DECEMBER 10, 2020
Vaccinations were underway in Britain as the F.D.A.’s advisory panel met on Thursday. - Pool photo by Victoria Jones
Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine passed a critical milestone on Thursday when a panel of experts formally recommended that the Food and Drug Administration authorize the vaccine. The agency is likely to do so within days, giving health care workers...
DECEMBER 10, 2020
Mumbai: Contemporary Indian dancer Astad Deboo, known for amalgamating Indian and western dance techniques, died here on Thursday, his family said. He was 73.
He was suffering from lymphoma, a type of blood cancer that develops when white blood cells called lymphocytes grow out of control, a close family friend said.
Astad Deboo employed his training in Indian classical...
DECEMBER 10, 2020
Representational photo In the US, a Pew survey shows 60% of people will “probably” or “definitely” take the vaccine – up from 51% in September – but only 37% are willing to be among the first to take it. They are afraid of the many rumoured and real side effects. - Javier Zayas Photography/Getty
The...
DECEMBER 10, 2020
With the pandemic rendering work commute moot, corporations shifted most of their work online.
In a testimony to this, a new report highlights a sharp increase in the screen time of Android users around the world this year - up by as much as 25 percent.
An year-end report by analytics firm App Annie records the massive hike. As...
DECEMBER 10, 2020
MS Dhoni is one of the greatest captains that the Indian cricket team or the IPL has ever had. MS Dhoni is the only captain in the history of cricket to have won all three ICC trophies (World T20, World Cup and Champions Trophy) in his tenure.
In the Indian Premier League, MS Dhoni has helped Chennai Super...
DECEMBER 10, 2020
Representational photo The employment fell in India for the second consecutive month in November 2020. In October, the count of the employed had fallen by 0.1 per cent (60 lakhs), while in November, the fall was larger at 0.9 per cent (35 lakhs), according to the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy. - INDRANIL MUKHERJEE/AFP/Getty Images
The...
DECEMBER 10, 2020
India’s desi-GPS is now in the same league as the US, Russia and China — can scan 1,500 kilometres beyond its own border. - ISRO
India’s own indigenous navigation system has hit a new milestone. The Navigation with Indian Constellation (NavIC) is now in league with the US, China, and Russia as a recognised component of the...
DECEMBER 9, 2020
When he spoke to the House judiciary subcommittee in July, the Facebook chief executive, Mark Zuckerberg, said his company had not squashed competition. - Pool photo by Graeme Jennings
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The and 48 states accused Facebook on Wednesday of becoming a social media monopoly by illegally squashing competition by buying up its rivals, setting up fierce...
DECEMBER 9, 2020
It's important to wipe your Android before it leaves your possession permanently. Makiko Tanigawa/Getty Images
You should wipe your Android phone if you plan on getting rid of it.
If someone else will use the phone after it's wiped, be sure to remove your Google account before you wipe it so the next owner...
DECEMBER 8, 2020
President-elect Joe Biden speaks to members of the media as he departs after holding a news conference to introduce his nominees and appointees to economic policy posts at The Queen theater, Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2020, in Wilmington, Del.
The U.S. surpassed 15 million coronavirus cases Tuesday – with almost exactly 1 in 22 Americans having tested positive –...
