The G7 leaders, the European Union (EU), the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), and the Unified Nations (UN) have all resolved to stand united in their approach to the Taliban, according to US President Joe Biden. “We’ll judge them (the Taliban) by their conduct, and we’ll keep in close cooperation …

“By the end of 2022, we would be in the position where we have achieved vaccine coverage, say 70%, and then countries can get back to normal,” said WHO Chief Scientist Dr Soumya Swaminathan.” COVID-19 in India may be entering a stage of endemicity when there is a low to …

Thousands of Afghans and foreigners have gathered at Kabul’s airport, hoping to flee Afghanistan’s new Taliban rulers. US President Joe Biden is expected to make a decision as soon as Tuesday on whether to extend an August 31 deadline for airlifting Americans and their allies to safety. On Sunday, Biden …

Everyone has seen or heard of the stunning Aurora Borealis, also known as the Northern Lights. For millennia, people have been captivated by these mesmerizingly colourful, dancing waves of light. Though the name “aurora borealis” was coined in 1619 by Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei — after the Roman goddess of …

CLSA believes that the cancellation of the Cronus Pharma acquisition alleviates capital allocation concerns, and that the key near-term trigger is value unlocking from the ongoing injectable portfolio demerger. The share price of Aurobindo Pharma increased by more than 4% in the morning session on August 23 after global research …

A panel of experts from the Home Ministry has warned the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) of a COVID-19 third wave that could peak in October. The committee of experts formed by the Home Ministry under the National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM) has also stated that the COVID-19 third wave …

The Indian Air Force’s special repatriation flight from Kabul landed this morning at the Hindon air station near Delhi, carrying 168 passengers, including 107 Indians. Among the evacuees were two Afghan senators and 24 Afghan sikhs. They will thereafter be transferred to the Bangla Sahib Gurdwara. Many of the evacuees …

LUCKNOW: Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid his respects to Kalyan Singh, the former Uttar Pradesh chief minister, on Sunday.Singh, who had been ill for some time, died on Saturday night at the Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGI) in Lucknow. He was 89 years old at the …

According to a weekly update from the India Sars Cov2 Genome Consortium (INSACOG), a group of labs tasked with monitoring coronavirus variants, the Delta variant remains the most responsible for the continuous spread of infections in India. The Delta variation, a susceptible population, and diminished vaccine efficiency in stopping transmission …

Asteroids have long been a source of concern for scientists throughout the world, and now a 4,500-foot-diameter object has joined the list as it approaches Earth. As the asteroid 2016 AJ193 approaches Earth on the night of August 21, Nasa has classed it as potentially dangerous. Astronomers will be able …