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Pegasus can make its way into your phone without even you noticing, and then turn into a surveillance device Pegasus, experts believe, has been in circulation at least since 2016. Nearly two years after it first came to light that a sophisticated spyware developed by an Israeli firm could take over the control of mobile … Read more

WHO is reviewing Covaxin as its manufacturer Bharat Biotech is now uploading its entire data on the health body’s portal, Soumya Swaminathan, the global health body’s chief scientist said. WHO is likely to take a decision on including Covaxin in the emergency use list. (File) New Delhi: The World Health Organization (WHO) is likely to … Read more

Bengaluru Police Commissioner Kamal Pant tweeted today that the investigation has been completed in a “short span of five weeks.” Twelve accused have been arrested in a Bangladeshi woman’s gangrape case (Representational) Bengaluru: Twelve people have been arrested by Bengaluru Police in connection with the brutal gangrape and torture case of a woman from Bangladesh. … Read more

The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) said India, Nepal, Russia, Portugal and Britain would be reclassified from Wednesday, meaning any traveller will be able to enter as long as they observe quarantine rules. Germany said five so-called virus variant countries would be reclassified as “high incidence areas” Berlin: Germany’s health agency said on Monday five so-called … Read more

In a tweet, PM Modi said India and the US, as vibrant democracies, share values of freedom and liberty and their strategic partnership has a truly global significance. The US celebrates its Independence Day on July 4. New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi greeted President Joe Biden and the people of the United States on … Read more

The 7.8-billion-euro ($9.3-billion) deal for 36 planes between the government and French aircraft manufacturer Dassault has long been mired in corruption allegations. Dassult had intially won a contract in 2012 to supply 126 jets to India. (File) Paris: A French judge has been tasked with investigating a controversial 2016 multi-billion-dollar sale of Rafale fighter jets … Read more

The request from the prosecutor will have to be approved by Supreme Court Justice Rosa Weber and comes in response to a request from senators. President Bolsonaro is engulfed in allegations linked to the deal for 20 million Covaxin doses (File) Brazil’s prosecutor general has requested an investigation of President Jair Bolsonaro over his conduct … Read more

Gita Gopinath and Kamlesh Lulla are among the “2021 Great Immigrants” honourees named by the Carnegie Corporation of New York, a non-profit organisation. To date, Carnegie Corporation of New York has honoured more than 600 outstanding immigrants. (File) New York: International Monetary Fund Chief Economist Gita Gopinath and NASA Scientist Kamlesh Lulla are among the … Read more

The deal to buy 20 million doses of Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin shot has become a headache for Jair Bolsonaro after whistleblowers went public with concerns over irregularities The contract is being probed by a panel investigating the government’s handling of the pandemic. (File) Rio De Janeiro: Brazil will suspend a $324 million Indian vaccine contract … Read more

White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki on Friday said that the US took a range of steps to help India to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic. In May, President Joe Biden announced USD 100 million worth of COVID-19 assistance to India.(File) Washington: India is an “incredibly important” partner to the US in the region and … Read more