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LONDON: Prime Minister Boris Johnson would chair a crisis meeting on Monday, as a growing number of countries blocked flights from Britain over a highly infectious new strain of coronavirus that the UK said was “out of control”. The World Health Organization also called for stronger containment measures across Europe, …

Russia said on Monday that it is committed to developing its relationship with Pakistan, although India should not worry about such moves as they fall within the framework of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) and aim to ensure regional stability. Moscow’s efforts to develop relations with Islamabad fit with the …

Saturn (top) and Jupiter (bottom) are seen after sunset in Shenandoah National Park in the US Sunday | POT Text size: A- A + Bangalore: The night sky tonight (December 21) will witness a historical event: the great conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn for the first time since 1623. The …

The Union Health Ministry had called an urgent meeting of its Joint Monitoring Group on Monday to discuss the emergence of a mutated variant of the coronavirus in the UK. The Union government is fully alert and there is no need to panic, Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan said …

By: Express Web Desk | New Delhi | Updated: December 21, 2020 2:00:12 pm Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the conference (Source: Twitter / BJP) Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the Samvad India-Japan Conference today and said that governments must keep “humanism” at the center of their policies. “We had …

Written by Pranav Mukul | New Delhi | Updated: December 21, 2020 5:23:31 pm After Future’s deal with Reliance, Amazon said the deal was a violation of a non-compete clause and a preemptive right pact it had signed with Future Group. On Monday, the Delhi High Court refused to grant …

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday he proposed the creation of a library in India dedicated to traditional Buddhist literature and scriptures, stating that it would be a platform for inquiry and dialogue. Heading to the sixth Indo-Japan Samwad Conference via video conference, Modi praised the forum for …

Covid-19 has undergone many mutations throughout the year, but the appearance of the new variant in the United Kingdom has raised the alarm in the country. The new variant VUI – 202012/01, also known as the B.1.1.7 lineage, is suspected to be the reason for the sharp increase in cases …

Sentiment soured on Monday with the S&P BSE Sensex plummeting 1,800 points in intraday trading on weak global signals. Fears of a new strain of coronavirus that has threatened the UK. The S&P BSE Sensex ended the day at 1,407 points, or 3 percent, lower at 45,553 levels. Nifty50, on …

By: Express Web Desk | New Delhi | Updated: December 21, 2020 3:34:03 pm Union Minister of Health, DR Harsh Vardhan Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan said on Monday that the government was on alert about the new strain of coronavirus that has emerged in the UK and called …