December 2021

Betty White, a TV Fixture for Seven Decades, Is Dead at 99

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Case Against Chandigarh-Based Drug Firm For Over Rs 1,600 Crore Fraud

The CBI has booked top executives of Chandigarh-based Parabolic Drugs Ltd for allegedly defrauding a consortium led by Central Bank of India...

Quebec government faces backlash over New Year’s Eve curfew.

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A New Year and a New Leader, but Germany’s Focus Remains on Covid

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Russian Foreign Minister Levels New Warning on Ukraine

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People with Omicron are less likely to need hospitalization, U.K. report finds.

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Earthy Mushrooms, Bold Peppers

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"Remarks Unlawful": J&K Top Cop Repeats Warning Against Criticising Probe

Politicians and the media have no right to criticise a police investigation report that exonerated policemen involved in last month's co...

Under the Radar Theater Festival Canceled as Omicron Surges

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How to help victims of the wildfires.

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Covid vaccines rarely lead to problems in younger children, according to two C.D.C. reports.

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141 In Mumbai, Without Travel History, Test Positive For Omicon

As many as 141 Mumbai residents who had not traveled abroad recently tested positive for the Omicron variant of coronavirus on Thursday, the...

How to Plan a Veggie New Year’s Eve

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Pharmaceutical Company Found Liable in Landmark Opioid Trial

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"Invented Names": India On China Renaming 15 Places In Arunchal Pradesh

India on Thursday strongly rejected China renaming some places in Arunachal Pradesh and asserted that the state has "always been" ...

Caseloads Spike as Omicron Spreads

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How to Clean Suede Boots and Shoes

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How We Treat Farmed Animals

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W.H.O. Warns of a ‘Tsunami’ of Delta and Omicron Infections

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A Hare and an Inheritance, Once Hidden, at the Jewish Museum

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Joe Biden, Russian President To Hold Phone Call On Thursday: White House

Presidents Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin will speak by phone Thursday on "a range of topics," the White House said Wednesday, as pr...

Fearing a mistrial because of Omicron’s spread, judge extends jury’s hours in Ghislaine Maxwell trial.

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Karnataka To Bring Law To Free Temples From Laws, Rules: Chief Minister

The Karnataka government will bring in a law aimed at freeing Hindu temples from laws and rules that control them at present, Chief Minister...

In UP's Political Rallies, Covid Safety Norms Thrown To The Winds

Rampant violations of Covid restrictions are on at the political campaigns and rallies in Uttar Pradesh, where elections are due within week...

Jyotiraditya Scindia First In Family To Visit Rani Laxmibai's Memorial

Union minister Jyotiraditya Scindia paid tributes at the memorial of Rani Laxmibai in what was probably the first visit to the site by a mem...

Fears of Omicron’s Rapid Spread Are Tempered by Signs of Milder Illness

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No Night Curfew For Now, May Affect Tourism: Goa Chief Minister

The Goa government on Tuesday decided not to impose night curfew in the coastal state for now so that the tourism business amid the Christma...

‘Ain’t Too Proud’ will close on Broadway as Covid takes its toll.

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For Pop Music, 2021 Was the Year of the Deep Dive

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Delhi Cop's Son Stabbed To Death Over Sewer Cleaning In Faridabad

The son of a Delhi police sub-inspector was allegedly stabbed to death by his neighbours following a fight between them over the cleaning of...

Sweeping private-sector vaccine mandate goes into effect in N.Y.C.

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I’ve Spent 25 Years as a Joan Didion Thief

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2 Bike-Borne Men Loot Bag Containing Rs 50 Lakh: Delhi Police

Two unidentified bike-borne men allegedly stopped the vehicle of two others and robbed their bag containing Rs 50 lakh after opening fire in...

Hollywood Tests the Limit of Marquee Names a Single Film Can Hold

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Wayne Thiebaud, Playful Painter of the Everyday, Dies at 101

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Declaration of Mark Kroll, Ph.D.

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Is Disney the Met’s Fairy Godmother?

