Chapter On Tipu Sultan Dropped From K’taka Class 7 Textbook
The chapter on controversial 18th century Mysore ruler Tipu Sultan and his father Haider Ali are among those that have...
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India’s Gloomy Outlook Darkens, Recovery Path In Doubt
The outlook for India’s reeling economy has worsened again as business activity slows and COVID-19 infections soar, and will probably...
COVID-19 Pandemic Is ‘One Big Wave’, Not Seasonal: WHO
The World Health Organization on Tuesday warned against complacency about new coronavirus transmission in the northern hemisphere summer, saying that...
Floods, Covid-19 Hobble 2 Of India’s Poorest States
Floods caused by heavy monsoon rains in two of India’s poorest states have displaced or affected 8 million people and...
2 Surat Schoolgirls Discover Earth-Bound Asteroid
Two teenage girls from India have discovered an Earth-bound asteroid by poring through images from a University of Hawaii telescope,...
Travel Bans Cannot Be Indefinite: WHO
Bans on international travel cannot stay in place indefinitely, and countries are going to have to do more to reduce...
Drugs And Medical Devices: India To Lessen Its Reliance On Imports
India’s Chemicals Minister on Monday outlined plans to boost local manufacturing in the bulk drugs and medical device industries to...
By Boat & On Foot, Assam Hunts For Plasma For COVID Patients
When doctors in a flood-ravaged Indian state urgently sought plasma of a particular blood type for a COVID-19 patient this...
Alibaba, Jack Ma Summoned By Indian Court
An Indian court has summoned Alibaba and its founder Jack Ma in a case in which a former employee in...
Modi Says Coronavirus Risk Persists In India
India needs to be “extra vigilant” as the novel coronavirus threat persists, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in a public...
Record Numbers Of Covid-19 Cases In Every Global Region
Almost 40 countries have reported record single-day increases in coronavirus infections over the past week, around double the number that...
US Court Rejects Pak-Origin 26/11 Plotter’s Bail
A US court has rejected the USD 1.5 million bail application of Pakistani-origin Canadian businessman Tahawwur Rana, who has been...
India, China Agree To Speed Up Border Troop Pullback
Indian and Chinese diplomats agreed on Friday to a fast pullback of troops eyeballing each other across a disputed border...
WHO Reports Record Daily Rise In Global Covid-19 Cases
The World Health Organization (WHO) reported a record increase in global coronavirus cases on Friday, with the total rising by...
India, China Set For More Talks To De-Escalate Standoff
Indian and Chinese diplomats were set for more talks on Friday to narrow differences on ways to pull back troops...
Scavengers In India Risk Health To Sift Coronavirus Debris
Mansoor Khan and his wife Latifa Bibi have been collecting scraps of plastic and other items at an enormous landfill...
India Adds Over 49,000 New Covid-19 Cases In A Day
India reported over 49,000 fresh cases of the novel coronavirus with 740 new deaths on Friday, marking the biggest daily...
Comments On My Independence ‘Unacceptable & Untrue’: WHO Chief
The head of the World Health Organization said on Thursday that reported comments by U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo...
Cops Beat, Shave Dalit Man’s Head After Complaint By AP MLA
A Dalit youth had his head tonsured and was beaten up, allegedly by police, in the East Godavari district of...
Permanent Commission For Women Officers In Indian Army
Women officers in the Indian Army will now be able to play larger roles with the grant of Permanent Commission...
Signs Of Farm ‘Revolution’ In India As Covid-19 Prompts Change
For more than two decades, farmer Ravindra Kajal cultivated rice the way his forefathers had - every June he flooded...
India Reports Record 45,720 New Coronavirus Cases
India reported a record jump of 45,720 in coronavirus infections on Wednesday, taking its total number of cases to 1.24...
Dismissed As ‘Poor Things’, 3 Women Try To Unseat Belarus’ President
Dismissed by the incumbent as too fragile to run Belarus because of their gender, three women have joined forces to...
Global Coronavirus Cases Exceed 15 Million
Global coronavirus infections surged past 15 million on Wednesday, according to a Reuters tally, with the pandemic gathering pace even...
Twitter To Suspend Accounts Tweeting About QAnon
Twitter Inc said on Tuesday it would permanently suspend accounts that violate its policies while tweeting about QAnon, a fringe...
