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\My administration has no greater task than restoring faith in American government. Our White House Counsels Office will be built upon a foundation of integrity and honesty\, said Biden. (Photo:AFP)World
Biden names two Indian Americans to the Office of White House Counsel

Reema Shah has been named as Deputy Associate Counsel while Neha Gupta, has been named as Associate Counsel in the...

12 Jan 2021 12:55 AM IST

Soumya Swaminathan hailed the incredible progress made by scientists who managed the unthinkable of developing not one but several safe and effective vaccines against a brand new virus in under a year. (Photo:AFP)Science
Despite vaccines, no Covid herd immunity in 2021: WHO

Chief scientist Soumya Swaminathan warned that it will take time to produce and administer enough doses to halt the...

12 Jan 2021 12:32 AM IST

The court is likely to pronounce orders on Tuesday on issues related to the farm laws and the farmers protests at Delhis borders and may take a call on setting up a committee headed by a former Chief Justice of India to find ways to resolve the impasse. (Photo:AFP)India
Supreme Court hints at stay on 3 farm laws

As the farmer's protest entered Day 48, CJ SA Bobde expressed anguish over the govt's failure to resolve the strike by...

11 Jan 2021 11:55 PM IST

Aerosol sources include extensive burning of crop residue and forest fires, besides exhaust from vehicles, as also from other aspects of rapid urbanization and industrialisation. Representational image/APScience
Decreasing trend in black carbon Aerosol concentrations

Aerosols, the tiny particles suspended in the atmosphere, affect life through adverse health effects and have an...

11 Jan 2021 11:45 PM IST

People walk around in the Shinjuku neighborhood of Tokyo on Thursday, January. 7, 2021, after Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga announced a state of emergency. Japan declared a state of emergency in Tokyo and three nearby prefectures, starting Friday as coronavirus cases continued to surge in the nation. (AP/Hiro Komae)World
Japanese Health Ministry finds new virus variant

Japan was working with other nations, the WHO and other medical experts to analyze the new version of the virus

11 Jan 2021 11:37 AM IST

There is just no place for racism in sport, whether such overt acts of discrimination come from within the game and its players or from a source beyond like spectators who come to watch games. (AP /Rick Rycroft)Opinion
AA Edit | No room for racism

We are often reminded that cricket is a gentleman's game that prides itself on having been a constant metaphor for fair...

11 Jan 2021 8:53 AM IST

Langar being prepared for farmers during their ongoing protest against the new farm laws, at Singhu border in New Delhi, Sunday, January 10, 2021. (PTI/Arun Sharma)Opinion
AA Edit | How moving court over agri-row may go wrong

The farmers have consistently made it clear that they are not questioning the constitutionality or legality of the issue

11 Jan 2021 7:36 AM IST

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman speaks in the Rajya Sabha. (PTI)Opinion
Sanjaya Baru | Sitharaman's Third Act: What'll be her Big Idea?

The FM can spend money and secure early results and Ms Sitharaman has promised to spend a trillion rupees on...

11 Jan 2021 7:18 AM IST

A healthcare worker prepares COVID-19 vaccine doses at the Portland Veterans Affairs Medical Center on December 16, 2020 in Portland, Oregon. (Nathan Howard/Getty Images/AFP)India
Bhopal gas tragedy survivors demand halt to unethical' vaccine trial

The NGOs allege that the consent procedure and other protocol of testing are being thrown to winds

11 Jan 2021 4:56 AM IST

The ministry has also recommended relaxing detention norms to prevent drop-outs this year as well as a slew of measures to address learning loss due to the coronavirus-induced shutdown of schools. (Representational file photo)India
States told to identify kids out of school

A door-to-door survey to identify out-of-school children and prepare an action plan for their enrolment

11 Jan 2021 4:42 AM IST

Union minister Nitin Gadkari. (PTI Photo)Business
Big steel, cement firms operating as a cartel; need to place...

The minister said he has discussed the issue with the PM and had a lengthy discussion on it with the Principal Secretary...

11 Jan 2021 4:41 AM IST

The states have been advised, to seed the mobile numbers of all vaccine beneficiaries with Aadhaar for registration and communications through SMS and to ensure that there are no proxies in this process since the beneficiaries need to be uniquely identified. (Representational photo:PTI)India
Aadhar-seeded mobile needed for Covid vaccine

Officials of the Central government guided administrators from the states and Union territories on Co-WIN software...

11 Jan 2021 4:04 AM IST

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