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'It was unbelievable': Star Trek's William Shatner becomes real-life astronaut
Star Trek's William Shatner, one of science-fiction's most recognisable characters, became a real life space traveler Wednesday on Blue Origin's second human mission.
India has no plans for Covid-19 booster dose: NITI Aayog
India currently has no plans to give booster doses as some nations have begun doing, the government's chief Covid-19 advisor said Wednesday as the country nears the milestone of 100 crore vaccine injections.
India-China trade on course to touch record USD 100 billion-mark
The India-China trade volume looks set to cross the record figure of $100 billion this year as the total has already touched $90 billion in the first nine months, despite a chill in bilateral relations due to the continuing military standoff between the two countries in eastern Ladakh.
China's total imports and exports expanded 22.7 per cent year on year to 28.33 trillion yuan (about $4.38 trillion) in the first three quarters of 2021, official data showed on Wednesday. (PTI)
Income Tax portal seeing steady progress: Infosys CEO Salil Parekh
Under fire for technical glitches plaguing the new income tax return filing portal, Infosys CEO Salil Parekh on Wednesday said the new portal developed by his company is seeing "steady progress" and already 1.9 crore returns have been filed. (PTI)
Isolated populations in India are vulnerable to Covid-19: Researchers
Scientists from the Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics here and Banaras Hindu University (BHU) have found that several isolated and indigenous people such as Andaman Islanders with long DNA segments (homozygous) in their genome are most likely to be more susceptible to Covid-19.