Ahead of President elect Joe Biden&rsquo;s inauguration on Jan 20 the acting secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Chad Wolf announced resigned on Mon

US Homeland Security Chief quits, 3rd resignation since Capitol riots

Ahead of President elect Joe Biden&rsquo;s inauguration on Jan 20 the acting secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Chad Wolf announced resigned on Monday as worries rose over more violence. Wolf is the third person to resign from Donald Trump's cabinet after the Capitol Hill attack. Wolf, long a close ally of Trump, criticized the attack the following day as "tragic and sickening." Just after he criticized the storming of Congress, the White House announced that Wolf's formal nomination to Congress as DHS secretary had been withdrawn.

Ahead of President elect Joe Biden’s inauguration on Jan 20 the acting secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Chad Wolf announced resigned on Monday as worries rose over more violence. Wolf is the third person to resign from Donald Trump's cabinet after the Capitol Hill attack. Wolf, long a close ally of Trump, criticized the attack the following day as "tragic and sickening." Just after he criticized the storming of Congress, the White House announced that Wolf's formal nomination to Congress as DHS secretary had been withdrawn.

The novel coronavirus has been detected in some ice cream samples in northern China, forcing authorities to seize the potentially contaminated products.
As per a repor

The novel coronavirus has been detected in some ice cream samples in northern China, forcing authorities to seize the potentially contaminated products.
As per a report in Sky News, authorities are now tracking the source of the infection, and isolating those who may have come in contact with the infected ice cream.
The report says all products by the ice cream company have been sealed temporarily, adding that some of the ingredients used, like milk powder etc were imported.
Over 1600 employees of the ice cream maker have been quarantined following the news and a probe is underway.

Facing massive criticism from users globally, including India, over privacy concerns after a recent privacy policy update, WhatsApp on Sunday shared its own status on t

Facing massive criticism from users globally, including India, over privacy concerns after a recent privacy policy update, WhatsApp on Sunday shared its own status on the messaging app to assure users of its commitment to their privacy. In a set of four status posts, WhatsApp tried to allay concerns over privacy. The first message on the status read: "We are committed to your privacy". The other three messages were: 'WhatsApp can't read or listen to your personal conversation as they are end-to-end encrypted', 'WhatsApp can't see your shared location', and 'WhatsApp doesn't share your contacts with Facebook'. The Facebook-owned company landed in a soup after it informed users about changes in its terms of service and public policy, through an in-app notification last week. Users had till February 8 to agree to the new terms in order to continue using the platform.

The United Kingdom has invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi to attend the G7 summit to be held in the country's Cornwall region in June.The G7, which includes the world

The United Kingdom has invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi to attend the G7 summit to be held in the country's Cornwall region in June. The G7, which includes the world's seven leading democratic economies -- UK, Germany, Canada, France, Japan, Italy, the USA -- and the European Union, will discuss issues such as the coronavirus pandemic, climate change, technological changes, scientific discoveries and open trade. UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who had cancelled his India visit for this year's Republic Day event due to the detection of mutant virus strain in his country, is likely to visit the country "ahead of the G7", according to an official press statement.

Teachers and essential services workers in the US states of New Jersey and Mississippi are upset after the state administrations decided to prioritise smokers for the C

Teachers and essential services workers in the US states of New Jersey and Mississippi are upset after the state administrations decided to prioritise smokers for the Covid-19 vaccine over them, according to reports. The US CDC earlier this month listed smoking among the conditions that place individuals at a high risk of contracting "severe COVID-19-associated illness", making persons falling in this category eligible for the vaccine in early phases. New Jersey and Mississippi have rolled out vaccines to smokers below 65 years of age. Several other states in the US, however, have listed smokers in the later phases.

&nbsp;Nepal will never accept external interference in its domestic politics as it is capable of handling internal problems, Nepalese Foreign Minister Pradeep Kumar Gya

&nbsp;Nepal will never accept external interference in its domestic politics as it is capable of handling internal problems, Nepalese Foreign Minister Pradeep Kumar Gyawali said on Saturday in the backdrop of China wading into the political turmoil that erupted in the Himalayan nation after dissolution of its Parliament. He said that China may have concerns as China's close neighbour but Nepal won't accept interference.&nbsp;
Speaking about Nepal's ties with India and China at the end of his three-day India visit,&nbsp;Gyawali&nbsp;told a group of journalists that Nepal has "excellent" relations with both countries and&nbsp;it never compares them.&nbsp;

As India began its Covid-19 vaccination drive on Saturday there were several calls for Prime Minister Modi&nbsp;to be vaccinated first to assure people of its safety. T

