Geneva, Jan 1: The World Health Organisation says it has cleared the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine for emergency use, meaning poorer countries may soon get access to the shot already available in Europe and North America.

Washington, Jan 1: President Donald Trump on Thursday extended pandemic-related bans on green cards and work visas to large groups of applicants through March 31, while a federal appeals court sided with him on a rule that requires new immigrants to have their own health insurance.

California, Jan 1: Microsoft said on Thursday in a blog post that hackers tied to a massive intrusion of dozens of US government agencies and private companies snuck farther into its systems than previously thought, although the intrusion doesn't appear to have caused any additional harm.

Barely, Jan 1: Barely hours before ushering in the New Year, the Yogi Adityanath government transferred 17 IAS officers, including the District Magistrate of Hathras who came under fire following the gang-rape and murder of a 19-year-old Dalit woman in Hathras last year.

London, Jan 1: Britain and the European Union (EU) have started a new chapter in their relationship as the Brexit transition period ended on Thursday.

Bengaluru, Jan 1: Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) Commissioner Manjunath Prasad has written to the Additional Chief Secretary, Urban Development department asking to cancel the order of naming streets in Ward 135 of Padarayanapura in the city, after Muslim leaders.

New Delhi, Jan 1: Ministry of Road Transport and Highways mandated fitment of FASTag with effect from Friday, in M and N categories of motor vehicles sold before December 1, 2017.

Bengaluru, Jan 1: The second runway of Kempegowda International Airport here has been upgraded to facilitate smooth operation of flights, even during low visibility.

Bengaluru, Jan 1: In a fallout to the bureaucratic squabble over the Rs 619- crore Bengaluru Safe City Project, the state government on Thursday transferred Home Secretary Roopa D as the managing director, Karnataka State Handicrafts Development Corporation Ltd while another IPS officer involved in the controversy, Hemant Nimbalkar, was transferred as IGP, Internal Security Division.

Bengaluru, Dec 31: Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister Dr. C N Ashwath Narayan on Thursday released the 18th annual special edition of Vartha Bharati Kannada Daily at his residence at Race Course Road here in Bengaluru.