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Joe Biden Ropes In 20 Indian-Americans In His Administration, 17 At Key WH Positions
Washington: Less than 100 hours ahead of his historic inauguration, US President-elect Joe Biden has either nominated or named at least 20 Indian Americans, including 13 women, to key…
Norway Probes 23 Elderly Patients’ Death After Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccination
London: After the news broke that 23 elderly patients died in Norway following their immunization with the Pfizer-BioNTech mRNA vaccine against Covid-19, the country has launched a detailed…
Biden Appoints Indian-American Sameera Fazili As Deputy Director Of US Economic…
Washington: US President-elect Joe Biden has appointed Indian-American Sameera Fazili to a key White House position related to economy.
Sameera Fazili has been named as Deputy Director,…
Global Covid-19 Update: Caseload Tops 93.7 Million, Death Toll Over 2 Million
Washington: The overall global coronavirus caseload has topped 93.7 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 2 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University.
In its latest…
WhatsApp Delays New Privacy Policy By 3 Months Amid Severe Criticism
Houston: WhatsApp announced delaying by three months the implementation of a new privacy policy that has faced massive backlash with tens of millions of its users moving from the platform to…
Joe Biden Names Indian-American Vidur Sharma COVID Testing Adviser
New York: US President-elect Joe Biden on Friday named health policy expert Vidur Sharma as the testing adviser on his Covid-19 Response Team.
Sharma, the latest Indian American nominee…
Biden Unveils $1.9tn Relief Proposal Including Direct Payments To Individuals
Washington: US President-elect Joe Biden has unveiled a $1.9 trillion Covid-19 relief bill, which includes another round of direct payments to individuals, aid for state and local…
34 Killed After 6.2-Magnitude Quake Jolts Indonesia
Jakarta: At least 34 people were killed while more than 600 people sustained injuries after a 6.2-magnitude quake jolted Indonesia's West Sulawesi province on Friday, the National Disaster…
US Blacklists Xiaomi, CNOOC, Skyrizon, Raising Heat On China
Hong Kong: The US government has blacklisted Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi Corp. and China's third-largest national oil company for alleged military links, heaping pressure on Beijing in…
WHO Experts Arrive In Wuhan To Probe Origins Of COVID-19 Pandemic
Beijing/Wuhan: A team of World Health Organisation scientists arrived in Wuhan on Thursday to investigate the origins of the deadly coronavirus pandemic, which emerged from the central…