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Yellen becomes the 1st female Secretary of Treasury Senate

The US Senate on Monday voted to approve President Joe Biden’s nomination of former Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen to be the next US Treasury Secretary, making her the first woman to

January 26, 2021

-Top News·USA

WHO chief warns pandemic is speeding up

The number of Covid-19 cases worldwide is expected to reach 100 million within this week, said the Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. “A year ago today, fewer

January 26, 2021

COVID-19·World News

AstraZeneca’s new vaccine schedule ‘not acceptable’ to EU

Stella Kyriakides, the European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety, stated on Monday that AstraZeneca’s new schedule in which the company’s supply of Covid-19 vaccine would fall short of expectation was unacceptable

January 26, 2021

-Top News·COVID-19·EU News

Covid infections surge in Spain

Spain’s Ministry of Health on Monday reported 93,822 new cases of Covid-19 and 767 deaths over the period from 14:00 local time on Friday to 14:00 on Monday. Spain’s cumulative tally of

January 26, 2021

COVID-19·EU News

Nation celebrates 72nd Republic Day

As India celebrated its 72nd Republic Day on Tuesday, President Ram Nath Kovind unfurled the national flag and received the customary 21-gun salute at Rajpath. The 21-gun salute was presented by the

January 26, 2021

-Top News·Defence

K.S Chithra Honoured With Padma

Six personalities from Kerala made to the list of Padma awardees from various fields. The Padma awardees included versatile singer K S Chithra, who has been conferred Padma Bhushan while Kaithapram Damodaran

January 25, 2021

India News

Boris extends greetings on India’s R-Day

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson extended his greetings to the people of India and Indians residing in Britain on the occasion of the 72nd Republic Day of India on Tuesday. “Today as

January 25, 2021

-Top News·UK News

Mahavir Chakra for Colonel B. Santosh Babu

Colonel B. Santosh Babu, who has been awarded Mahavir Chakra posthumously by the government on Monday, had laid down his life in the fight with Chinese troops in Ladakh. He hailed from

January 25, 2021

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Vaccinated people may spread Covid, warns expert

People who have received Covid-19 jabs could still pass the virus on to others, UK’s Deputy Chief Medical Officer Jonathan Van-Tam has warned. According to Van-Tam, people should still continue following lockdown

January 25, 2021

World News

India-China 9th round of dialogue ends

India and China held 16 hours-long marathon military dialogue to resolve an ongoing border dispute and thinning of forces along the Line of Actual Control in Eastern Ladakh, government official said on

January 25, 2021

China·India News