Pfizer Inc. and partner BioNTech SE said their Covid-19 vaccine was safe and produced strong antibody responses in children ages 5 to 11 in a large-scale trial, findings that could pave the way to begin vaccinating grade-school kids within months. The long-awaited results offer one of the first looks at how well a…
The Bombay High Court on Monday dismissed a writ petition by an RSS functionary Rajesh Kunte seeking that the transcript of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s speech made in 2014, in which he allegedly blamed the RSS for Mahatma Gandhi’s assassination, be admitted as evidence in a defamation case against him. Kunte had…
Former Union minister Babul Supriyo said he opposed the “indiscriminate” induction of people into the BJP ahead of the assembly elections in West Bengal and it may have affected the party’s performance in the polls. Supriyo, who joined the Trinamool Congress last week, told PTI in an interview that…
Tamil superstar Vijay has filed a civil suit in a Chennai court against 11 respondents, including his parents, to restrain them from conducting any meeting or activity using his name. The move is significant as it comes weeks ahead of the rural civic body polls scheduled to take place in the state in two phases on…
A Rwandan court is expected to rule on Monday in the case of Paul Rusesabagina, a one-time hotel manager portrayed as a hero in a Hollywood film about the 1994 genocide, later accused by Rwanda’s authorities of masterminding terrorism from exile. Rusesabagina, 67, denies all the accusations and says he was…
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau gambled on an early election in a bid to win a majority of seats in Parliament, but now faces the threat of being knocked from power in Canada’s election on Monday. Polls indicate Trudeau’s Liberal Party is in a tight race with the rival Conservatives: It will likely win the most seats…
The Ministry of Home Affairs has handed over the probe into the case of a Chinese vessel, which authorities suspect may have been transporting missile-related equipment to Pakistan, to the National Investigation Agency (NIA). Sources said that the NIA has already registered an FIR in relation to the matter. In…
Paris: Choosing a full-fledged confrontation with the United States due to the loss of a mega-contract for submarines for Australia, France is making a risky bet and other nations are not rushing to its defense. After Australia renounced its deal for conventional submarines in favor of US nuclear-powered ones,…
New Delhi: Charanjit Singh Channi was sworn in as Punjab’s new Chief Minister today after Amarinder Singh’s dramatic weekend resignation just four months before an election in the state. Punjab’s first Dalit Sikh Chief Minister took charge with two deputies, both carefully chosen to fortify…
New Delhi: Former Punjab Congress chief Sunil Jakhar hit out at Harish Rawat, the party’s state-in-charge, this morning, questioning his statement in support of Navjot Singh Sidhu (and his leadership role ahead of next year’s election) hours before Charanjit Channi is sworn in as the new Chief…