According to the Israeli military spokesman Jonathan Conricus, Palestinian militants have fired more than 1,600 rockets from Gaza at Israel since the latest flare-up of fighting began earlier this week.

What is an Iron Dome? The invisible shield protecting Israel

British and European Union officials have been sceptical about the usefulness of a US proposal to waive patent protections for COVID-19 vaccines, while saying they are prepared to discuss it.

China backs talks on Intellectual Property waiver for COVID-19 vaccines

K P Sharma Oli is set to be sworn in as Nepal’s Prime Minister for the third time on Friday, a day after he was reappointed to the post as the Opposition parties failed to secure majority seats in Parliament to form a new government.

KP Oli reappointed, set to be sworn in as Nepal Prime Minister

Brent crude futures rose 23 cents, or 0.3%, to settle at $68.55 a barrel while U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures rose 36 cents, or 0.6%, to end the session at $65.28.

Crude oil falls on fading pipeline outage fears and India COVID pandemic

Shortly after, the hackers had claimed that they “had never wanted chaos” and were just interested in getting the “ransom”.

Colonial Pipeline paid $5 million as ransom to hackers

The overall rate of unemployment in March 2021 was 6.5 per cent while the urban unemployment in India is now nearing 12 per cent, the highest in more than 10 months.

India: Economy in shambles; Shortage of vaccines | 7.5 Million people lost their jobs in April

As the demand for vaccines in the nation takes a radical surge, the Central Govt has decided to procure at least 2 Billion doses by the end of this year. NITI Aayog's member VK Paul in a press conference says 'In the five months between August and December, over 2 billion doses of vaccine will be made in India for Indians. There should be no doubt that vaccine will be available for all as we move forward'

Russia's Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine to be available in India by next week

The Govt of India is planning to ramp up its massive vaccination program to the age group between 2-18 year olds. The leading vaccine producer firm Bharat Biotech get nod from the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) to perform 2 & 3 trials of Covaxin. The trials will take place in 525 subjects at various sites.

COVID-19 vaccine for 2-18 year olds soon?

India to get 2 Billion jabs by December

'Today is a great day for America', US President Joe Biden said during a Rose Garden address. 'US has finally reached to a stage where at least the fully vaccinated people no longer need to wear masks', he added. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) noted that 'its totally safe for people who has completed their jab cycle to ditch their masks if they wish to'.

'Fully vaccinated people can now ditch masks': Joe Biden

The most recent burst of fighting is thought to have broken out on Monday evening when the Palestinian Islamic group Hamas began a campaign of long-range artillery attacks on the Israeli-held city of Jerusalem. The world leaders have mixed reactions over this whole concern, here US President Joe Biden dispatches special envoy to Middle-East to ease tensions, on the other front Germany says 'Israel has all the right to defend itself'.

Global leaders gives mixed reactions on Israel-Palestine conflict

Over 100 people have died in airstrikes on Gaza as tensions between Israel and Palestine escalated even as Egyptian negotiators held in-person mediation talks with the two sides to diffuse the violence.

Death toll in Gaza rises to over 100

Vaccine makers Moderna Inc and Pfizer Inc, with its German partner BioNTech, have been vocal in their view that the world will soon need COVID-19 booster shots to maintain high levels of immunity.

Are we really in need of COVID-19 booster shots?

Over the years, Virtual Reality has been put to use across different sectors - from travel to education to real estate. Interestingly, it’s now also being to fight racism, stop sexual harassment, and tackle climate change.

Tech It Out: How to use Virtual Reality for social good

In renewed air strikes on Gaza, Israel struck a six-storey residential building in Gaza City that it said belonged to Hamas, the Islamist group that controls the Palestinian enclave.

Israeli troops mass at Gaza border

India on Thursday registered 3,62,727 new coronavirus cases, taking the infection tally to 2,37,03,665 since the pandemic broke out in January last year.

India records over 3.62 lakh cases, 4,120 deaths in a day

Food prices, which account for nearly half of the Ministry of Statistics` inflation basket, rose 2.02% compared with 4.87% in the previous month.

Indian inflation eases, but COVID-19 curbs risk stoking prices

The report from the US Labor Department comes amid fears that rising consumer prices could push up interest rates.

US inflation sees biggest jump since 2008

The price of bitcoin fell about 5 percent to $51,847 after Musk’s comments on Twitter. Tesla’s stock finished Wednesday down 4.4 percent.

Tesla suspends vehicle purchases using Bitcoin

San Francisco-based cellular agriculture startup Wildtype has unveiled the latest prototype of its cell-based salmon.

Salmon that doesn't come from ocean

The UN, some western countries, academics and rights groups say hundreds of thousands of Uighurs have been sent to re-education camps in the far western region.

US, Germany, Britain call out China in virtual UN meet

The largest gasoline pipeline in the U.S. is returning to service, recovering from a cyberattack late Friday that sent pump prices surging and triggered shortages across the Eastern U.S

Gas prices continue to soar across US

As per the reports, the US President conveyed his unwavering support for Israel's security and its legitimate right to defend its people, while protecting civilians.

US Prez Joe Biden discusses Israel-Palestine conflict with Israeli PM Netanyahu

Blinken called on Moscow to release two former US Marines Paul Whelan and Trevor Reed, who are serving prison sentences in Russia.

Blinken to meet with Russian FM Lavrov next week in Iceland

So far, some 1,500 rockets have been fired at the Israeli territory from the Gaza strip, about 300 of them were unsuccessful and the rockets fell in the Gaza strip

Over 1,500 rockets fired from Gaza into Israel

The government of the Philippines says it has logged what it calls "illegal incursions" into its waters by 287 boats with Chinese militia aboard.

Chinese militia boats 'entering Philippine water'

OPEC reiterated its 2021 forecasts for world oil demand on Tuesday, as it nudged its predictions for global economic growth higher.

OPEC reiterates global oil demand forecast for 2021

Rating agency Moody’s Investor Service on Tuesday slashed India’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth forecast for the current financial year 2021-22 to 9.3 per cent from the projected 13.7 per cent.

Moody's slashes FY22 GDP forecast for India to 9.3%

The attacker, who was identified as 19-year-old Ilnaz Galyaviev, has been detained. He graduated from this school four years ago.

9 killed in school shooting in Russia's Kazan

Mohammad Ramzan pumps water into a large goat skin bag before carrying it down an alley and up several flights of stairs to deliver to a resident in Karachi, Pakistan’s largest city.

Water bearers quench thirst in Ramadan, but fear for their trade

The coronavirus cases in India has witnessed a radical dip since the beginning of this week. The nation recorded 329, 942 new Covid-19 cases and registered 3,876 deaths in last 24 hours. The crisis of acute oxygen shortage in national capital also stalled as India is receiving global aid to fulfill the demand of the hospitals.

India records 329,942 new COVID-19 cases, 3,876 deaths in last 24 hours

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