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India, Maldives sign 4 pacts including $100M grant for key connectivity project
India and the Maldives on Monday signed four agreements, including one for a $100-million grant for a connectivity project, as visiting foreign secretary Harsh Shringla and the Maldivian leadership discussed ways to boost economic recovery amid the Covid-19 pandemic. Read more
Covid-19 vaccine 90% effective in Phase 3 trial, says US pharma giant Pfizer
The vaccine against the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), which is being developed by US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer and German biotech firm BioNTech, is 90% effective in preventing infections in the ongoing Phase 3 trials, Pfizer announced on Monday. Read more
India takes big step to normalise Nepal ties, skeds foreign secy visit
Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla will travel to Kathmandu later this month for formal dialogue between the two countries, a sign that New Delhi is willing to go an extra mile to improve bilateral ties that had nosedived earlier this year, people familiar with the matter said. Read more
Rohit Sharma included in India Test squad for Australia tour, BCCI announces revised ODI, T20I teams
{{/usCountry}}Rohit Sharma included in India Test squad for Australia tour, BCCI announces revised ODI, T20I teams
{{/usCountry}}Rohit Sharma was included in the India Test squad for Australia tour but the senior India selection committee and BCCI medical team after consulting the opener decided to rest him from the ODI and T20I series in Australia. Read more
Kangana Ranaut demands Arnab Goswami’s release, attacks Maharashtra govt: ‘I had one house, even that was demolished’
Actor Kangana Ranaut has again attacked the Maharashtra government, as she demanded the release of journalist Arnab Goswami. The news anchor is in judicial custody in a 2018 abetment to suicide case. Read more
Apple’s One More Thing event is happening tomorrow: How to watch and what to expect
Just a few days after launching the iPhones globally on October 13, Apple sent out invites for another Apple Event scheduled for November 10. Read more
Monday motivation: Kriti Sanon gives a hilarious explanation for nailing Yoga pose Viparita Shalabhasana
Come Monday and our social media feeds are flooded with Bollywood celebrities’ motivating workout sessions but we love Kriti Sanon for doing so with a tinge of humour. Read more
Watch: Day before Bihar verdict, Tejashwi Yadav celebrates 31st birthday
RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav celebrated his 31st birthday, a day before the crucial verdict in Bihar. The young leader celebrated the day with his family members. Read more
Punjab-born Nobel Laureate Har Gobind Khorana gets special dedication on death anniversary. Check out his impressive journey
The Nobel Prize Organization shared a post dedicated to “an icon of molecular biology” aka, Har Gobind Khorana who passed away on today’s date, November 9, in 2011. Read more