NEW DELHI: Certain civil society groups have come under the scrutiny of the Union government for their alleged role in delaying development projects in the Northeast at the behest of Chinese enterprises, officials with knowledge of the matter said. These projects, they said, were related to coal mining, hydropower, water supply, connectivity to enhance tourism … Read more
The 35-year-old Mercedes driver faced fierce criticism on Monday after uploading the video, which accuses Microsoft founder Bill Gates of lying about coronavirus vaccine trials, to his Instagram story. In Hamilton’s since-deleted post — originally posted by content creator King Bach — Gates is interviewed on CBSN about progress on a vaccine to combat Covid-19. … Read more
Moderna Inc’s vaccine against COVID-19 could be ready for widespread use by the end of this year, U.S. and company officials said on Monday, after the drugmaker announced the start of a 30,000-subject trial to demonstrate it is safe and effective, the final hurdle prior to regulatory approval. The trial is the first such late-stage … Read more
New Delhi: India has taken a slew of initiatives, including launch of a multi-modal link via Chittagong port to Bangladesh, over the past two weeks for strengthening the trade ties amid China’s bid to increase influence in the country’s eastern neighbourhood. As part of the latest initiative, 10 broadgauge (BG) locomotives were handed over to … Read more
SYDNEY: Countries around Asia are confronting a second wave of coronavirus infections and are clamping down again to try to contain the disease, with Australia recording a record daily rise in cases and Vietnam locking down the city of Danang. Mainland China is battling the most aggressive return of COVID-19 in months, confirming 57 new … Read more
The influencer marketing industry is on track to be worth $15 billion by 2022, according to Business Insider Intelligence, and many of us would like a slice of that pie. Almost nine out of 10 (86%) of Gen Z and millennials surveyed by Morning Consult said that would post sponsored content for money, and 54% said … Read more
Image copyright Getty Images The UK is now advising against all non-essential travel to the Balearic and Canary Islands after Spain recorded a rise in coronavirus cases. Foreign Office guidance was changed on Monday to include both mainland Spain and islands such as Ibiza and Tenerife. It came as a government source said talks were … Read more
Signage is displayed during a media walkthrough for the upcoming Democratic National Convention at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, on Tuesday, January 7. Daniel Acker/Bloomberg/Getty Images The Democratic National Convention next month will take place over the course of four nights between August 17 and 20, and CNN can now confirm that each night of … Read more
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For the first time since the pandemic began, India has had a month of no improvement in doubling time of cases. (Photo: PTI) Most discussions on India’s Covid-19 outbreak centres on the high number of cases, now third in the world after the United States and Brazil. The messaging from the government has been that … Read more