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Centre Hatching "Conspiracy" To Bring Back Farm Laws: Congress

The Congress reiterated its charge that the Centre was hatching a "conspiracy" to bring back the three farm laws through the ...

Yogi Adityanath's Jibe At Samajwadi Party Over Alleged Land Grab 'Motto'

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday remarked that the alleged motto of Samajwadi Party -- "jo zameen khaali, woh zam...

Trial Testimony Declaration of Dr. Tom Neuman

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PM To Inaugurate UP's Kanpur Metro Stretch, Pipeline Project On Tuesday

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Kanpur on December 28 to inaugurate the completed section of the Kanpur Metro Rail Project and the B...

Is Disney the Met’s Fairy Godmother?

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A city's pandemic politics reveal a wider rupture.

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Catherine Was Great. But Was She a Girl Boss?

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Delhi Public Health Inspector Arrested For Demanding Bribe: Police

The Delhi government's Anti Corruption Branch (ACB) has arrested the public health inspector of North MCD for allegedly demanding a brib...

Delhi Civil Defence Staff Asked Unmasked Man To Get Tested, Got Stabbed

A 26-year-old Delhi Civil Defence (DCD) staff was allegedly stabbed by a person on Saturday in southeast Delhi's Tughalkabad Extension a...

Chilli Powder Thrown At Salon Customer, Gold Chain Snatched In Nagpur

A man allegedly threw chilli powder in the eyes of a person getting a shave at a salon in Nagpur and escaped with a gold chain, police said ...

Nasal Vaccine, World's First DNA Covid Jab To Be Available Soon: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that the nasal vaccine and the world's first DNA vaccine against the COVID-19 will soon be...

Congress Leader With Uttarakhand Charge Returns From Delhi Beating A Drum

Armed with senior party leader Rahul Gandhi's nod to lead the Congress' poll campaign in Uttarakhand with a free hand, former state ...

As Russian Threat Looms, Ukraine’s Government Is No Laughing Matter

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2 Chemical Factory Directors Arrested In Gujarat Boiler Blast Case

Two directors of a chemical factory in Vadodara in Gujarat were arrested on Saturday, a day after a powerful blast in the boiler of the unit...

Is It Safe to Have a New Year’s Eve Party?

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Previous Government Wasted Money On Kabristans: Yogi Adityanath

In the latest campaign speech with with religious overtones, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday targeted the Samajwadi...

Odisha Sand Artist Creates Sand Sculpture Of Santa Claus With 5,400 Roses

On the eve of the Christmas, international sand artist Sudarshan Pattnaik has created a huge sand sculpture of Santa Claus at Puri beach wit...

Green Hydrogen Is Future, Tap Huge Opportunity: Union Minister To Farmers

Green hydrogen is the future of alternate fuel and farmers must get involved in its production "to tap the huge opportunity", Unio...

A Painting of George Floyd Roils Catholic University

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Growing Concerns Over No Boosters For India

The government faces a growing clamor from business leaders and public health experts to launch a Covid-19 booster drive and begin vaccinati...

With China, PM Vajpayee Sought Modus Vivendi: S Jaishankar

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Friday and noted that the former Prime Minister sought a modus vivendi with China that was ba...

6 Arrested For Duping People By Promising Jobs At Delhi Airport: Police

Six people, including five women, have been arrested for allegedly duping people on the pretext of providing jobs in luggage and ticketing w...

Man Beaten Up By Family Of Woman He Eloped With, 2 Arrested: Delhi Cops

A man, who had eloped with a woman, was allegedly beaten up by her family in west Delhi's Rajouri Garden, police said on Friday. The fam...

2 Arrested For Raping, Killing Girl, Dumping Body: Rajasthan Police

Within 12 hours after the naked body of a 15-year-old girl bearing tell-tale marks of rape and brutalisation was found in a jungle in Bundi ...

US Author Joan Didion Dies At 87: Report

Author Joan Didion, a US literary icon credited with ushering in "new journalism" with her essays on Los Angeles life in the tumul...