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US FDA okays Covid booster shot for people above 65, or at high-risk

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has authorised booster shots of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine for people aged 65 and older or at high-risk

3 dead, 4 injured in blast at Bengaluru firecracker godown

'The blast seems to have been triggered by an unstable explosive. We have to investigate it,' says Bengaluru Police official

Modi US visit: A primer on what Biden needs, wants, will ask from India

When Biden and Modi sit down for their first-ever personal meeting, and bilateral, at the White House on Friday, the meeting will be historic in true meaning of the word 'historic'

Centre holds meet with states to discuss air pollution in Delhi

A joint meeting of the states of Delhi, Uttar Pardesh, Rajasthan, Punjab and Haryana was held under the chairmanship of Union Minister Bhupender Yadav on Thursday

Ex-Arunachal Guv & former Delhi top cop YS Dadwal passes away

Former Commissioner of Delhi Police, Yudhvir Singh Dadwal, has passed away here at his residence in Chhattarpur, sources said on Thursday. He was 70.

La Liga: Marco Asensio, Benzema star as Real beat Mallorca 6-1

Asensio scored a hat-trick and Karim Benzema struck a brace of goals as Real Madrid soared on their goal-scoring prowess to thrash Mallorca 6-1 and rose to the top of the table in the Spanish La Liga.

Juventus snatch first victory in new Serie A season with win over Spezia

The 36 times champions Juventus finally claimed their first victory in the new Serie A season, after a 3-2 win over Spezia in a thriller.

At 31,923 Covid-19 cases, India sees slight surge in infections

With 31,923 new Covid cases registered in the last 24 hours, India's daily new cases on Thursday crossed the 30,000 mark yet again

Microsoft launches Surface Duo 2 with better performance, cameras

Tech giant Microsoft has launched its second folding smartphone -- the Surface Duo 2 along with the next-generation Surface devices

No climate finance for hydropower: 'Rivers for Climate' declaration

COP26, i.e., the Conference of Parties that meets annually to hold climate change negotiations, is to take place at Glasgow in the UK from October 31

From 2004 tsunami to Covid-19 pandemic: A timeline of Quad elevation

Nearly 17 years after the deadly 2004 tsunami, the Quad summit will mark a high point in a steady year-long elevation against the backdrop of China's growing economic and military strength and Covid

Only 20% of G20 companies' climate targets science-based: Study

Growing numbers of companies in the G20 are setting climate targets but most fail to align with climate science, a new research by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) said

After Gandhis' Shimla sojourn, reshuffle on cards in Congress

This follows the Punjab operation in which Rahul Gandhi pushed for change and Charantjit Singh Channi was appointed as Chief Minister after the exit of Amarinder Singh

Will pit strong candidate against Sidhu, won't let him become CM: Amarinder

Asserting that he will only leave politics on a high, the former Punjab CM said, 'I was ready to leave after a victory but never after a loss'

Tatas most trusted group amongst the investors, finds poll

What stands out starkly about the poll results is that there's a huge gap between the winner and the rest of the corporate groups

Researchers say FB interfering with their tools to study News Feed

According to The Markup, Facebook has been adding "junk code to HTML features meant to improve accessibility for visually impaired users".

Musk: Inspiration4 crew had 'challenges' with toilet, promises upgrade

Tech billionaire Elon Musk took to the Twitter to reveal that there were "challenges" with the toilet during SpaceX's first entirely private trip to space and promised upgrades for future mission.

Govt appoints 13 new Secretaries, as six to retire, seven posts vacant

The government on Wednesday announced appointment of 13 Secretaries in various ministries and departments on Wednesday.

President Joe Biden plays down chances of UK-US trade pact

Biden said he would discuss the issue "a little bit" with the UK prime minister, adding: "We're going to have to work that through."

FB paid billions extra to spare Zuckerberg in Cambridge Analytica probe

In suits made public Tuesday, two groups of shareholders claimed that members of Facebook's board allowed the company to overpay on its fine in order to protect Zuckerberg