New York Governor "Truly Sorry" For His Conduct, Denies Sexual Harassment

New York governor Andrew Cuomo said Sunday he was "truly sorry" if his conduct had ever been "misinterpreted as an unwanted flirtation" as he faced mounting pressure over sexual harassment...

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/3bQ8t3B

AstraZeneca Sold Its Stake In Moderna For More Than $1 Billion: Report

AstraZeneca Plc has sold its 7.7% stake in Moderna Inc for more than $1 billion after the U.S. biotechnology company's shares soared on the back of its coronavirus vaccine breakthrough, The Times...

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/3dWYufI

PM Modi's Message To India As He Takes First Shot Of Coronavirus Vaccine

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today tweeted to say that he took first dose of coronavirus vaccine at Delhi's premier All India Institutes of Medical Sciences.

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/2PanAxd

Top US Health Body Endorses Johnson & Johnson Covid Vaccine

A U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advisory panel voted unanimously on Sunday to recommend Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 shot for widespread use, and U.S. officials said initial...

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/3dWJ8Ie

Top Officer Arun Kumar Singh Appointed Bihar Chief Secretary

Senior IAS officer Arun Kumar Singh was on Sunday named as the next Chief Secretary of Bihar.

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/3dVYnko

Golden Globes Open With First Bi-Coastal Ceremony

Comedians Tina Fey and Amy Poehler opened a very unusual Golden Globes ceremony Sunday, broadcasting Hollywood's traditional awards season-opener from New York and California.

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/3b0wt4W

Yemen Huthi Rebels Claim Saudi Strikes, Threaten New Attacks

Yemen's Iran-backed Huthi rebels on Sunday claimed missile and drone strikes that targeted neighbouring Saudi Arabia overnight and threatened more attacks, as fighting in the grinding civil war...

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/3kz60hW

Prince Harry Tells Oprah Winfrey He Worried History Would Repeat Itself

Prince Harry, who shocked Britain last year when he and his wife Meghan stepped back from royal duties, told U.S. interviewer Oprah Winfrey that he had worried about history repeating itself,...

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/3bMllYF

Japanese Companies Go High-Tech In Battle Against Food Waste

Japanese companies are ramping up the use of artificial intelligence and other advanced technology to reduce waste and cut costs in the pandemic, and looking to score some sustainability points along...

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/37YbrC7

Facebook To Pay $650 Million Settlement Over US Privacy Dispute

A US federal judge has given final approval to Facebook's $650 million payment to settle a privacy dispute between the social media giant and 1.6 million users in the state of Illinois.

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/3sASRrM

India's Vaccine Net Widens Today, Hopes To Outpace Covid Spike: 10 Points

India will expand its coronavirus vaccination programme today to cover people over 60 and those over 45 who have illnesses as it hopes to rein in a growing number of more infectious virus strains and...

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/2Pg2Tjr

US Children Could Receive Covid Vaccine By Year-End: Top Expert

The United States could start vaccinating older children against Covid-19 by the fall and younger ones by year-end or early 2022, the White House's top pandemic advisor Anthony Fauci said Sunday.

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/3svxUOE

Conservatives In "Struggle For Survival" Of US, Says Trump

Former president Donald Trump told conservative supporters on Sunday that they faced "a struggle for the survival of America" as he gave his first major speech since he lost the election.

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/3q6F0aO

LIVE Updates: India's Second Phase Of Covid Vaccination Begins Today

India will expand its coronavirus vaccination programme today to cover people over 60 and those over 45 who have illnesses as it hopes to rein in a growing number of more infectious virus strains and...

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/3uEO7Da

Gurugram Man Elated After PM Modi Mentions His Name On "Mann Ki Baat"

Banker by profession and nature enthusiast by passion, Mayur Shah on Sunday was rendered speechless after Prime Minister Narendra Modi mentioned his name in ''Mann Ki Baat'' address on Sunday.

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/3b2TLHB

Golden Globe Awards 2021: Virtual ceremony gets under way

Tina Fey and Amy Poehler are hosting the year's first major film and TV awards ceremony.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3dUxPQF

Why this teen set up a prize-winning fake cosmetics shop

Polish teenager Krystyna Paszko's idea won an EU prize - she tells the BBC the story behind it.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3rakXtG

The midwives braving armed gangs in Colombia

A group of Afro-Colombian women use their skills to help women give birth in areas run by gangs.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/37UPMLh

Cape Town: Pictures of how Muslim worship helps quell South African ganglands

A team of Islamic scholars in South Africa is on a mission to some dangerous and drug-infested areas.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3bOJ9el

Coronavirus: The misleading claims about an Indian remedy

A traditional herbal remedy said to "cure" Covid has resurfaced, but there's no evidence it works.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3b00OAL

Afghanistan: A year of violence on the road to peace

On the anniversary of the US-Taliban deal, Afghanistan finds itself in a precarious state.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2ObK0O3

Sir Kazuo Ishiguro warns of young authors self-censoring out of 'fear'

Writers may be self-censoring because they don't want to be "cancelled", author Kazuo Ishiguro says.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/37Y55CL

Yemen: The nine-year-old war-zone school teacher

Ahmed, blind since birth, stands in for teachers who don't make it in to their ruined school in Yemen.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/37VwZQ2

India Records 16,752 New Covid Cases, Biggest Single-Day Jump In 30 Days

India's COVID-19 tally climbed to 1,10,96,731 on Sunday with 16,752 new infections, the highest in the last 30 days, according to Union health ministry data.

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/3kCqp5V

New York Governor Cuomo faces fresh claims of sexual harassment

New York's governor denies wrongdoing and orders an external inquiry after claims by a second ex-aide.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2ZYokYA

"Fight Back As Long As I Can": UN Envoy Fired By Myanmar Junta

Myanmar's United Nations envoy in New York vowed to fight on Saturday after the junta fired him for urging countries to use "any means necessary" to reverse a Feb. 1 coup that ousted the nation's...

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/2O2ulkd

Who Was Gangubai Kathiawadi: The Woman Alia Bhatt Will Portray In Her Latest Film

Actress Alia Bhatt will next been seen in Gangubai Kathiawadi, in which she will play the titular role. Gangubai Kathiawadi is based on the life of Gangubai Kathewali, a brothel owner in Mumbai's...

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/3b1OxvO

New York Governor Accused Of Sexual Harassment By Second Woman

A second ex-employee of powerful New York state Governor Andrew Cuomo has accused him of sexual harassment, charges the governor denied on Saturday.

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/3kwSsE0

Supreme Court Will No Longer Use WhatsApp To Share Video Conference Links

The Supreme Court will no longer use WhatsApp groups to share video conference links for court hearings, the top court registry said on Saturday.

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/3dSwz0p

Gujarat Civic Polls: Voting Begins In Vadodara For 88 Seats

Polling has startedfor civic polls for 88 seats in Gujarat's Vadodara district along with 34 zila panchayat seats and 168 taluka panchayat seats. Voting began at 7 am and will continue till 6 pm.

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/3kzfytp

Voting Begins For Bypolls To 5 Municipal Wards In Delhi

Voting began on Sunday morning for the bypolls to five municipal wards in Delhi, results of which are likely to have an impact on the 2022 civic elections.

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/2MznzlG

Rs 220 Crore In Black Money Detected After Raids On Chennai-Based Company

The Income Tax Department has detected undisclosed income of about Rs 220 crore after it raided a leading tiles and sanitaryware manufacturer based in Chennai, the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT)...

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/3r2GYdL

"No Worth To Ask For Votes": TRS's KT Rama Rao Hits Out At BJP, Congress

The Telangana Rashtra Samithi's chief KT Rama Rao on Saturday said the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is "trying to defame" his party. He said that both BJP and Congress "do not hold anyworth to ask for...

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/3dXeKxd

Prince William Warns Social Media "Awash" With Coronavirus Vaccine Lies

Prince William has warned that anti-vaccination messages are rife on social media and urged those eligible to get jabs, following a similar appeal by his grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II.

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/37RLrYY

Golden Globe Awards 2021: Stars prepare for virtual ceremony

Tina Fey and Amy Poehler return to host the year's first major film and TV awards ceremony on Sunday.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3dRHuHA

Maids in Lebanon: 'My employer treats me like a slave'

Lucy's dream of working in the Middle East turned into a nightmare of abuse. She's not the only one.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2Pk9vgX

Cryptocurrencies: Why Nigeria is a global leader in Bitcoin trade

A devaluing currency and hard economic conditions make cryptocurrencies attractive despite the risks.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3uCAXXi

Has China lifted 100 million people out of poverty?

President Xi says China has achieved his poverty reduction pledge - but has it?

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3bN2FIo

Covid: How this Indian firm is vaccinating the world

The Serum Institute of India isn't a household name, but it's the world's largest vaccine maker.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3bJBDBI

LIVE: Covid Vaccine Capped At Rs 250 At Private Hospitals, Says Centre

Coronavirus vaccines will be capped at Rs 250 per shot at private hospitals and health centres, the Health Ministry said on Saturday. Vaccines will be free in all government hospitals and centres.

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/3q2RQ9Y

US Authorizes Johnson & Johnson Covid Vaccine For Emergency Use

The United States on Saturday authorized Johnson & Johnson's Covid vaccine for emergency use, giving the nation a third shot to battle the outbreak that has killed more than 500,000 Americans.

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/3uDXNhj

"Most Daring...": Boxer Vijender Singh's Tweet On Rahul Gandhi's "Abs"

Boxer Vijender Singh shared a photo of Rahul Gandhi commenting on the Congress MP's "abs" during his visit to Kerala, where assembly election will be held in April.

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/37RGv6I

Johnson & Johnson Covid vaccine: FDA approves single-shot jab

The US is the first country in the world to approve the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3uDjMVB

Covid vaccine: Germany urged to back AstraZeneca jab for over-65s

A senior German immunologist tells the BBC that his country should reverse its decision on the jab.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3uEkGBm

The Florida coffee shop where Trump is king

A look inside a "liberal-free zone" and meeting spot for people on the political right.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2O5sZFx

El Salvador polls: More power for President Nayib Bukele?

While the election is for the legislative assembly, it is seen as a key test for President Bukele.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/37TmJYy

Questioned About Liquor Prohibition In Bihar, Nitish Kumar Hits Back

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday bristled at questions being raised against his highly-touted alcohol prohibition drive following some recent instances of violation of the liquor ban.

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/3sxSjTi

All On Election Duty To Get Covid Vaccine Before Voting Day: Poll Panel

Everyone on election duty for the upcoming Assembly elections in five states will be vaccinated against COVID-19 before polling day, the Election Commission said on Friday.

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/3dQg05b

Case Likely Against Congress MLAs For "Manhandling" Himachal Governor

Himachal Pradesh Speaker Vipin Parmar is examining the Assembly rules to file an FIR or police case against the five Congress MLAs suspended for the remainder of the Budget session for allegedly...

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/3dUWynV

Trinamool Forms 12-Member Committee For Bengal Polls

The Trinamool Congress on Friday announced a 12-member election committee that will look into the selection of candidates and plan a campaign for the upcoming assembly polls.

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/3uyO3F0

Why Russian Diplomats Returned From North Korea On Rail Trolley

Eight Russian diplomats and family members -- the youngest of them a three-year-old girl -- have arrived home from North Korea on a hand-pushed rail trolley due to Pyongyang's coronavirus...

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/3uvlXdI

Time To Assess Achievements, Failures Of UN Human Rights Council: India

India on Friday said it is time to assess the achievements and failures of the Human Rights Council and deliberate on the ways to strengthen and reform the UN organ so as to help it achieve its...

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/3dRrtkU

Over 1.37 Crore COVID-19 Vaccines Doses Administered In India: Centre

With 2,84,297 vaccine doses administered to healthcare workers (HCWs) and frontline workers (FLWs) on the 42nd day of nationwide COVID-19 vaccination, the total number of vaccination crossed 1.37...

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/2ZThkMH

Prince Harry On 'The Crown', Who He Would Cast As Himself On The Show

Britain's Prince Harry said in a rare one-on-one interview that he left royal life because the British press was "destroying" his mental health, and revealed he watches "The Crown."

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/301ekgZ

Woman Gang-Raped, Set On Fire By Cart Puller, His Son In UP: Police

A woman was allegedly gang-raped and later set on fire by a father-son duo after hitching a ride on their cart on the way home in Mishrikh area in Uttar Pradesh's Sitapur, police said on Friday.

