MARCH 2, 2021
Neera Tanden, nominee for director of the Office and Management and Budget, has been accused of abrasive and overly partisan rhetoric. - Pool, Getty Images
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Neera Tanden, President Joe Biden's controversial pick to lead the Office of Management and Budget, withdrew herself from consideration Tuesday after her confirmation collapsed last week, dealing Biden his first major...
MARCH 2, 2021
Over 5 million people signed up and close to 150,000 people from the general public received coronavirus vaccines on Monday, the first day the drive was opened up beyond health care and frontline workers, leading to a rush of registrations and crowds of hopeful recipients at hospitals across the country.
The Union health ministry said nearly 3 million...
MARCH 1, 2021
US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Feb. 26. - Photographer: Sarah Silbiger/Bloomberg
Senate Democrats are jettisoning a proposal to use the tax code to penalize corporations that don’t raise the minimum wage for their lowest-paid workers in an effort to keep President Joe Biden’s broader stimulus plan on track for quick passage, according to two people familiar with...
FEBRUARY 27, 2021
Texas flags fly near an electrical substation in Houston. Millions of Texans lost their power when a winter storm hit the state and knocked out unprepared power plants. - Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
As millions of Texans went days without heat, light or water, as store shelves were emptied, as deaths blamed on the cold began to add up,...
FEBRUARY 26, 2021
The Coronavirus is spreading like a wildfire in states including Maharashtra, Kerala, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, and Punjab. The new variant of COVID-19 and mutations has beenCoronavirus Strain: Beware of These Strange And Uncommon Symptoms of COVID-19 reported which has left the medical experts in a tizzy. B.1.1.7, also known as UK Kent Variation is fueling fears across...
FEBRUARY 26, 2021
Axar Patel took 11 wickets in the match BCCI
Brief Scorecard: India 145 (Rohit 66, Root 5-8) and 49 for 0 (Rohit 25*) beat England 112 (Crawley 53, Patel 6-38) and 81 (Patel 5-32) by 10 wickets
England made their lowest Test score in India on the way to a ten-wicket defeat
AHMEDABAD, INDIA - Manic, manic, manic. The speed...
FEBRUARY 26, 2021
House Democrats are slightly modifying language in a provision on the child tax credit in their coronavirus relief package, in an effort to prevent the Senate parliamentarian from ruling against the provision.
The original version of the relief package directs the Treasury Department to make advance payments of the child tax credit on a monthly basis. A manager's...
FEBRUARY 26, 2021
This Dec. 2, 2020, photo provided by Johnson & Johnson shows vials of the Janssen COVID-19 vaccine in the United States.
A US government advisory committee voted unanimously Friday to recommend authorizing a COVID-19 vaccine from Johnson & Johnson for use in adults.
"I think authorization of this vaccine will help meet the needs at the moment," committee member Dr. Archana...
FEBRUARY 25, 2021
The government has finally brought out intermediary guidelines and digital media ethics code, which will cover social media platforms, digital news portals as well OTT (over-the-top) platforms. In a country where millions of people are online on various portals, and new ones spring every day, these draft regulations clarify what was till now a grey area and...
FEBRUARY 24, 2021
Delhi University is considering an admission process based on the Central University Common Entrance Test (CUCET) and board results. A proposal in this regard has been sent to the UGC. If passed, it will be the most significant change in the admission process for one of the most sought after universities in the country.
What is the proposed...
