Pregnant women in India are now eligible to get vaccinated against Covid with the union health ministry Friday giving the approval based on recommendations of the National Technical Advisory Group on Immunization (NTAGI).Read more
The involvement of Pakistan in the drone attack on an Air Force station here cannot be ruled out as the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), a terrorist group based out of that country, is strongly suspected to be behind it, Jammu and Kashmir Police chief Dilbag Singh said on Friday. Read more
Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Friday hit back at Rahul Gandhi, who raised questions on the availability of Covid-19 vaccines across the country. Read more
The government on Friday stressed on vaccination and following Covid-19 protocols as it noted that the second wave of the pandemic is not over yet. Read more
West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar was forced to cut short his inaugural address to the newly constituted state assembly amid ruckus by opposition BJP over post-poll violence in the state. Read more
A loud sound rattled windows and shocked residents in parts of south and south west Bengaluru with officials ruling out an earthquake though there was no clarity on whether the sound was a sonic boom. Read more
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The drone attack on the Indian Air Force (IAF) station in Jammu on June 27 has brought into focus the security threat from the skies. Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently chaired a meeting to recast India’s policy for unmanned aerial systems, promising to tighten the rules and frame response strategies to tackle rogue drones. Read more
Making a mockery of virtual court hearings, being conducted due to the pandemic, Uttar Pradesh lawyers were found arguing while wearing T-shirts, from marketplaces, while riding their scooters and even wearing face packs. This triggered a sharp rebuke from the Allahabad High Court. Read more
For Afghans the answer is clear but grim: no time soon. An emboldened Taliban insurgency is making battlefield gains, and prospective peace talks are stalled. Some fear that once foreign forces are gone, Afghanistan will dive deeper into civil war. Though degraded, an Afghan affiliate of the Islamic State extremist network also lurks. Read more
As the World Health Organization draws up plans for the next phase of its probe of how the coronavirus pandemic started, an increasing number of scientists say the UN agency it isn't up to the task and shouldn't be the one to investigate. Read more
Many Australians will be weighing up whether to be vaccinated with the AstraZeneca vaccine, which is widely available, or to wait for Pfizer later in the year. Read more
The National Weather Service issued another excessive-heat warning for much of Washington state and Oregon that will remain in effect until June 27. Here is what you need to know about these heat waves. See Pics
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