International

New York: Drug manufacturer Pfizer sought the United States’ health regulators for emergency use authorisation of its potential coronavirus vaccine – one that it is developing with BioNTech. The company’s Chief Executive Officer Albert…

Washington: Indian-American, Mala Adiga has been appointed as Jill Biden's policy director by the US President-elect Joe Biden. Adiga has served as a senior advisor to Jill Biden and a senior policy advisor on the Biden-Kamala Harris…

Washington: US President Donald Trump's oldest son has tested positive for coronavirus, reports suggested. Donald Trump Jr, 42, was diagnosed at the start of this week and has been quarantining at his hunting cabin since the result, the…

Milwaukee: At least 8 persons were injured when gunfire that occurred at a suburban mall near Milwaukee on Friday (US Time). The FBI and the Milwaukee County Sheriff's office tweeted that their officers were on the scene at the Mayfair Mall…

Atlanta: Georgia has finished its statewide audit of the presidential race, confirming that President-elect Joe Biden defeated President Donald Trump. Georgia election officials released a report Thursday evening on the results of the…

Agdam: Azerbaijani forces have entered Agdam district bordering Nagorno-Karabakh as part of a Russian-brokered peace deal to end the conflict. As part of last week’s peace deal, Armenia agreed to return some 15 to 20 percent of the…

London: Scottish author Douglas Stuart has been conferred with the 2020 Booker Prize for his acclaimed debut novel "Shuggie Bain," set in his home city of Glasgow. Stuart, 44, has described himself as “a working-class kid who had a…

Chicago: MasterChef Junior star Ben Watkins passed away at the age of 14 from a rare form of cancer, his family has confirmed. “Our Ben went home to be with his mother this afternoon after a year-and-a-half-long battle with cancer,”…

New York: Tesla's co-founder and CEO, Elon Musk, overtook Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to become the world’s 3rd-richest person, as Tesla’s stock continued to skyrocket. Elon Musk gained another $12 billion in wealth overnight Tuesday…

New Delhi: International Men’s Day is celebrated on 19 November every year to protect men from discrimination, exploitation, oppression, violence and inequality and to give them their rights. International Men’s Day is an annual…