Morning news brief: US approves Pfizer vaccine, India readies itself for distribution and more
Covid vaccine
US authorises Pfizer jab; first vaccine to be administered 'in less than 24 hours'
The US Food and Drug Adminstration (FDA) has granted the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine an emergency use authorisation | READ MORE
India set to deliver 600 million COVID-19 vaccine shots over 6-8 months: Report
Over the next six to eight months, India will attempt to deliver 600 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines using its expansive election machinery | READ MORE
US Supreme Court dismisses Trump's bid to overturn election result
The US Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a bid by Texas to overturn the results of the presidential election, which Republican Donald Trump lost to Democrat Joe Biden, in a fresh setback for the outgoing president | READ MORE
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Cat’s bizarre reaction before Japan earthquake goes viral: Did it detect the tremors?
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Underwater lightning bolts in the Pacific Ring of Fire baffle scientists
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3.6mn people track 24hr Qantas flight from Melbourne to Toulouse: Pilot shifts, fuel tank and other details
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'There is no Pakistani Kashmir, only Pakistan-occupied Kashmir': Indian Embassy in US calls out 'misleading' NYT headline
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Iran’s AI breakthrough amid war: New indigenous system boosts oil recovery by 59% | Gravitas
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Brewery offering 'free beer' the day Trump dies has license revoked - 'Will have to pry me out of my taprooms'
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‘We're going to be hitting them very hard’: Trump vows heavy strike after US intercepts Iranian missile attack
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Iran crackdown, Saudi deal and Syria strategy: Inside Netanyahu's White House wish list
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Assam floods 2026: Salman Khan, Alia Bhatt and other Bollywood celebrities extend support to affected families
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The Royals enter the Doctor Who universe: King Charles and Queen Camilla beam into Commonwealth Games in TARDIS
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India avoids higher US tariff, secures lower 10% rate. Here's how
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Astronomers finally find Betelgeuse's hidden companion star
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Rand Paul ejects Fauci's attorney: Can he face contempt despite Biden pardon?
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'Yo Kangana, take a chill pill!' CJP's Saurav Das reacts to Ranaut's 'useless and unemployed' comment
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Student denied admission to IIT Kanpur's cybersecurity program hacks websites to prove a point
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Explosions heard on LNG vessels at Egypt's Damietta Port; fire erupts
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Are you an Indian on an H-1B visa? New US bill could make getting Green Card easier
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NEET Protests riddled with misinformation? Delhi Police blocks 480 Pakistan-based handles spreading 'fake news' since Operation Sindoor
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North Korean colonel killed by firing squad for stealing grain as 'deeply shaken' officers watched
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Russia-Ukraine War: Putin's big warning amid Ukraine war escalation
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Trump says Iranian school bombing photos could be AI-generated - 'I don’t think...'
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After BTS' Grammys boycott, HYBE breaks silence: 'This is not a boycott at the company level'
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After PM FB post issue, Meta assures rigorous safeguards for posts by prominent accounts
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CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke returns to Maharashtra, receives grand welcome in hometown
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28-year-old woman PhD scholar dies of electrocution on Panjab University campus
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Kangana Ranaut clarifies her 'Generation Gutter' remark: 'Gen Z of our country are taking us to such heights' - watch
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Dev Anand & Kalpana Kartik: A timeless romance and the quiet life of their son, Suneil Anand
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Claude AI down? Anthropic confirms outage as users face errors across chatbot and API
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US Fed keeps rates unchanged, but Iran war price pressures trigger unusual split
Several injured after car rams into Black Lives Matter protesters in New York City
Several people were injured in New York City on Friday after a car plowed into protesters | READ MORE
Mexico regulator approves Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine
Mexico's health regulator has granted emergency authorisation to the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine | READ MORE
Royal Navy to help UK in case of no-deal Brexit
Four Royal Navy patrol ships will be ready from January 1 to help Britain protect its fishing waters in case of a no-deal Brexit | READ MORE
After US authorisation of vaccine, BioNTech to tremendously intensify production
The United States approved the emergency authorisation of Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine earlier today | READ MORE
US executes another inmate before Trump leaves office
US authorities on Friday carried out their 10th execution of the year, the last in a series of capital punishments that President Donald Trump's administration has carried out before he leaves office | READ MORE