Mumbai DJ Swaps Deck For Doctor’s Scrubs To Fight Covid-19
As India’s financial capital Mumbai battled a growing number of coronavirus cases, local DJ Sanjay Meriya set aside his turntable...
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Monsoon To Arrive On Kerala Coast Around June 1
Monsoon rains are likely to enter India through the southern coast around June 1, the state-run weather office said on...
India Preps For Extended Conflict As China Deploys 5,000 Soldiers
India has moved additional troops along its northern border as it prepares for an extended conflict with neighbour China, after...
Riot Police Deployed In Hong Kong As U.S.-China Tensions Rise
Riot police were deployed across Hong Kong on Thursday as lawmakers debated a bill that would criminalise disrespect of China’s...
Trump Offers To Mediate Indo-China Border Dispute
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he had offered to mediate a standoff between India and China at the...
India Faces Worries Over Migrants On The Move
India on Tuesday recorded a total of 145,380 coronavirus infections and a death toll of 4,167, comparatively low figures for...
India Makes Source Code Of Contact-Tracing App Public
India said on Tuesday it was making public the source code of its coronavirus contact-tracing app Aarogya Setu for Google’s...
New Wave Of Locusts Raises Fear For Summer Crops
A new wave of locust attacks has alarmed India’s farmers and experts warn of extensive crop losses if authorities fail...
Coronavirus Cases Rise As Millions Return Home
Indian states witnessing millions of migrant labourers returning from the big cities are recording rising coronavirus infections, officials said on...
Suspected ‘Spy’ Pigeon From Pak Captured In J&K
A pigeon, suspected to be trained in Pakistan for spying, was captured along the International Border (IB) in Kathua district...
WHO Warns Of “2nd Peak” In Areas Where Infections Declining
Countries where coronavirus infections are declining could still face an "immediate second peak" if they let up too soon on...
1st Quarter GDP Growth Likely To Be Weakest Since 2012
India’s economy is likely to have expanded at its slowest pace in at least eight years in the January-March quarter,...
India Air Travel Restart Hits Chaos & Cancellations
Airlines’ plans to resume air travel in India were in disarray on Monday after some states restricted the number of...
India Among 10 Worst-Hit COVID-19 Nations Now
India on Monday posted its biggest single-day jump in cases of COVID-19, overtaking Iran to become one of the 10...
Hong Kong Police Chiefs Warn Of Rising ‘Terrorism’
Hong Kong’s security and police chiefs said “terrorism” was growing in the city, as government departments rallied on Monday behind...
More Patients Than Beds As India Virus Cases Surge
When Manit Parikh’s mother tested positive for the new coronavirus, she was rushed by ambulance to Mumbai’s private Lilavati Hospital,...
Cyclone Amphan Damage At $13 Billion In India
A powerful cyclone that tore through West Bengal this week has caused a damage of Rs 1 trillion ($13 billion)...
No New Cases In China For First Time Since Covid-19 Pandemic Began
China recorded no new confirmed COVID-19 cases on the mainland on May 22, the first time it had seen no...
ICMR Issues Revised Advisory On Use Of HCQ
A revised government advisory has recommended use of hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) as a preventive medication for asymptomatic healthcare workers in non-COVID-19...
Pak Airliner Carrying 99 Plunges Into Karachi Homes
A Pakistan International Airlines Airbus jet with 99 people aboard crashed into a crowded residential district of the city of...
How One Indian Co. Could Be World’s Door To A COVID-19 Vaccine
If the world is to gain access to a vaccine for COVID-19, there’s a good chance it will pass through...
Biggest 24-Hour Rise In Virus Cases As Lockdown Eases
India registered some 6,000 new cases of the novel coronavirus on Friday, the country’s biggest jump in 24 hours, as...
RBI Cuts Rates Again To Soften Coronavirus Blow
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday slashed its key policy rate for a second time this year in...
Khashoggi Family Forgives Those Who Killed Their Father
The family of slain Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi said on Friday that they have forgiven those who murdered their father,...
Fare Caps, Protective Suits For Crew As Flights Resume
Ticket pricing restrictions, protective suits and goggles for flight attendants and no food served on board planes are among the...