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/3bL53PI

"My Heart Is Sick": Lady Gaga Offers $500,000 For Stolen Dogs

Lady Gaga has offered half a million dollars for the safe return of her two pet dogs, saying her "heart is sick" after they were stolen at gunpoint in Hollywood.

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/3qYgx8U

"Showed Utmost Respect To Protesting Farmers": India At UN Body

The Government has shown the utmost respect for protests by farmers and has remained engaged in dialogue with them to address their concerns pertaining to the Farm Laws, said India on Friday.

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/3uENt8W

Haiti prison escape: Hundreds of inmates flee from Croix-des-Bouquets jail

The prison's director is among 25 people killed in the mass escape near the capital, Port-au-Prince.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3dWVIat

Monsters, mania and the unstoppable march of Pokémon

Several waves of Pokémania have swept the globe, keeping this lucrative franchise relevant for 25 years.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3bHdRGh

Mayday: How the White Helmets and James Le Mesurier got pulled into a deadly battle for truth

James Le Mesurier fell to his death in Istanbul in 2019 with a sense that Syrian and Russian disinformation had destroyed his reputation.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/37RG0cR

Week in pictures: 20-26 February 2021

A selection of striking images taken around the world this week.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3kzRKpl

Bitcoin energy use 'bigger than most countries'

Could the cryptocurrency's huge electricity consumption also sink it?

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3kAo8s4

The Dissident: Jamal Khashoggi documentary points finger at Saudi Arabia's crown prince

The Dissident explores what happened to the Saudi journalist and who might have ordered his murder.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3ktCFpf

Mourning the sisters killed as they taught handicrafts

Ayesha and Irshad were breadwinners in a former Pakistani tribal area where militancy is rising again.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3bYh9W3

PM Modi To Receive Global Energy And Environment Leadership Award

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will receive the CERAWeek global energy and environment leadership award during an annual international energy conference next week.

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/3bHlqwS

UP Orders Covid Test For People Flying In From Maharashtra, Kerala

The Uttar Pradesh government on Friday directed officials to conduct rapid antigen tests for all people arriving into the state from Maharashtra and Kerala at airports, a senior official said.

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/3pYGGmI

Mary Robinson 'made a big mistake' over Dubai princess

Princess Latifa Al Maktoum was previously described as "troubled" by the former Irish president.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3sA51Ro

John F Kennedy: When the US president met Africa's independence heroes

A photo archive reveals John F Kennedy's efforts to court African leaders in the post-colonial era.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2NMThfH

Ros Atkins on... Is Facebook too powerful?

Ros Atkins looks at the consequences of Facebook's power on events in Myanmar, Washington DC and Australia.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3su00Kg

As Trump Returns To Political Stage, Questions About His 2024 Win Surface

Brace yourself for Donald Trump 2.0, America. The ex-president returns from political hiatus Sunday seeking to regain control of a Republican Party that is out of power and pondering whether the...

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/3aWbYqk

Biden Believes Important To Modernise Immigration System: White House

US President Joe Biden believes that it is important and long overdue to modernise the immigration system, and this includes taking steps to help ensure high skilled workers can stay in the country,...

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/37Rj0dY

Melissa Caddick: Missing fraud suspect's foot found on Australian beach

The disappearance of Melissa Caddick - who is accused of stealing from investors - has flummoxed police.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2NZB1j2

Ethiopia's Tigray crisis: How a massacre in the sacred city of Aksum unfolded

Eritrean troops killed hundreds in Aksum in Ethiopia's Tigray region, witnesses tell Amnesty and the BBC.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3bG2jDh

Live Updates: Over 1.30 Crore In India Vaccinated Against COVID-19

With 3,95,884 vaccine doses administered to healthcare workers (HCWs) and frontline workers (FLWs) on Thursday, the 41st day of nationwide COVID-19 vaccination, the total number of vaccination crossed...

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/3q2bseI

ByteDance Agrees To $92 Million Privacy Settlement With US TikTok Users

ByteDance has agreed to a $92 million class-action settlement to settle data privacy claims from some US TikTok users, according to documents filed Thursday in US District Court in Illinois.

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/3pUYrUa

EX-US Olympics Gymnastics Coach Dies By Suicide After Abuse Charges

Former US Olympics women's gymnastics coach John Geddert died by suicide Thursday, his body found hours after he was charged with human trafficking and abuse of athletes in his care, Michigan Attorney...

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/2MuVk7I

Queen Elizabeth Says Covid Jab "Didn't Hurt At All"

Queen Elizabeth II said on Thursday that her coronavirus jab "didn't hurt at all" and urged those wary of receiving the vaccine to "think about other people".

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/2NxDJg1

India-Pak Pact To "Provide Opportunity For Further Dialogue": UN Chief

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is encouraged by India and Pakistan's decision to strictly observe all agreements on a ceasefire along the Line of Control (LoC) and hopes that the...

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/3bI7VwD

Fijian rugby league players sing tribute to Sydney quarantine staff

The rugby league players performed a song from their balconies in hotel quarantine in Australia.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2ZOfrki

Biden approves US airstrike on Iran-backed militias in Syria

The Pentagon said the strike on Syria was in response to an attack on US and coalition personnel in Iraq.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3usDe7v

K-pop superstars Blackpink in climate change message

K-pop superstars Blackpink have emerged as the latest force in the global fight against climate change.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2O2FgKQ

Analysis: Can Asia help Myanmar find a way out of coup crisis?

While Western sanctions may not help, China and South East Asia's influence may have some sway.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3bCQ6iN

'Op Silent Viper': How an Indian rape suspect was caught after 22 years

The case went cold after the man accused disappeared following a brutal 1999 gang rape in India.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3kmWHSt

Covid-19: US high school band students rehearse in individual bubbles

Wenatchee High School in Washington state found a creative way for their band students to practise safely.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2NJCoCB

Why Greenpeace is dropping huge boulders into the sea

Fishing community leaders say Greenpeace's action is dangerous and illegal.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3uAhFli

Golden Globes: Celebrity make-up artists on their job in the pandemic

Hollywood make-up artists on their experiences of working in the time of Covid-19.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3uzZyw0

Contempt Petition On Tigress Avni Killing To Be Heard In Top Court Today

A contempt petition against Maharashtra forest officials for killing a tigress in 2018 will be heard in the Supreme Court today.

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/3aUXZRl

Rahul Gandhi To Address Students Of US' Cornell University On Democracy

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on March 2 will address the students of prestigious Cornell University and interact with them on the subjects of democracy and development, the university said on...

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/2ZOypr3

Joe Biden Calls Saudi King Before Release Of Khashoggi Report

President Joe Biden reaffirmed the US commitment to Saudi Arabia's defense but stressed the importance of human rights Thursday in a long-delayed first call with Saudi King Salman, the White House...

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/3srTHH9

US Says Khashoggi Report Will Help Bring "Accountability"

The United States on Thursday prepared to release intelligence on the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi that is expected to implicate Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, saying the report...

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/3kqXmlz

Amazon rainforest plots sold via Facebook Marketplace ads

Protected land reserved for Brazil's indigenous communities is being traded on the social network.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3ssUPKK

Canadian farmers advised to ditch palm oil after 'buttergate' row

The dairy group looking into the hard butter issue has called for a freeze on palm fats in cow feed.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3stOluS

How To Get Vaccinated Against Covid: AIIMS Chief Answers Big Questions

With news coming in of a drastic increase in numbers of Covid cases across the country, the government has opened up the vaccination process to the private sector, a process that could begin on March...

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/3pLu6as

Kidnapping Claim Of Navy Man Who was 'Burnt Alive' May Be Fiction: Police

A Navy seaman from Jharkhand who died in Maharashtra's Palghar district after allegedly being set on fire by his kidnappers had apparently concocted the whole story of abduction, police said on...

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/2ZNq1bb

Chinese £3,200 budget electric car takes on Tesla

The mini electric vehicle being made by China's biggest carmaker is now outselling Tesla two to one.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2NVSpVS

Joe Biden Revokes Trump Ban On Many Green Card Applicants

US President Joe Biden on Wednesday revoked a proclamation from his predecessor that blocked many green card applicants from entering the United States.

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/3aRolnh

BJP, Trinamool Workers Clash During Programmes On Same Route In Kolkata

BJP and TMC woekers came to blows in the city on Wednesday during programmes by both parties on the same route in central Kolkata.

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/2ZMfqNw

Why Mention PM's Name 10 Times? Kamal Nath To Madhya Pradesh Governor

Taking potshots at the BJP government in Madhya Pradesh, Leader of Opposition Kamal Nath on Wednesday asked what was the fear that led to the mention of Prime Minister Narendra PM Modi's name "10...

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/2Mo0DWv

Live: India Announces Expansion Of Vaccination Drive Amid Rise In Cases

The government has asked states to speed up vaccinations for healthcare and frontline workers. From March 1, India will start vaccinating people above 60 and those older than 45 with health conditions...

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/3pV3UtU

India Begins BRICS Chairship With Inaugural 3-Day-Long Sherpas' Meeting

India kicked off its BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) Chairship with the inaugural three-day-long Sherpas' meeting, said Anurag Srivastava, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA)...

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/3bHLrfA

US Murder Suspect Cooked Victim's Heart: Report

A man accused of a triple murder in the US state of Oklahoma sliced one victim's heart from her body and cooked it with potatoes to serve to other victims before attacking them, US media reported...

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/3pYkf1e

NASA Releases Mars Landing Site Panorama Taken By Perseverance Rover

The US space agency NASA released a spectacular panoramic view on Wednesday of the landing site of the Perseverance rover on Mars.

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/2PbX1I7

Australia passes law to make Google and Facebook pay for news

The world-first law is designed to make the tech giants pay news publishers for content.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2ZQQHYo

The colourful fridges popping up on American streets

Local communities in the US have come up with a novel way to help feed those going hungry.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2ZLgP7h

North Korea enslaved South Korean prisoners of war in coal mines

A report describes how prisoners of war are used as slave labour to generate money for the regime.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3sCAlPR

Brazilian Amazon: Juma descendants of 'last warrior' vow to carry on legacy

After the death of the last male member of an indigenous group, his grandchildren take an unusual step.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3qSWRTY

Biden's Covid stimulus plan: It costs $2tn but what's in it?

Democrats are working on a massive package of measures to help the US through the pandemic.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3utHJP5

Looming battle for Yemen's Marib city risks humanitarian disaster

A rebel attack on the government's northern stronghold of Marib threatens mass displacement.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3qTZdlp

Have Australians fallen out of love with Sydney and Melbourne?

Figures show Australians are moving out of the large cities in search of a better quality of life.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3sk1xCs

Viewpoint: Self-defence not the answer to Nigeria's kidnap crisis

The defence minister said people should at times provide their own security but it is not that easy.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/37IknLG

Kenya: A sustainable solution to locust swarms?

An NGO is training and paying communities in Kenya to catch locusts, so they can be turned into animal feed.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3kmefOj

Srinagar-Leh Highway To Be Reopened For Regulated Traffic From Feb 28

The Jammu and Kashmir government on Wednesday announced that the Srinagar-Leh national highway will be reopened for vehicular traffic on February 28, officials said.

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/3utmvRm

Australia Passes Landmark Law Requiring Tech Firms To Pay For News

Australia's parliament adopted landmark legislation Thursday requiring global digital platforms to pay for showing Australian news content on their platforms.

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/2NDnPjV

US Report Likely To Blame Saudi Prince For Khashoggi Killing: Report

A declassified version of a US intelligence report expected to be released on Thursday finds that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman approved the 2018 killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, four...

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/2NSEj7H

GameStop surges again as Reddit crashes temporarily

Trading in GameStop shares halted minutes before markets closed but jumped again in late trading.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2P0yi9s

Tiger Woods's Legendary Golf Career In Jeopardy After Car Crash

The amazing golf career of Tiger Woods, from two-year-old prodigy to his epic comeback 2019 Masters victory, was in jeopardy Tuesday after injuries suffered in a serious solo car crash.

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/3dHBBwS

"You've Played In My Lap": Nitish Kumar Jab At Tejashwi Yadav In Assembly

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday took a sharp jibe in the state assembly at Leader of Opposition Tejashwi Yadav, who had interrupted the Janata Dal United leader's speech in the house.

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/3bAn6bq

Facebook, Twitter More Likely To Create Echo Chambers: Study

Facebook and Twitter users were more likely to interact with information disseminated by users with similar viewpoints, found a recent study.

