Omicron study: Sputnik V and Light booster effective

Russia's Sputnik V vaccine and its one-shot version Sputnik Light booster demonstrates high virus-neutralising activity (VNA) against the highly-contagious Omicron variant of COVID-19, providing a......

Bahrain: Saudi forces roll in to restore order

Saudi Arabian forces on Monday entered the strife-torn Bahrain after two days of clashes between police and protesters mounted the most serious challenge to the Island's royal family. "More than......

Phones of ministers, scribes, judge hacked using spyware sold only to govts: Report

The government, however, dismissed allegations of any kind of surveillance on its part on specific people, saying it 'has no concrete basis or truth associated with it whatsoever'.   More......

Oxford vaccine may be first to get nod for emergency use in India

With preparations underway for a possible vaccine-rollout by January, the Indian drug regulator is looking at the United Kingdom, which sources believe may give its nod to the Oxford COVID-19......

Tech Mahindra arm to launch mobile applications

CanvasM, a joint venture between Tech Mahindra and Motorola, is planning to launch 6,000 new indigenously developed applications for mobile phones. Application stores enable mobile users to utilise......

355 foreign employers harassing Indians

The government has identified 355 foreign employers who were found to be harassing Indian workers abroad, the Lok Sabha was informed on Wednesday. "Foreign employers who were found to be harassing......

Consumers to get 10-12 3G players per circle

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has identified between 51 and 60 MHz of spectrum, the radio frequencies that enable wireless communications, in several service areas that will allow it......

SBI to deploy Infosys' Finacle

State Bank of India has selected Finacle Universal Banking, the core banking solution of Infosys Technologies, to power its international operations, under a $35 million contract, and the......

Is Tiger Shroff Nude?

Kalki gets honoured in London... Sanjana starts journaling... Ishaan's no-shave month... Photograph: Kind courtesy Tiger Shroff/Instagram Tiger Shroff is preparing for Baaghi 4, which is slated to......

Filming war

In its annual round up of the brightest talents in independent cinema, Filmmaker magazine throws up an Indian name: Vineet Dewan, who has been named in the magazine's list of 25 New Faces of......

AFI adds 3 more athletes to Asian Games team

IMAGE: Priti Lamba was added to the squad for the upcoming Asian Games. Photograph: Kind courtesy Priti Lamba/Instagram Haryana's 3000m steeplechaser Priti Lamba was on Monday added to the......

FIA issues political gag order for F1 drivers

IMAGE: Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton will have to watch his words. Photograph: Rula Rouhana/Reuters Formula One drivers will need prior written permission from the sport's governing body to make......

Qatar World Cup: A showcase for political tensions

'Qatari authorities have had to tread a fine balance over Iran and Palestine but, in the end, the tournament once again puts Qatar at the center of regional diplomacy' IMAGE: Fans hold up a shirt......

How a refugee footballer's honeymoon turned into deportation nightmare

As the 25-year-old, who has refugee status in Australia, got off a plane in Bangkok on November 27, Thai immigration police were waiting to arrest him based on an Interpol "red notice" from......

Quote-unquote: Infantino promises 'to bring FIFA back to football'

Selected quotes from Swiss Gianni Infantino's first news conference after the former UEFA general secretary was elected president of scandal-hit world soccer's governing body FIFA on Friday:......