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Oil rises on hopes US Covid pandemic stimulus will spur fuel demand

Global shares rose for a fourth straight session on Tuesday on the U.S. stimulus hopes

Air India to commence new services to United States from January

National carrier Air India is all set to expand its services to the United States from January 2021

Sensex above 47K on US stimulus package; Wall Street hits record high'

Most markets worldwide, including European and US indices, were in the green, with Wall Street's main indices hitting record highs in early trading

Oil steadies below $52 as US' $900 bn stimulus counters weak demand

Brent crude was up 6 cents, or 0.1%, at $51.35 a barrel at 1450 GMT, after trading as high as $52.02 earlier in the session

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Seven US lawmakers write to Mike Pompeo on farmers' protest in India

In their letter, the lawmakers said that the US as a nation that is familiar with political protests can offer counsel to India during their current period of social disturbance

US concerned over Pak court's order to release accused in Daniel Pearl case

The US on Friday expressed "deep concern" over a Pakistani court's order to release British-born al-Qaeda leader Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh

US regulator modifies ban to allow Mahindra to sell new Roxor models

The International Trade Commission (ITC) said the post-2020 model year Roxor did not violate the "trade dress" of FCA's Jeep Wrangler SUV

US body announces $54 mn investment in India to support infra projects

An American financial corporation on Tuesday announced that it will invest USD 54 million in India to support the development of critical infrastructure projects in the country

US public school enrolment dips as coronavirus disrupts education

Virtual learning on the rise

Joe Biden to receive coronavirus vaccine as US inoculation effort mounts

At age 78, he is in the high-risk group for the highly contagious respiratory disease

US nurse faints after getting Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine shot, recovers

The nurse, Tiffany Dover, was addressing a press conference when she lifted her hand to her head, apologized, and said she was feeling dizzy

India Coronavirus Dispatch: 'New app must avoid Aarogya Setu mistakes'

The country's 'R value' improves to its lowest so far, cases cross 10 million, 60% of Indians may have been exposed to the virus, and more-news relevant to India's fight against Covid-19

Moderna discards 400,000 Covid-19 vaccines, says will meet production goal

The loss is somewhat of a drop in the bucket for Moderna's overarching objective of producing 500 million to 1 billion doses in 2021

Next Covid-19 vaccine challenge: Crossing the economic and patent barrier

India's proposed WTO waiver faces stiff opposition from the US and EU

US vaccinations ramp up as Moderna's Covid-19 shot receives positive review

The Food and Drug Administration said its preliminary analysis confirmed the effectiveness and safety of the vaccine developed by Moderna and the National Institutes of Health

Natural disasters cost insurance industry $76 billion in 2020: Swiss Re

Natural disasters like wildfires devastated parts of the United States and a record number of hurricanes in the Atlantic caused

US court terminates $100 million lawsuit against PM Modi, Amit Shah

The suit challenged the Indian Parliament's decision on Jammu and Kashmir that abrogated the special privileges of the state

Largest vaccination drive in US history begins with Pfizer's Covid-19 shots

A nurse in New York City was among the first people to receive the first dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine on Monday morning

Initial doses of Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine in US to begin from Monday

The first shipments of Pfizer and BioNTech's Covid-19 vaccine will leave Kalamazoo, Michigan, on Sunday, reported CNN