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/3dHs5JN

Probe Into Sri Lanka Attacks Finds Ex-President Should Face Charges

Sri Lanka's ex-president and his intelligence chiefs should be prosecuted for failing to prevent suicide bombings two years ago on Easter Sunday that killed 279 people, according to an investigation...

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/2MnkXau

Tiger Woods: Child prodigy who changed golfing forever

The man considered by many to be the greatest golfer of all time has overcome many challenges in his career.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3qSBaUa

Live Updates: India Reports 10,584 New COVID-19 Cases, 78 Deaths In A Day

India's total tally of COVID-19 cases surged to 1,10,16,434 with 10,584 new infections being reported in a day, while the recoveries have crossed 1.07 crore, according to the Union Health Ministry...

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/3aMMjQE

7 Killed As Oil Tanker Collides With Car On Yamuna Expressway In UP

Seven persons were killed after an oil tanker collided with a car near Naujheel police station on the Yamuna Expressway on Tuesday night, said an official.

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/2ZJwZhp

Centre Launches National Urban Digital Mission For Creating Digital Infra

The Central government Tuesday launched 'National Urban Digital Mission'' to create a digital infrastructure for cities in the country, a statement stated.

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/3pPvwkj

16 Injured As Clash Erupts Between TDP, YSRCP Workers In Andhra Pradesh

Sixteen persons were injured on Tuesday after a clash erupted between workers of Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party (YSRCP) in Mettavalasa village of Srikakulam.

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/3kinlMj

Biden holds first foreign meeting with Canada's Justin Trudeau

"US leadership has been sorely missed over the past years," the Canadian prime minister said.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2ZKQZ3e

Syrian torture verdict expected in landmark German case

A man who fled Syria is accused in Germany of being a "cog in the wheel" of a state torture machine.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/37EWbtC

The Simpsons creator Matt Groening on equality, memes and monorails

BBC Radio 1 Newsbeat sits down for a Zoom chat with Matt Groening.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/37IjLpr

Senegal's teenage jockey races to fame

Fallou Diop won the country's top racing prize when he was just 17.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3ktzQop

Coronavirus: Do I send my child back to school?

President Biden wants most children in classrooms again by April - but do parents think that's safe?

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3utqgGD

Motera: The world's largest cricket stadium to host India-England Test

India's Motera stadium gives an unobstructed view of the pitch to 110,000 spectators.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3aMPCXU

62 Inmates Dead In Ecuador Prison Riots

At least 62 inmates died Tuesday and several were injured in riots blamed on gang rivalry at three jails in Ecuador's overcrowded prison system, authorities said.

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/37GYoES

1,040 Militants Of 5 Outfits Surrender In Assam

Dreaded militant Ingti Kathar Songbijit and 1,039 others belonging to five outfits on Tuesday laid down arms before Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal to return to the mainstream.

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/3pOIOxx

Countries Must Fulfill Pre-2020 Climate Commitments: India At UN Body

India on Tuesday said that the idea of a climate action should not be to move the goal post to 2050 and countries must fulfil their pre-2020 commitments, calling on the global community to view...

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/3pPn6td

Indian Secular Front Not To Oppose AIMIM In West Bengal Assembly Polls

The newly formed Indian Secular Front (ISF) of Furfura Sharif cleric Abbas Siddiqui on Tuesday said his party will not oppose Asaduddin Owaisi-led AIMIM in the upcoming West Bengal Assembly polls.

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/2ZL063O

Daniel Prude: No charges for US officers over 'spit-hood' death

Officers in New York were filmed using a hood to restrain Daniel Prude until he stopped breathing.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2ZI541t

Walker Swamp: The mission to restore an Australian wetland

Walker Swamp had been destroyed by 150 years of farming - now it is replenished and welcoming life.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/37EIHyj

Priyanka Dewan: The roller-skating star who beat disability stigma

Since taking up skating at the age of eight, Priyanka Dewan has become an international champion.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3bv4Z6M

Collision between train and truck causes massive explosion in Texas

An 18-wheeler truck crashes with a freight car carrying gasoline.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3pUqqU0

Wife Of Mexican Drug Lord El Chapo Arrested In US

The wife of Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, the imprisoned former leader of Mexico's Sinaloa drug cartel, was arrested on Monday over her alleged involvement in international drug trafficking, the US...

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/2MlMiKc

Indian-American Climate Expert Gets Key Post In US Agriculture Department

The Biden administration has appointed an Indian-American climate and energy expert, who spent three years deploying solar energy solutions in rural India, to a key position in the agriculture...

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/3aJNrEJ

UP Court Frames Charges Against 2 Former Ministers Under POCSO Act

A special court in Lucknow on Monday framed charges against former ministers Naseemuddin Siddiqui, Ram Achal Rajbhar and others in a case registered under the POCSO Act and provisions of the IPC.

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/3pKkEnC

Labourer, 4 Others Find 2 Diamonds In Madhya Pradesh Mine

A labourer and his partners have found a 7.94 carat diamond and another 1.93 carat one in a village in Panna in Madhya Pradesh on Monday, an official said.

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/2ZHMkPC

WHO Slams Rich Countries For Hogging Covid Vaccines

The World Health Organization on Monday blasted wealthy countries for not only hogging Covid vaccines but in doing so, hindering the pathway for poorer nations to get them too.

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/3btGcQh

1st Shipment From India Under COVAX Likely This Week: WHO Chief Scientist

The first shipment from India under COVAX, the global initiative to ensure rapid and equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines for all countries, is likely to roll out this week, WHO Chief Scientist...

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/3uop1IE

Delhi Government Pays Rs 26 Crore To 2,221 Riot Victims: Report

The Delhi government has so far disbursed compensation of over Rs 26 crore to 2,221 victims of last year''s northeast Delhi riots, official sources said on Monday.

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/3sof1gN

US Supreme Court Allows Release Of Trump Tax Records To Prosecutors

The US Supreme Court on Monday allowed the release of Donald Trump's tax records to criminal prosecutors, rejecting a last-ditch bid by the former president's lawyers to keep them secret.

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/37Em6lk

Gender-reveal device explosion kills father-to-be

Christopher Pekny was making a device to be used at his child's gender-reveal party, police say.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3aIk4T6

US Imposes Sanctions On Two More Myanmar Junta Leaders

The United States on Monday announced sanctions against two more leaders of Myanmar's junta and warned of further action as hundreds of thousands defiantly rallied for the restoration of the nation's...

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/3aHpLAG

Live Updates: India's Active COVID-19 Cases Cross 1.5-Lakh Mark Again

Active COVID-19 cases in India rose for the fifth consecutive day and went past the 1.5 lakh mark again after a gap of 17 days, according to Union Health Ministry data on Monday, as the total...

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/2ZDQw2P

1st Pfizer-BionTech Vaccine Dose Cuts Transmission: UK Studies

Data from two separate studies published in the UK on Monday, one in England and another in Scotland, have shown vaccines against Covid-19 are effective in cutting disease transmission and...

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/37DRd0a

Union Minister Shripad Naik To Be Discharged From Hospital On Feb 24

Union Minister Shripad Naik will be discharged from a hospital in Goa's Bambolim on February 24.

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/3aKQ7Sq

Boy,14, Gets "Heartfelt" Letter Of Thanks From PM For Stencil Portrait

A 14-year-old Indian body in the UAE is over the moon after Prime Minister Narendra wrote him a ''heartfelt'' letter of thanks for a painting of himself by the teenager, according to a media report on...

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/2OYVrcp

Extinction: Freshwater fish in 'catastrophic' decline

Numbers are plunging due to pollution, unsustainable fishing and the draining of rivers.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3aFQsFX

South Korea coronavirus: PM aims for 'herd immunity by autumn'

The prime minister says vaccinations are on track after criticism the country has been slow to start.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3dDsOMk

Sri Lanka human rights: UK seeks new UN resolution on abuses

The resolution calls for human rights abusers in the bloody civil war to be held to account.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3pSG4PL

Covid US death toll: Imagining what 500,000 lost lives look like

Half a million Americans have died of the coronavirus. Here's a look behind this grim milestone.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3qLEgJg

Sarika Kale: The sports star who could afford just one meal a day

Sarika Kale says she survived on instant noodles and chutney for years because that's all she could afford.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3pKZi9V

Thousands dead but no prosecutions - why Liberia has not acted

Horrific tales dominate the history of Liberia's civil war but no-one has been put on trial there.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2ZFDSjL

"Closely Following Reports Of India, China Troop Disengagement": US

The US has said it is closely following reports of troop disengagement between India and China and continues to monitor the situation.

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/37BGKmg

Canada's parliament declares China's treatment of Uighurs 'genocide'

Canada is just the second country after the US to recognise China's actions in Xinjiang as genocide.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3aLHA1L

El Chapo's wife Emma Coronel Aispuro arrested in US over 'drug trafficking'

Emma Coronel Aispuro's arrest comes two years after her husband was convicted in the US over his cartel.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2ZInOO5

Crowd Gathering Doesn't Lead To Revocation Of Laws: Agriculture Minister

Union minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Sunday reiterated that the Centre was ready to talk to the farmers protesting against the new agriculture laws, and said that mere gathering of crowd does not...

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/2P0Ixe4

Girl Attacked With Acid In UP, Accused Arrested In 6 Hours

A girl in western Uttar Pradesh's Hapur distruct, 86 km from Delhi, was attacked with acid inside her home. The incident took place last night. She is in a serious condition and is admitted to a...

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/2NsSa4L

42% Voter Turnout In Gujarat Civic Body Polls

Elections to six municipal corporations in Gujarat were conducted in a peaceful manner amid tight security and adherence to COVID-19 norms on Sunday, in which average voter turnout of around 42 per...

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/3dHLfiG

Madhya Pradesh Minister Climbs Atop 50-Foot High Swing For Phone Signal

A photograph and a video of a Madhya Pradesh minister sitting atop a 50-foot high swing in Ashok Nagar district to get a robust signal on his cellphone network led to a plethora of memes and jokes...

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/3qDhvHw

US Aviation Body Orders Extra Inspections Of Some Boeing 777s

The US Federal Aviation Administration ordered extra inspections Sunday of some Boeing 777 passenger jets, after a United Airlines flight suffered engine failure a day earlier, scattering debris...

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/3dAv1rW

Farooq Abdullah Advocates Dialogue With Pak To End Terrorism In J&K

National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah on Sunday advocated dialogue with Pakistan to end terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir, saying friendship holds the key to development in the region.

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/3sgWL92

United Airlines grounds planes after engine failure

The airline stops flying 24 planes after an engine burst into flames soon after take-off from Denver.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3pCiF4F

UK: Myanmar military must release Suu Kyi

The military must respect the wishes of Myanmar's people, the foreign secretary will tell the UN.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3dzqUML

Bitcoin keeps hitting new highs after Tesla backing

Having broken through the $50,000 level last week the cryptocurrency has extended its rally this year.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3dAlvVG

"DMK Is Anti-Hindu, Must Defeat It": BJP's Tejasvi Surya In Tamil Nadu

Calling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) "anti-Hindu", BJP Yuva Morcha chief Tejasvi Surya on Sunday requested people to defeat MK Stalin's party in Tamil Nadu while stating that "only BJP respects and...

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/3qJ9qB1

3 Killed, 2 Injured In Shooting At Gun Store In US

Three people were killed and two were injured in a shooting at a gun store in Louisiana in the US on Saturday (local time).

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/2NkHANm

Ahmedabad-Mumbai Tejas Express Skips Andheri Halt, Probe Ordered

An inquiry was ordered by the Western Railway after Ahmedabad-Mumbai Tejas Express moved past Andheri on Sunday without halting at the scheduled halt.

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/3qL7rMA

Australia Starts COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout, PM Receives First Dose

Australia launched its public rollout of the Covid-19 vaccine Monday amid protests over the campaign, including a vocal show of opposition by crowds at the final of the Australian Open.

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/3aDtoI2

"We're Going To Beat Covid": Biden After Visiting Pfizer Vaccine Plant

After visiting the Pfizer manufacturing plant in Michigan, US President Joe Biden on Sunday (local time) thanked the company's workers for their tireless efforts and said because of their hard work...

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/37ymUby

Gujarat Civic Polls: Vijay Rupani Tests Negative For COVID-19, Casts Vote

Days after he was found infected with coronavirus, Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani on Sunday tested negative for the infection, following which he cast his vote for the municipal corporation...

