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Joe Biden and Kamala harris took over office after swearing-in as president and vice president.

Biden to impose South Africa travel ban to combat new COVID variant

US President Joe Biden will impose a ban on most non-US citizens entering the country who have recently been in South Africa starting Saturday in a bid to contain the spread of a new variant of Covid-19

Jan 25, 2021

PM Modi pays tribute to Netaji; says 'Great freedom fighter, true son of Mother India

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday led the nation in remembering Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose on his 125th birth anniversary which has been marked as Parakram Divas or the day of valour by the union government.

Jan 23, 2021

A Loon balloon on its way to Puerto Rico from Nevada

Alphabet shuts project Loon; its ambitious plan to provide internet in remote locations

The former Google X project was spun out as an independent company of Alphabet in 2018 alongside Wing, Alphabet's drone business.

Jan 22, 2021

Pakistan co-sponsors UN resolution on safeguarding religious sites; India says ironical

In December, India had sent a written demarche to Pakistan High Commission saying it expected their government to share details of the investigation into the Karak Hindu temple demolition in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province

Jan 22, 2021

Donald Trump policies President Biden undid on day one [details]

US President Joe Biden signed a series of executive actions to reverse the policies of Donald Trump administration on immigration, climate change, racial equity and the handling of the coronavirus pandemic.

Jan 21, 2021

Twitter account of Chinese Embassy in US locked over this tweet | Details inside

Twitter has locked the official account of China's Embassy in the US over a controversial post that referred to Muslim Uyghur women as "baby-making machines" prior to government intervention.

Jan 21, 2021

Who was Dr V Shanta, renowned Adyar Cancer Institute founder who passed away

Veteran oncologist V Shanta who headed the Cancer Institute (WIA) here, popularly known as Adyar Cancer Institute died at a private hospital on Tuesday, January 19.

Jan 19, 2021

This Brown University graduate may be the first woman to land on moon

NASA's Artemis mission is expected to play a crucial role in determining the success of the upcoming Mars colonization program

Jan 19, 2021

Wild boars roam free in Tirupati, TTD fixes mesh around temple premises

Temple officials said wild boars frequently visit the hill town for some tonnes of garbage that is generated on a daily basis with 40,000 pilgrims visiting the shrine daily

Jan 18, 2021

Karnataka vs Maharashtra: "Won't give an inch" says Yediyurappa to Thackeray [Explained]

Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa slammed Uddhav Thackeray for raking up the border issue between Karnataka and Maharashtra.

Jan 18, 2021

UK invites PM Modi to attend G7, Boris Johnson to visit India ahead of Summit | Details

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been invited by his UK counterpart Boris Johnson to attend the G7 summit in the UK as a guest in June this year.

Jan 17, 2021

How Pakistan failed rape survivors; humiliated, tortured them in name of justice [Explained]

As per the data made available, only 41 per cent of the total rape cases in Pakistan are reported to the police, out of which only 0.3 of the accused are convicted.

Jan 16, 2021

Fact check: Is it now mandatory for Govt employees to take 20 days earned leave? Find out

A wrongful claim suggesting that the government employees have to take at least 20 days of earned leave in a year is doing rounds on the Internet. The Centre has issued a clarification on the same.

Jan 15, 2021

Unemployment forces women to sell nudes online; doesn't end struggles

As pandemic hit the world hard, many unemployed women turned to OnlyFans to make ends meet. But the reward wasn't worth the risk, let alone fulfil needs at hand.

Jan 14, 2021

I do not celebrate or feel pride; Twitter CEO defends permanent ban on Trump

The Twitter ban came after a pro-Trump mob stormed the US Capitol, hoping to stop the certification of Joe Biden's election victory.