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....
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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...
Farmers Call Off March To Parliament After Deadly Violence
Farmers on Wednesday postponed a march to Parliament on Feb. 1, the day of the government’s budget announcement, following violent...
‘Crazy And Evil’: Bill Gates Surprised By Pandemic Conspiracies
Microsoft co-founder turned philanthropist Bill Gates says he has been taken aback by the volume of “crazy” and “evil” conspiracy...
Within Hours, Farm Protests Turned From Carnival To Violent Clashes
A line of tractors stood ready at dawn on Tuesday to move out of a protest site near New Delhi...
Cracks Appear Among Farmer Groups After Storming Of Red Fort
Leaders of a protest movement sought on Wednesday to distance themselves from a day of violence when thousands of farmers...
SC Suspends Ruling On Man Who Molested Girl After Outcry
India’s top court on Wednesday suspended a lower court’s ruling reducing the punishment for a man who groped a girl...
Australia Confirms India Players Subjected To Racial Abuse
Australia’s cricket board on Wednesday confirmed India’s players were subjected to racial abuse during the third test at the Sydney...
India Retains Ban On 59 Chinese Apps, Including TikTok
India has decided to retain its ban on video app TikTok and 58 other Chinese apps after reviewing responses from...
Farm Protesters Battle Police To Plant Flags At Red Fort
Thousands of farmers protesting against agricultural reforms breached barricades on Tuesday to enter the historic Red Fort complex in the...
Earth Losing Ice Faster Today Than In Mid-1990s: Study
Earth's ice is melting faster today than in the mid-1990s, new research suggests, as climate change nudges global temperatures ever...
Farmers Ride Flag-Bedecked Tractors In Republic Day Protest
Tens of thousands of farmers drove a convoy of tractors festooned with brightly-coloured flags through the outskirts of New Delhi...
Job Losses From Virus Four Times As Bad As 2009 Financial Crisis
Four times as many jobs were lost last year due to the coronavirus pandemic as during the worst part of...
Troops Had ‘Minor Face-Off’ With China In Sikkim: Govt
Indian and Chinese troops were involved in a “minor face-off” last week in a disputed stretch of their shared border...