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/3ujoJTi

Covid: Australian Open fans criticised for 'booing vaccine'

A crowd's booing of a reference to Covid-19 vaccines is "disgusting", Australia's deputy PM says.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2P0Yilh

Updates: 14,264 New Coronavirus Cases In India, Total At 1.09 Crore

Daily COVID-19 cases in India registered an increase for the fourth consecutive day with the country recording 14,264 new cases, taking the total tally to 1,09,91,651, according to Union Health...

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/3k8gwNd

UN Nuclear Chief Says, "Temporary Solution" Found Ahead Of Iran Deadline

UN nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi said Sunday he had negotiated a "temporary solution" after two days of talks with Iranian officials to allow the agency to continue its inspections work in the...

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/3sgG25y

Afghanistan's Ghani sees 'window of opportunity' for peace process

In an exclusive interview with the BBC, Ashraf Ghani discusses the "hard decision" on war and peace.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3bvUxM4

Africa's data gap: Measuring the cost of not counting the dead

Just eight countries in Africa have adequate death registration systems, a BBC investigation finds.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3ulXqaP

Over-The-Rhine: Is this a model for urban renewal or a warning sign?

In Cincinnati's Over-The-Rhine neighbourhood, does urban revitalisation come at a cost?

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3dAiMvu

The most important humanitarian gesture in decades?

Colombia has given protected status to almost one million Venezuelan migrants.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/37A5jQy

Divya Kakran: 'I became famous for wrestling boys'

Divya Kakran, a young Indian wrestler, dreams of making history at the Olympics.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2ZFHAK0

Kuwait Bans Entry For Non-Citizens As Part Of Covid Restrictions

Kuwait's Civil Aviation Authority on Saturday announced it was extending an entry ban for non-Kuwaiti citizens until further notice as part of coronavirus restriction measures, it said on Twitter.

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/3aBJmSL

BJP Wants "Double Engine Government" In Bengal: Abhishek Banerjee

Senior TMC leader and MP, Abhishek Banerjee, on Saturday criticised the BJP's slogan of "double engine government" (same party rule in centre as well as state) in poll-bound West Bengal, alleging that...

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/3ulqcbC

AAP Claims Civic Bodies Seeking 10% Brokerage From MP-MLA Funds

The AAP on Saturday claimed that the BJP-ruled MCD is seeking 10 per cent brokerage from the MP-MLA funds.

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/3pxZXva

Bengal BJP Youth Leader A Drug Addict, Say Cops, Citing Father: Report

The father of Pamela Goswami, the flamboyant youth wing leader of the BJP arrested for alleged possession of cocaine, had told Kolkata police she had become a drug addict under the influence of a...

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/2M8oZmQ

Greek Ex-National Theatre Chief Arrested Over Rape Allegations: Report

The former artistic director of Greece's national theatre was arrested on Saturday over allegations of rape against minors, amid a belated #MeToo awakening.

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/3sg2hZE

"Condemn Use Of Lethal Force" in Myanmar: UN Chief

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemned the "use of lethal force" in Myanmar after two people were killed on Saturday when security forces opened fire on protesters in Mandalay, the country's...

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/3sjzinL

Two Killed In Myanmar's Mandalay City After Cops Fire Amid Protests

Two people were killed in Myanmar's second city Mandalay on Saturday when police and soldiers fired to disperse protests against a Feb. 1 military coup, emergency workers said, the bloodiest day in...

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/37z6iQS

Pfizer Vaccine 95.8% Effective Against COVID-19: Israel Health Ministry

Israel's health ministry said Saturday recent data from its aggressive coronavirus vaccination campaign showed two doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech jab were nearly 96 percent effective against infection.

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/37AN8Kt

Texas Restores Power But Still Struggling Without Water

Texas authorities have restored power statewide bringing relief after days of unprecedentedly frigid temperatures, but millions were still struggling Saturday without safe, drinkable water.

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/2ZCn39e

Israel eases restrictions following vaccine success

Shops, libraries and museums will now be open to the public, following easing of Covid rules.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3uc2I8S

Australian PM is vaccinated as rollout begins

Scott Morrison received the Pfizer vaccine as Australia begins its nationwide inoculation programme.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3pF2Eec

Updates: Over 1.08 Crore COVID-19 Vaccine Doses Administered, Says Centre

A total of 1.08 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered till now with 1.86 lakh jabs given on Saturday, the Union Health Ministry said.

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/3qINnug

Britain To Offer All Adults A COVID-19 Vaccine By End Of July: PM

All adults in Britain will be offered a first shot of a COVID-19 vaccine by the end of July, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Saturday ahead of a planned announcement on the cautious reopening of...

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/3dxZczG

Unnao Deaths: Two Accused Sent To 14-Day Judicial Custody

The two people arrested in connection with the death of two teenage girls at an Unnao village were sent to 14-days judicial custody by a court on Saturday.

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/3pIHrjz

Pablo Hasel: Luxury stores looted and vehicles ablaze in Barcelona protests

The arrest of the Catalan rapper has ignited a debate over freedom of speech in Spain.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3duKbP9

How Trump offered Kim a ride on Air Force One

A new BBC series shows how threats of nuclear war against North Korea gave way to a Trump-Kim bromance.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3aDQ4Yv

How European businesses are adapting to Brexit

Companies doing business between Europe and the UK talk to the BBC about the impact of the new rules.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2OSk7Dj

Singapore vending machines now dispense salmon, crab and even cacti

The city state has a dizzying array of vending machines, dispensing everything from cacti to pizza.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2Zxc9le

Covid-19: Which countries in Africa are administering vaccines?

Some African nations have just begun vaccination programmes, but many have yet to start.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3pzTekd

Are streaming algorithms really damaging film?

Director Martin Scorsese says streaming algorithms demean cinema and treat viewers as consumers.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3qDFkio

Covid: 'Each one of these people mattered'

Suzanne Brennan Firstenberg is using art to show the "depth and breadth" of Covid's US death toll.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/37yqF0F

Why the US is eyeing a $300 monthly child benefit

Child poverty in the US "is an emergency and not a temporary one" advocates say.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/37eJbLi

Computer says go: Taking orders from an AI boss

As artificial intelligence systems get more prevalent, some of us already have computers as managers.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/37eH7Tj

Google To Evaluate Executive Performance On Diversity, Inclusion

Alphabet Inc's Google will evaluate the performance of its vice presidents and above on team diversity and inclusion starting this year, the company said on Friday in one of several responses to...

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/37uYdwD

Joe Biden's Indian-American Pick To Lead Budget In Political Peril

Democratic Senator Joe Manchin announced Friday he will oppose the confirmation of Neera Tanden, Joe Biden's pick to lead the budget at the White House, potentially sinking her chances in a setback...

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/2OV7Uhn

Texas Residents Queue For Drinking Water After Deadly Winter Storm

Frustrated Texans queued for hours for safe drinking water Friday, after an unprecedented and deadly "polar plunge" burst pipes and left millions in the US state shivering without power or clean water...

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/37uXWtB

"BJP Always Holds Victim Responsible For Rape": Rahul Gandhi

Citing a media report on a brutal assault on a woman in Madhya Pradesh, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday alleged that the BJP always holds the victim responsible for rape and shows laxity in...

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/3uggRSA

Margaret Mitchell: Google fires AI ethics founder

She is the second senior figure to leave the online giant's ethics unit over the past few months.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2ZASi4y

Mars Rover Beams Back Spectacular New Images

NASA on Friday released stunning new photographs from Perseverance, including one of the rover being gently lowered to the surface of Mars by a set of cables, the first time such a view has been...

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/37vz70G

BJP Youth Leader Arrested In Bengal For Allegedly Carrying 100 gm Cocaine

A BJP youth leader was arrested Friday evening in Bengal's Kolkata for allegedly carrying 100 gm cocaine.

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/2NeyT7d

Facebook Blocks Medical Data Information Shared By Apps

Facebook has started blocking sensitive health information that third-party apps had been sharing with the social network in violation of its own rules, said New York officials who investigated the...

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/3ufkcRU

Latest News Live Updates: India Records 13,193 New COVID-19 Cases

Daily new cases of COVID-19 in the country climbed to over 13,000 after 19 days taking India's tally of cases to 1,09,63,394, with experts attributing the rise to increased economic activity and...

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/3s5w9aI

Is business the 'path to peace' in the Middle East?

How peace between Israel and the UAE and Bahrain is reshaping business and the region's alliances.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2Zx9wzT

North Korean defectors: What happens when they get to the South?

Fleeing from North Korea can be a traumatic ordeal. Here's how defectors start new lives in the South.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2N1zA3D

How a joke ended up before Canada’s top court

A comedian's joke about a young disabled boy launched a nearly decade-long free speech battle.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3daiH1j

Nodeep Kaur: The jailed activist Meena Harris tweeted about

Who is Nodeep Kaur, the young woman whose arrest has caused global outrage?

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3biwznI

How Congo-Brazzaville's shark population came under threat

The shark population off Congo-Brazzaville is threatened as desperate fishermen search deeper waters.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3b88M9L

Hyderabad Police Rescues 3-Year-Old Kidnapped Boy From Maharashtra

Hyderabad Police has rescued a 3-year-old boy from the clutches of a kidnapper who had taken shelter in a village in Maharashtra.

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/2NmOOjK

8-Year-Old Boy Tortured By Stepmother, Rescued By Delhi Women's Panel

The Delhi Commission for Women has rescued an 8-year-old boy who was being tortured by his stepmother, it said in a statement on Friday.

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/2OYFZxb

"On Track To Have Enough Vaccine For Americans By July End": Joe Biden

US President Joe Biden on Friday secured a commitment from Pfizer Inc to double the COVID-19 vaccine it churns out in the coming weeks, putting his goal to fill the country's inoculation stockpile by...

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/3bolDVj

Russian Foreign Minister To Visit India Soon: Foreign Secretary

Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla has said that Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has accepted the invitation to visit India as part of the high-level exchanges planned between the two...

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/2M6sQkm

Coronavirus: What Europeans have learned from a year of pandemic

Since the first case in northern Italy a year ago the lives of Europeans have been changed forever.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3k3VYVY

Algeria's protests are back and the president is worried

The Hirak movement marks its second anniversary with hopes of a rebirth despite appeasement efforts.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/37rdNcz

Are migrants being influenced to enter the EU from vlogs?

Stephanie Hegarty meets the people sharing their story of trying to illegally enter the EU on social media.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3brn7OC

The art of protest in Myanmar – and its wanted list

From blind-folded protests to dressing like Aung Sun Suu Kyi, artists are concerning Myanmar's military.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/37vsATI

ICYMI: Ice carousels, a wallaby and a mammoth tooth

Here are some of the stories you may have missed this week.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3ufmO27

Correcting Historical Mistake Of Neglecting Assam: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserted on Thursday he is correcting the "historical mistake" committed by governments since Independence of neglecting Assam, as he gifted a bouquet of development...

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/37swSuS

Congress, Left Parties To Hold Joint Rally In Kolkata On February 28

Congress and the Left parties will hold a joint election rally on February 28 at Brigade Parade Ground in Kolkata, informed Congress West Bengal in-charge Jitin Prasada on Thursday.

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/37q6PUY

Malaysian court finds news site guilty of contempt

The independent news outlet Malaysiakini had published critical comments on the judiciary.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3pBYO5E

Visit By Envoys Was To Enable Them To See J&K's Development: Ministry

The visit by 24 foreign envoys to Jammu and Kashmir was aimed at enabling them to witness the union territory's march on the path of inclusive development and the dynamism in the grassroots democratic...

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/3udOPqU

Blog: Jat Farmer Anger Could In Fact Help Modi, Not Hurt Him

Punjab has shown the BJP what it thinks of the new farm laws - the party has been routed in municipal elections in the state, losing even in the pockets where it has sitting MLAs. And, remember, these...

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/2NCd01s

Change Is Visible In Jammu and Kashmir: Eritrean Envoy

"Change is visible in Jammu and Kashmir," said one of the 24 foreign envoys who visited the Union territory, during an interaction with Lt Governor Manoj Sinha at the Raj Bhawan on Thursday.

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/3s5Jksn

One Dead, Over Dozen Injured After Bus Overturns In Madhya Pradesh

A person died while over 12 suffered injuries after the bus they were travelling in lost control and overturned in Bamhani area of Mandla district on Thursday.

