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The highly mutated virus, however, will still cause many breakthrough infections in vaccinated people and in those who have been infected with older versions of the virus, according to the research.

While the day is always celebrated with much enthusiasm in the country’s smallest state, the celebrations are expected to have an added dimension this year with assembly elections just a couple of months away.

The 'Christmas party scandal' or the 'partygate' probe began after a video was leaked online, showing Boris Johnson’s senior aides joking about breaking lockdown rules to attend a Christmas party.

The CCI noted in its order that internal emails from Amazon revealed that the company intended to acquire Future Retail once foreign investment laws are relaxed and not just the investment opportunity in FCL.

Experts in Geneva brainstormed on killer robots — drones, guns and bombs that decide on their own, with artificial brains, whether to attack and kill — and what should be done, if anything, to regulate

What are booster doses, and why take one? Does it offer more protection? Can it fight the Omicron variant?

While there is no official data available on the number of deaths, as per the animal rescue organisation’s data, 17 stray dogs died during treatment last month.

The JCP recommendations on the Personal Data Protection Bill are in some aspects very similar to global standards such as European Union's General Data Protection Regulation, but differs in aspects such as jail terms. Take

Easterbrook was fired by McDonald’s after he violated the company’s policy by being involved in a consensual relationship with employees.

The Joint Committee of Parliament on the Personal Data Protection Bill has tabled its report. A look at its proposals on the nature of data to be protected, liability of social media companies, and the

The temple was destroyed by Pakistani forces during their Operation Searchlight in March 1971, the brutal crackdown that led to the genocide and the Bangladesh War of Liberation.

Tamil Thai Vaazhthu has been declared Tamil Nadu's State Song, and the state government has made it mandatory to stand while it's being played. Here's why

Districts in the states of California, Texas, Minnesota, and Missouri said schools would be shut on Friday, local media reported.

The Supreme Court has allowed Maharashtra to hold bullock cart races, a 400-year-old tradition. Why was there a ban on this, and what has the top court said?

The India Meteorological Department has predicted a cold wave in parts of Northwest India. What is a cold wave, and why will parts of India witness one now?

A look at the procedure of destroying drugs seized by the police and who has the authority to do it.

What is the rationale in raising the legal age of marriage for women to 21? Why are experts opposing this? Who will be affected by this decision?

The Union Cabinet has cleared 21 years as the minimum marriage age for women, from 18 earlier. What laws will need to be changed to enforce this?

The Election Commission is a Constitutional authority whose functioning is insulated from the Executive and the three Commissioners ensure that they maintain a distance from the government —and are seen to be doing so —

The rise in stock markets has seen an unprecedented surge in retail investors from small towns and semi-urban areas. How has this category grown? Who is investing, and why? What should they keep in mind?

Black feminist, activist and author bell hooks spelled the words in lower case to establish her own identity.

The United States has imposed strict sanctions on Chinese painkiller manufacturers. Why was this need, and how has Beijing responded? What do these sanctions mean for foreign drug traffickers?

On a complaint by Australia, Brazil and Guatemala, a dispute settlement panel has found India's domestic support and export subsidy measures in the sugar sector to be in violation of international trade rules. India has

The deal by Bruce Springsteen is the latest in a series of similar deals made by some big names of the music industry in the past few years.

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has suspended talks with the US regarding a $23 billion deal that involves the purchase of 50 F-35 fighter jets, 18 armed drones and missiles. Here's why