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A protester holds a Black Lives Matter sign during a demonstration against the shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wisconsin. (AFP)

17-year-old arrested after 2 killed during unrest in Kenosha

I just killed somebody, the teenager, carrying a semi-automatic rifle, could be heard saying at one point

27 Aug 2020 11:51 AM IST

The purchase falls under the Trump administrations Operation Warp Speed, intended to rush a COVID-19 vaccine to the market by the end of 2020. (Representational Image: AP)

Moderna COVID-19 vaccine appears to work as well in older adults in...

Moderna's candidate, mRNA-1273, is already in late-stage human trials testing its ability to safely prevent infection

27 Aug 2020 11:25 AM IST

Government of Indias Representative and Interlocutor for Naga Peace Talks and Nagaland Governor, RN Ravi on Friday held a detailed consultation meeting with the primary stakeholders of the Naga society in Kohima and said that the central government is determined to conclude the Naga peace process. (Photo: ANI)

Centre fixes September deadline for Naga accord

The NSCN (I-M) was still insisting on its demand for a separate flag and constitution

27 Aug 2020 11:17 AM IST

Novavax signs Covid-19 vaccine supply deal with Indias Serum Institute. (AFP Photo)

Phase-2 human trial of the Oxford COVID-19 vaccine candidate begins in...

The phase-2 trial will be conducted on 100 volunteers at some sites across the country.

27 Aug 2020 11:11 AM IST

People wearing face masks as a precautionary measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus sit together in Hong Kong. (AFP)

China's offer of coronavirus tests for all in Hong Kong meets with...

Democracy activists share concerns that people's DNA will be collected and abused under the cover of testing

27 Aug 2020 11:09 AM IST

External affairs minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar (Photo: PTI)

Quantum of forces deployed at LAC unprecedented: MEA

India has also mobilised a significant number of troops with heavy weaponry near the borders in response to the Chinese...

27 Aug 2020 11:07 AM IST

Under GST (Compensation to States) Act, if a states GST revenue does not grow by at least 14 per cent over the base year of 2015-16, the Centre has to pay it the difference every two months.

Government to forego Rs 46,000 crore of interest on delayed GST...

But businesses that had already paid their taxes are likely to claim a refund

27 Aug 2020 10:43 AM IST

US Vice President Mike Pence speaks during the third night of the Republican National Convention at Fort McHenry National Monument in Baltimore, Maryland. (AFP)

GOP convention defends police as racial tension rises anew

VP Mike Pence seized on the national reckoning over racial injustice to argue that Democratic leaders are allowing...

27 Aug 2020 10:33 AM IST

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi asserted that a fair and inclusive COVID-19 vaccine access strategy should have been in place by now. (PTI Photo)

Government's unpreparedness alarming: Rahul on COVID vaccine access...

Human trials on various COVID vaccines are currently underway across the world, including in India.

27 Aug 2020 10:05 AM IST

Author Pankaj Mishra.

Glib and bland: Liberalism's illiberal legacy

In this critique of liberalism, Pankaj Mishra lobs 16 Molotov cocktails at an ideology that pretends to be humanity's...

27 Aug 2020 10:01 AM IST

Waves from the storm surge from Hurricane Laura began to come ashore at Sea Rim State Park on August 26, 2020 in Sabine Pass, Texas. (AFP)

Laura strengthens to Category 4 hurricane, threatens catastrophic...

The storm surge is expected to reach levels not seen in Louisiana since Hurricane Audrey in 1957, the Governor said

27 Aug 2020 10:01 AM IST

The balloting was held amid the coronavirus pandemic, but the commission said it took all necessary measures so voters could cast their ballots. (AFP)

Egypt to prosecute some 54 million who boycotted Senate vote

It is unlikely to lead to actual trials as Egypt does not have the financial means needed to prosecute such a large...

27 Aug 2020 9:39 AM IST