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/37unXZT

Covid vaccines: Macron proposes sending 4-5% of doses to poorer nations

France's president says failure to share vaccines more evenly is deepening global inequality.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/37uZpA6

Farmer protests: India's sedition law used to muffle dissent

In recent years there's been increasing use of a law which bans speaking out against the government.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/37v10G6

Palaniswami Attacks Stalin, Says Chief Minister's Post Not Sold In Shops

Hitting out at DMK President MK Stalin for his Chief Ministerial aspirations, incumbent K Palaniswami on Thursday wondered if the post was something that could be purchased from a shop and said it has...

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/3k0aH4n

Joe Biden To Debut At G7; Vaccines, Economy And China In Focus

Joe Biden will attend his first meeting as U.S. president with Group of Seven leaders on Friday to discuss plans to defeat the novel coronavirus, reopen the battered world economy and counter the...

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/3bin4EL

Nasa's Perseverance rover in 'great shape' after Mars landing

The six-wheeled robot survives a hair-raising, seven-minute descent to the surface of the Red Planet.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3bje0zx

Texas storm: ‘He’s 92 so we wrapped him tight like a mummy’

Like so many desperate Texans, Henry is struggling to stay warm without power.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/37rsD2S

France's elite forced to confront sexual abuse scandals

Revelations about sexual assaults and incest hit the reputation of France's intellectual elite.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3dpUzYw

Now Norway is offering drug-free treatment to people with psychosis

People with psychosis are usually given powerful medication - in Norway they can now choose to go drug-free.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3bl1lw8

Iran nuclear deal: Clock ticks as rivals square up

A looming election could bury any chance of saving the deal, while Iran and the US play tough.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3u9D6tj

US Offers To Meet Iran Over Nuclear Deal

US President Joe Biden's administration on Thursday offered talks with Iran led by European allies and reversed two largely symbolic steps against Tehran imposed by Donald Trump, as it sought to...

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/2OGaGXx

Latest News Live Updates: 12,881 New COVID-19 Cases In India

India's tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 1,09,50,201 with 12,881 new infections being reported in a day, while the recoveries have surged to 1,06,56,845, according to Union Health Ministry data updated...

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/37uNS3M

Afghan Man Arrested For Using Cancelled Ticket To Enter Airport: Report

An Afghan national has been apprehended by CISF personnel at the Delhi airport for allegedly using a "cancelled" ticket to enter the terminal, official sources said on Thursday.

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/3bnEcJz

Hervé Gourdel: Man sentenced over French tourist's killing

The jihadist abduction and killing of mountaineer Hervé Gourdel in Algeria in 2014 prompted outrage.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3k9BYkY

The dentist who helped a koala to walk

Jon Doulman built a unique prosthetic after hearing about Triumph, a koala born without a foot.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3bk17oS

Cancel culture: Have any two words become more weaponised?

What do a series of recent controversies tell us about the politics around "cancel culture"?

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3dn3Pg5

Brazil: Can you vaccinate a whole town against Covid?

Scientists are vaccinating the entire adult population of a town in Brazil against Covid-19, to see if it helps bring life back to normal.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2Ni8lSp

Not True: South Africa Denies Serum Institute Asked To Take Back Doses

South Africa plans to share 1 million AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine doses with other African countries, a senior official said, as the government confirmed the first shots from rival Johnson & Johnson...

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/2ZszTH6

Encourage Students To Take Online Exam On "Cow Science": UGC

The University Grants Commission has asked vice chancellors of varsities across the country to "encourage" students to take an online voluntary national-level exam to test their knowledge on ''gau...

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/3avajHL

"Facebook Was Wrong," Says Australia On Dramatic News Content Blackout

Australians woke to empty news feeds on their Facebook Inc pages on Thursday after the social media giant blocked all media content in a surprise and dramatic escalation of a dispute with the...

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/3jWIWtv

South Africa Launches Covid Vaccination Programme With Johnson & Johnson

South Africa launched its COVID-19 vaccination drive on Wednesday, battling to tame a more infectious variant of the coronavirus with a roll-out of the Johnson & Johnson shot for the first time...

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/3bgmS95

4.7 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Assam

An earthquake measuring 4.7 shook Sonitpur district of Assam and Guwahati at 5.54 pm on Wednesday, the National Centre for Seismology (NCS) said.

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/2ZxudeR

Bengal Assembly Polls: Prosenjit Chatterjee Denies Rumours Of Joining BJP

Bengali film icon Prosenjit Chatterjee on Wednesday scorched rumours of his joining BJP, while his colleague in the industry Yash Dasgupta and several other actors joined the saffron camp before the...

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/3rVzSYy

Australia news code: What’s this row with Facebook and Google all about?

A law that would force tech firms to pay for news is being closely watched globally. We explain why.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3bkdiCl

Texas weather: ‘We’re on day three of no power'

Millions are still without power and water all across Texas after a winter storm.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3qzFkQG

Rush Limbaugh: Radio host who loved to shock

The controversial figure, who dies aged 70, was loved or loathed depending on your politics.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3qyWUUE

Russia Rejects Calls From Europe Court To Release Alexei Navalny

Europe's rights court told Russia on Wednesday to release jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny out of concern for his life, but Moscow swiftly rejected the call.

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/3uja8r8

Former Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino Demolished In Atlantic City

The former jewel in the crown of Donald Trump's bankrupted Atlantic City casino empire was demolished Wednesday with 3,000 sticks of dynamite.

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/3pDNy9b

How Afghanistan police train for Taliban attacks and suicide bombers

Police in Afghanistan are training to deal with militant attacks amid Taliban threats.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3beZdWG

'It's not the end': Russian activist prepares for jail

Anastasia Shevchenko awaits a verdict on charges of being linked to a pro-democracy group in the UK.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3quFuc0

Texas weather: Are frozen wind turbines to blame for power cuts?

Frozen wind turbines are being blamed for power failures - but problems with fossils fuels are a bigger issue.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2ZxollP

Rupees 5 Lakh For 3 People Who Saved Lives In Madhya Pradesh Bus Tragedy

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Wednesday announced rewards of Rs 5 lakh each for three persons including a young woman who saved lives after a bus fell into a canal in Sidhi...

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/3bikZsn

Shivraj Chouhan Suspends 4 Officials After Bus Tragedy In Madhya Pradesh

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Wednesday night suspended the Regional Transport Officer (RTO) of Sidhi district and three officials of the MP Road Development Corporation...

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/3jZ0Hbq

Does Modi Government Still Believe Farm Laws Are Popular: P Chidambaram

After the Congress's victory in Punjab municipal elections, senior party leader P Chidambaram on Wednesday asked whether the Modi government still believed that farm laws are popular and only a small...

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/3buX4X9

Updates: India To Gift 2 Lakh Doses Of Covid Vaccine To UN Peacekeepers

India on Wednesday announced that it will gift 2,00,000 doses of coronavirus vaccine to United Nations peacekeepers.

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/2NyX6oo

Emergency Services Affected In Australia Due To Facebook Ban Internet

Several Australian emergency services reported being hit by Facebook's ban on sharing news content in the country Thursday, with pages that carry warnings about Covid outbreaks, bushfires and cyclones...

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/3pu9ljr

Covid and suicide: Japan's rise a warning to the world?

For the first time in 11 years, suicide among women has gone up, and the pandemic is playing a part.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3jWMax5

Malnutrition is rising across India - why?

The number of undernourished children has grown in the last five years, reversing hard-won gains.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/37jM39J

Nasa Perseverance rover: How this Mars landing will be different

Nasa's Perseverance rover is aiming for Jezero Crater, considered “too dangerous” for previous spacecraft.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/37mGU0u

Priyanka Chopra Jonas locked down in London

Speaking as her autobiography is published, the actress talks about lockdown in the UK.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3s8z5DL

Man Drives Away With Police Car, Attacks Cop With Sword During Chase

A man who was at the farmers' protest site at the Delhi-Haryana border in Singhu attacked a Delhi Police official with a sword last night.

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/37lumq2

Amid Farmers' Protest, Results Of Punjab Local Body Polls Today

Counting of votes polled in the elections to Punjab's 109 municipal councils and nagar panchayats and seven municipal corporations began this morning. The polls, held on February 14, saw 71.39 per...

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/2ZnAg5R

"His Sword Dancing Motivated Protesters": Red Fort Case Accused Arrested

Maninder Singh, one of the most wanted people in the Red Fort violence that took place on January 26, has been arrested by Delhi Police Special Cell.

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/3s1wVWe

After Journalists' Strike, Manipur To Probe Attack On Newspaper Office

Days after all newspapers in Manipur stopped publication following an attack on a leading daily's office, Chief Minister N Biren Singh announced that a Special Investigation Team (SIT) will probe the...

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/3dj9ROP

Tamil Nadu Police SI Recruitment 2019 Interview Letter Released

The Tamil Nadu Uniformed Services Recruitment Board (TNUSRB) has released the interview letter for the Police Sub-Inspector (SI) recruitment which was notified in 2019.

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/3artX7K

In Government Vs Twitter, Made-In-India Koo Gains 900,000 Users In 5 Days

An Indian alternative to Twitter Inc. is experiencing a surge in popularity after the US microblogging site clashed with the government, a sign of the growing political challenges for social media...

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/37nOHev

Srinagar Temple, Shut Due To Terrorism For 31 Years, Reopens

A temple in Srinagar, which closed its doors for devotees 31 years ago due to militancy and outmigration of Hindus, was reopened on the auspicious occasion of Basant Panchami.

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/2Zr9VUg

Princess Latifa: UN to question UAE about Dubai ruler's daughter

The UN is analysing videos in which the daughter of Dubai's ruler says she fears for her life.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3bb3GJS

Live Updates: Counting Of Votes Underway For Punjab Municipal Polls

Counting of votes has begun for Punjab Municipal elections. Polling for the 2,302-ward 2,302 wards of the eight municipal corporations, 109 municipal councils and nagar panchayats were held on...

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/3bbqCsC

Virat Kohli's Expression During Chennai Test Inspires A Ton Of Memes

Team India thrashed England by 317 runs in the second Test match at Chennai's MA Chidambaram Stadium on Tuesday - a series-levelling win that unleashed a flood of memes and jokes on social media....

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/2ZnPsjo

Millions Struggle Without Power As Deadly Winter Storm Grips US

Millions were left without power as a winter storm gripped the southern and central United States Tuesday with record-low temperatures in ill-prepared areas, and a tornado claiming three lives.

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/2ZopSLi

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's wife makes first appearance in a year

Ri Sol-ju joined her husband at a concert on Tuesday to mark the birthday of his late father.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3jTaQGK

China overtakes US as EU's biggest trading partner

China's demand for cars and luxury goods from Europe bounced back in 2020 as its economy recovered.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3prvIpF

Kiran Bedi Thanks Government For "Life Time Experience" In Puducherry

Kiran Bedi thanked the government for a "life time experience" as the Lieutenant-Governor of Puducherry, after she was removed from the top post last night amid a crisis in the ruling Congress...

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/3dkhwMT

Foreign Envoys On 2-Day J&K Visit From Today, To Meet Lt Governor

Envoys from Europe and Africa will visit Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday to assess the development work and the security situation in the union territory, especially after the successful completion of...

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/3pveLKS

Kim Jong Un's Wife Reappears After Unusual 1-Year Absence

The wife of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un made her first public appearance in a year, ending an unusual absence that stoked speculation about her condition.

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/2M01exm

Joe Biden Says Vaccines Available For All Americans By End July

US President Joe Biden said Tuesday that all Americans will have access to Covid-19 vaccines before August.

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/3tZ8afc

Peru vaccine scandal: Ex-president asked for early jab, doctors says

A doctor testifies to lawmakers, deepening a scandal over officials receiving vaccines out of turn.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2Zlgjg3

Live Updates: Over 87 Lakh COVID-19 Vaccine Doses Administered In India

Over 87 lakh COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered in India so far, informed the Union Health Ministry. "We have administered over 87,40,000 vaccine doses. Out of this, 85,70,000 are first...

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/3u0I77D

Comet From Edge Of Solar System Killed Dinosaurs: Study

Sixty-six million years ago, a huge celestial object struck off the coast of what is now Mexico, triggering a catastrophic "impact winter" that eventually wiped out three-quarters of life on Earth,...

