India Struggles To Contain Coronavirus In Slums
India faces an uphill battle to contain coronavirus outbreaks in the slums of the vast…
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India Claims Initial Success In Fight Against Covid-19
The Indian government on Thursday claimed initial success in its fight against the coronavirus epidemic,…
Covid-19 Has ‘Drastically Altered’ Growth Outlook: RBI
The outlook for India’s economic recovery has been sharply altered by the coronavirus outbreak, the…
SC Order For Free Covid-19 Test May Hinder Fight
A decision by the Supreme Court to make testing for coronavirus free places an unfair…
Covid-19 Crisis Could Plunge Half A Billion Into Poverty: Oxfam
The fallout from the coronavirus spread that has killed more than 83,000 people and wreaked…
Trump Thanks India For Decision On Anti-Malaria Drug
President Donald Trump on Wednesday thanked India for its decision to increase exports of the…
Donations Pour In But ‘PM CARES’ Fund Faces Flak
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is facing criticism for creating a new coronavirus relief fund when…
Explainer: Do Men Fare Worse With COVID-19?
Death and infection tolls from the COVID-19 pandemic spreading around the world point to men…
India Mulls Narrowing Lockdown To Coronavirus Hotspots
India is considering plans to seal off coronavirus hotspots in Delhi, Mumbai and parts of…
States Scramble For Funds As Virus Takes Toll On Coffers
A three-week nationwide lockdown is testing the resilience of India’s state governments, with analysts warning…
Small Businesses Struggle Amid Covid-19 Lockdown
Hundreds of thousands of cash-starved small businesses have either deferred or cut their workers’ wages…
India Hesitates To End World’s Biggest Lockdown
India’s 21-day lockdown is set to end next week but several state leaders have called…
India Allows Export Of Anti-Malaria Drug After Trump Warns Of Retaliation
India, the world’s main supplier of generic drugs, said on Tuesday it will allow limited…
Trump Talks “Retaliation” If India Rejects Export Of Key Drug
US President Donald Trump has said “there may be retaliation” if India does not agree…
India Lifts Restrictions On 24 Drug Exports
India, the world’s main supplier of generic drugs, has lifted restrictions on the export of…
Scammers Try To Sell “Statue Of Unity”
Police in India lodged a case this week against an unknown online fraudster who tried…
Testing Times For India In Race To Stop Coronavirus Epidemic
India, like a lot of countries plunged into crisis by the pandemic, is struggling to…
State Authorities Warn Lockdown Could Be Extended
Authorities in some states warned on Saturday that lockdowns to rein in the coronavirus pandemic…
Curbs On Diagnostic Testing Kit Exports As Virus Spreads
India is restricting the export of most diagnostic testing kits, as coronavirus cases in the…
People Light Lamps To Challenge Covid-19 Darkness
Millions of Indians turned off their lights and lit up balconies and doorsteps with lamps,…
Britain’s Labour Elects Keir Starmer As New Leader
Keir Starmer was elected as the leader of Britain’s main opposition Labour Party on Saturday,…
China Mourns Its Coronavirus Epidemic Deaths
China on Saturday mourned the thousands of “martyrs” who have died in the new coronavirus…
COVID-19: Officials Warn Of Lockdown Extensions
The number of confirmed new coronavirus cases in South Asia neared 6,000 on Saturday, even…
Covid-19 Lockdown Hits Poor, Tests Modi’s Support
Ravi Prasad Gupta, a worker at a pipe plant in Gujarat, for years proudly supported…
Global Coronavirus Cases Surpass 1 Million
Global coronavirus cases surpassed 1 million on Thursday with more than 52,000 deaths as the…