Ropeways’ Green Image Masks Potential Damage In Himalayas
“We are not against the ropeway or development. We are only concerned about the environment and local livelihoods,” said Sundar...
Year: 2021
Vaccine Passports: A Path Back To Normality?
Governments and developers around the world are exploring the potential use of “vaccine passports” as a way of reopening the...
Over 300 Million Indians May Have Covid-19
About one in four of India’s 1.35 billion people may have been infected with the coronavirus, said a source with...
Farmers To Scale Up Protests As Supporters Weigh In
Farmers’ leaders on Wednesday outlined plans to scale up months of protests against agricultural reforms, as their cause gained high-profile...
Climate Crisis Is Foundation Of Farmers’ Protests
The protests by Indian farmers against three laws initially passed as ordinances have gone from sporadic in August 2020 to...
With Social Media Solidarity, Farmers Win Global Attention
Protesting Indian farmers won global attention on Wednesday with prominent Western activists joining pop superstar Rihanna in support of their...
Alexei Navalny Jailed, Declares Putin ‘The Underwear Poisoner’
A Russian court jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny on Tuesday, ignoring the West in a ruling the opposition politician blamed...
“In Solidarity”: Greta Thunberg Extends Support To Farmers
Teen climate activist Greta Thunberg has extended her support to the farmers' protest at Delhi borders against the controversial agricultural...
Over Half In New Delhi May Have Had Covid: Govt Survey
More than half of New Delhi’s 20 million inhabitants may have been infected with the coronavirus, according to a government...
“Build Bridges, Not Walls”: Rahul Gandhi’s Swipe At Centre
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday attacked the government over barricades and road blocks set up at farmer agitation sites...
Twitter Blocks Dozens Of Accounts On Govt Demand
Twitter blocked dozens of accounts in India on Monday, including that of a leading newsmagazine, on the demand of the...
12 Children Given Sanitiser Instead Of Polio Drops In Maharashtra
Twelve children under five years of age were admitted to a hospital after they were administered sanitiser drops instead of...
FM Announces Voluntary Vehicle Scrapping Policy
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday announced the much-awaited voluntary vehicle scrapping policy to phase out old and polluting vehicles....
Journalists Accused Of Sedition Over Jan 26 Protest Reporting
Several senior Indian journalists are facing charges of sedition over their reporting and online posts about a protest by farmers...
Jan 26 Violence A Conspiracy, Should Be Probed: Naresh Tikait
Farmer leader Naresh Tikait on Sunday said that protesting farmers will honour the dignity of the Prime Minister but are...
Myanmar Military Seizes Power, Detains Aung San Suu Kyi
Myanmar’s military seized power on Monday in a coup against the democratically elected government of Nobel laureate Aung San Suu...
A Year After Covid-19’s Arrival, India’s Active Cases Fall
India reported its lowest active number of novel coronavirus cases in seven months on Saturday, a year after the virus...
Farmers Begin Hunger Strike After Week Of Clashes
Farmers began a one-day hunger strike on Saturday in protest against new agricultural laws after a week of clashes with...
Bomb Explodes Near Israeli Embassy In New Delhi, Nobody Hurt
A small bomb went off near the Israeli embassy in New Delhi on Friday evening, causing no injuries, in an...
Punjab CM Cautions About Pak Amid Farm Protests
There has been an increase in weapons coming from Pakistan since October when the farmers began their agitation against the...
Emotional Tikait Refuses To Surrender, Alleges Conspiracy
Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait on Thursday broke down at the Delhi-Uttar Pradesh Ghazipur farmers' protest site, alleging...
Clashes Break Out At Key Farmers’ Protest Site
Clashes broke out on Friday between protesting farmers and a group of men shouting anti-farmer and pro-police slogans, and authorities...
Pak Court Releases Man Convicted Of Daniel Pearl’s Murder
Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Thursday ordered the release of an Islamist convicted of beheading U.S. journalist Daniel Pearl, a decision...
Farmers Locked In Stand-Off With Police Near Delhi
Hundreds of farmers protesting against agricultural reforms and refusing to disperse were locked in a stand-off with riot police on...
Amazon Biome Hurtles Toward Death Spiral Due To Deforestation Surge
An area the size of Israel was deforested in the Amazon biome last year, as destruction surged 21% in the...
