India reports a record 168,912 cases overnight, taking its overall tally to 13.53 million infections reported since the pandemic erupted.…
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The health ministry says a ban to be in place until the ‘situation improves’ as India sees the sixth record…
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Rival parties blame each other for inciting the violence in battleground state’s Cooch Behar district. At least five people have…
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Drive to vaccinate the country’s 1.3 billion people in jeopardy with just 94 million shots provided so far. India’s worst…
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Srinagar, Indian-administered Kashmir – India’s Supreme Court has refused to stop the deportation to Myanmar of about 170 Rohingya refugees…
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New Delhi, India – A court in India’s Uttar Pradesh state has passed an order related to a dispute over…
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New Delhi, India – Actress Geetika Vidya Ohlyan was in a meeting when her phone rang. It was a message…
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India’s daily cases continue to rise, African Union explores AstraZeneca alternatives and COVAX delivered vaccine to more than 100 countries.…
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India’s COVID-19 cases have soared 13-fold in barely two months, a vicious second wave propelled by open disregard for safety…
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The son-in-law of India’s biggest steel tycoon is betting big on converting coal tar into graphite anodes for electric-car batteries…
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New Delhi, India – As India continues to reel under a second – and more vicious – wave of coronavirus…
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Top players from around the world have gathered for the 14th Indian Premier League (IPL), which starts on Friday for…
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More than 133 million people have tested positive for the coronavirus since the first case was reported in 2019. And…
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Srinagar, Indian-administered Kashmir – Journalists and media organisations in Indian-administered Kashmir say they are concerned over a new directive issued…
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Following an Al Jazeera report, US-based Coalition to Stop Genocide in India demands investigation into federal funds given to ‘sponsor…
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Move comes after New Zealand records 23 new coronavirus cases at its border, of which 17 were from India. New…
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New cases overtake Wednesday’s 115,736 infections, with dozens of cities and towns imposing night curfews to try to contain infections.…
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Indian PM tells US climate envoy New Delhi is committed to meeting pledges under 2015 Paris climate change agreement and…
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Both the IMF managing director and World Bank president expressed alarm over growing global economic inequality on Wednesday after a…
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Last year’s tournament was shifted to UAE but the 14th edition returns to India, where COVID-19 situation has worsened in…
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Branding Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi as “Mahatma” (great-souled) and marketing him to global audiences as an undisputed and all-inclusive icon of…
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Comments likely to cause controversy after many players, including Indian captain Virat Kohli, highlighted being continually restricted to hotels and…
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India records an all-time high number of cases over the past 24 hours as the Delhi government imposes a night…
Read More »Updating growth for developing countries to 6.7 percent in 2021, the International Monetary Fund warned that many outside Asia will…
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Four states and a union territory vote in elections seen as a crucial test for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government.…
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Indian security forces intensify operations against left-wing rebels after they killed 22 policemen in an ambush last week. Indian security…
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So far, India has vaccinated only about 1 in 25 people, compared with nearly 1 in 2 in the UK…
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It is beginning to feel as though not a week can go by without scientists identifying a new variant of…
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DEVELOPING STORY With record rise of 103,558 infections, India becomes only the second country after the US to register more…
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China’s ByteDance has told an Indian court that a government freeze on its bank accounts in a probe of possible…
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Maharashtra, which includes India’s financial capital Mumbai, to impose lockdowns and curfews in bid to halt surge. India’s richest state,…
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Forces raided a hideout in Chhattisgarh state after receiving intelligence a large number of rebels were gathered there. At least…
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One rebel also killed in four-hour gun battle, with at least 12 Indian security personnel wounded and more reportedly missing.…
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Surge in cases continues with the world’s third worst-hit country reporting 81,466 new infections, the highest since October 2, 2020.…
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India’s move to deport 14-year-old girl to coup-hit Myanmar while her family lived in a refugee camp in Bangladesh draws…
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Washington, DC, United States – Five organisations with ties to Hindu supremacist and religious groups have received COVID-19 relief funding…
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John Nkengasong says continent unlikely to meet vaccination targets if AstraZeneca supply delays from Serum Institute of India continue. The…
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‘Consensus’ move came after top economic decision-making body gave green light for imports of cotton and sugar from India. The…
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“Lunch is ready,” I called out to my husband and daughter, setting the serving dish down on the dining table.…
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Millions of jobs were lost during last year’s lockdown, dealing a blow to Modi’s promise of creating employment. A short…
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Shopian, Indian-administered Kashmir – Ghulam Mohammad Mir, 62, looks grudgingly at the canal that usually brings water year-round to his…
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India reports highest number of infections since October 11 as inoculation programme was opened to people above 45. India has…
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In the latest indication of a growing thaw in relations between South Asian neighbours, Pakistan says it will allow some…
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Social media giant says it will ‘decrease the risk of problematic content going viral’ as five states hold assembly elections.…
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