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New Delhi: Described as the Apollo moment for science, NASA’s James Webb telescope — on its way toward its destination in orbit about 1 million miles from Earth — has begun six months of commissioning in space, before it scouts for first galaxies and distant worlds. At the end of commissioning, the world’s largest and […]

Washington (US): James Webb Space Telescope, the largest and most powerful space telescope ever constructed, will lift off on Christmas. The USD 10 billion project spanning over three decades, a collaboration between NASA, the European Space Agency, and the Canadian Space Agency, hopes to look further back in time than ever before – to find […]

Kathmandu: Nepal Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba is likely to visit India in early January, sources familiar with the development confirmed to ANI. As per the sources at Nepal’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA), Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi already has extended an invitation for the visit to his Nepali counterpart inviting him for visit […]

Washington: The global coronavirus caseload has topped 278.8 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 5.39 million and vaccinations to over 8.88 billion, according to Johns Hopkins University. In its latest update on Saturday morning, the University’s Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed that the current global caseload and the death […]

Ottawa: Canada reported 11,304 new COVID-19 cases Friday afternoon, raising the cumulative total to 1,957,058 cases with 30,139 deaths, according to CTV. COVID-19 cases continued to increase in Canada, with the provinces of Ontario, Manitoba, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island all reporting record-high numbers on Friday. Ontario, the most populous province, reported 9,571 new […]

London: People getting infected with Omicron are 50 per cent to 70 per cent less likely to need hospital care compared with previous Covid-19 variants, says an analysis. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said its early findings are “encouraging” but the variant could still lead to large numbers of people in hospital, reports the […]

Hyderabad: A study taken-up by doctors at Rainbow Children’s Hospital, Secunderabad, indicating that proper nutrition of pregnant women can prevent life threatening condition called thiamine (Vitamin B1) deficiency has been published in European Journal of Pediatric Neurology, a press release said. The study titled “Thiamine-responsive, life-threatening, pulmonary hypertensive crisis with encephalopathy in young infants” was […]

Ottawa [Canada]: Canada has appointed diplomat Cameron MacKay as the new high commissioner to India. Melanie Joly, Canada’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, on Friday announced the appointments of the new High Commissioner to India and the Consuls General to Bengaluru, Chandigarh and Mumbai. Cameron Mackay is moving from his post as ambassador to Indonesia and […]

Hyderabad: The first thing that pops into most people’s minds when they think of sharks is of big dumb fish with pointed teeth that are to be greatly feared. But someone, who spends their days studying these creatures, knows just how wrong that image is. For one thing, the diversity of sharks is astounding. The […]

Researchers from the Ohio State University took nasal swabs from 360 white-tailed deer in nine northeast Ohio locations between January and March 2021.

The State Department is temporarily dropping an in-person interview requirement for some work-visa categories in 2022 to ease visa issuances, as the COVID-19 pandemic stretches into the third year, the department announced.

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Washington: Omicron can evade the immune protection conferred by COVID-19 vaccines and natural infection, according to a peer-reviewed study which also suggests that the new variant of coronavirus is completely resistant to antibody therapies in use today. The study, published in the journal Nature on Thursday, also highlights the need for new vaccines and treatments […]

New York: A team of scientists has identified an important place of vulnerability on influenza viruses.The research has been published in the ‘Nature Journal’. The scientists found that a small subset of antibodies elicited by experimental and existing influenza vaccines targeted a site at the base, or anchor, of the influenza virus hemagglutinin (HA) protein–an […]

Washington: Demonstrations were held in various cities across the globe including Washington to commemorate East Turkistan’s National Day of Mourning. Protestors called for decisive actions against China’s ongoing “genocide and colonization in Xinjiang”. The protests were organised by the East Turkistan Government in Exile (ETGE) and the East Turkistan National Awakening Movement (ETNAM) in Istanbul, […]

Dhaka: At 30 people were killed and over 200 others injured after a massive blaze ripped through a passenger ferry in Bangladesh, officials said. The officials said that 70 passengers on board the ill-fated Barguna-bound MV Abhijan-10 have been rescued so far, while many others remain missing. According to the police and fire personnel, the […]

The royals are all set to celebrate their daughter Lilibet's first Christmas in full swing! The Duke and Duchess of Sussex recently unveiled their annual holiday card, which was obtained by People magazine.

Washington: The global coronavirus caseload has topped 278 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 5.38 million and vaccinations to over 8.86 billion, according to Johns Hopkins University. In its latest update on Friday morning, the University’s Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed that the current global caseload and the death […]

Washington: More than 6,400 journalists in Afghanistan have lost their jobs since the Taliban takeover of the country, according to a recent survey. The survey conducted by non-profit organisation Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and the Afghan Independent Journalists Association (AIJA) shows a radical change in the Afghan media landscape since the Taliban took power. As […]

Bangkok: The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has announced that it will cancel all of its new year countdown events due to potentially rapid spread of the Omicron strain of Covid-19. According to Deputy Governor of Bangkok Kriangyos Sudlabha, all new year’s eve activities including Buddhists chanting hosted by the BMA across all 50 districts will […]

By PIB Delhi Scientists have found the first clues to understand violent short duration flares from a compact star of rare category called magnetar located thirteen million light years away. These compact stars with the most intense magnetic field known, of which only thirty have been spotted so far in our galaxy, suffer violent eruptions […]

Hyderabad: A monument complex popularly known as Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram is positioned on the Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal. Mahabalipuram is situated in close proximity to Chennai in Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu. The UNESCO World Heritage Site consists of rock-cut cave temples, monolithic temples, bas-relief sculptures, and structural temples as well […]

Beijing: China is redoubling efforts to control new virus outbreaks with a lockdown of the 13 million residents of the northern city of Xi’an following a spike in coronavirus cases. The measure comes just weeks before the country hosts the Winter Olympics in Beijing, roughly 1,000 kilometers (6,210 miles) to the west. There was no word […]

The US continues to be the worst-hit country with the world's highest number of cases and deaths at 51,545,991 and 812,069, according to the CSSE.