As Virus Cases Fall, Vaccine ‘Hesitancy’ Rises In India
Many Indians appear hesitant to get vaccinated for COVID-19 as infections have fallen sharply since a mid-September peak and some...
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COVID-19 Vaccine: India Could Spend Upto $1.8 Bn In 1st Phase
India will have to spend upto $1.8 billion in the first phase of a coronavirus vaccination programme, even after getting...
Antarctica Rocked By 30,000 Tremors In 3 Months
More than 30,000 tremors have rocked Antarctica since the end of August, according to the University of Chile, a spike...
Sikh Priest Dies By Suicide At Singhu Border
As the farmers' agitation against the new agricultural laws entered its 21st day, a 65-year-old Sikh priest committed suicide at...
Afghan Govt, Taliban To Resume Peace Talks In Jan 2021
Peace talks between the Afghan government and Taliban insurgents will resume in early January 2021, as the warring sides take...
Farmers’ Widows Join Protests Against Agri Reforms
Hundreds of Indian women, including many widows of farmers who were believed to have killed themselves over debt, joined a...
Violence At Apple Supplier Fuels Fears Of Further Worker Unrest
The ransacking of an iPhone manufacturer in southern India could be the first of many “flashpoints” involving local workers in...
Ratings Manipulation Case: Republic TV CEO Sent To Jail
A court on Tuesday sent the chief executive of the fiercely nationalist and popular Republic television network to jail for...
Drip Irrigation System For Rice To Solve Global Problem
An Israeli company has developed a drip irrigation system for growing rice to replace the flooded paddies that have supplied...
Opposition Parties Are Misleading Farmers: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said the opposition parties that are against the farm laws now and 'misleading the...
AIIMS Nurses’ Union Announces Indefinite Strike
The AIIMS Nurses' Union went on an indefinite strike from Monday over their long pending demands, including those with regard...
Covid-19 Cases: India Reports Lowest Daily Rise Since July 4
India reported 22,065 new coronavirus infections, taking its total to 9.9 million, data from the Health Ministry showed on Tuesday,...
YouTube, Gmail, Google Face Massive Global Outage
Many services from Alphabet Inc, including YouTube, Gmail, Google and Google Drive, were down for thousands of users across the...
Farmers Go On Hunger Strike Against Agri Reforms
Leaders of protesting farmers began a one-day hunger strike on Monday against agricultural reforms they say threaten their livelihoods, stepping...
‘FB Went Soft On Bajrang Dal To Protect Business, Staff’
Despite being tagged by Facebook's security team as a potentially dangerous organisation that supports violence against minorities across India, the...
Farmers Intensify Protests As Deadlock Over New Laws Continues
Tens of thousands of farmers on Sunday intensified their protests against three new agricultural laws aimed at overhauling food grain...
Govt Committed To Farmers’ Welfare: Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi assured farmers on Saturday that reforms in the agrarian sector were aimed at helping them, as...
Iran Executes Dissident Journalist Captured Last Year
Iranian dissident journalist Ruhollah Zam, who was convicted of fomenting violence during anti-government protests in 2017, was executed on Saturday,...
Islamic State Claims Killing Of Female TV Presenter In Afghanistan
Islamic State claimed responsibility for the shooting death of a female TV presenter and women’s rights activist in Afghanistan on...
India Readies For 600 Million Covid Vaccine Jabs
India will deploy its vast election machinery to deliver 600 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines to the most vulnerable people...
One Year On, Market At Epicentre Of Virus Outbreak Barricaded, Empty
For over six years, 38-year-old Wuhan restaurant owner Lai Yun started most days the same way - with a trip...
Surgeries By Traditional Practitioners: 1 Mn Doctors On Strike
Around a million doctors in India went on a day-long strike on Friday amid the coronavirus pandemic to protest against...
Following India Protests Closely, Says UK After Boris Johnson Gaffe
The UK Foreign Office is closely following the protests by farmers in India, a government spokesperson said on Thursday as...
Excluded, Abandoned: Children Born Under IS Era
Excluded, vilified and sometimes simply abandoned: such is the price paid by thousands of children in Iraq born to suspected...
Govt Offers Concessions As Farmers Intensify Protests
The Central government is open to amending some provisions in new farm laws, the agriculture minister said on Thursday, after...
