‘Will be back in some form’ — Donald Trump exits White House, leaves note for Biden
Before boarding the plane to leave for his Florida resort, Trump spoke for 10 mins listing his administration’s achievements and claiming success managing the coronavirus pandemic.
Biden’s nominee for intelligence chief vows to release murder report of Saudi critic Khashoggi
The report on who was responsible for Saudi-insider-turned critic Jamal Khashoggi’s murder could be embarrassing for Crown Prince Salman & is likely to strain Saudi-US ties.
US President-elect Joe Biden to mend ties with WHO, send Anthony Fauci to speak
Biden is underscoring that he intends to set a new science-based tone in seeking to reverse Donald Trump’s ways of responding to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine could foil the UK Covid strain, new study shows
The results published Wednesday showed that antibodies in the blood of people who had been vaccinated were able to neutralize a version of the mutant virus that was created in the lab.
Biden plans to sign at least 15 executive orders to unwind Trump legacy on Day 1
Biden’s aides say he’ll sign more Day One executive actions than any of his predecessors, to be followed by additional regulatory and policy changes over the coming weeks.
Biden unveils sweeping climate plan, moves to rejoin Paris accord
Environmentalists said Biden’s actions will signal to the world that the US has returned to the global fight against climate change.
Joe Biden to reverse Trump’s travel ban, stop border wall construction
Biden is also proposing a sweeping immigration bill that would provide a pathway to citizenship for roughly 11 million people living illegally in the US.
India, Australia competitors on field, solid partners off it — Modi tells Australian PM
The Indian Cricket team, led by Ajinkya Rahane, braved all odds to defeat Australia by three wickets at the Gabba in Brisbane and win the test series 2-1.
UK aviation regulator faces Brexit test with Boeing 737 Max approval
Britain’s aviation regulator, granted new powers in the Brexit split, faces an early test of how it uses them with the looming return of...
Biden taps veteran team to manage fractured relationship with China
Ties between US & China have sunk to their lowest point since the height of the Cold War, while the US’s alliances have been strained by Trump’s combative trade policies.
Biden now in White House, vaccine partnership should be India-US priority
The Biden-Harris team understands that the US is still only one of the few countries with the capacity and resources to lead a global vaccination effort. India is another.
Prospects of a strong rupee face headwinds from RBI desire to hoard dollars
RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das said emerging markets need to build reserves as buffers against external shocks even at the risk of being added to US' watchlist for currency manipulation.
Defence
This R-Day, catch a glimpse of IAF’s vintage Dakota that ‘saved Srinagar’ in 1947-48 war
The aircraft, which participated in the 1971 war too but began to be phased out soon after, will be flanked by two Mi-17-1V at the flypast in a Rudra formation — a first for the Dakota.
Neither ‘udta’ nor ‘padhta’ Punjab. Question is how India’s no. 1 state in 2003 fell to 13
Punjab, once India’s richest state, has slipped and fallen behind. MSP and subsidies should continue, but it needs to rediscover its entrepreneurial impulse.