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India, US ink crucial pacts for cooperation in health, medicine; reach important milestone [details]

The Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare said that both India and the US are global partners, and we need to work collaboratively in reforming the global health architecture, whose faultlines have become amply visible during the current pandemic.

Sep 28, 2021

Longer hours, fewer days: Will four-day workweek be reality soon as some corporations find success [details]

The IT company's decision is based on an internal survey, which showed 80 percent of the staff willing to put in longer hours for a four-day workweek.

Sep 28, 2021

PAK continues to remain global terrorist organisation hub; harbouring terrorists since 1980 [details]

Notably, this is not the first time Pakistan has been explicitly named by the US Congressional report while Islamabad is yet to take decisive actions against terrorists with a focus on India and Afghanistan.

Sep 28, 2021

Alien invasion: Government insiders reveal they are not prepared enough for potential first contact

The former MoD expert revealed that things could go awry if Russia or China acquire alien technology

Sep 28, 2021

Covid pandemic caused biggest drop in life expectancy among males, study finds

Researchers revealed that males experienced greater declines in life expectancy when compared to females

Sep 28, 2021

Alien abductions real or not: Two experts put forward different theories to explain UFO encounters

A MUFON researcher had recently claimed that alien abduction testimonials shared by people from different parts of the world could be real

Sep 28, 2021

"Here's why I joined Congress": Kanhaiya Kumar explains

As expected, former JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar joined Congress today. He was earlier with the Communist Party of India.

Sep 28, 2021

Tobacco smoking and its effects on Covid, new study sheds vital clues

This is the first study of its kind to pool observational and genetic data on smoking and Covid infection

Sep 28, 2021

Punjab Congress in turmoil again as Sidhu resigns, Amarinder rumoured to meet BJP leaders

Amarinder Singh is likely to meet the BJP leadership in the evening, reports said as the turmoil in Congress reaches new peak with Sidhu's resignation

Sep 28, 2021

Navjot Singh Sidhu resigns as Punjab Congress chief; hints at reason in letter to Sonia Gandhi [details]

As the political infighting in Punjab continues, Navjot Singh Sidhu has now resigned from his post of Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee's president.

Sep 28, 2021

Bengaluru Police bust Hydro Ganja factory in villa, arrest four including 2 Iranians

Bengaluru Police on Tuesday unearthed Hydro Ganja factory in villa, seize Rs 1 crore worth of drugs and arrested two Iranians among four.

Sep 28, 2021

Covid-specific antibodies remain in breast milk for 10 months post-infection [Study]

The scientists studied the link between Covid-specific antibodies in breast milk following vaccination with various vaccines and got some remarkable results.

Sep 28, 2021

Instagram pauses kids' version; Parent company FB to review whether toxic for teenaged girls

Facebook Files: Data Indicates Instagram Harmful to Teenagers, Particularly Teenage Girls.

Sep 28, 2021

Petrol rises by 20p, diesel by 25p after 3-week break

The daily price assessment and modification is based on the 15-day average worldwide benchmark gasoline price and currency rates.

Sep 28, 2021

7.9 percent of Covid deaths in Kerala happened among vaccinated people, analysis suggests

1,435 Covid-related deaths were reported in Kerala in the first four weeks of September

Sep 28, 2021