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After the Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine showed results that were 70% effective in preventing Covid-19 among volunteers, the company has said that the vaccine could become 90% effective. Meanwhile, the Serum Institute of India (SII), which is manufacturing the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine, has said that it will focus on distributing the …

President-elect Joe Biden has nominated Antony ‘Tony’ Blinken as the next US Secretary of State. Blinken, a former State Department employee, has for more than a decade been the head of the trust for the former vice president’s foreign policy brains. He was the vice president’s former national security adviser …

India will now host the Group of 20 Summit in 2023, a year later than previously decided, group leaders announced on Sunday. “We thank Saudi Arabia for hosting a successful Riyadh Summit and its contribution to the G20 process. We look forward to our next meetings in Italy in 2021, …

India will take the top priority for the delivery of the AstraZeneca / Oxford vaccine after its British developers claimed success after massive testing, the world’s largest vaccine maker by volume said Monday. Serum Institute of India CEO Adar Poonawalla said the manufacturer has already produced 40 million doses of …

Abhishek Bachchan is one of the sports fans among Bollywood celebrities who took to social media to react to the news of veteran WWE wrestler The Undertaker, also known as Mark Callaway, of retirement from the world of wrestling. Paying tribute to the star he has entertained for nearly three …

Written by Shubhajit Roy | New Delhi | Updated: November 24, 2020 7:40:11 am Antony Blinken. (File photo) Antony Blinken, the closest foreign policy adviser to US President-elect Joe Biden, was on Monday nominated for secretary of stateand Jake Sullivan, National Security Advisor. Blinken, 58, a former undersecretary of state …

The Punjabi Basti Market and the Janta Market in Nangloi had violated social distancing guidelines and regulations, an order said. The district administration ordered the closure of two prominent markets for failing to adhere to COVID-19 regulations in West Delhi here on Sunday. However, the order was withdrawn shortly after. …

Written by Anuradha Mascarenhas, Sheriff M of Kaunain | New Delhi | Updated: November 24, 2020 7:31:52 am It comes as the UK government introduced new laws on Friday that would allow greater numbers of healthcare workers to administer flu and potential COVID-19 vaccines. (Photo: REUTERS / Archive) Oxford-AstraZeneca announced …

MUMBAI: Ancient Reserve Bank of India Governor Raghuram Rajan and Lieutenant Governor Viral Acharya he has vigorously criticized the proposal to open banking licenses for businesses, describing the proposal as a “bomb” that is “best left on the shelf.” The warning came even as other central bankers and S&P Global …

By: Entertainment Desk | New Delhi | Updated: November 24, 2020 3:37:01 am Delhi Crime airs on Netflix. Netflix’s web series Delhi Crime won the Drama Series award at the 2020 International Emmy Awards on Monday. The director of Richie Mehta Delhi Crime, starring Shefali Shah, Rasika Dugal, Adil Hussain, …