By ANI WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden on Thursday (local time) congratulated the NASA team responsible for the success of the Perseverance rover that landed on Mars earlier this month. He lauded the team at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)/California Institute of Technology, including Dr Swati Mohan, the Indian-American aerospace …
Read More »Budget passed in UP Assembly; House adjourned sine die- The New Indian Express
By PTI LUCKNOW: The Uttar Pradesh Assembly was adjourned sine die on Thursday after the House passed the annual budget for 2021-22, the largest budget so far in the history of the state. The government presented the last budget of its current tenure last week with an outlay of Rs 5,50,270.78 …
Read More »Prince Philip moved to another hospital, to undergo tests for pre-existing heart condition- The New Indian Express
By AFP LONDON: Queen Elizabeth II’s 99-year-old husband Prince Philip on Monday left the private London hospital where he had spent nearly two weeks to have heart tests and treatment at another hospital, Buckingham Palace said. Royal officials said the Duke of Edinburgh, as he is formally known, was taken from King Edward VII’s …
Read More »Plea in SC challenges EC’s decision to hold elections in eight phases- The New Indian Express
By PTI NEW DELHI: A plea challenging the Election Commission’s decision to conduct assembly elections over eight phases in West Bengal was filed in the Supreme Court on Monday. The plea, filed by lawyer M L Sharma, seeks the apex court’s direction to the poll panel to stop it from …
Read More »As remote working takes precedence, buy right kind of mouse to boost your productivi- The New Indian Express
Express News Service Working remotely means working on multiple tabs, and sometimes doing multiple things such as editing, designing, or coding… all at once. A good mouse is an umbilical cord that you cannot do away with. Investing in the right one can do wonders for your productivity. And with …
Read More »US loosens Pfizer vaccine shipping regulations- The New Indian Express
By Associated Press NEW YORK: US regulators are allowing Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine to be shipped and stored at less-frigid temperatures, which should ease distribution and administration of one of the two vaccines authorized for emergency use in the country. The Food and Drug Administration said Thursday that it’s allowing the …
Read More »Happy childhood gives no guarantee for good mental health- The New Indian Express
By ANI WASHINGTON: While it’s widely known that a difficult childhood could increase the likelihood of mental illness, a new suggested that a happy and secure childhood does not always protect a child from developing a mental illness later in life. The findings of the study were published in the …
Read More »1,21,65,598 vaccine doses given so far: Union Health Ministry- The New Indian Express
By ANI NEW DELHI: India has reported 13,742 new cases of coronavirus and 104 deaths in the last 24 hours, according to the Union Health Ministry on Wednesday. In an official statement, the Health Ministry said that India has reported 13,742 new COVID-19 cases, 14,037 discharges and 104 deaths in …
Read More »President Joe Biden calls 500,000 death toll in US a ‘heartbreaking milestone’- The New Indian Express
By PTI WASHINGTON: The United States on Monday crossed a grim “heartbreaking milestone” in its fight against COVID-19 as the death toll due to the disease crossed 500,000, a staggering figure that is more than the combined American casualties during World War I, World War II and the Vietnam War. …
Read More »Manipur Anganwadi worker dies a week after taking COVID-19 vaccine- The New Indian Express
By PTI IMPHAL: A 48-year-old Anganwadi worker in Manipur has died a week after receiving her first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, officials said on Saturday. W Sundari Devi of Kumbi Terakha area in Bishunpur district had received her first shot of the COVID-19 vaccine on February 12 at Kumbhi primary …
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