First set of COVID-19 vaccines likely to be ‘imperfect’: UK Experts
London: The first set of COVID-19 vaccines that clear clinical trials for rollout to combat the deadly virus are likely to be imperfect and might not work equally for everyone, the chief of the UK government’s Vaccine Taskforce has warned. Kate Bingham, Chair of the UK’s Vaccine Taskforce set up earlier this year to coordinate […]
Blast kills 8 at religious seminary in northwest Pakistan
Peshawar: A powerful blast ripped through a religious seminary in northwest Pakistan’s Peshawar city on Tuesday, killing at least eight people, mostly students, and wounding over 120 others, senior police officials said. The blast occurred around 8:30 am at a local mosque, which also serves as a religious school in Dir Colony in interior Peshawar, […]
Air pollution to hinder India’s fight against COVID-19: Scientists
New Delhi: The causal link between air pollution and COVID-19 cases is yet to be established conclusively but long-term exposure will certainly make people more vulnerable to lung infections, warn scientists as the skies over large parts of north India, including Delhi, turn smoky and the air quality deteriorates rapidly. Their concerns come amid several […]
India gets 6th rank for valuing its teachers: Survey
London: India ranks among the world’s top 10 countries when it comes to valuing its teaching workforce, according to a new 35-country global survey-based report. Reading Between The Lines: What The World Really Thinks of Teachers’, released by the UK-based Varkey Foundation last week, found that India was sixth when it comes to people’s implicit, […]
Nawaz Sharif trains guns on Govt, Pak Army
Says sun about to set' on Imran govt
Karachi: Pakistan’s deposed prime minister Nawaz Sharif has blamed Army chief Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa and ISI chief Lt Gen Faiz Hameed for the current political situation in the country, as the Opposition parties held their third massive joint rally against Prime Minister Imran Khan-led government. The Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM), a coalition of 11 […]
8th Korea –India friendship essay competition
New Delhi: Students from all 28 States and 8 Union Territories of India participated in 8th Korea-India friendship easy competition, a handout issued here said. A unique and unprecedented project, the Korea-India Friendship Essay Competition succeeded in bringing out heart-touching expressions in the form of essays from the Indian students. Some wrote emotionally, some drew […]
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo & Defence Secretary Mark Esper to arrive in India on Monday
New Delhi: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Defence Secretary Mark T Esper will arrive here on Monday for the third edition of the two-plus-two ministerial dialogue which is taking place just a week ahead of the American presidential election and in the midst of India’s festering border row with China. The two-plus-two dialogue […]
Covid pandemic has stoked anxiety in 31% adolescents: Survey
New Delhi: About 31 per cent surveyed adolescents battled extreme anxiety in the past few months worrying about the impact of coronavirus pandemic on their family’s financial status, according to a survey of over 7,300 adolescents from four states of Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Bihar and Odisha. The survey on ‘What do the Adolescents have to say? […]
Sudan to join UAE, Bahrain in recognising Israel, says Trump
Washington: President Donald Trump announced Friday that Sudan will start to normalise ties with Israel, making it the third Arab state to do so as part of US-brokered deals in the run-up to Election Day. The announcement came after the North African nation agreed to put 335 million in an escrow account to be used […]