• Saturday, April 12, 2025

‘Watershed’ Covid-19 vaccine proves 90 percent effective

A vaccine jointly developed by Pfizer and BioNTech was 90 percent effective in preventing Covid-19 infections in ongoing Phase 3 trials, the companies announced Monday. The news came as soaring coronavirus cases across the world have forced millions of people back into lockdown, causing further damage to ravaged economies. European…

‘Lockdown’ is Collins Dictionary Word of the Year

Collins Dictionary said on Tuesday that "lockdown" is its Word of The Year in 2020 following a dramatic increase in usage during the spread of Covid-19. Lexicographers said they picked the word because it had become synonymous with the experience of populations across the world as governments look to curb…

Kohli given ‘paternity leave’ for three Australia Tests

India captain Virat Kohli has been granted "paternity leave" to miss three of the country's four Tests in Australia starting in December. But the Board of Control for Cricket in India also announced Monday that another key batsman, Rohit Sharma, has been added back to the Test squad despite his…

McDonald’s launching meatless ‘McPlant’ burger

Fast food giant McDonald's on Monday announced it was launching a new plant-based burger named the "McPlant" to cater to the growing number of people who do not eat meat. The brand had fallen behind in the market to rival Burger King, which was the first to launch a vegetarian…

ASDA celebrated ‘virtual Diwali’ with Indian food bloggers

BRITISH supermarket retailer ASDA celebrated this year’s Diwali virtually by collaborating with popular Indian food bloggers. ASDA has made a video featuring Dr Chintal Patel, Sukhi Singh, Radhika Howarth, Kripa Dewani and Madhurima Chowdhury to showcase their Diwali recipes and ASDA’s Diwali product range. The food bloggers shared their favourite…

ASDA conducts ‘virtual cook-along’ event during Diwali

SUPERMARKET major ASDA has organised a virtual cook-along event for Diwali hosted by popular food bloggers Radhika Howarth and Kripa Dewani. The event held on 29 October started with a 30-minute Chaat making session with Howarth followed by a 15-minute mocktail session with Dewani and was attended by media and…

PM Modi asks people to buy local products this Diwali

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday made a fervent appeal to people that along with 'vocal for local', they should promote 'local for Diwali' big time and buy local products this festival season. Celebrating Diwali with local will give a new boost to the economy, he said. While extending festival…

4 Indian troops, 3 militants killed during infiltration bid in…

Four Indian security forces personnel, including an Army officer, and three militants were killed during a failed infiltration bid by the ultras along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Machil sector on Sunday, officials said. The militants made an abortive bid during the night to infiltrate into…

Court seeks Republic TV, Times Now replies on Bollywood producers’…

The Delhi High Court Monday asked Republic TV and Times Now to respond to leading Bollywood producers' plea seeking to restrain them from making or publishing allegedly “irresponsible, derogatory and defamatory remarks" against the film industry and conducting media trials against its members on various issues. Justice Rajiv Shakdher also…

Kamala Harris’ native villages in Tamil Nadu celebrate her win

The ancestral villages of US Vice-President elect Kamala Harris in Tamil Nadu on Sunday erupted in joy over the Democrat Senators elevation and ushered in an early Deepavali with firecrackers and sweets to celebrate her win. The joy of locals in Thulasenthirapuram and Painganadu villages in this Cauvery delta district…