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UK PM Boris Johnson cancels India visit due to current COVID-19 situation

NEW DELHI: United Kingdom Prime Minister Boris Johnson has cancelled his upcoming India visit due to the prevailing COVID-19 pandemic.

Researchers led by Indian-origin scientist identify genes that fight virus causing COVID-19

WASHINGTON: US researchers led by an Indian-origin scientist have identified a set of human genes that fight SARS-CoV-2, the virus which causes...

Four Sikhs among 8 killed in FedEx facility mass shooting in US; gunman dead

WASHINGTON: As many as eight people, including four Sikhs, were killed and five others injured in a mass shooting at a FedEx...

LDCs support request made by India, South Africa for waiving COVID vaccine-related IPR

UNITED NATIONS: The 46-member grouping of the Least Developed Countries has said it supports a request made by India and South Africa...

American singer, actress Mary Millben recites Sanskrit shlokas to greet Indians on New Year

WASHINGTON: Popular American singer and actress Mary Millben has greeted the Indian communities across the globe, particularly in India and the US,...

Queen Elizabeth II’s husband, Prince Philip, dies aged 99

LONDON: The husband of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Philip - the Duke of Edinburgh, passed away on Friday aged 99, Buckingham...

COVAX expects to deliver doses to nations despite reduced supply availability: WHO

UNITED NATIONS: The COVAX vaccine facility expects to deliver COVID-19 doses to all participating economies that have requested it in the first...

Economic activity rebounds globally even as infection rates rise: Moody’s

NEW YORK: Moody's Investors Service has said that high-frequency alternative data indicates a strong rebound in economic activity even as infection rates...