NEW DELHI: An Indian government-backed Covid-19 vaccine could be launched in February, months earlier than expected, as late-stage trials begin this month and studies so far have shown it to be safe and effective, a scientist said high-level government. Reuters. Bharat Biotech, a private company developing COVAXIN with the government-run …
Read More »WhatsApp Missing Messages feature launched, launch to be completed in November
WhatsApp has officially announced that it will introduce a new ‘Disappearing Messages’ feature via an update that will launch globally this month. However, details of the new feature have been released since earlier this week after an FAQ page created by WhatsApp was noticed. The long-awaited ephemeral messaging feature that …
Read More »2020 US elections: Trump may become the first US president to lose re-election since 1992
If current US President Donald Trump does not win re-election, he will not be the first sitting president in history to fall from grace, but he will be the first in the last three decades. In 1992, George HW Bush failed to win his second term when Democrat Bill Clinton …
Read More »Indian Rafale Fighter Jet Adds Hammer Fighter Weapon To Its Lethal Arsenal
France has agreed to equip Indian Rafale fighters with an air-to-ground Hammer all-weather smart weapon, in addition to air-to-air MICA, METEOR missiles and SCALP air-to-ground separation weapon. The Hammer is a shoot and forget weapon that can be launched from a very short range to a very long range of …
Read More »Explained: Why Even a Joe Biden Presidency Can’t Undo Trump-Era Policies
By: Desk Explained | New Delhi | Updated: November 5, 2020 11:23:33 am Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden speaks to supporters Nov. 4 in Wilmington, alongside his wife Jill Biden. (Photo: AP) The 2020 U.S. presidential election has yet to yield a winner. It is a watershed moment in the …
Read More »WhatsApp launches a new option for disappearing messages
WhatsApp presents a new option for messages that disappear this month. The feature will allow WhatsApp users to enable messages that disappear in chat conversations between friends, to automatically delete messages after seven days. Anyone can enable the option in individual chats, and group admins will be able to enable …
Read More »The US formally leaves the Paris Climate Agreement. This is how it will affect India
New Delhi: The United States on Wednesday became the first country to formally exit the Paris climate accord, even as Americans eagerly awaited the results of the presidential election. The country’s formal exit from the accord came more than three years after President Donald Trump, a staunch climate change denier, …
Read More »Delhi teenager, allegedly raped for 60 years, gives birth on terrace: police officers
Police received a call from PCR on October 31 and the caller reported a newborn baby. (Figurative) New Delhi: A 16-year-old rape survivor gave birth to a baby on the terrace of her north Delhi home, police said Wednesday. Police received a call from PCR on October 31. The caller …
Read More »Now when you report a contact, WhatsApp will ask you for chat messages as proof.
By: Tech Desk | New Delhi | Updated: November 5, 2020 3:22:46 pm WhatsApp to allow you to report a contact, but with chat messages WhatsApp is testing a new feature, which will allow a user to report unwanted contacts in the app, but will now be asked to share …
Read More »Polls underestimated Trump, again. No one agrees why
By: New York Times | November 5, 2020 1:08:23 pm Garden signs supporting President Donald Trump and Senator Susan Collins (R-Maine) in Levant, Maine, on Wednesday. (Hilary Swift / The New York Times) Written by Giovanni Russonello As the results progressed on Tuesday night, so did a strong sense of …
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