When it’s finally your turn to get the Covid-19 vaccine, you’ll probably want to share it on all your social media accounts and celebrate. But, before you do so, pause. Multiple government agencies and viral videos are warning about the risks of posting vaccine card images online. Currently, there are three vaccines available in India, […]
US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer told the Indian government on Wednesday that their Covid-19 vaccine can be administered to everyone aged 12 and above, and can also be stored at 2-8 degree temperature for a month. Seeking fast-track approval for its Covid-19 vaccine, Pfizer has told Indian authorities that the vaccine has shown “high effectiveness” against […]
After Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh, Punjab has become the third state government to do away with Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi’s picture from the digital Covid-19 vaccination certificate for the 18-44 age group. Now, the Covid-19 certificate being issued by Department of Health and Family Welfare, Punjab, only carries Mission Fateh logo. Those vaccinated have been […]
Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II has appointed Indian citizen Mohini Singh, who works at the British deputy high commission in Chandigarh as a consular officer, as an honorary Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE). This honour is conferred by the Queen in recognition of Mohini’s services to British people during the […]
WhatsApp has filed a lawsuit in the Delhi High Court against the government’s new digital rules that take effect today (Wednesday), saying these would compel it to break privacy protections to users. The Facebook-owned messaging service filed its petition on Tuesday against the rules that will require it to “trace” the origin of messages sent […]
Microsoft has revealed in its official blog that the Internet Explorer 11 web browser would be retired on June 15, 2022, for some versions of Windows 10. “We are announcing that the future of Internet Explorer on Windows 10 is in Microsoft Edge,” the company stated on its official blog site on May 19, 2021. […]
The postponed Indian Premier League (IPL) will resume tentatively on September 18 or 19 in the UAE, said a senior BCCI official on Tuesday. The final might be held on October 9 or 10. The three-week window will be enough for the league to complete its remaining 31 games for the season, a win-win scenario […]
The Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MEITy) on February 2021 released new IT guidelines that all social media platforms like Twitter, Facebook and Instagram have to follow to run in India. These new IT rules gave social media giants a three-month time frame (till May 25) to comply or they will be banned in […]
After being hit hard by the second wave of Covid-19, the Indian rupee has staged a strong comeback as it has become Asia’s top-performing currency in May. The rebound is a likely result of the improving Covid-19 situation in the country. India’s currency has climbed 1.7% against the dollar in May to beat all its […]
At a time when the states are witnessing cases of black and white fungus, a patient in Uttar Pradesh’s Ghaziabad was found infected with yellow fungus. Talking about the patient, Dr Tyagi (who is currently treating the patient) informed that he is 45-years-old and was recovering from Covid-19. His treatment was going on for past […]