As India began its Covid-19 vaccination drive on Saturday there were several calls for Prime Minister Modi&nbsp;to be vaccinated first to assure people of its safety. The Prime Minister though argued that politicians will not be considered in the priority group.&nbsp;
World over however there have been several leaders who volunteered to receive the first jabs in their country to build confidence in the people about the drug.&nbsp;
US President-elect Joe Biden received his first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine live on television last month and got his second dose earlier this week
A week later, his running mate US Vice President-elect&nbsp;Kamala&nbsp;Harris received the first shot of the Moderna&nbsp;vaccine in front of the media.&nbsp;
US Vice-President Mike Pence too got himself vaccinated&nbsp;at White House on live TV in December.&nbsp;
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu&nbsp;was&nbsp;given the first shot of Pfizer's vaccine live on television on December 20 as part of the country-wide inoculation exercise.
In Vatican, Pope Francis and Pope Emeritus Benedict were first one who receive the vaccine.&nbsp;
Indonesian President Joko Widodo&nbsp;received the first jab of China's Sinovac&nbsp;on Wednesday to kick off a mass vaccination drive.&nbsp;
UK's Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip, Saudi Arabia's King Salman&nbsp;have also been vaccinated but they received their doses close to 3 weeks after the vaccine drive started in their countries.&nbsp;

Bhutan Prime Minister Lotay Tshering put up a Facebbok post to congratulate Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the people of India for the launch of nationwide Covid-19 v

Bhutan Prime Minister Lotay Tshering put up a Facebbok post to congratulate Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the people of India for the launch of nationwide Covid-19 vaccination drive on Saturday. Prime Minister Modi kicked off the vaccination drive against the novel coronavirus via video conferencing. Deemed as the world's largest vaccination program, , the drive aims to first inoculate millions of its healthcare and frontline workers and reach an estimated 3 crore people by the end of its first phase.

As India begins its mass vaccination drive, Norway has said that Covid-19 vaccines may be too risky for people who are very old and terminally ill.&nbsp;
Norway offici

As India begins its mass vaccination drive, Norway has said that Covid-19 vaccines may be too risky for people who are very old and terminally ill.&nbsp;
Norway officials&nbsp;have reported deaths of 23 patients shortly after receiving the Pfizer BioNTech vaccine.
13 of the deaths have been investigated where it was that common adverse reaction&nbsp;of mRNA vaccines, such as fever, nausea, and diarrhoea may have contributed to fatal outcomes in some of the frail patients.&nbsp;
'There is no certain connection between these deaths and the vaccine,' Norway's medical chief told The British Medical Journal (BMJ).
Norway has administered over&nbsp;20,000 doses of the vaccine in the past few weeks and over 400 deaths per week are a normal occurrence&nbsp;among care home residents, reports The BMJ.&nbsp;

The global death toll from coronavirus crossed 2 million on Friday according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University. The count is believed to be significantly hig

The global death toll from coronavirus crossed 2 million on Friday according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University. The count is believed to be significantly higher, in part because of inadequate testing and also because of deaths inaccurately attributed to other causes in the nascent stages of the outbreak. The grim mark was reached in just over a year since the virus first surfaced in China&rsquo;s Wuhan. It took 8 months for the first 1 million fatalities. It took less than four months for the next million deaths.&nbsp; With over 3.9 lakh deaths, US leads the toll followed by Brazil, India, Mexico and UK. Covid-19 has claimed more lives than malaria and tuberculosis combined. UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said that the toll &lsquo;has been made worse by the absence of a global coordinated effort&rsquo;. &ldquo;Science has succeeded, but solidarity has failed,&rdquo; he said.

The World Health Organization's emergency committee called for globally-ramped up coronavirus sequencing studies in order to combat troubling new variants stalking the 

The World Health Organization's emergency committee called for globally-ramped up coronavirus sequencing studies in order to combat troubling new variants stalking the globe. "We may never find who the patient zero was&rsquo;, the world health body opined as a team of experts arrived in Wuhan on Thursday to start an investigation into the origins of the virus. The WHO said it wanted Covid-19 vaccination under way in every country within the next 100 days, amid concerns that rich nations are hogging the first batches coming off the production lines. The emergency committee also came out against countries requiring proof of vaccination from incoming international travellers..

President Donald Trump reportedly plans to leave Washington on the morning of Inauguration Day next Wednesday after considering a departure on Tuesday. Trump, who had a

President Donald Trump reportedly plans to leave Washington on the morning of Inauguration Day next Wednesday after considering a departure on Tuesday. Trump, who had already announced plans not to attend President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration, is planning a farewell event at Joint Base Andrews, the base outside Washington where Air Force One is headquartered, Reuters reported. Some White House advisers have been urging him to host Biden for a White House meeting ahead of Inauguration Day, but there has been no sign Trump is willing to do that, an administration official said.

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WhatsApp announced delaying by three months the implementation of a new privacy policy that has faced massive backlash with tens of millions of its users moving

WhatsApp announced delaying by three months the implementation of a new privacy policy that has faced massive backlash with tens of millions of its users moving from the platform to rivals like Signal and Telegram. The policy change was originally scheduled to come into effect on February 8, the Facebook-owned company said. It has clarified that the update does not affect data sharing with Facebook with regard to personal conversations or other profile information and only addresses business chats in the event a user converses with a company's customer service platform through WhatsApp. WhatsApp now says it is now going to use the three-month delay to better communicate both the changes in its new policy and its long-standing privacy practices.

