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Presidentelect Joe Biden on Wednesday will introduce his pick for defense secretary, a post that traditionally goes to a civilian, amid concern among some Democrats in Congress about retired Army General Lloyd Austin's recent military career.

Honda Motor Co Ltd said on Wednesday it had temporarily halted production at its British factory because of transportrelated delays that have cause a shortage of parts.

The recommendations of the Subject Expert Committee on COVID-19, which deliberated upon the proposal submitted by the firm for grant of permission to conduct phases 1 and 2 clinical trials along with animal toxicity study data, has been approved by DCGI.

The United States on Wednesday slapped sanctions on Wan Kuok Kai, the leader of China's 14K Triad organized crime group and a member of the Chinese Communist Party's Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, the U.S. Treasury said.

Finland's foreign minister Pekka Haavisto should not face charges despite breaking the law in an effort to quickly bring to Finland children of Finnish mothers who joined Islamic State, a parliamentary committee ruled on Wednesday.

The foundation stone laying ceremony will begin at 12:55pm tomorrow, and the bhoomi poojan and foundation stone laying ceremony will take place at 1pm. A prayer ceremony where the Sarva Dharama Prarthana will be recited will be held at 1:30pm, followed by...

Coffee chain Starbucks Corp on Wednesday named Vice Chair Mellody Hobson as head if its board, making her the only African American woman to chair a Fortune 500 company.

"Based on the 15th Finance Commission interim recommendations, the Govt released Rs 6,195.08 crore on 9th December 2020 to 14 States on account of the 9th equated monthly installment of Post Devolution Revenue Deficit Grant," Office of Finance Minister Ni...

FireEye is one of the biggest cyber security companies in the world, and the hack specifically targeted FireEye’s own, specialised Red Team security assessment tools.

Ukraine will introduce tight lockdown restrictions in January, hoping to stop the rapid spread of COVID19 infections, Prime Minister Denys Shmygal said on Wednesday.

Money surging into Asia has equities in India and South Korea at record highs and the region's currencies on the cusp of their best ever quarter, signalling a shift in capital flows that investors say is set to lift Asian asset prices even higher.

Jindal Steel and Power Ltd Chairman Naveen Jindal said India being a very competitive market, such scarcity leads to intense bidding and unsustainable valuation.

The varsity has informed the same on its social media handle and tweeted that Vice-Chancellor (Acting), Professor PC Joshi had visited the university land at Surajmal Vihar along with UE, JR (estate), Deputy Dean, Works and other officers and DU is planni...

Bollywood actor Varun Dhawan took to Twitter to deny rumours of him stepping into the role of Govinda in the remake of movie, Bade Miyan Chote Miyan.

Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has determined the price of the ancestral houses of legendary Bollywood actors Dilip Kumar and Raj Kapoor in the heart of this city at Rs 80,56,000 and Rs 1,00,50,000 respectively. The provincial government in S...

BJP president J P Nadda said the saffron party's win in Rajasthan symbolises the trust the poor, farmers and labourers have in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership, while senior party leader and Union minister Prakash Javadekar stressed that people,...