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New Delhi: As the assembly polls in Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and Puducherry inch closer, Twitter on Wednesday said it is implementing the significant product, policy, and enforcement updates to keep the service...

New Delhi: Consumers can heave a sign of relief as oil marketing companies (OMCs) have finally relented and reduced the retail price of petrol and diesel after keeping them steady for past 24 days. This...

Mumbai: Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan and film producer Ramesh Taurani have tested positive for Covid-19. On Wednesday, Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan’s team announced that the actor has tested positive for Covid-19 and is living under...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked former Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh to move the Bombay High Court with his petition, where he has unleashed a barrage of allegations against Maharashtra Home...

Mumbai: Faced with the double onslaught of Covid and OTT, Bollywood needs a slew of immediate hits to reiterate its position as the nation’s primary mode of entertainment. The fact is also complicated because, in...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said that India is at the “forefront” of initiatives that seek to prevent non-communicable diseases (NCD). Modi’s remarks came after the UN Institute for Training and Research...

New York: People who received a flu shot last flu season were significantly less likely to test positive for a Covid-19 infection when the pandemic hit, according to a new study. The study, published in...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday requested the Centre to address the concerns related to closure of Talcher Thermal Power Station (TTPS) and take steps for early execution of the Stage-III project. In...

New York: US pharmaceutical company Pfizer has begun Phase 1 clinical trial of a novel oral antiviral drug for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19. The oral antiviral clinical candidate “PF-07321332”, a SARS-CoV2-3CL protease inhibitor,...

Mumbai: Veteran actress Neetu Kapoor, who met singer Neha Kakkar during a recent shoot of “Indian Idol” season 12, congratulated the singer on her recent wedding. Neetu said that she has always shared a great...

New York: A team of researchers has examined why the UK and South African variants of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19, are more infectious and, in many cases, more deadly. The study indicated that...

New Delhi: The Parliament has passed the Finance Bill 2021, giving effect to the financial proposals of the government for the financial year 2022, with the Rajya Sabha giving its nod on Wednesday. The Lok...

New Delhi: The Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Bill, 2021 (GNCTD) was passed in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday even as pandemonium prevailed. Members of the Trinamool Congress, the Aam Aadmi Party...

Washington: US President Joe Biden announced that he picked Vice President Kamala Harris as the point person in the country’s diplomatic efforts with Mexico and the Northern Triangle countries in Central America to stem migration...

Washington: The overall number of global Covid-19 cases has surpassed 124.6 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 2.74 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University. In its latest update on Thursday morning,...

New Delhi: India reported 53,476 coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, the highest single-day spike since October taking the total tally to 1,17,87,534 on Thursday. According to the Health Ministry, Maharashtra and Punjab are...

Geneva: The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced that the number of confirmed coronavirus cases have continued to increase globally for a fourth consecutive week. In the week ending March 21, nearly 3.3 million new...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday said “the structures of our society has been created by males for males”, and “equality will be farce” if change does not occur and women get equal opportunity...

New Delhi: Samsung is planning to add more 5G smartphones to its premium segment portfolio in India. According to industry sources, Samsung is all set to launch the 5G variant of its popular Galaxy S20...

New York: Limiting warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius will likely reduce the impact of deadly heat waves by half, but the heat waves will become commonplace across South Asia, including major crop-producing regions in India...