
A top World Health Organization (WHO) official has called for greater vigilance amid the roll-out of a Covid-19 vaccine, saying the vaccine is not a "silver bullet" that will end the nearly year-long pandemic which has infected over 74 million people across the global and killed more than 1.64 million others....

New York City has been experiencing heavy snow, strong winds, leading to hazardous travel conditions as the Northeast and mid-Atlantic areas were being pounded by winter storm Gail....

A healthcare worker in the US suffered an allergic reaction after receiving Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine, the only vaccine that has been authorised for emergency use in the country so far....

US Vice President Mike Pence and his wife Karen Pence will publicly receive a Covid-19 vaccine on Friday to promote the safety and efficacy of the vaccine and build confidence among the American people....

A US congressional committee overseeing preparations for President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration ceremony on January 20 at the Capitol said that it would significantly limit the number of guests allowed to attend, citing concerns over the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic....

It's a make or break moment for Indians stuck in decades-long lines for US permanent residency. Congressional negotiators are on the cusp of sealing a long delayed Covid-19 relief package and within it could be tucked away a move to "shuffle the decks of the Titanic" in how 'green cards' are awarded to legal imm...

Dr. Manju Sheth, Dr. Deepa Jhaveri, and Shaleen Sheth, the pioneers in creating a new movement to empower women with the recent launch of their movement, “Women who win# Dreamcatchers†were awarded the prestigious Leadership in Women Empowerment Award by Indian Medic...

US Democratic and Republican lawmakers have made progress in negotiations on the long-awaited coronavirus relief deal, aimed at assisting American businesses and workers affected by the pandemic amid the unabated resurgence of new cases and deaths....

US Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said that the case for fiscal policy right now is "very strong" as millions of Americans are set to lose pandemic relief benefits by the end of this year. ...

San Francisco Mayor London Breed has announced that the city has administered the first Covid-19 vaccines to frontline health care workers....