First daughter Ivanka Trump and husband, Jared Kushner refused to let their Secret Service detail use any of the half dozen bathrooms in their Kalorama house, reported 

First daughter Ivanka Trump and husband, Jared Kushner refused to let their Secret Service detail use any of the half dozen bathrooms in their Kalorama house, reported The Washington Post. Since September 2017, the federal government has been spending $3,000 a month which accounts to more than $100,000 to date, to rent a basement studio, with a bathroom, from a neighbour of the Kushner family. However, a White House spokesperson denied the allegation and asserted that it was the Secret Service's decision not to allow the protective detail inside.
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According to a new court filing, prosecutors now have a reason to believe that Donald Trump supporters had planned to capture and assassinate the elected officials in t

According to a new court filing, prosecutors now have a reason to believe that Donald Trump supporters had planned to capture and assassinate the elected officials in the recent Capitol building siege. The filing, submitted by Justice Department lawyers, sought the detention of Jacob Chansley of Arizona, the QAnon conspiracy theorist pictured in the capitol riot dressed as a horned shaman at the desk of Vice President Mike Pence.&nbsp;The filing gives further insight into the FBI probe on the riots instigated on January 6 in the Capitol, which left elected officials holed up fearing for their lives and at least five people dead, including one police officer.

A 6.2-magnitude earthquake hit Indonesia's Sulawesi island and killed at least seven people, injured hundreds and damaged many buildings on Friday.Panicked residents fo

A 6.2-magnitude earthquake in Indonesia's Sulawesi island killed at least 35 people, injured hundreds and damaged many buildings on Friday, the country's disaster mitigation agency said.&nbsp;More than a dozen patients and staff are trapped beneath the rubble of a hospital that was flattened by the quake. 300 houses and buildings were damaged, including health clinics, hotels and offices. The epicentre of the quake was six kilometres northeast of the city of Majene, at a depth of 10 kilometres. No Tsunami warning has been issued.&nbsp;

Snapdeal, one of India's largest e-commerce platforms, along with four Indian shopping complexes, two of them in New Delhi alone, have figured in the latest 2020 Review

Snapdeal, one of India's largest e-commerce platforms, along with four Indian shopping complexes, two of them in New Delhi alone, have figured in the latest US list of Notorious Markets for Counterfeiting and Piracy. The four Indian markets that have found mention in the list are Heera Panna in Mumbai, Kidderpore in Kolkata and Palika Bazaar and Tank Road in Delhi. The 2020 Review of Notorious Markets identifies 39 online markets and 34 physical markets that are reported to be engaged in or have facilitated substantial trademark counterfeiting and copyright piracy.&nbsp;

The United States on Thursday announced new rules to block purchases of technology and communication equipment from five "foreign adversaries" including China. Departme

The United States on Thursday announced new rules to block purchases of technology and communication equipment from five "foreign adversaries" including China. Department of Commerce announced a new rule aimed to ensure the security of the supply chain for Information and Communications Technology and Services (ICTS). Apart from China the department also named Russia, Iran, North Korea, Cuba and Venezuela as adversaries. The Commerce Secretary said that by securing the ICTS supply chain, American citizens and businesses will be protected against the &lsquo;vulnerabilities that could undermine the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of their personal information or sensitive data by malicious foreign adversaries&rsquo;

North Korea rolled out developmental ballistic missiles designed to be launched from submarines and other military hardware in a huge military parade. State media said 

North Korea rolled out developmental ballistic missiles designed to be launched from submarines and other military hardware in a huge military parade. State media said Kim Jong Un took center stage in Thursday night&rsquo;s parade celebrating a major ruling party meeting where the North Korean leader vowed maximum efforts to bolster his nuclear and missile program to counter what he described as US hostility. During the eight-day Workers&rsquo; Party congress, Kim revealed plans to salvage the economy amid US-led sanctions. Kim&rsquo;s comments are likely intended to pressure the incoming US government of Joe Biden, who has previously called him a &ldquo;thug&rdquo;

The two music icons, Pop superstar Lady Gaga and Jennifer Lopez will headline an inauguration of Joe Biden's swearing-in as US president on January 20 with security ste

The two music icons, Pop superstar Lady Gaga and Jennifer Lopez will headline an inauguration of Joe Biden's swearing-in as US president on January 20 with security stepped up in Washington against threats by extremist supporters of outgoing President Donald Trump. Pop superstar Lady Gaga will sing the national anthem with Jennifer Lopez also performing at the largely virtual event, it was announced on Thursday. Gaga and Lopez will perform during the ceremony held on the steps of the Capitol building, which still bears the scars of the January 6 attack. The 90-minute "Celebrating America" inauguration show will be hosted by Tom Hanks and feature more musical performances, from Jon Bon Jovi, Justin Timberlake and Demi Lovato, and will be broadcast on all major US networks, US media reported.

&nbsp;The World Health Organisation map showing Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh as separate from India has sparked a controversy with the Indian government taking offence 

&nbsp;The World Health Organisation map showing Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh as separate from India has sparked a controversy with the Indian government taking offence at the "inaccurate depiction"
Indian has raised the matter with the organisation.
Reports said the issue was raised by Indian envoy to United Nations in Geneva, Indramani Pandey, with WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.
Pandey has expressed "deep displeasure" at the WHO move and sought its chief's "immediate intervention" for "removal of maps".

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