Bangladesh Set To Move Rohingya Refugees To Remote Island
Bangladesh has begun preparations to move thousands of Rohingya refugees to a remote island off its coast, officials said on...
Month: December 2020
In World First, UK Approves Covid-19 Vaccine
Britain approved Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine on Wednesday, jumping ahead of the United States and Europe to become the first Western...
Middleman Matters: Behind Protests Against Farm Reforms
Undeterred by the harsh winter of India’s capital, its toxic air and surging coronavirus cases, Sukhbinder Singh is among tens...
May Not Need To Vaccinate Entire Population: Govt.
India may not need to vaccinate all of its 1.3 billion people if it manages to inoculate a critical mass...
Govt, Protesting Farmers Fail To Break Deadlock
Ministers and representatives of thousands of protesting farmers failed to break a deadlock over a set of new farm laws...
Bilkis Dadi Detained As She Joins Farmers’ Protest
Bilkis Bano, the 82-year-old who earned the moniker “Dadi of Shaheen Bagh”, was detained by police on Tuesday as she...
Government Invites Protesting Farmers For Talks
The Union government has invited protesting farmers for talks on Tuesday, seeking to allay concerns about new laws that growers...
Nepal’s Female Soldiers Break Taboos To Tackle Covid Crisis
Four women wearing protective gear lift the body of a coronavirus victim at the Pashupati crematorium in Nepal’s capital, Kathmandu,...
‘Impressive Gains’: WHO On India’s Fight Against Malaria
India made "strong progress" in the fight against malaria, recording the largest reduction in cases in South-East Asia from 20...
