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IMD: Monsoon Onset Likely Today, Orange Alert For Sat

Mumbai: IMD said on Tuesday weather conditions were favorable for monsoon onset to be declared over Mumbai on June 9, and the city and adjoining areas like Thane can expect heavy rain at isolated places from Thursday (June 10), with IMD issuing a yellow alert.

Team Has Accepted Robinson's Sincere Apology, Says Anderson

London: Veteran England pacer James Anderson says the team has unanimously accepted Ollie Robinson’s apology for posting racist and sexist tweets as a teenager nine years ago and the suspended pacer has full support of the side.

UP Will Target 10-12L Vax Doses A Day: Yogi

‘It’ll Depend On Availability Of Shots’

No Doorstep Vax, Drive Taken ‘Near To Home', GOI Tells HC

Mumbai: The National Expert Group on Vaccine Administration for Covid-19 (Negvac) has unanimously decided shots cannot be given to the elderly or specially-abled at home “at this time in India’’ due to risks cited by an expert panel, the Centre told the Bombay high court through an affidavit.

France Prez Slapped During Visit To Small Town, 2 Held

Paris: President Emmanuel Macron was slapped on Tuesday in the face by a man during a visit to a town in southeast France. Macron’s office confirmed a video that is widely circulating online.

Infy Vows To Fix Portal Glitch After FM Highlights Concerns

New Delhi: With several users lodging a complaint over the non-functioning of the new income tax filing portal, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman took to social media to flag the concerns to Infosys and its chairman Nandan Nilekani.

Braving Pandemic And Cyclones, Team Conquers Mount Everest

Members of the Indian team that summited Everest

Why Single-Dose Covishield May Not Be Such A Bad Idea

Maximum Coverage With One Dose Could Help Slam The Brakes On Covid

On Day 1 Of Unlock, City Takes Slow Steps Towards Normalcy

Mumbai: A city accustomed to staying indoors since 2020 took it slow and steady on the first day of unlocking. Several stores selling non-essential items, gyms, salons, and restaurants reopened for clientele and obeyed the state’s call to roll down shutters at 4 pm.

Robinson Suspended For Abusive & Racist Tweets

A TEEN STORY: Ollie Robinson wrote the tweets when he was a teenager

Flipkart Looks To Raise $3bn At $35bn Valuation

SoftBank, Canada Pension Plan, Abu Dhabi Investment Authority Likely To Infuse $2Bn

‘New Variant Detected By NIV May Cause Severe Symptoms'

Need Genomic Surveillance Of B.1.1.28.2: Study

‘High Immune Response In 95% Health Workers Who Took The Jab'

A ‘real-world’ study of vaccinated healthcare workers has found Covishield and Covaxin could produce a high immune response in up to 95% recipients and prevent serious disease in those infected after immunisation. Interestingly, the Oxford vaccine Covishield could generate antibodies in more individuals compared to Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin, a preprint of the first such Indian study has stated. Most vaccine efficacy studies so far have been lab-based.

Queue For Meal Lengthens: Jobless And Elderly Wait For A Handout

It was one of those days when Kunal Tewari woke up in his one-room tenement at Sion Koliwada and found he had no work. The lockdown has reduced him from a cable TV technician to a handyman on daily wages. His monthly income has dwindled from Rs 15,000 to about one-third.

Building Blocks Of Success

Learning apps are not just fun and interactive, they are fostering communication skills and enhancing attention spans in children

UK to urge nations to commit to vaccinating world by 2022

To Issue Call At 1st Face-To-Face G7 Summit It’s Hosting

Serena shocked, Tsitsipas & Medvedev set up QF clash

The 24th Slam title is proving to be more elusive than ever for Serena Williams. The legendary American 39-year-old’s latest quest to equal Margaret Court’s all-time haul of Grand Slam crowns ended in a disappointing 6-3, 7-5 loss to Kazakh 21st seed Elena Rybakina in the French Open last 16 in Paris on Sunday.

