Moderna to develop single-dose booster shot for Covid-19 and flu
Washington, Sep 11 (IANS)Â US drug maker Moderna has announced the development of a single-dose vaccine candidate that is a combination of a Covid-19 booster as...
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US Defense Secy reaffirms support for Kuwait’s security, stability
Kuwait City, Sep 9 (IANS)Â Visiting US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has reaffirmed Washington’s supportive position for security and stability of Kuwait. During a meeting...
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Taliban plan to hold oath-taking ceremony on Sept 11
Kabul, Sep 9 (IANS) The interim government of the Islamic Emirates of Afghanistan (IEA) is likey to take oath of office on September 11, a...
Taliban allow 200 Americans, other foreigners to leave Afghanistan
Kabul, Sep 9 (IANS) The Taliban have allowed at least 200 American civilians along with other foreigners to depart Afghanistan after negotiations with the US...
Google releases 5th & final Android 12 beta
San Francisco, Sep 9 (IANS)Â Google has released the fifth and final beta for Pixel phones including the Pixel 5a and several third-party devices. Android 12...
US on track to default on national debt: Yellen
New Delhi, Sep 9 (IANS)Â US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has warned congressional leaders that the US is on track to default on the national debt...
Lekhi, UN Deputy Secretary-General discuss regional issues
United Nations, Sep 9 (IANS)Â India’s Minister of State for External Affairs Meenakshi Lekhi met UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed to discuss regional issues and reforms....
Gujarat inks pact with Amazon for MSME capacity building
Gandhinagar, Sep 8 (IANS)Â The Gujarat government on Tuesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with e-commerce giant Amazon to help drive e-commerce exports from the...
New Covid cases in US up 316% from last Labor Day
Washington, Sep 7 (IANS)Â Daily Covid-19 cases in the US have increased more than four times that what the country witnessed on Labor Day last year,...
WhatsApp likely to allow users to hide online status soon
San Francisco, Sep 7 (IANS)Â Facebook-owned WhatsApp will reportedly let users hide their online status from anyone who can’t be trusted. As spotted by WABetaInfo, new...
1st flight after US evacuation lands in Kabul with food supplies
Kabul, Sep 4 (IANS)Â A United Arab Emirates (UAE) plane loaded with food supplies landed in the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, the first flight...
Guterres to convene high-level event on Afghan humanitarian situation
United Nations, Sep 4 Â UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will convene a high-level ministerial conference on the humanitarian situation in Afghanistan on September 13 in Geneva,...
Shringla meets top US officials, discusses Afghan situation
New York, Sep 4 (IANS)Â In the wake of the disastrous pullout of US troops from Afghanistan, India’s Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla met several senior...
India, US project agreement for air-launched UAV gets final nod
New Delhi, Sep 3 (IANS)Â Indian Defence Ministry and the US Department of Defence project agreement for Air-Launched Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (ALUAV) has got the final...
US Consul General interacts with industry heads in Coimbatore
Chennai, Sep 3 (IANS)Â The US Consul General in Chennai Judith Ravin met with the industry, education and health care leaders of Coimbatore on September 1...
India, US hold talks under shadow of Washington’s Afghanistan retreat
New York, Sep 2 (IANS)Â Meeting under the shadow of Washington’s retreat from Afghanistan, diplomats and defence officials of India and the US have discussed the...
MoS for External Affairs, Meenakashi Lekhi to Visit Colombia and New York from Sep 4-9
September 02, 2021: Minister of State for External Affairs (MOS), Meenakashi Lekhi will be paying an official visit to Colombia and New York from 4...
US exploring land routes to evacuate Afghans
New Delhi, Sep 2 (IANS)Â The US is exploring ways to evacuate American citizens and Afghan allies looking to leave the war-torn nation including via land...
Taliban initiates dialogue with India in Qatar
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS)Â After the US completed its withdrawal from Afghanistan, Taliban initiated dialogue with India in Qatar over safety, security and early return...
EU removes US from safe travel list due to Covid surge
Brussels, Aug 31 (IANS)Â The Council of the European Union (EU) has recommended that member states of the bloc reintroduce restrictions on travellers from the US...
Terror attack against Kabul airport highly likely in 36 hrs: Biden
Washington, Aug 29  US President Joe Biden has warned that another terror attack against the Kabul airport could be “highly likely in the next 24-36...