Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday lauded the efforts of the Indian scientists involved in developing the vaccine for Covid-19, and said India is soon going to start the largest vaccination programme in the world.

India to start world's largest vaccination programme soon: PM Modi

The overall Air Quality Index (AQI) in Delhi remained in the `very poor` category on Monday, according to System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR), which is the Ministry of Earth Science`s air quality monitor.

Delhi's air quality remains in 'very poor' category

Chinese tycoon Jack Ma’s fortune has been hit hard as Chinese authorities crack down on his empire. According to Bloomberg, Jack Ma has lost $11 billion since China upped its scrutiny of tech giants in October.

China's crackdown on Alibaba's Jack Ma cost him $11 billion

United States President-elect Joe Biden will take over the presidential duties from Donald Trump starting January 20, 2021. On December 28, Biden announced members of the core team responsible for digital strategy at the White House.

India-born Aisha Shah part of the upcoming Digital Strategy White House team under Biden

Switzerland has documented five cases of a coronavirus variant from Britain and two cases of a South African variant, a Swiss health ministry official said on Tuesday, adding he anticipates more cases of these faster-spreading mutations will emerge.

Switzerland documents five cases of UK virus variant, two of South African variant

A girlfriend of the man who the authorities say set off a bomb in downtown Nashville on Christmas had called police officers to his home last year, claiming that he had been making bombs in the RV parked there, according to a police incident report.

Nashville suspect’s girlfriend told police he was making bombs, report says

Hospitals all over China have almost everything necessary for a mass vaccination drive: Millions of doses. Refrigerators to store them. Health care workers trained to administer them.

China has all it needs to vaccinate millions, except proof its vaccines work

The Louisville police officer who fired the shot that killed Breonna Taylor, a Black emergency medical technician, was told on Tuesday that the department was moving to fire him, US media reported.

Louisville police officer who shot Breonna Taylor to be fired

The coronavirus pandemic has flipped what qualifies as normal. Masks have become the new necessity, along with a hand sanitiser - which are touted as the primary ways to stop the chain of infection.

Over 1.5 billion masks will end up in oceans this year: Report

Dozens of people hit the streets of Kathmandu holding a torch rally on Tuesday night to protest against the Chinese interference in Nepal`s internal political matters.

Torch rally held in Kathmandu to protest against Chinese interference

Apple has taken down an iPhone app called Vybe Together that promoted private parties during the Covid-19 pandemic. However, the now-deleted FAQ page of Vybe Together had said it was designed to promote "small gatherings" rather than "big parties.

Apple removes app that promoted private parties during pandemic

A two-year-old girl who recently returned to Meerut with her parents from the UK has been found to be infected with the new Covid-19 strain. This is the first such case in Uttar Pradesh of the new variant of Covid 19 virus which is said to be 70 per cent more transmissible than its previous form.

2-year-old in Uttar Pradesh tests positive for new coronavirus strain

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