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Report: Cardinal Pell returning to Vatican in crisis

11:20 am September 28, 2020

Canberra: Cardinal George Pell, Pope Francis‘ former finance minister, will soon return to the Vatican during an extraordinary economic scandal for the first time since he was cleared of child abuse allegations in Australia five months ago, a newspaper reported on Monday. Pell will fly back to Rome on Tuesday, Herald-Sun newspaper columnist Andrew Bolt […]

Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

Nearly 1M who died of COVID-19 also illuminated treatment

11:01 pm September 27, 2020

Washington: The nearly 1 million people around the world who have lost their lives to COVID-19 have left us a gift: Through desperate efforts to save their lives, scientists now better understand how to treat and prevent the disease — and millions of others may survive. Ming Wang, 71, and his wife were on a […]

Chinese company says coronavirus vaccine ready by early 2021

9:56 pm September 24, 2020

Beijing: A Chinese pharmaceutical company on Thursday said the coronavirus vaccine it is developing should be ready by early 2021 for distribution worldwide, including the United States. Yin Weidong, the CEO of SinoVac, vowed to apply to the US Food and Drug Administration to sell CoronaVac in the United States if it passes its third […]

India, Australia to conduct 2-day naval exercise in Indian Ocean from Wednesday

11:21 pm September 22, 2020

New Delhi: Navies of India and Australia will carry out a two-day mega exercise in the Indian Ocean Region beginning Wednesday that will involve a range of complex naval manoeuvres, anti-aircraft drills and helicopter operations, officials said. The exercise comes in the midst of India’s tense border row with China and in the backdrop of growing activities by the Chinese navy in the […]

Delhi zoo to get more than 10 animal species from states

6:40 pm September 20, 2020

New Delhi: The Delhi zoo, which hogged the headlines due to a large number of animal deaths over the past two years, will bring in more than 10 species of wildlife, including a rhino, a tigress and crocodiles, from other states through an exchange programme, according to officials. The zoo’s director, Ramesh Pandey, said the […]