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US FDA authorises Pfizer booster shots for children aged 5-11 yrs

The US FDA has granted emergency use authorisation for a booster dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for children aged between 5-11 years at least 5 months after completion of primary vaccine series

Gyanvapi mosque case: Secure 'shivling' area but don't stop namaz, says SC

SC directs DM, Varanasi to ensure protection of area where 'shivling' is said to be found in survey

Musk wants US SEC to probe Parag Agrawal's claim on Twitter users

Opening another front against Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal, Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Tuesday asked the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to probe whether Twitter's claim on the number of its user base is true.

SC disapproves of Centre's further verification of tribunal members

The Supreme Court on Tuesday disapproved of the Centre's practice to conduct additional verification of members chosen for the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), despite recommendation for the appointment by the Search and Selection Committee (SCSC).

Haryana depriving Delhi people's rights by obstructing water supply: Jain

Delhi Water Minister Satyendar Jain on Tuesday accused the Haryana government of depriving the capital's people of their rights by obstructing water supply in the Yamuna river.

25 injured in fire at Bharat Rasayan's factory in Gujarat's Dahej

At least 25 persons were injured, including three who sustained serious injuries as a fire broke out after a blast at Bharat Rasayan Ltd's chemical plant in Dahej in Gujarat's Bharuch district on Tue

Centre committed to providing assured supply of fertilisers: Mandaviya

The government is committed to provide assured supply of fertilisers to the farmers and there is no shortage of fertilisers in the country, Union Chemicals and Fertilisers Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on Tuesday.

India has a strong chance of winning the T20 world cup, says Dinesh Karthik

India's wicketkeeper-batter Dinesh Karthik on Tuesday said with the current set of players India have, "we stand a strong chance of winning the T20 world cup this time".

Raj Thackeray won't be allowed to enter Ayodhya till he apologises: BJP MP

Opposing Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray's proposed visit next month to Ayodhya, BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh on Tuesday said that he will not be allowed to enter the city till he tendered a public apology for humiliating north Indians.

Miscreants entering Bengal with firearms from Jharkhand, Bihar: Mamata

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday expressed concern over growing incidents of miscreants from neighbouring Jharkhand and Bihar coming to West Bengal carrying firearms.

'Accumulate LIC stock for long term': Analysts on firm's lacklustre debut

Shares of much-anticipated Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) made a weak listing on the stock exchanges on Tuesday.

Gavaskar impressed with 19-year-old Mumbai Indians batsman Tilak Varma

Gavaskar also praised the youngster for having the basics right and agreed with Rohit Sharma's observation that the rising Hyderabad cricketer could be an all-format India batter in the future.

Seven die, over 200,000 affected in pre-monsoon flood in Assam region

With two more people dead in Cachar district, the death toll rose to seven in the ongoing pre-monsoon floods and landslides in Assam, where over two lakh people so far have been affected in 24 districts, officials said on Tuesday.

Scientists move a step closer for cataract treatment with new drug

A team of international scientists has been carrying out advanced optical tests on an oxysterol compound that had been proposed as an anti-cataract drug

WhatsApp working on feature that will allow users to exit groups silently

In a bid to make the messaging platform more user friendly, Meta-owned WhatsApp is likely working on a new feature that will allow users to silently exit groups.

Work begins on world's largest renewable energy storage project in Andhra

The worlds largest Integrated Renewable Energy Storage Project is coming up in Andhra Pradesh's Kurnool district with an investment of over $3 billion.

Cloud-based digital solutions to empower Indian ITeS sector: Experts

Cloud-based digital solutions will enhance agility, empower hybrid workspaces and facilitate intellectual property-led innovation for the information technology-enabled services sector in India

Speed of connectivity will determine growth of country, says PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that the connectivity speed will now determine the growth and development of the country.

Rome was not built in a day: Kirti Azad on TMC's electoral debacle in Goa

Claiming that Rome was not built in a day, TMC' Goa in-charge Kirti Azad said that the party would be in a position to form a government in Goa by the next Assembly elections

Other states also run Central schemes under different names: Trinamool

TMC has outlined counter-campaign against BJP claiming that West Bengal's dues under the PM Awas Yojana should not be released as the state government is running the same scheme under a different name