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The Ministry of Civil Aviation had on Friday announced that international scheduled commercial flights will resume from December 15 after a 21-month ban.

In an interview to Financial Times newspaper, the CEO of vaccine-maker Moderna said there was likely to be a “material drop” in the effectiveness of vaccines against Omicron. Why has this raised fresh worries?

Omicron cryptocurrency was launched at the beginning of November — and for most of the past week, was trading steady at about $65. Now it's at $324.73.

Twitter attributed the motivation of bringing out this policy update to the growing concerns “about the misuse of media and information that is not available elsewhere online as a tool to harass, intimidate, and reveal

An international team of researchers has discovered a new marine reptile. The specimen, a metre-long skull, has been named Kyhytysuka sachicarum.

The economy is recovering from the recession it went into in the second quarter of 2020. However, the recovery is only beginning, and GDP and GVA levels are still far away from a V-shaped recovery.

This year’s Ballon d’Or was the closest contest, but many believed it shouldn’t even have been that.

The Uttarakhand government in December 2019 had tabled the Uttarakhand Char Dham Shrine Management Bill, 2019. The bill brought the Char Dham of Badrinath, Kedarnath, Gangotri and Yamunotri and 49 other temples under the purview

Supporters of nuclear power say it can help wean us off polluting fossil fuels. But can it really help save the climate?

IPL Retention rules are pretty straight forward, but the inclusion of two new franchises has given the plot a twist, creating a scope for back-channel negotiations.

🔴 In a letter to PM Modi on July 6, the Karnataka State Contractors Association alleged that contractors are made to pay a bribe of around 25-30% of the tender amount to elected representatives and

The GDP data for July-September will be released later today by the National Statistical Office. Here's what to expect, and why the numbers are important.

Parag Agrawal has replaced Jack Dorsey as Twitter's new CEO. Why did Dorsey resign, and who is the 37-year-old who has taken his place? What does the appointment mean for Agrawal?

Barbados has become the world's newest republic. Who took over as the new head? How will the transition take place? Here's a history of Barbados as a British colony, and after.

What is different about Omicron and why is it deemed a high risk? Do vaccines work against it? What should you do? Take a look.

Uttarakhand was formed on November 9, 2000 following the Uttarakhand movement in undivided UP. This was soon followed by disputes over assets and liabilities, mainly of the irrigation, transport, housing, forest, food & civil supplies

12 Opposition MPs have been suspended for the rest of the Winter Session for disruptions in Rajya Sabha during the Monsoon Session. What had happened then? What are the rules for dealing with disruptions?

RT-PCR tests can only confirm whether the person has an infection or not. They are not designed to determine which particular variant has infected the person. For that, a genome sequencing study has to be

The early findings are a mixed picture. The variant may be more transmissible and better able to evade the body’s immune responses, both to vaccination and to natural infection, than prior versions of the virus,

Here is a summary of the individuals likely to play a major role in Ghislaine Maxwell's trial, which is expected to last six weeks.

The Bill comes in response to a Australian High Court judgment that media companies could be held liable for comments that were left by third parties on their social media pages.

Farm laws repealed: What is the Farm Laws Repeal Bill, 2021? Has the government given any reason for repeal of the farm laws?

🔴 High growth rates can be misleading; best to focus on absolute levels of GDP

🔴 The unions want the Modi government to enact legislation conferring mandatory status to MSP, rather than just being an indicative or desired price.

Breakthrough infections in vaccinated individuals tend to be mild, but will not always be so, especially in older people, Jeffrey Dorfman said.