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India-China Border Standoff in Eastern Ladakh Expected to Be Resolved Peacefully Very Shortly ITBP Chief
Authoritative sources on Wednesday said India and China have broadly agreed on a three-step process on disengagement of troops and withdrawal of weaponry from all major friction points in a time-bound manner.
Markets Snap 8-session Winning Streak; Sensex Drops 236 Points
After dropping 466.12 points during the day, the 30-share BSE index ended 236.48 points or 0.54 per cent lower at 43,357.19. Similarly, the broader NSE Nifty slipped 58.35 points or 0.46 per cent to 12,690.80.
You Grow As An Actor By Working With Great Directors, Says Rajkummar Rao
Actor Rajkummmar Rao says as an actor, he is greedy to work with different filmmakers as he has learnt that he can only succeed if he submits himself completely to a director's vision. Rao is known for creative collaborations with filmmaker Hansal Mehta i...
Global Oil Demand Unlikely To Get Vaccine Boost Until Later In 2021, Says IEA
Global oil demand is unlikely to get a significant boost from the rollout of vaccines against COVID19 until well into 2021, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Thursday, a view that curbed oil price gains since vaccine progress was announced ear...
South Korea In Final Talks Over COVID-19 Vaccines, Seeks Supplies For 60% Population
South Korea is in final talks with global drugmakers including Pfizer Inc over potential coronavirus vaccines as it seeks to secure supplies to cover 60% of its population this year, health authorities said on Thursday.
With Master Seed from Astra Zeneca, Serum Institute Manufactures 40 mn Doses of Covishield Vaccine
The vaccine made in the UK is currently being tested in large efficacy trials in the UK, Brazil, South Africa and the US. The promising results of the trials so far give confidence that Covishield could be a realistic solution to the pandemic.
Windies Cleared To Leave Isolation In New Zealand After COVID-19 Testing
The West Indies cricket team have been cleared to leave their biosecure facility in Christchurch on Friday after their third round of novel coronavirus tests were negative, New Zealand Cricket said on Thursday.
Military Wary That Shakeup Could Upend Its Apolitical Nature
The words spoken by America's top military officer carried a familiar ring, but in the midst of a chaotic week at the Pentagon, they were particularly poignant.
AMD Launches Four New Ryzen V2000 Embedded SoCs for Mini PCs and IoT Devices
AMD has announced four new models in the V2000 range of processors, which are split in two TDP groups - 10-25W TDP models and 35-54W TDP models.
YouTube Was Down Globally Earlier Today, Outage Map Shows Major Impact in North America
Live outage map showed that the major impact of the outage was in North America.
United States Asked To Allow Guatemalans To Stay On Humanitarian Grounds After Storm
Guatemala on Wednesday requested that the United States allow Guatemalans in the country to remain on humanitarian grounds following the devastation caused by storm Eta last week.
In His 1st White House Personal Choice, Biden Names Longtime Aide Ron Klain as Chief of Staff
Ron has been invaluable to me over the many years that we have worked together, Biden said in a statement.
British Police Detain Man After Car Crashes Into Police Station
British police said they had detained a man who crashed a car into a north London police station on Wednesday.
Cyprus Locks Down Southwest Over Surge In Coronavirus Cases
Cyprus put its entire southwest under a strict 19day lockdown Wednesday, banning any nonessential movement of people and shuttering bars and restaurants after a string of escalating restrictions failed to curb a sharp increase in coronavirus infections.
Closing Prices For Crude Oil, Gold And Other Commodities
Benchmark U.S. crude oil for December delivery rose 9 cents to $41.45 a barrel Wednesday. Brent crude oil for January delivery rose 19 cents to $43.80 a barrel.
Sweden To Ban Sale Of Alcohol After 10 Pm To Curb COVID-19
Stockholm (AP) Sweden's prime minister said Wednesday his government will present a law proposal that would ban nationwide the sale of alcohol after 10 pm in bars, restaurants and night clubs from November 20 in an effort to curb the spread of COVID-19....