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US FDA authorises Pfizer-BioNTech booster shots for kids aged 12-15

The US FDA has expanded the emergency use authorisation for the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine boosters to children aged 12 to 15.

White House announces plan to boost competition in meat, poultry sector

The White House has announced an action plan aimed at boosting competition in the US meat and poultry processing sector amid rising prices.

Lakhimpur Kheri: SIT files 5,000-page charge sheet, omits minister's name

The SIT has not named the junior home minister in the charge sheet filed on Monday, nor questioned him so far

CSE finds early signs of rising air pollution in MP, Chhattisgarh

The CSE analysis of air quality status in cities of MP and Chhattisgarh is an assessment of annual and seasonal trends in PM2.5 concentration for the period January 1, 2019 to December 12, 2021

Bullets, bombs waiting for me, won't give up working for people: Hasina

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has reiterated her commitment to work for the people, despite the threat of "bullets and grenades".

Lebanese president urges vaccination amid surge in Covid-19 cases

Lebanese President Michel Aoun on Monday urged the citizens and residents in the country to get vaccinated against Covid-19, a statement by Lebanon's Presidency said

Over 40 lakh teens get Covid vaccine jab on Day 1 of inoculation drive

Over 40 lakh teenagers in the 15-18 age group received their first dose of Covid vaccine on the first day of vaccination drive for the said age group.

Over 80,000 teenagers take Covid vaccine jab in Odisha on 1st day of drive

On the first day of vaccination for those aged 15 to 18 years, a total of 80,129 teenagers were administered the first dose of vaccine against Covid-19 in Odisha on Monday, officials said.

SA v IND: Think KL getting formula of playing Test cricket, reckons Ashwin

India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin reckons that stand-in captain KL Rahul is getting the formula of how to play in Test cricket

Bulli Bai case: Engineering student held by Mumbai Police from Bengaluru

A 21-year-old engineering student was held in Bengaluru in a raid by a Mumbai Police team in connection with the "Bulli Bai" controversy.

North India to receive normal precipitation during Jan to March: IMD

The rainfall during January to March, averaged over north India, is most likely to be normal

Sameer Wankhede operates hotel, bar in Mumbai, alleges Nawab Malik

Malik said Wankhede is holding a permit room and bar licence in his name from 1997 onwards till date

Swastika Vinayaka Synthetics, HB Stockholdings' shares up 80% in 5 sessions

Penny stocks are those whose share price is very low -- typically in single digits -- and have high volatility associated with them

Pakistan PM Imran Khan's ex-wife escapes gun attack in Islamabad

Reham Khan in multiple updates on her Twitter handle, complained that she and her staff had to wait for hours to get an FIR registered

How heavily mutated Omicron variant is spreading so fast, sparing lungs

The Omicron variant multiplies about 70 times faster inside human respiratory tract tissue than the Delta variant, according to scientists at the University of Hong Kong

Omicron: Existing vax not effective, boosters may help, say experts

A surge in Omicron infections can overwhelm an already burdened medical infrastructure

Singapore's economy grew by 7.2% in 2021, rebounding from 5.4% in 2020

Singapore's Ministry of Trade and Industry announced on Monday that based on advance estimates, the country's GDP grew by 7.2 per cent in 2021, rebounding from the 5.4 per cent contraction in 2020.

CryptoWire introduces India's first global index of cryptocurrencies IC15

CryptoWire announced launch of India's first index of Cryptocurrencies - IC15, which is a rule-based broad market index by market cap.

How India is vaccinating teenagers against Covid amid Omicron spread

On January 1, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya had requested people to register eligible children in their families

Nifty is due for a pause, may even ease in early part of 2022: UBS report

Even after the GDP bounce-back off the low Covid-19 base, India can manage a 7.7% expansion in FY23 and hence deliver growth that is almost unrivalled globally, UBS said in a report