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/3pnm4nP

Covid: Melbourne lockdown to end after quarantine outbreak controlled

The "circuit-breaker" lockdown was designed to crush a coronavirus breach from hotel quarantine.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3jWl9cZ

Nodeep Kaur: The jailed activist Meena Harris tweeted about

Who is Nodeep Kaur, the young woman whose arrest has caused global outrage?

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3biwznI

Princess Latifa: Jailed in Dubai by my father

Princess Latifa disappeared in 2018, but managed to send secret messages to her friends.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3djONrf

5 Killed, 5 Injured After Multiple Vehicles Collide In Maharashtra

Five people were killed, including four of a family, after multiple vehicles collided on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway last night.

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/3apc9dg

Amazon vs Reliance: Why are two of the world's richest men in court?

A tussle over an Indian grocery store pits Amazon and Reliance against each other in court.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3u2BLo8

Lawyer Nikita Jacob's Petition For Protection From Arrest In Court Today

A day after Delhi Police issued arrest warrants against activists Nikita Jacob and Shantanu Muluk in the case involving an online document, or a "toolkit", shared by teen climate campaigner Greta...

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/3rWTN9l

Australian PM Apologises After Woman Alleges She Was Raped In Parliament

Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison apologised on Tuesday to a woman who alleged she was raped in the country's parliament by an unnamed colleague, and promised a thorough investigation into the...

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/3anoA9u

"Educated Man Won't Rape": South Africa Minister Criticised For Comment

South Africa's education minister Angie Motshekga came under fire on Monday for saying that educated men do not commit rape, as the country struggles to grapple with a scourge of violence against...

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/3qoKTRN

Saudi Arabia Adds Pressure On Firms To Move To Riyadh, Challenges Dubai

Saudi Arabia is increasing pressure on international firms to shift their Middle East hubs to the kingdom, posing a direct challenge to neighboring Dubai as a regional rivalry heats up.

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/3alMamT

Happy Basant Panchami: Wishes, Messages To Share On Saraswati Puja

Happy Basant Panchami 2021: Today is Basant Panchami, a day dedicated to Maa Saraswati, the goddess of knowledge and wisdom. Here are wishes, images, messages, greetings cards, SMS, WhatsApp Status,...

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/3u4lZZO

Malaysia To Get First Batch Of COVID-19 Vaccines On February 21

Malaysia will get its first batch of COVID-19 vaccines produced by U.S. and German drugmakers Pfizer and BioNTech on Feb. 21, and kick off its inoculation drive five days after that, Prime Minister...

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/2Zhsiv7

NASA's Pursuit Of Flying A Helicopter On Mars For First Time

More than a century after the first powered flight on Earth, NASA intends to prove it's possible to replicate the feat on another world.

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/3dgAEex

UK's Prince Harry, Meghan To Appear In Oprah Interview After Royal Split

Prince Harry and his American wife Meghan will break their silence in their first interview since they quit Britain's royal family when they sit down with Oprah Winfrey next month.

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/3dgOJZj

Amid Backlash, BJP MP Likens Activist Disha Ravi To Kasab, Burhan Wani

Three-time BJP MP PC Mohan has likened Disha Ravi, a 21-year-old climate activist who was arrested in the ''Toolkit'' document case related to the farmers' protest, to terrorists -- Ajmal Kasab and...

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/3u1C02O

Cold Snap Leaves 8 Million In Texas, Mexico Without Power

A rare deep freeze in Texas that raised demand for power forced the state's electric grid operator on Monday to impose rotating blackouts, leaving 4 million customers without power even as...

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/37hrZop

Kamala Harris, France's Emmanuel Macron Talk Covid, Climate Change

Kamala Harris spoke with French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday to discuss topics including the pandemic and climate change, in a rare phone call between a US vice president and a foreign leader.

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/3bdM9AZ

Texas blanketed by snow

A severe winter storm has swept throughout Texas bringing snow, ice, and dangerously low temperatures.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2ZlEXwU

Updates: AstraZeneca Covid Jabs Cleared By WHO For Global Distribution

The World Health Organization on Monday approved the coronavirus vaccine developed by AstraZeneca, in a boost for poorer countries where millions of doses are set to be distributed. While inoculation...

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/3jUb3sY

War Veteran Retired Major General BK Mahapatra Dies In Odisha

Major General (retired) Basant Kumar Mahapatra, who had participated in 1962, 1965 and 1971 wars, died at a hospital in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, on Monday, family sources said. He was 87.

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/3dhLLEc

Australia PM apologises to staffer who alleges she was raped in parliament

A former staffer for the ruling Liberal Party alleges she was raped by a man in a minister's office.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2OD0TBz

Yemen: The boy who saved his sister from a sniper

Hundreds of children have been killed or wounded by sniper fire as Yemen's civil war continues.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3u2CplG

Former Australian Olympian Scott Miller held over 'hidden drugs haul'

New South Wales police allege the former swimmer and another man concealed drugs inside candles.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3rWN6Eu

How Congo-Brazzaville's shark population came under threat

The shark population off Congo-Brazzaville is threatened as desperate fishermen search deeper waters.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3b88M9L

Optimism as Cuba set to test its own Covid vaccine

The first trials of the Cuban-produced Soberana 2 are "encouraging", Cuban scientists say.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3rVJHpl

The hypercar maker who was told to give up his dream

Mate Rimac struggled to get anyone to believe that cutting edge sportscars could be made in Croatia.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2ZjIU5d

Without music, will New Orleans survive?

Known as the birthplace of Jazz, New Orleans has thousands of musicians that rely on gigs to survive.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3rY2L6w

Fresh Controversy Over Yuvraj Singh Remarks On Yuzvendra Chahal

Eight months after Yuvraj Singh, who retired from international cricket in 2019, apologised for the "unintentional remarks" made during an Instagram live video, a first information report (FIR) was...

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/3al1IYj

Maharashtra Reports 4,092 New Coronavirus Cases, 40 Deaths In 24 Hours

Maharashtra recorded 4,092 new coronavirus cases on Sunday, which took the state's infection tally to 20,64,278, while 40 deaths pushed the toll to 51,529, the health department said.

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/3pmWwao

Shallow Fog In Delhi, Minimum Temperature At 10 Degrees

People in Delhi woke up to a shallow fog, with the minimum temperature settling at 10 degrees Celsius on Monday, the India Meteorological Department said.

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/3qn0cdL

Delhi's Air Quality Remains In 'Very Poor' Category

The air quality in Delhi continued to remain in the 'very poor' category on Monday.

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/3bauutG

UK Rolls Out Hotel Quarantine For "High Risk" Country Returnees

The UK government will on Monday introduce mandatory hotel quarantine rules for arrivals from dozens of countries deemed "high risk" for coronavirus variants, as it tries to stop new strains...

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/3jOZ00c

Biden To Discuss Pandemic, Economy And China In Friday G7 Meeting

President Joe Biden will hold his first event with other leaders from the Group of Seven nations in a virtual meeting on Friday to discuss the coronavirus pandemic, the world economy and dealing with...

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/3deAXXq

India's Covid Recovery Rate Among Highest In The World: Health Ministry

India has been recording a steady decline in the number of daily new deaths since October 1, 2020, while the national recovery rate is amongst the highest in the world, the Union Health Ministry said...

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/3b32t7y

After Trump Acquittal, Republicans See "Battle For Soul Of Party"

A day after the Senate acquitted Donald Trump in a historic second impeachment trial, America was weighing how long a shadow the former president will cast -- over his party, and over the country.

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/2NsJIlw

All Central Government Employees To Attend Office On Working Days

All central government employees have been asked to attend office on working days, according to a Personnel Ministry order.

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/3qyuKck

Fresh Anti-Coup Protests In Myanmar After Overnight Internet Blackout

Myanmar cut internet service and deployed troops around the country on Monday in signs of a feared crackdown on anti-coup protests, hours after security forces fired to disperse a demonstration in the...

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/2LUPaxo

"Meme-Based Digital Currency Dodgecoin Gets My Support If...": Elon Musk

Billionaire Elon Musk said on Sunday that he supports major holders of the meme-based digital currency dogecoin selling most of their coins, adding that he felt too much concentration in dogecoin was...

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/3tTfOYF

US Rapper Nicki Minaj's Father Killed In Hit-And-Run

The father of rapper Nicki Minaj has died after being struck by a hit-and-run driver near New York City, police said Sunday.

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/3rUNgMm

Trinamool Wants To Turn Bengal Into Bangladesh: BJP's Suvendu Adhikari

Hitting out at Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee-led government, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Suvendu Adhikari on Sunday said the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) wants to turn West Bengal into...

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/3pjtqJe

New York City : Man charged with deadly subway stabbings

Two people die and another two are injured in a string of attacks said to have targeted homeless people.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3tWHxHL

How a joke ended up before Canada’s top court

A comedian's joke about a young disabled boy launched a nearly decade-long free speech battle.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3daiH1j

Ethiopia's Tigray crisis: 'I lost my hand when a soldier tried to rape me'

A teenager caught up in Ethiopia's Tigray conflict tells of her and her grandfather's near-death encounter.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2Zk2Bd8

Why the US is eyeing a $300 monthly child benefit

Child poverty in the US "is an emergency and not a temporary one" advocates say.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/37eJbLi

Indian farmers' protests: Why they matter to British Indians

Young British Indians tell Radio 1 Newsbeat why the Indian farmers' protests are important to them.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2NwpcAQ

Solving Covid easy compared with climate - Bill Gates

Solving global warming would be “the most amazing thing humanity has done”, says the billionaire.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3u1PviP

Crown Resorts chief Ken Barton resigns amid money laundering scandal

Ken Barton steps down in the wake of allegations of money laundering within the Australian casino chain.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3tWwI8B

Why this Australian girl has cleaned graves for eight years

Australian girl Tj Kleeman began scrubbing graves to overcome a fear, but now does it to "feel amazing".

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3dabv5e

Covid: Should we double mask face coverings?

There’s a lot of choice about which type of face covering to wear – and in some countries the advice is changing.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3j7WqC8

Hotel quarantine: What isolating in a hotel room is like

Under travel rules, Aaron has to spend three weeks in a hotel room in Hong Kong, and Jane is in a Sydney hotel for a fortnight.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3rQcVpF

PM Modi's "Andolanjeevi" Jibe Also Insults Freedom Movement: Shiv Sena

Shiv Sena on Sunday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of ridiculing protesters including farmers agitating against the three farm laws and those who fought for India's independence after he used...

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/3pkROtZ

Activist, 21, Arrested From Bengaluru In Greta Thunberg "Toolkit" Case

A 21-year-old climate activist from Bengaluru has been arrested in the Greta Thunberg Toolkit Case by the Delhi Police.

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/3jOJ6D5

"Won't Forget": Defence Minister's Homage To Soldiers In Pulwama Attack

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh today paid tribute to the soldiers who died in a suicide bombing in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama in 2019. "India will never forget their service to the nation and their...

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/2OsY5XA

"Democracy Is Fragile," Joe Biden Says After Trump Acquittal

President Joe Biden said Saturday that despite Donald Trump's acquittal in the US Capitol insurrection trial the charges against him are not in dispute and the attack shows "democracy is fragile."

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/37csr78

Wrestling Coach, Main Accused In Murder Of 5 In Rohtak, Arrested In Delhi

A wrestling coach who allegedly killed five people in Haryana's Rohtak a day ago was arrested from near a Metro station in New Delhi on Saturday, police said.

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/3tWZtSD

2 More Bodies Recovered From Uttarakhand Tunnel, Rescue Ops Intensified

Two bodies were recovered from the flash flood-hit areas of Uttarakhand's Chamoli district today, taking the count in the calamity to 40, as rescue teams battled against odds for the eight consecutive...

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/3phJrPJ

Trains Halted, Scores Injured As Japan Cleans Up After Strong Quake

Trains were halted over a wide swath of northeastern Japan on Sunday after more than 100 people were injured in an earthquake that appeared to be an aftershock from the devastating quake that hit the...

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/3tZzeec

Valentine's Day 2021: Some Of The Funniest V-Day Memes And Jokes

Valentine's Day - a time for love, romance and... laughter? Like every other holiday, Valentine's Day becomes the perfect opportunity for meme-makers every year to flood social media with witty posts,...

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/3aeIjbo

14 Killed In Andhra Pradesh Bus Accident, 4 Survivors Are Children

14 people including a child werekilled as a bus and truckcollided at the national highway 44 in Andhra Pradesh's Kurnool this morning.

