International

Special Desk  While the world is focusing on whether the covid-19 virus is Chinese or not, China claimed to have successfully put its Tianwen-1 mission in orbit around Mars. It’s the first time the country has managed to get a spacecraft to the Red Planet and comes a day after …

Jubilee News Desk The World Health Organisation team that had visited Wuhan labs in China to find out the origin of covid-19 has failed to uncover the origin of coronavirus from Wuhan in China. Scientists who visited China said the coronavirus is unlikely to have been leaked from a Chinese …

Jubilee News Desk Russia expelled three diplomats from Germany, Sweden and Poland for joining protests in support of opposition activist Alexei Navalny. Navalny is a vocal critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin. Navalny, 44, is a political activist who has campaigned against corruption and Putin since 2011. Navalny accuses Putin …

Special Desk While covid vaccines are being administered and new ones are under trials a new study has begun to see possibilities of merging two different vaccines for separate doses. IN UK, scientists have launched the world’s first study examining whether different coronavirus vaccines can safely be used for two-dose …

Special Desk Since military seized power in the early hours of 1 February, neither the president nor elected civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi have been heard. Police in Myanmar, have filed several charges against Suu Kyi following Monday’s military coup. She has been remanded in custody until 15 February. …

Special Desk Ant Group Co. and Chinese regulators have agreed on a restructuring plan that will turn Jack Ma’s fintech giant into a financial holding company. It will make it subject to capital requirements similar to those for banks. Ma’s appearance in a live-streamed video conference in January — after …

 US withdraws move to repeal work authorisation for H-1B spouses Jubilee News Desk US President Joe Biden has withdrawn a rule rescinding work authorisation for H4 visa holders, who are spouses of those possessing H-1B work visas. Majority of those effected were highly-skilled Indian women. The H4 visa is normally …

Kamala Harris first Indian-origin, African-American Vice-President Security at peak for the oath taking ceremony Special Desk Joe Biden 78, became the 46th president of United States of America on Wednesday as he took oath at 10.30 pm (IST) along with Kamala Harris the first Indian-origin, African-American person to be sworn …

Special Desk Spotlight is on Joe Biden, the president-elect and vice president-elect Kamala Harris as they take over the chairs. The Indian perspective is no less than the issues in the US. The high-profile team of Biden-Harris has several accomplished diplomats and personalities such as John Kerry, Vivek Murthy, Janet …

Jubilee News Desk Another Indian-American has been appointed by the United States President-elect Joe Biden to a key White House position related to economy. Sameera Fazili has been named as Deputy Director, National Economic Council at the White House. The National Economic Council coordinates the economic policy making process and …