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Written by Nandagopal Rajan | New Delhi | Updated: November 18, 2020 7:10:35 pm The iPhone 12 Pro Max is the pinnacle of smartphone technology (Express photo). Apple has left many potential buyers confused with its iPhone 12 series, which has four unprecedented devices. However, if there is a phone …

Social media giant Twitter apologized in writing to a key parliamentary panel for incorrectly depicting Ladakh in China and promised to correct the mistake by the end of the month, committee chair Meenakshi Lekhi said on Wednesday. Twitter’s statement came in the form of an affidavit signed by Damien Karien, …

Pfizer said no serious safety concerns related to the candidate vaccine have been reported. New Delhi: Major drugmaker Pfizer said Wednesday that its COVID-19 vaccine candidate was found to be 95 percent effective in the final analysis of the phase 3 trial, adding that it had the required two months …

The American biotechnology company Moderna announced on November 16 that its Covid vaccine is 94.5% effective. The US-German collaboration of Pfizer and BioNTech had previously made a similar announcement. These two “mRNA” vaccines are the most promising candidates undergoing phase 3 human trials now, and the vaccines could begin in …

As President-elect Joe Biden and Vice-President-elect Kamala Harris aim to form a “diverse cabinet”, media reports suggest that Arun Majumdar could be part of the administration’s cabinet. Majumdar is the Jay Precourt Provostial Professor at Stanford University, a faculty member of the mechanical engineering and materials science and engineering departments, …

By: Reuters | November 18, 2020 8:36:37 am A box of the Sinovac Biotech Ltd. SARS-CoV-2 vaccine in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on Wednesday, November 11, 2020. Brazil reversed its decision to suspend trials of the Sinovac coronavirus vaccine amid criticism that the decision was politicized. Photographer: Jonne Roriz / Bloomberg …

Vivek Murthy is a former US Surgeon General. Highlight Vivek Murthy is Joe Biden’s Chief Indian-American Advisor on Covid He is a potential candidate for the position of Secretary of Health and Human Services. Majumdar has been Biden’s chief advisor on energy issues. Washington: Two eminent Americans from India, including …

Two eminent Americans from India, including former US surgeon general Vivek Murthy, are among potential cabinet picks in the upcoming Biden-Harris Administration, according to media reports. Murthy, who is currently the chief Indian-American adviser to President-elect Joe Biden on Covid-19, is a possible choice for the post of Secretary of …

Zomato is among the two biggest players in India’s food delivery business As optimism about a coronavirus vaccine drives away tech stocks, one of those stocks in India continues to rally as market watchers bet its investments in startups will start to pay off. Info Edge India Ltd. climbed to …

Lakshmi Vilas Bank was put on moratorium; RBI proposes merger with DBS Bank India Lakshmi Vilas Bank has been put into moratorium as of 6 pm, November 17 to December 16. The moratorium was imposed on the basis of the request submitted by the RBI under Section 45 of the …