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EC should hold urgent all-party meeting to decide on Bengal polls: Yechury

Worried over a sudden surge in Covid-19 cases in West Bengal, the CPI-M General Secretary Sitaram Yechury said on Friday that the ECI should immediately call an all-party meeting

Another dose of vaccine likely to be needed with 12 months: Pfizer CEO

Pfizer Chief Executive Officer Albert Bourla said people will likely need a third dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine within 12 months of getting fully inoculated

Twitter analysing harmful impacts of its AI, machine learning algorithms

In a bid to assess racial and gender bias in its artificial intelligence/machine learning systems, Twitter is starting a new initiative called Responsible Machine Learning

Centre clears Mumbai's Haffkine to make Covaxin vaccine as cases rise

In a major step to ramp up vaccine production amid the Covid-19 second wave, the Centre has approved production of Corona vaccines from the Maharashtra government-owned Haffkine Institute in Mumbai

Semiconductor shortage: Hyundai to suspend key car plant in South Korea

Hyundai Motor said on Friday that it will again suspend the Sonata-producing plant in South Korea for two days next week due to an electronic parts shortage.

LG to develop quantum computing tech with Dutch firm: Details here

LG Electronics has said it has formed ties with Dutch quantum algorithm developer Qu & Co to conduct joint research on quantum computing technology

UP CM to act against hospitals refusing admission to Covid-19 patients

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has ordered action under the Epidemic Act against hospitals that refuse admission to Covid-19 patients

UP Panchayat polls: BJP expels 11 party workers for supporting opposition

The Uttar Pradesh unit of the BJP has expelled 11 party workers, including former cabinet minister Ramvir Upadhyaya's son Chirag Upadhyaya, for supporting opposition candidates in the Panchayat polls

Global Covid-19 caseload tops 138.8 million: Johns Hopkins University

The overall global Covid-19 caseload has topped 138.8 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 2.98 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University

Goa clocks highest single-day spike of 757 Covid cases, tally 64,572

Goa has reported the highest single-day spike of 757 Covid cases in the last 24 hours, taking the tally to 64,572, health offcials said

IPL 2021: Williamson's level head needed by SRH amid hard-hitters

In a T20 tournament like the IPL, the presence of a technically solid player in the middle order becomes paramount to arrest batting collapses

Supreme Court adjourns BCCI hearing, Shah & Ganguly stay in charge

The Supreme Court of India on Thursday adjourned the case pertaining to the Indian cricket board (BCCI) and will hear it after two weeks

Chennai Super Kings need to shed off rustiness against Punjab Kings

The MS Dhoni-led side put in a horrible performance on the field in their first match against Delhi Capitals, dropping catches and bowling too many poor deliveries

Delhi may face vaccine shortage, stocks available only for 6-7 days

This comes as over 50,000 vaccinations are being administered across Delhi on a regular basis for a few days

India at 49th spot on internet inclusion globally: Facebook study

This comes despite cheapest data plans and nearly 700 million internet users

Gujarat postpones class 10, 12 exams, gives mass promotion to rest

This comes in view of the Covid resurgence

Uttar Pradesh: Conditions imposed for entering Varanasi, visiting temples

The Varanasi administration has made it mandatory for all visitors to carry a negative RT-PCR test report of past 72 hours

Facebook ties up with CleanMax to go 100% renewable in India

Facebook and CleanMax on Thursday announced a partnership to support renewable power

Online exams must for promotion: Tamil Nadu govt to Madras High Court

The government of Tamil Nadu informed the Madras High Court on Thursday that no student will be promoted without taking an online exam

IPL 2021: Upbeat Delhi Capitals take on weakened Rajasthan Royals

Ben Stokes will stay with the team to provide support from the outside but will not be able to play, leaving a gap in the RR playing XI