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/3qlDpie

Arrangements In Place For Today's Civic Body Polls In Punjab

All the arrangements are in place for the civic body elections in Punjab, an official spokesperson of the State Election Commission said on Saturday.

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/3peZ0I5

Trump impeachment: The debate that led to acquittal

Watch highlights of the Senate vote to clear the former president of inciting the attack on the US Capitol.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2N772FR

Alexei Navalny: The women fighting against Russian corruption

Jailed Putin critic Alexei Navalny relies on several women in key roles - who are they?

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2OxxSXX

Sunday Igboho: The Nigeria car salesman going after cattle herders

Sunday Igboho is accused of stoking ethnic tensions in Nigeria after targeting Fulani herders.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3tZ382v

Koo v Twitter: Why India's government is favouring a social media newcomer

Indian ministers have been promoting new microblogging site Koo following disagreements with Twitter.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/37cut7u

Egypt Unearths "World's Oldest" Mass-Production Brewery

A high-production brewery believed to be more than 5,000 years old has been uncovered by a team of archaeologists at a funerary site in southern Egypt, the tourism ministry said Saturday.

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/2Zc5pZS

TJ Ducklo: Biden aide quits over 'abhorrent' language

TJ Ducklo allegedly threatened to "destroy" a female reporter asking questions about his private life.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3jMThb7

Covid-19: South Africa to reopen border crossings

The country has been hit hard by a second wave of the outbreak linked to a new Covid variant.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3qkwsOF

Does yoga have a conspiracy theory problem?

Some online yoga influencers are accused of spreading conspiracy theories. Does yoga have a problem?

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3b54xeZ

Kohima: Britain's 'forgotten' battle that changed the course of WWII

A group of British-Indian soldiers held off an entire Japanese division for three months in 1944.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3qiqcqw

Live Updates: Over 80 Lakh Vaccinated Against COVID-19, Says Centre

The Health Ministry has said that over 84,800 vaccinations against COVID-19 were carried out on Saturday and over 80 lakh vaccinations have so far been done in the country. Joint Secretary in Union...

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/3tXQTD1

Your pictures on the theme of 'shelter'

A selection of pictures from our readers on the theme of "shelter".

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3adOVGT

Slalom: Film director 'was afraid' to tell story of abuse on the slopes

A director draws on her own experiences in this story of a talented teen groomed by her ski coach.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3rJw5NU

Where are Cape Town's great white sharks?

Barely a single great white shark has been spotted off the city's coast for two years, where once there were hundreds.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3dc05hl

Rahul Gandhi To Address Farmers At Tractor Rallies In Rajasthan's Ajmer

Congress MP Rahul Gandhi will address a tractor rally today at Kishangarh and Roopangarh in Rajasthan's Ajmer district, in the second leg of a statewide yatra in support of farmers protesting the...

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/2N14yJ2

"Union Budget Set Pace For India To Become 'Aatmanirbhar'": Minister

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman will reply to the discussion on the Union Budget in Lok Sabha today.Saturday will also mark the end of the first part of the Budget session of the Parliament.

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/3tOmAPn

Sarojini Naidu's Birth Anniversary: The Face Of Women's Empowerment

142nd bith anniversary of Sarojini Naidu: Known as the Nightingale of India, Sarojini Naidu was a poet and freedom freedom fighter and the first woman governor of India. Sarojini Naidu was a child...

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/3agqYyT

Deepika Padukone Calls Out Troll Who Abused Her On Social Media

Bollywood actor Deepika Padukone gave it back to a hater on the Internet who abused her, by naming and shaming him on social media.

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/3d3mLAm

"Right To Protest Cannot Be Anytime, Everywhere": Supreme Court

The right to protest and express dissent comes with certain duties and cannot be held "anytime and everywhere", the Supreme Court said in an order, dismissing a review petition on the anti-citizenship...

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/3rSX8pR

UK Media Watchdog Fines Khalsa TV For Violence, Terror Remarks On India

The UK's media watchdog has imposed a total fine of 50,000 pounds on Khalsa Television Ltd or KTV in Britain for broadcasting a music video and a discussion programme that was an indirect call for...

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/3tNBN30

Facebook, Twitter CEOs In Talks To Testify At House Hearing: Report

The chief executives of Facebook Inc and Twitter Inc are in talks with House of Representatives lawmakers to testify at a hearing as early as next month, Politico reported on Friday, citing people...

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/3b7gtNE

Covid Vaccine Booster Shot Today For Those Who Took 1st Dose 28 Days Ago

The second dose of the Covid vaccine will be administered today to those who took the first shot on Day 1 of the nationwide inoculation drive on January 16. AIIMS Director Dr Randeep Guleria and NITI...

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/377WMUo

Coronavirus Expected To Last Long-Term Despite Global Vaccine Rollout

The head of the EU's disease control agency warned Friday that the novel coronavirus could last indefinitely even as global infections slowed by nearly half in the last month and vaccine rollouts...

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/3plesSJ

Delhi's Air Quality In "Very Poor" Category, Visibility Low Due To Fog

The Air quality in the national capital continued to remain in the 'very poor' category on Saturday with a thick layer of fog engulfing parts of the city and affecting the visibility.

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/2MZfGWI

Joe Biden Begins Dismantling Trump's "Remain In Mexico" Asylum Policy

Asylum seekers forced to remain in Mexico while their cases are being resolved in the United States will begin to be admitted into the US as of next week, President Joe Biden's administration...

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/378qyIK

US to allow in thousands of asylum seekers waiting in Mexico

The Biden administration will start by processing some 25,000 people, reversing a Trump-era policy.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3aYxbyB

Fresh Term Of Judge Who Gave Controversial Verdicts Reduced To 1 Year

A Bombay High Court additional judge, who had delivered two controversial verdicts in sexual assault cases, was on Friday given a fresh one-year term as an additional judge, instead of two years as...

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/3qlkoNc

Twitter Chief Jack Dorsey Teams With Jay-Z To Back Bitcoin

Twitter chief Jack Dorsey on Friday put out word that he and rap mogul Jay-Z are creating a fund devoted to making bitcoin digital money "the internet's currency."

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/3ahkLCJ

Nasa's pioneering black women

The mathematicians who worked behind the scenes on the American space programme.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2OA96GP

Week in pictures: 6-12 February 2021

A selection of striking images taken around the world this week.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3jLrOXn

Letter from Africa: How the Nairobi Expressway is changing Kenya's capital

The building of an expressway in Kenya's capital could divide Nairobi in more ways than one.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3tP3n01

Pakistan's Ali Sadpara: The climber who never came back from K2

Mohammad Ali Sadpara will be remembered as a versatile climber who was revered in his native Pakistan.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2ZaPXwW

The 'saviour' loan apps that trapped pandemic-struck Indians

Hundreds of apps offering "instant" loans drew people who were out of work and desperate for cash.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3aZAju6

Live Updates: Over 77.66 Lakh Vaccinated Against Covid, Says Centre

The number of healthcare and frontline workers vaccinated against COVID-19 has reached 77.66 lakh on the 28th day of the countrywide inoculation programme, the Union Health Ministry said on Friday....

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/2MRTZIl

The video of a protester's arrest Russian police 'leaked to scare people'

A leaked video shows Russian police interrogating protester Gennady Shulga while pushing him onto his dog's food bowl after a rally in support of opposition leader Alexei Navalny.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2NqQCHW

Myanmar coup: What led to the military seizing power?

The people of Myanmar watched a coup unfold on 1 February. Why are they scared?

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3tSoK0g

How Mike Pence became a villain in Trump world

A pro-Trump mob called the loyal former vice-president a traitor who should be hanged. What changed?

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3rLJftS

Biden warns China will 'eat our lunch' on infrastructure spending

The US president's warning came after he had his first phone call with China’s President Xi Jinping.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2N0wQ6v

On Day 6, Rescuers Step Up Drilling Through Rubble In Uttarakhand Tunnel

Rescuers continue to dig through the rubble inside a damaged tunnel in Uttarakhand's Tapovan in the hope of finding survivors, six days after a glacier disaster struck a hydel power plant in the hill...

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/371omTt

Photographer Gets Life Term For Spying For Pakistan In Odisha

An Odisha court on Thursday sentenced a photographer to lifetime imprisonment for spying at the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur in Balasore district.

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/3aZydKy

Melbourne Orders Snap Covid Lockdown During Australian Open Tennis

Authorities ordered a snap, five-day lockdown in Melbourne on Friday to contain a new coronavirus outbreak, threatening the Australian Open Grand Slam tennis tournament, which began in the city this...

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/2N18lG6

6 Dead In Icy Texas Pileup As Frigid Weather Blankets Much Of US

Winter weather battered the United States from coast to coast on Thursday as a series of storms expected to last for days mixed with an Arctic air mass to bring snow and freezing rain as far south as...

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/3d4vLFb

Covid: Victoria state to enter third lockdown after outbreak of UK variant

Officials say the "sharp circuit breaker" is needed to halt the infectious strain's rapid spread

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3rMbiJC

Meghan Markle Wins Privacy Claim Against UK News Group

Meghan Markle on Thursday won her high-profile privacy claim against a British newspaper group for publishing a private letter she wrote to her estranged father.

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/2LOvfAc

India A "Red-Hot Investment Opportunity" For Its Clean Energy Shift: US

India is actually a red-hot investment opportunity for its clean energy transition, top US official John Kerry said on Thursday as he praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his commitment to...

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/3jI3u8N

Blog: Why Sensex Is On Fire

If you had invested all your savings in the stock market at the end of March last year, by now, you would have almost doubled your money. But in the same period, India's GDP in today's prices would...

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/3qhJ7C2

Anna Sorokin: Fake heiress released from US prison

Anna Sorokin was jailed in 2019 after spending years living as a wealthy socialite in New York.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3qqJBG5

Arab Spring: How the uprisings still echo, 10 years on

Revolutions brought dramatic to change to the region - but the causes have not gone away.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3aZHSRd

Covid-19: Chinatowns fighting racism and pandemic to survive

People have been avoiding Chinatowns since the start of the pandemic - and now they're struggling.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3d5hcBp

'Putin's palace': Builders' story of luxury, mould and fake walls

The Black Sea mansion highlighted by Alexei Navalny is beset with construction issues, say builders.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3qfh8CL

Coronavirus vaccines: How’s my country and the rest of the world doing?

When it comes to vaccine distribution there is one question most people are asking - when will I be offered it?

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3qeYFX9

The global race to produce hydrogen offshore

There is much excitement about the prospect of making hydrogen on offshore windfarms. Could it work?

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3d5r1z6

Latest News Live Updates: WHO Praises PM Modi Over Coronavirus Response

India's COVID-19 infection tally climbed to 1,08,71,294 with 12,923 new cases in a day, while 1,05,73,372 people have recuperated so far pushing the national recovery rate to 97.26 per cent on...

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/3qipgm4

Biden Team Seeks Pause In US WeChat Ban Litigation

The Biden administration asked a US court Thursday to suspend litigation connected to former president Donald Trump's proposed ban on WeChat while it reviews the policy.

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/2Z5YEZH

Top Court Makes Chhattisgarh Government A Party In Sex CD Case

The Supreme Court Thursday impleaded Chhattisgarh government as party in the CBI plea seeking transfer of trial in the alleged sex CD case, in which Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel is an accused,...

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/2Zfkx8F

Swords Flaunted In Maharashtra Birthday Party, 6 Arrested: Police

Six persons including the deputy head of a municipal council have been arrested after swords were brandished during a birthday party in Maharashtra's Buldhana district, police said on Thursday.

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/3d5gcNy

Impeachment: 'Convict Trump or it could happen again,' trial told

Democrats wrap up their impeachment case against former President Donald Trump.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3aciBEn

Covid and gun violence: Tijuana, the city with a double pandemic

Aida and Daniel are married - and both paramedics in Tijuana, one of the most violent cities in the world.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3acktwT

Covid-19 and Wuhan: Why don't we know more?

As countries scramble to protect themselves against Covid-19, the search for its origin continues.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3aUqGgd

Forests the size of tennis courts

Micro-forests are being planted in towns and cities around the world.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3tPfr19

US airline set to buy flying electric taxis for airport runs

United Airlines plans to buy 200 of the aircraft to fly passengers to airports within the next five years.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3d4EnvA

Biden Voices Concern To Xi About Hong Kong Crackdown, Rights In Xinjiang

US President Joe Biden expressed concerns to Chinese leader Xi Jinping about human rights in Hong Kong and Xinjiang late Wednesday in their first call since Biden took office on January 20, according...

