Govt Offers To Suspend Implementation Of Farm Laws
The Union government on Wednesday offered to suspend implementation of three new farm laws that have triggered the biggest farmers’...
Year: 2021
Massive Security Phalanx In Place To Shield Biden Inauguration
Washington braced for a tense inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden on Wednesday, amid overwhelming security measures including over 25,000 National...
A Lotus, Not A Chinese Dragon: Gujarat Changes Name Of Fruit
The government in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s home state of Gujarat has decided to change the name of dragon fruit...
“We’ve Got A Lot Of Work To Do. It’s Not Going To Be Easy”
US Vice President-elect Kamala Harris has acknowledged the challenges that lie ahead after January 20 when Joe Biden will be...
Govt. Urges Frontline Workers Not To Refuse Vax As Targets Missed
India appealed to frontline workers on Tuesday not to refuse vaccines for COVID-19, after almost all states failed to meet...
Estonian Firm Seeks Finance From Forests
Estonian company Single.Earth has raised millions of dollars to buy forests and wetlands, it said on Friday, aiming to tap...
China, WHO Could Have Acted More Quickly: Probe Panel
The World Health Organization and Beijing could have acted faster when Covid-19 first surfaced in China, a group investigating the...
‘Advisable To Not Take Vaccine If’: Covaxin Factsheet
India has launched a massive exercise to inoculate its population against the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) which has claimed more than...
Opp Seeks Probe Into Security Leak After Goswami’s Messages Emerge
Opposition parties called on Monday for an investigation into chat messages from a top TV anchor that they said showed...
Big Oil’s Flagship Plastic Waste Project Sinks In The Ganges
A wheelbarrow and a handful of metal grids for capturing litter, emblazoned with the words “Renew Oceans,” sit rusting outside...
Alexei Navalny Flies Home And Straight Into Trouble
Pobeda flight DP936 was a few minutes into its descent towards Moscow’s Vnukovo airport, where thousands of supporters of poisoned...
Amazon Faces Backlash From BJP Lawmakers Over ‘Tandav’
A local official from the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday registered a police complaint against an Amazon Prime...
One ‘Severe’, 51 ‘Minor’ Cases Of Post-Vaccination Adverse Events
One "severe" and 51 "minor" cases of adverse events following immunisation (AEFI) were reported among health workers who were administered...
Covid Vaccination Campaign: Sanitation Worker Gets First Shot
Sanitation worker Manish Kumar became the first person in India to be vaccinated against COVID-19 on Saturday, as Prime Minister...
Norway Warns of Vaccination Risks After 23 Die
Norway said Covid-19 vaccines may be too risky for the very old and terminally ill, the most cautious statement yet...
No Headway In Talks Between Govt And Protesting Farmers
A ninth round of talks between the Indian government and protesting farmers over three new contentious farm laws made no...
‘World’s Largest’ Vaccination Campaign Starts Today
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch the “world’s largest” vaccination campaign today, as India tries to bring the COVID-19 pandemic...
Poor Nations Need More Cash To Adapt To Climate Change: U.N.
Half of the world’s climate change financing should go to helping poorer nations adapt to the effects of global warming,...
Protesting Farmers, Govt To Hold New Round Of Talks
The Union government will hold new talks with the leaders of tens of thousands of farmers camped on the outskirts...
‘Twitter, Facebook Repeatedly Mishandled Trump’: Wikipedia Founder
Twitter and Facebook repeatedly mishandled Donald Trump as he pushed baseless claims, including his assertion that the US presidential election...
WhatsApp Faces First Legal Challenge In India Over Privacy
WhatsApp’s updated privacy policy verges on user surveillance and threatens India’s security, a petition filed in a court said on...
World’s Oldest Known Cave Painting Discovered In Indonesia
Archaeologists have discovered the world's oldest known cave painting: a life-sized picture of a wild pig that was made at...
WHO Team Arrives In Wuhan For Coronavirus Origin Probe
A team of experts from the World Health Organization arrived in Wuhan on Thursday to probe the origins of the...
Sundarbans: Storms, Poverty Force Locals Deep Into Mangroves
On a warm November afternoon, Parul Haldar balanced precariously on the bow of a small wooden dinghy, pulling in a...
Trump Becomes First US President To Be Impeached Twice
Donald Trump became the first US president in history to be impeached twice when the House of Representatives voted on...
