New Delhi, Oct 12 Rising oil prices, along with high US bond yields, pushed the Indian currency to a 15-month low on Tuesday. The rupee ended at Rs 75.51 per US dollar on Tuesday. Besides, crude oil rose towards $84 a barrel supported by a rebound in global demand. Furthermore,Read More

The US Food and Drug Administration is expected to evaluate the efficacy of Moderna and Johnson & Johnson’s third dose of Covid vaccines this week. The FDA’s Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee will meet on Thursday and Friday, CNBC reported. Earlier this month, the US regulators authorised CovidRead More

New rules are coming into force as Germany continues its battle against the coronavirus. Two groups of people are getting particular attention.Three million people over the age of 60 remain unvaccinated. Pressure is mounting to change that, short of implementing an actual vaccine requirement. Much of public life in GermanyRead More

Sputnik V team on Monday refuted the UK media reports that claimed Russia’s COVID-19 vaccine was allegedly based on research from the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine and called it “another ‘fake news and blatant lie’ based on anonymous sources”. “The story, originated by The Sun tabloid, is pushed by those opposing theRead More

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP and former Union minister Maneka Gandhi said on Monday she was satisfied with her two-decade old association with the saffron camp and not being included in the all-important national executive committee did not reduce her stature in any way. Gandhi and her MP son Varun’sRead More

Mumbai: Maharashtra Bandh called by three parties in the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) against the Lakhimpur Kheri incident affected the normal life in the state. Mumbai police had earlier deployed striking reserves at strategic points, with 3 companies of SRPF, 500 Home Guards and 700 men from Local Arms units.Read More

Bharatiya Janata Party leader from Telangana NV Subhash on Monday said that Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi is changing her colors like a ‘chameleon’ to woo voters ahead of the Uttar Pradesh legislative assembly polls. Subhash’s comments came after the Congress leader offered prayers at the Kashi Vishwanath Temple and MaRead More

OTTAWA — The aftermath of Canada’s long fight with China over the imprisonment of Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig has spawned a new challenge: whether to join allies such as the United States and Australia in taking a more confrontational stance toward China. Some analysts saw hints of a potentiallyRead More

The vote had been scheduled for next year but was brought forward in response to the popular uprising in the capital of Baghdad and southern provinces in late 2019. T Published: 10 Oct 2021, Updated: 10 Oct 2021 7:44 pm Iraqis cast ballots on Sunday for a new parliament inRead More

At least 500 people have been detained in Jammu and Kashmir by security forces who are investigating the spate of killings by terrorists, AFP quoted officials as saying on Sunday. The development follows the killing of seven civilians from Kashmiri Pandit, Sikh and Muslim communities over the past few days.Read More