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/2OiXcRm

Two Murder Accused Hacked To Death In Tamil Nadu: Police

Two murder accused were hacked to death by a group of people on a road in broad day light in Erode on Wednesday while returning home after appearing in a court, police said.

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/3jAEjVM

Lord Jagannath's Temple In Puri To Remain Open Throughout The Week

Lord Jagannath's temple in Odisha's Puri will remain open throughout the week including Sundays and the devotees can eat ''Mahaprasad'' (holy food) at auspicious Anand Bazaar, authorities announced on...

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/3p79YPx

UP High Court Orders Free Treatment To Poor Woman Suffering From Cancer

The Allahabad High Court has asked the Lucknow's King George's Medical University to provide free medical treatment to a woman suffering from cancer but is unable to afford it due to poverty.

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/3aSB3Rt

Nearly Impossible To Reassemble Viraat Now: Ship-Breaker

The Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered status quo on the dismantling of decommissioned aircraft carrier "Viraat", but a Gujarat-based ship-breaker who has purchased it said it is now too late for any...

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/37226sp

Joe Biden Announces New Pentagon Task Force On China

US President Joe Biden announced Wednesday the formation of a special Defense Department task force on China and ordered an immediate review of the military's strategic approach to the challenge from...

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/3d1JnRS

Latest News Live Updates: 68.26 Lakh Frontline Workers Vaccinated So Far

The number of healthcare and frontline workers vaccinated against COVID-19 reached 68.26 lakh on Wednesday, the 26th day of the countrywide inoculation programme, the health ministry said.

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/3a8lqGm

Joe Biden Team Asks Court To Pause Ban On TikTok In US

President Joe Biden's administration has asked a US federal court to pause proceedings aimed at banning TikTok to allow for a fresh review of the national security threat from the popular...

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/3p7ttI0

Porn Mogul Larry Flynt Dead At 78: US Media

US porn mogul Larry Flynt, best known as the publisher of Hustler Magazine and a self-styled free-speech champion, died in Los Angeles Wednesday aged 78, according to media reports.

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/3a6DVuS

Trump impeachment: Democrats say Trump left those at Capitol 'for dead'

The second day of Donald Trump's impeachment trial saw him labelled as an "inciter-in-chief".

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3abc78V

Documenting the 2011 revolution in Egypt

Photographer Laura El-Tantawy looks back at her work documenting the 2011 revolution in Egypt.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/371TGS0

Myanmar coup: 'Down with the military - release our leaders!'

Protests are growing against Myanmar's army after its coup, with tens of thousands on the streets.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3rKFC78

Elisa Lam: What really happened in the Cecil Hotel

The 21-year-old went missing in 2013, and internet folklore has haunted her memory ever since.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/371TphL

Pablo Escobar: Why scientists want to kill Colombia's hippos

Illegally brought to Colombia by drug baron Pablo Escobar, the animals have become a major headache.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3jAOhXf

The Great Indian Kitchen: Serving an unsavoury tale of sexism in home

The drama that unfolds in a grimy kitchen raises unsettling questions about insidious sexism within homes.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3a799C8

Democrats Detail How "Inciter-In-Chief" Donald Trump Whipped Up "Mob"

Democratic impeachment prosecutors on Wednesday branded Donald Trump "inciter-in-chief" of a deadly attack on Congress at the culmination of his doomed attempt to overturn the US election.

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/3jKCIgc

Yemeni Huthi Drone Attack On Saudi Airport Sets Plane Ablaze

A drone strike launched by Yemen's Iran-backed Huthis on Wednesday left a civilian plane ablaze at a Saudi airport, drawing warnings from the United States days after it moved to delist the rebels as...

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/3rEmNTi

Donald Trump Won't Be Allowed On Twitter Ever Again: Official

Twitter will not allow former president Donald Trump back on the platform even if he runs for office again, the company's chief financial officer said Wednesday.

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/2Z7dxLk

Saudi Woman Activist Freed After Nearly 3 Years In Jail

Saudi authorities on Wednesday released prominent women's rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul after nearly three years in detention, her family said, as the kingdom comes under renewed US pressure...

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/3rHS0F2

Hustler founder and free-speech activist Larry Flynt dies aged 78

Flynt was also known for his legal battles that reinforced free speech rights in the United States.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3aXvzVT

Central African Republic: A country under siege

Catherine Byaruhanga explains what’s going on in Central African Republic, as rebels surround the capital.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3cY2vQA

Numbats: Saving a marsupial 'unique even to Australia'

The numbat is one of the world’s most endangered animals, with about 1,000 left in the wild.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3q56VZA

90 Kerala Students Who Tested Positive Went To Same Tuition Centre

Days after 192 Class 10 students from two schools in Kerala's Malappuram tested positive for COVID-19, a district education officer has said that 91 attended a common tuition centre.

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/36YttUy

Andhra Gram Panchayat Elections: 44 Unanimously Elected To Sarpanch Posts

Results were declared for 292 out of 296 sarpanch posts that went to polling in the first phase of gram panchayat elections in Anakapalle revenue division in Visakhapatnam district of Andhra Pradesh...

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/3rDxEwF

Lok Sabha Sits Till 1 am As Members Participate In Motion Of Thanks

Sitting past midnight, Lok Sabha members participated in the debate on Motion of Thanks to the President's address.

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/2OnOW2F

LIVE: Opposition Asks Government To Shed Its "Arrogance" Over Farm Laws

Opposition members on Tuesday asked the government in Lok Sabha to shed its "arrogance" over the three new farm laws, even as BJP MPs hailed the Centre for its welfare and pro-farmer measures.

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/2Nd3CRG

Trump's Lawyers Compared To Comic In Hollywood Film My Cousin Vinny

President Donald Trump's impeachment attorneys were ridiculed after a bewildering and contradictory debut performance before the US Senate Tuesday.

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/2Z1jA3N

Trump's Impeachment Trial Begins But Republicans Signal Likely Acquittal

Donald Trump's second impeachment trial began Tuesday with harrowing video footage of his supporters' assault on Congress, but Republican senators made clear how difficult it will be to win a...

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/3tL9fr5

"We Welcome India's Emergence As Leading Global Power": US

The United States on Tuesday termed India "one of the most important partners in the Indo-Pacific region" and said it welcomes its emergence as leading global power.

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/2N7TvNU

Trump impeachment: What the Proud Boys did before president's speech

A detailed examination of video reveals how far right extremists and militia stormed the US Capitol.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2Z2igxS

Latest News Live Updates: 9,110 New Coronavirus Cases In India

Fifteen states and Union Territories have not reported any death due to COVID-19 in last 24 hours, the government said today, highlighting the weakening hold of the virus over the country.

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/3ryjnkM

No Baby Boom In China As Births Fall Further In 2020

China's number of registered births in 2020 dropped by nearly a third from the total births reported the year before, in the latest sign that relaxations in the country's strict family planning policy...

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/2LC5ZwX

5 Wounded In Shooting, Bomb Attack On US Clinic

A gunman opened fire inside a US health clinic on Tuesday, leaving at least five people wounded before a bomb exploded at the facility, reports said.

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/3jBx0xa

Draghi: Call of duty for Italy's 'Super Mario'

With Italy's Mario Draghi set to become prime minister, Mark Lowen profiles the man who "saved the euro".

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2OcO1Sr

Letter from Africa: How a text book exposed a rift in Sudan's new government

The row over its inclusion in a school text book exposes a rift between Islamists and secularists.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3ryexUE

A behind-the-scenes peek into President Trump's diplomacy

A new BBC series explores former President Donald Trump's foreign policy through firsthand accounts.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3p61jwP

Prachanda Seeks Support From India, China Against Oli's Parliament Move

Chairperson of the Nepal Communist Party's splinter faction Pushpa Kamal Dahal ''Prachanda'' said on Tuesday that his party has appealed to the international community, including India and China.

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/3rEHaQk

65.28 Lakh Frontline Workers Vaccinated So Far: Centre

The number of healthcare and frontline workers vaccinated against COVID-19 has reached 65.28 lakh on day 25 of the nationwide inoculation drive, the Union Health Ministry said on Tuesday.

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/3aSqttF

97% People Satisfied With Coronavirus Vaccine After Getting Jabs: Centre

Over 97 per cent of 7.75 lakh people surveyed after receiving anti-coronavirus vaccine shots have expressed satisfaction with the immunisation process, the Union Health Ministry said on Tuesday.

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/3p7iq1t

Trump impeachment: Senate says trial is constitutional and can go ahead

The Senate rejects arguments from Trump's defence he should not face trial as he has left office.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/36XBWr1

Fake Covid videos 'will cost lives'

Sima Kotecha follows the origins of a 'dangerous' viral video about a false Covid-19 treatment.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/36ZegCy

Europe's oldest person survives Covid just before 117th birthday

Having battled coronavirus, French nun Sister Andre will celebrate her 117th birthday this week.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3aRUcTE

Amazon worker fight: 'You're a cog in the machine'

Activists are trying to unionise Amazon workers in Bessemer, Alabama, which would be a first for the US - if they succeed.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2Z4EmzH

Covid: How Serbia soared ahead in vaccination campaign

Leaders in this European country do not care where the vaccines come from as long as they are safe.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/36XNVop

Clubhouse: The controversial chats that angered China's censors

It's hard for Chinese citizens to discuss sensitive topics online, but one chat app let them - briefly.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3tLxu8j

VK Sasikala Arrives In Chennai, Pays Homage To MG Ramachandran

Expelled AIADMK leader VK Sasikala on Tuesday reached Chennai where she visited party founder MG Ramachandran's house and paid floral tributes.

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/3aMBOLZ

UN Chief Welcomes US Decision To Re-Engage With Human Rights Council

UN Secretary-General Antnio Guterres has welcomed the decision of the United States to re-engage with the United Nations Human Rights Council, saying the world organisation looks forward to hearing...

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/3q4Onsj

Republican Wins Final Unresolved US Election Race

The final unresolved race of the US election was brought to a conclusion Monday, three months after polling day and over a month since most lawmakers were sworn into Congress.

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/2NdpoEY

North Korea Developed Nuclear, Missile Programs In 2020: UN Report

North Korea maintained and developed its nuclear and ballistic missile programs throughout 2020 in violation of international sanctions, helping fund them with some $300 million stolen through cyber...

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/39ZGpuX

French Submarine Patrols South China Sea, Move Likely To Anger Beijing

A French nuclear attack submarine was among two navy ships that recently conducted a patrol through the South China Sea, its defence minister announced, in a move likely to anger Beijing, which claims...

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/3tBZWJQ

Happy Chocolate Day: Wishes, Quotes, Messages, Pics, And Greetings

Happy Chocolate Day 2021: Today is Chocolate Day, the third day in the Velentine's week. Chocolates are a staple for Valentine's Day and sending a decorated box of chocolate hearts is a sweet...

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/36RPN1S

Hong Kong Media Tycoon Denied Bail In National Security Case

Hong Kong's top court on Tuesday ordered pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai to stay behind bars as it backed an appeal by prosecutors against granting him bail, in a landmark legal test of Beijing's...

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/3cTuP6x

Case Against Top Cop After Haryana Home Minister's Brother Alleges Assault

The Haryana Police has registered a case against Deputy Inspector General of Police (Vigilance) Ashok Kumar on charges of assault, criminal intimidation and obscene act on a complaint from Kapil Vij,...

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/3rxyEm4

PM Modi Likely To Reply To President's Address In Lok Sabha On Wednesday

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to reply to the motion of thanks to the President's address in the Lok Sabha on February 10, sources told news agency ANI. Meanwhile, the Lok Sabha also...

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/3q7vogU

US Court Seeks Status Report On Visas To Family Members Of H1-B Holders

A US court has asked for a joint status report on the prospects of work authorisation for H4 visas, in view of the decision of the Biden Administration to withdraw the move of Trump-era to rescind...

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/37cVkR1

Makeshift School By Farmers' At Delhi's Singhu Border Resumes

A makeshift ''informal'' school at Delhi's Singhu border, where farmers have been protesting the new agri laws, has resumed after a two-week break with lesser children, owing to the tense situation...

from NDTV News - Latest https://ift.tt/2Ly6aJD

Robinhood: US family sue trading app over son's suicide

The parents of Alex Kearns, 20, say he thought he had lost $730,000 when he took his own life.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/36VRvzl