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Pausing trials for COVID-19 vaccine of AstraZeneca due to safety concerns is nothing new, scientists said while pointing out that trials are experiments which may or may not work. (AFP)

Trials will have ups and downs, say scientists

Adverse effects were noted on two human subjects who volunteered for the phase 3 trials of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine

11 Sept 2020 1:15 PM IST

A riot police officer is reached by a petrol bomb during clashes with demonstrators protesting against police brutality in Medellin, Colombia on September 10, 2020. - At least 10 people were killed and hundreds wounded after rioting broke out in the Colombian capital Bogota during protests over the death of a man repeatedly tasered by police, authorities said Thursday. (AFP)

Death toll rises to 10 in Colombia rioting over police killing

Recent video shows attorney Javier Ordonez pleading with police officers, who tasered him at least five times as he lay...

11 Sept 2020 12:38 PM IST

The NEP seeks to restore the importance of the arts, humanities and social sciences in our education system.

NEP: Ambitious targets set for education sector

The New Education Policy should be valued for the way validated ideas have been seamlessly integrated with bold new ones

11 Sept 2020 12:33 PM IST

A health worker checks the temperature of people to protect against the coronavirus in Pyongyang, North Korea. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

North Korea issues shoot-to-kill orders to prevent virus: US

The impoverished country has not confirmed even a single case of coronavirus till now since it first emerged in China,...

11 Sept 2020 12:04 PM IST

Japanese MV Wakashio, a bulk carrier ship that recently ran aground off the southeast coast of Mauritius, can be seen from the coast of Mauritius. The oil spill disaster turned deadly this week when a tugboat leaving the shipwreck collided with a barge and sank, killing at least three sailors, police said Tuesday Sept. 1, 2020. (AP)

Mauritius oil spill ship operator to pay $9.4 million

More than 1,000 tonnes of oil is believed to have leaked from the ship, with the rest siphoned out before it spilled

11 Sept 2020 11:36 AM IST

Flames lick above vehicles on Highway 162 as the Bear Fire burns in Oroville, Calif., on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020. The blaze, part of the lightning-sparked North Complex, expanded at a critical rate of spread as winds buffeted the region. (AP)

10 now dead in massive Northern California wildfire

The weeks-old fire was about 50% contained when winds thrashed it into explosive growth on Tuesday

11 Sept 2020 11:01 AM IST

An activist from the Extinction Rebellion climate change group shows a message written on her hand as she is taken away in a police van after being arrested for locking herself to railings outside UKs parliament in central London on September 10, 2020 on the final day of their new series of mass rebellions. - Climate change protesters have put on 10 days of demonstrations, held across the country by activist group Extinction Rebellion. (AFP)

Bare-chested women lock themselves to UK parliament in climate protest

On Saturday, protesters blockaded distribution of two newspapers they accuses of failing to accurately report on climate...

11 Sept 2020 10:19 AM IST

The India Way by S Jaishankar

Top ten books of the week

Here are the top ten books in fiction and non-fiction

11 Sept 2020 9:54 AM IST

India, China decide border tension not in best interest of both nations

India, China decide border tension not in best interest of both...

Jaishankar and his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi met in Moscow on the sidelines of a conference to try and end the...

11 Sept 2020 9:43 AM IST

As state counsellor, Suu Kyi does not oversee the military, but she has repeatedly denied accusations that the army committed genocide against the Rohingya.(AFP)

EU Parliament suspends Suu Kyi from Sakharov Prize community over...

A long-time political prisoner before coming to power, Suu Kyi was once admired for her non-violent struggle against...

11 Sept 2020 9:18 AM IST

The vaccine is a collaborative mission between Hong Kong and the Chinese mainland that involves researchers from the University of Hong Kong, Xiamen University, and Beijing Wantai Biological Pharmacy. (AFP)

China approves first nasal spray COVID-19 vaccine for trials

The nasal spray vaccination could generate double protection for vaccine recipients - influenza and the novel...

11 Sept 2020 8:48 AM IST

New Delhi: Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu conducts a mock session of the Rajya Sabha, at Parliament House in New Delhi, Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020. (PTI)

COVID-19 effect: Coming Monsoon Session of Parliament to be a unique...

Staggered timings: proceedings in the Rajya Sabha will be held from 9 am till 1 pm while that of the Lok Sabha will be...

11 Sept 2020 3:48 AM IST