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India's petrol, diesel demand falls again due to high prices, lockdown

India on Friday became the third country in the world to record more than one million cases of the new coronavirus, behind only the United States and Brazil

Covid updates: India surges past 1 mn cases; UN appeals for more funds

NCSC said vaccine and therapeutic sectors in multiple countries had been targeted by a group known as APT29, which it said was "almost certainly" part of Russian state intelligence

Netflix adds 10.09 million subscribers in Q2, forecasts weak growth in Q3

The streaming giant also said it has appointed Chief Content Officer Ted Sarandos as co-chief executive officer

Covid-19 crisis: US, UK allege Russians are trying to steal vaccine

It is unclear whether research facilities have been damaged or if the vaccine programmes have been set back as a result of the hacks, but officials warned that the cyberattacks are ongoing.

India bats for inking limited trade deal with US during trade meet

Goyal raises totalisation issue during talks with Ross, also expresses concern over Indian exports being barred due to child labour issues

US weighs sweeping travel ban on China's Communist Party members

The presidential proclamation, still in draft form, could also authorise the US govt to revoke the visas of party members and their families who are already in the country, leading to their expulsion

TikTok could operate as an American company, says White House official

There are reports that TikTok is going to pull out of the holding company, which is China, and operate as an independent American company, White House Economic Advisor Larry Kudlow told reporters

India reiterates its stand, says South China Sea a part of global commons

Beijing claims almost all of the 1.3 million square mile South China Sea as its sovereign territory

JSW to idle Ohio facility in US, sends lay-off notices to 160 workers

Sources said that the lay-off could be temporary and the company hoped that it would last less than six months. Questions sent to JSW Steel went unanswered

India ranks 3rd in global manufacturing locations among 48 nations: Report

China and the US retain the top two positions, while India has moved one place higher to rank third

Back-to-school plans in the time of Covid-19 stress working parents

Coronavirus, and the upending of society it has produced, have caused these views of school in American life to collide in ways that have thrown millions of parental lives into disarray

US industrial output surges in June, but still below pre-Covid levels

The June performance was better than economists had forecasts and reflected the reopening of many parts of the US economy after lockdowns in the spring

US regulators downgrade Pakistan's air safety rating, bar flights

The move announced on Wednesday follows revelations that nearly one-third of Pakistan's pilots cheated on exams but still received licenses from the country's civil-aviation authority.

US rescinds plan to strip visas from foreign students in online classes

Forced by Harvard, MIT lawsuits, Trump administration drops plans to deport foreign students whose courses have fully moved online

Donald Trump says he will soon sign new merit-based immigration act

"We are going to work on Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals because we want to make people happy and I will tell you even conservative Republicans want to see something happen with DACA," he said

Covid-19: Moderna soars 18% as vaccine gives promising early results

The US biotech firm's breakthrough is one of the most promising developments yet in the race to develop a vaccine against the virus that has paralysed the world's economy.

US to hit Huawei staff with visa bans for aiding govts in rights abuses

Pompeo said Huawei employees found to be providing material support to regimes engaging in human rights violations and abuses globally

China accuses Britain of colluding with Washington to hurt Huawei

The British government announced Tuesday that Huawei Technologies Ltd. would be excluded from work on the network because US sanctions made it impossible to ensure the safety of equipment

Moderna shares soar over 16% over coronavirus vaccine trial result

All the 45 patients in the trial produced neutralising antibodies which are believed to be important for building immunity

Banning TikTok takes a big tool away from Chinese surveillance work: US NSA

'China is going to know everything about you,' says Robert O'Brien on Fox TV show.