to do away with this particular feature

6 Nov 2021 11:40 AM IST

The six vessels gathered to train together and promote maritime cooperation throughout a free and open Indo-Pacific, the Navy said in a statement. (Photo: Twitter I Indian Navy)

Third Goa Maritime Conclave to begin on Sunday, to host heads of 12...

Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Karambir Singh would host the chiefs of navies/heads of maritime forces from 12 Indian...

6 Nov 2021 11:36 AM IST

Brown label ATMs are those in which the ATM machine is owned by the service provider but the cash management and connectivity to banking networks is supplied by a sponsor bank. Representational image/PTI

Banks increasingly outsourcing ATMs

SBI, Bank of Baroda and Bank of India have, in the last 18 months, issued a request for proposal (RFP) for over 20,000...

6 Nov 2021 11:25 AM IST

This launch marked the 396th mission for the Long March series carrier rockets. (Photo: AP)

China successfully launches 3 new remote sensing satellites

The satellites, belonging to the Yaogan-35 family, were launched by a Long March-2D carrier rocket

6 Nov 2021 11:25 AM IST

A Russian police officer and two women wearing face masks to protect against the coronavirus disease walk in central Moscow on September 17, 2020. (AFP)

Technical textile usage made mandatory for govt depts

In January 2019, for the first time, India issued 207 HSN codes for technical textiles and in less than 2 years, it...

6 Nov 2021 11:17 AM IST

Democrats celebrate on the House floor late Friday, Nov. 5, 2021, in Washington, after the House approved a $1 trillion package of road and other infrastructure projects after Democrats resolved a months-long standoff between progressives and moderates, notching a victory that President Joe Biden and his party had become increasingly anxious to claim. (House Television via AP)

US Congress okays $1 trillion infrastructure bill, a long-delayed win...

Approval of the bill would create legions of jobs and improve broadband, water supplies and other public works

6 Nov 2021 11:16 AM IST

A box containing vials of Bharat Biotech Ltd. Covaxin vaccine. (Photo: Bloomberg)

Bharat Biotech's partner seeks Covaxin approval in US for children...

The World Health Organisation on Wednesday granted approval for Emergency Use Listing Covaxin

6 Nov 2021 11:10 AM IST

People buy firecrackers despite the government urging public to restrain from bursting crackers during Diwali festival in view of current COVID-19 status, in Thane district, Monday, Nov. 9, 2020. (PTI)

Traders report Rs 1.25 L cr Diwali biz

Delhi alone did a business of about Rs 25,000 crore

6 Nov 2021 11:07 AM IST

The NCERTs new training manual ran into a controversy over its content. (Photo: PTI)

NCERT's gender-neutral training manual no longer available on its...

There was no response from NCERT officials about whether the manual had been taken down after NCPCR sought rectification...

6 Nov 2021 10:37 AM IST

A BMC health worker conducts thermal screening of the outstation passengers for COVID-19 testing at Dadar Railway Station in Mumbai, on Nov. 3, 2021. (PTI/Shashank Parade)

India adds 10,929 COVID-19 cases, 392 deaths

The active cases comprise 0.43 per cent of the total infections, the lowest since March last year

6 Nov 2021 10:10 AM IST

Morning haze and smog envelops the skyline in New Delhi. (Photo: AP)

Air quality deteriorates in many parts in north and central India...

Ambala, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kota, Gwalior, Gorakhpur and Jalandhar were among the districts where AQI was 'very poor'

6 Nov 2021 9:36 AM IST