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Mumbai Airport Now Starts COVID-19 Express Test Facility For Departing Passengers, Visitors
The city airport on Saturday said it has extended the availability of its express coronavirus infection test facility also to departing passengers and non-passengers. The RT-PCR test facility is functional from October 15, the airport said in a release...
Sushant Singh Rajput’s Sister Shweta Honours Mother on Durga Puja with Rare Photos, Asks for Strength
Sushant Singh Rajput’s sister Shweta Singh Kirti took to social media to honour her mother by sharing rare pictures of her on Navratri and asked for strength.
JoSAA Counselling 2020: First Allotment List Announced; Direct Link and Steps to Check
All those candidates who had qualified the JEE 2020 examination and registered for the process of JoSAA 2020 counselling will be able to check the allotment list on josaa.nic.in.
Azerbaijan And Armenia Allege Truce Violations, Accuse Each Other In Shelling
Azerbaijan and Armenia accused each other on Saturday of attacks in violation of a Russianbrokered truce, as the worst fighting in the South Caucasus since the 1990s continued.
India Seems to be Past its Covid-19 Peak Even as US, Europe Struggle
India is the second-most COVID hit country with 7.37 million confirmed cases and 112,161 deaths. The US is the worst affected with over eight million cases and 215,199 deaths so far.
‘Won’t be Cowed on Human Rights’: Trudeau Hits Back at China After Threat to Canadians in Hong Kong
China's ambassador to Ottawa, Cong Peiwu, warned Canada on Thursday against granting asylum to Hong Kong activists,
US Hoping for Two Covid-19 Vaccines by End of November
Unlike vaccines against other diseases such as measles, experts believe Covid-19 vaccines, when they come, will fall far short of being 100 percent effective.
Biden Edges Trump In TV Ratings For Dueling Town Halls
Former Vice President Joe Biden won a TV ratings battle with President Donald Trump as the two held competing town halls with voters just weeks ahead of the Nov. 3 election, according to Nielsen ratings data released on Friday.
Art Imitates Life At Plastic Bag Store Pop-up In New York
The Plastic Bag Store set to open to the public on Thursday looks like a typical New York City grocery, with rows of soda drinks and cartons on its shelves. But a closer look at the boxes of sushi rolls and cereal reveals labels such as 'plastic bagacado...
World Bank Should Keep Pumping Out Aid, Review Capital Adequacy - Development Committee
The World Bank should push ahead with its efforts to deliver $160 billion in coronavirus aid by June 2021 and explore additional emergency financing and debt relief for developing countries, the bank's steering committee said on Friday.
Japan PM Suga Sends Offering To Yasukuni Shrine For War Dead - NHK
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has sent an offering to the controversial Yasukuni Shrine for war dead to coincide with its autumn festival, public broadcaster NHK reported on Saturday.
U.S. Judge Denies Request To Exempt Catholic Churches From New York Coronavirus Limits
A federal judge on Friday rejected a request from the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn to void New York state's limits on religious gatherings in coronavirus hot spots, which the diocese argued had effectively closed its churches.
Jersey City, Kushner Reach Accord In Political Bias Lawsuit
Jersey City has reached an agreement in a lawsuit by White House adviser Jared Kushners familys company that claimed the city tried to sabotage a $900 million residential tower project out of political animosity toward Kushners father-in-law, President Do...
Panel Recommends Granting Permission to Dr Reddy's to Conduct Phase-2 Trials of Russian Covid Vaccine
The Hyderabad-based pharmaceutical firm had on October 13 reapplied to the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) seeking permission to conduct combined phase 2 and 3 human clinical trials of the vaccine in the country.
Sixth Arrest Made in Fake TRP Racket Case in Mumbai
The Crime Branch of Mumbai Police arrested Umesh Mishra, a resident of suburban Andheri, from Virar area.
Delhi Govt Directs DU to Pay Outstanding Salaries from Students' Funds, DUTA Says Move Unsustainable
The Delhi University Teachers’ Association (DUTA) and other academics of the varsity questioned this sudden change of source of salary payment after the order was released on October 16.