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Tour de France: Mark Cavendish wins first stage in five years
British cyclist Mark Cavendish won his first stage at Tour de France in five years when he clinched Stage Four on Tuesday.The 36-year-old, who clinched his 31st stage at the Tour, took 3 hours 20.17 mins to complete the 150.4 km stage from…
Wimbledon: Ashleigh Barty, Karolina Pliskova enter second round
World No. 1 Ashleigh Barty and world No. 13 Karolina Pliskova were stretched in their first round matches before advancing at the Wimbledon Championships here on Tuesday.While Ashleigh defeated Carla Suárez Navarro 6-1, 6-7(1), 6-1, eighth…
Moderna gets nod as 4th Covid vax in India, Pfizer next
The Centre on Tuesday granted approval to the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine to enter the Indian market as the fourth vaccine in its arsenal to fight the deadly pandemic, adding that the next in line is the Pfizer vaccine.Member of NITI Aayog,…
General Bipin Rawat visits forward areas along LAC in Himachal
Chief of Defence Staff of the armed forces, General Bipin Rawat, on Tuesday visited the forward areas along the Line of Actual Control with China in the central sector in Himachal Pradesh.On arrival at the forward most post in the Sumdoh
Alexander Zverev powers into Wimbledon 2nd round with easy win
Fourth seed Alexander Zverev of Germany began his quest for a maiden Grand Slam title with an easy 6-3, 6-4, 6-1 win over Dutch qualifier Tallon Griekspoor at the Wimbledon on Tuesday.The 24-year-old slammed 20 aces and won 77 per cent of…
Can white blood cells help kill Covid-19 virus?
Immunologists have discovered a previously unknown mechanism of a type of white blood cells which acts like a spider web, trapping and killing pathogens such as influenza or SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for Covid-19.The researchers,…
Maharashtra longest, widest road tunnel sees light of day on Mumbai-Nagpur expressway
In a significant achievement, Maharashtra's longest and widest road tunnel saw the light of day on the upcoming "Hindu Hridaysamrat Balasaheb Thackeray Maharashtra Samruddhi Mahamarg", or the Greenfield project of Mumbai-Nagpur Super…
For 70 years, Art 370 deprived J&K of everything, in 2 yrs UT saw massive change
After attending the recent all-party meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi, two former chief ministers of the erstwhile state of Jammu & Kashmir, Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti stood miles apart.Omar Abdullah…
US not pushing scientists to favour lab leak theory: Lancet Covid chief
The Chief of Lancet Covid-19 Commission has dismissed claims by the Chinese government that he is being pushed by the US government to favour the Wuhan lab-leak theory, the media reported on Tuesday.There is "no outside interference…
Cipla gets nod to bring Moderna’s Covid vaccine to India
Mumbai-based pharma company Cipla will add Moderna to the list of Covid-19 vaccines available in India for restricted emergency use.Sources said that the company has received permission from Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) to…