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US President-elect Joe Biden has warned that a delay in transition by the outgoing Trump administration will delay the Covid-19 vaccination plan by “weeks or months.” In a virtual roundtable with healthcare workers on Covid-19, Biden alleged Wednesday that his transition team has not received any cooperation from the Trump …

74% of the inhabitants of Delhi favor some type of closing of markets and non-essential shops, services to contain the spread of COVID-19, indicates a survey conducted by the LocalCircles community forum. The study has found that 46% of the citizens of India are in favor of some form of …

Pfizer Inc and BioNTech Could Obtain Emergency Clearance in US and Europe for Their Covid-19 vaccine the next month, after the final results of the trial showed it had a 95% success rate and no serious side effects, drug makers said Wednesday. The efficacy of the vaccine was found to …

Despite no fancy celebrations for orientation day for thousands of Delhi University freshmen, the COVID-19 pandemic was still unable to curb the excitement surging on the first day of college. While universities remain closed due to the pandemic, the new academic session for rookies began on Wednesday after a delay …

The fight between the two began when Roopa questioned the need to set off firecrackers during Deepavali celebrations and saw True Indology’s Twitter account suspended. Karnataka IPS officer D Roopa issued a response to the controversy over the war of words with a Twitter user calling himself ‘True Indology’ on …

Senator John Cornyn said Wednesday that the relationship between the United States and India will grow as both countries, unlike China, are committed to the rule of law that gives confidence to businesses and investors. Speaking in a virtual interaction on the topic “United States and India: Post-Election Prospects,” US …

Joining RCEP would have had negative consequences for the economy, says S Jaishankar New Delhi: India withdrew from the Regional Comprehensive Economic Association (RCEP) last year as joining it would have had quite negative consequences for the country’s economy, Foreign Minister S Jaishankar said on Wednesday. In a speech at …

The US gave the green light for the first Covid-19 home self-assessment diagnostic kit, adding an additional tool to combat the pandemic as nationwide testing capabilities come under increased pressure. The Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency use authorization for Lucira Health Inc.’s rapid results all-in-one test kit, according …

Former Australia coach John Buchanan has revealed that he finds glimpses of former India captain Sourav Ganguly in Virat Kohli’s leadership. BCCI President Sourav Ganguly and India Captain Virat Kohli. (PTI image) HIGHLIGHT John Buchanan says Sourav Ganguly had taken the India-Australia rivalry to another level Buchanan and Ganguly worked …

Written by Prabha Raghavan | New Delhi | Updated: November 18, 2020 12:11:13 pm Container boxes are seen at the Yangshan Deepwater Port, part of the Shanghai Free Trade Zone, in Shanghai, China, on September 24, 2016. (Reuters photo: Aly Song) On Sunday, 15 countries solidified their participation in the …