Normalcy may return by winter 2021, says Covid-19 vaccine co-creator

Normalcy may return by winter 2021, says Covid-19 vaccine co-creator

LONDON: Normalcy from the Covid era can only be expected by next year’s winter as any Covid vaccine will take to show its effect and will not immediately reduce the number of infections, as per the co-developer of Pfizer’s vaccine, media reports said. A new Covid vaccine’s impact will work significantly over the summer and […]

Thousands rally behind Trump, believing he won race he lost

Thousands rally behind Trump, believing he won race he lost

Washington: Fervent supporters of President Donald Trump rallied in Washington on Saturday behind his spurious claim of a stolen election and swarmed his motorcade when he detoured for a drive-by on his way out of town. I just want to keep up his spirits and let him know we support him, one loyalist, Anthony Whittaker […]

Pakistan to set up special courts for speedy trial of rape cases

Pakistan to set up special courts for speedy trial of rape cases

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan government is all set to promulgate next week an ordinance seeking establishment of special courts for speedy trial of rape cases, according to a media report. Under the proposed law, rape cases would not be investigated by ordinary police officials and only a gazetted officer up to the level of DIG (deputy inspector […]

ASEAN, China, other partners set world’s biggest trade pact

HANOI (VIETNAM): China and 14 other countries have agreed to set up the world’s largest trading bloc, encompassing nearly a third of all economic activity, in a deal many in Asia are hoping will help hasten a recovery from the shocks of the pandemic. The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, or RCEP, is to be signed […]

Bowling at India’s world-class batting unit will be a test for me: Leg-spinner Swepson

Melbourne: Drafted into the Australian squad for the upcoming four-Test series, in-form leg-spinner Mitchell Swepson says he is itching to test his skills against India’s world class batting unit led by skipper Virat Kohli. Swepson is yet to make his Test debut, despite being included in the squad for Sydney Test against New Zealand last […]

Kohli is ‘a very powerful guy in world cricket,’ says former Australian skipper Mark Taylor

MELBOURNE: Virat Kohli is “a very powerful guy” in world cricket who can perform both the roles of an aggressive cricketer and a statesman with great aplomb, feels former Australian captain Mark Taylor. The talismanic Indian skipper has grown in stature over the years notching up brilliant record-breaking knocks. “I think he is a very […]

PAGD says no rift among parties over seat sharing for DDC polls

PAGD says no rift among parties over seat sharing for DDC polls

Srinagar: After initial hiccups, the People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) on Sunday reached a consensus over the seat-sharing arrangement for the second phase of the upcoming DDC polls in Jammu and Kashmir and said there is no rift among the alliance partners. PAGD members on Saturday had failed to finalise the seat-sharing formula for […]

15 Asia-Pacific nations, including China, sign world’s biggest trade agreement sans India

Singapore: Fifteen Asia-Pacific nations, including China, on Sunday signed the world’s biggest trade agreement, the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), sans India with hopes that it will help recover from the shocks of the COVID-19 pandemic. The RCEP was signed after eight years of negotiations at the conclusion of annual summit of Southeast Asian leaders and […]

Nitish unanimously elected as leader of NDA in Bihar; to return as CM

Patna: The NDA in Bihar on Sunday unanimously elected Nitish Kumar as its leader in the state legislature, paving the way for his return as Chief Minister for the fourth consecutive term. According to sources in the ruling coalition, an announcement to the effect was made at 1, Anney Marg, the Chief Ministers official residence, by […]