Monday, 1 February 2021

WHO Slams Critics Of COVID-19 Origins Probe

The World Health Organization on Monday blasted critics of its investigation into the origins of the Covid-19 pandemic and challenged those claiming to know better to come forward with the smoking...

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Google To Spend $3.8 Million To Settle Accusations Of Hiring, Pay Biases

Alphabet Inc's Google will spend $3.8 million, including $2.6 million in back pay, to settle allegations that it underpaid women and unfairly passed over women and Asians for job openings, the US...

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Internet Blackout Continues In 7 Haryana Districts, Restored In Others

Mobile internet services will remain suspended in seven of Haryana's 22 districts for another day. The order was issued by the state home department on Monday evening in view of the "critical law and...

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White House Condemns Desecration Of Gandhi Statue In California

The White House on Monday condemned the desecration of a statue of Mahatma Gandhi in a city in California.

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"Best Investment": Adar Poonawalla On Budget Announcement On Vaccine

The owners of India's two top vaccine-makers have praised the Union Budget as a right step in the direction towards better healthcare amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman...

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Budget Lacks Direction, Fails To Stimulate Demand: Bengal Minister

West Bengal Finance Minister Amit Mitra on Monday said that it has failed to stimulate demand in the economy.

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Punjab Cabinet Approves Excise Policy For Next Fiscal

The Punjab Cabinet on Monday approved the state excise policy for 2021-22 with a projected target to mop up Rs 7,002 crore as against the current year's expected revenue of Rs 5,794 crore, showing an...

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PM Modi's 15-Year-Olds Remark, Then An Epic Reaction From Sooryavanshi

India's teenage prodigy, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi , was in attendance among the country's Asian Games 2026 stars at Major Dhyan Chand St...