These Lifestyle Changes Can Ease Back Pain

If your work requires you to sit in front of a computer all day, you’ll be familiar with back pain.

Putin Chafes At US, Criticises Response To Capitol Attack As ‘Double Standard'

Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday set a tough tone for his upcoming summit with US President Joe Biden, accusing Washington of trying to contain Russia and citing its response to the deadly January 6 attack on the Capitol as a manifestation of the West’s double standards.

Covax Has A Big Vaccine Shortfall. Hope Deliveries From Serum Will Ramp Up Soon

The global COVAX initiative was started in 2020 for the equitable distribution of Covid-19 vaccines. However, its vaccine delivery schedule was thrown off course by the ferocity of India’s second surge which forced the Serum Institute to stop exports and cater to pressing domestic needs. Gavi the Vaccine Alliance, a key pillar of COVAX, is determined to support India and secure 1.8 billion vaccines for 91 lower-income countries. Its CEO, Dr Seth Berkley, recently ranked 14th in Fortune’s World’s 50 Greatest Leaders, spoke to Bachi Karkaria on its success so far, the India challenge and how the world must meet it to save itself

Covid origins: Clues point to a ‘modified' close relative

In the summer of last year, two Pune scientists, Monali Rahalkar and husband Rahul Bahulikar, wrote a paper titled ‘Lethal Pneumonia Cases in Mojiang Miners (2012) and the Mineshaft Could Provide Important Clues to the Origin of SARS-CoV-2’. The research, first reported by TOI on June 16, 2020, theorised a link between Covid-19 and a pneumonia-like illness that claimed the lives of three miners in China’s Yunnan province. Their probe into the deaths and the bat coronavirus RaTG13, discovered in 2013 and currently the closest known relative of SARS-CoV-2, soon became a key part of investigations by DRASTIC, a group of scientists and analysts looking into the origins of Covid-19. The couple’s work gained momentum after a member of this group — known as ‘The Seeker’ — found other vital information that boosted the ‘lab leak theory’. Rahalkar has hypothesised that the miners’ illness was not transmissible at the time because friends, relatives and others near the mine were not sickened. But after their samples reached the Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV), reports emerged of a fast-moving infection. Excerpts from an interview with Swati Shinde Gole:

Russia's Sizikova Released From Custody After Fixing Charges

Paris: Russian player Yana Sizikova has been released from police custody a day after being arrested at the French Open over match-fixing allegations related to last year’s tournament, her lawyer said on Friday.

UK's Swraj Paul To Boost India Investment

Kolkata: Caparo Group, which has interests ranging from engineering to power generation to steel, will ramp up investments in India once the pandemic is over, said its Jalandharborn, UK-based chairman Swraj Paul.

Under Fire, Punjab Stops Sale Of Centre-Allocated Vaccines

‘Sold ₹400 Vax To Pvt Hosps For ₹1,060’

3,427 Past Deaths Added To Toll In 4 Days Of June; Fatalities To Fall In 10 Days: Doc

Mumbai: In the first four days of June, though the daily Covid caseload, as well as deaths, dropped significantly, the state has added 3,427 past fatalities due to the ongoing data reconciliation exercise. On Friday, 1,088 ‘old’ deaths were added, bringing the data up to date till May 31.

Gyms, Salons, Restaurants In City Can Open Till 4pm At Half Capacity

The plan to unlock

A Cultural Vista

Central Vista plan is now a given. But there’s still scope of reinvention

RBI May Hold Rates, Tweak Its Forecast For Growth

Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is expected to continue supporting growth by retaining its accommodative stance and holding rates despite inflationary pressures as economists scale down GDP forecasts.

The Lakshadweep Issue Goes Beyond The Environment Vs Development Debate. A Look At What's At Stake For This Unique UT...

A few hundred miles away from Lakshadweep is Maldives. But though the two archipelagos have a lot in common in terms of topography, one has emerged as a great tourism destination globally, while Lakshadweep is nowhere on the world tourism map.

Ageless Federer Brushes Off Cilic

Djokovic Breezes Past Cuevas