Barack Obama was the 44th president of the United States. (Archive) Highlight Obama says he never visited India before his 2010 presidential visit India “always held a special place in my imagination,” he says. He has made the breakthrough in “A Promised Land,” his new book. Washington: Former US President …
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NEW DELHI: India, US, Japan and Australia are ready to begin the energy-filled second phase of the top-tier naval exercise Malabar, with two aircraft carrier battle groups and other warships, in the Arabian Sea starting from today. India is rolling out its lone carrier, the 44,500-ton INS Vikramaditya with its …
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Donald Trump declared on Monday that he had won the election. (AFP) US President Donald Trump again refused on Monday to acknowledge his loss to Joe Biden in the 2020 presidential election. The 74-year-old declared that he had won the election in an astonishing tweet on Monday, despite the fact …
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NEW DELHI: One day after 15 countries signed the RCEP, excluding India, Foreign Minister S Jaishankar mounted a vigorous defense of the government’s decision to stay away from trade agreements that could end up deindustrializing India. Addressing the Deccan Dialogue at the Indian Business School, Hyderabad, Jaishankar That said, the …
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By: Desk Explained | New Delhi | Updated: November 17, 2020 10:34:31 am Crew Dragon crew ready for launch. (Photo: Twitter / @ SpaceX) As part of the first commercial human spacecraft system in NASA history, a crew of four astronauts is now en route to the International Space Station …
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Coronavirus Cases in India: The country has experienced more daily recoveries than infections for 45 days. New Delhi: India recorded 29,164 new COVID-19 infections in the past 24 hours, less than 30,000 in a day for the first time in more than four months, government data on coronavirus shows. With …
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The granddaughter of BJP deputy Rita Bahuguna Joshi, who was burned by firecrackers, succumbed Tuesday morning in Prayagraj. Six-year-old Kia had suffered 60% burns from firecrackers and was being treated at a private hospital in Prayagraj. According to the information, Kia was to be flown to Delhi for further treatment, …
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National equity indices hit new all-time highs on Tuesday as positive news from Moderna Inc, that its Covid-19 vaccine has a 94.5 percent success rate, boosted investor sentiment. The indices broke their previous highs hit on November 14 during the one-hour Muhurat Trading special. Among top-tier indices, the S&P BSE …
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NEW DELHI: India is in dialogue with US biotech giant Moderna about progress in clinical trials of its coronavirus vaccine candidate, which the firm says has shown 94.5 percent efficacy, official sources said Monday. Moderna said Monday that the Data Safety Monitoring Board (DSMB) appointed by the independent National Institutes …
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The Dow hit a record Monday after Moderna became the second American company in a week to report positive results from its COVID-19 vaccine test, raising hopes for a faster economic recovery from a recession led by a pandemic. Moderna Inc soared 7.7% as it said its experimental vaccine was …
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