India
Covid-19: India’s total caseload surpasses 10 million
India's COVID-19 tally surpassed 10 million on Saturday as the health authorities reported 25,152 new cases in the past 24 hours, said the latest data from the federal health ministry.
India launches communication satellite CMS-01
The Indian space research organisation ( ISRO) Thursday successfully launched a communication satellite CMS-01 onboard Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle -- PSLV-C50, officials said.
Bollywood filmmaker Karan Johar in the dock over 'drugs party at home'
A widely circulated video footage of several Bollywood celebrities allegedly consuming drugs during a party at filmmaker Karan Johar's home in the city of Mumbai has prompted India's narcotics control authority to widen its probe into the drugs scandal.
Covid-19: India’s caseload hits 9,906,165 with 22,065 new cases
The total number of coronavirus in India reached 9,906,165 on Tuesday as 22,065 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours, said the latest data from the federal health ministry.
India’s pandemic recovery plan could cost air quality goals
India is facing two public health emergencies simultaneously: critically polluted air and the pandemic. And Surinder Singh, a bus driver in the capital New Delhi, is trapped between them both.
India experts find traces of lead, nickel in patients’ blood
Indian health officials have found traces of nickel and lead in a few blood samples taken from hundreds of patients who have been hospitalized by a mysterious illness in a southern state, officials said.
Over 250 people fall ill in India's southern state Andhra Pradesh, reason unknown yet
More than 250 people, including women and children, have fallen ill in India's southern state of Andhra Pradesh over the past few days, confirmed a local government official on Sunday.
India’s winter of discontent: Farmers rise up against Modi
A chilly breeze whirls through New Delhi in the mornings and the sun is partly obscured by toxic haze, a marker of another winter in the Indian capital. But along the city’s borders, this year is visibly and viscerally different.
No breakthrough in India's talks with protesting farmers
The Indian government and protesting farmers were unable to reach common ground in talks held Tuesday, with the farmers saying their demonstrations against new agriculture laws will continue as will their blockades of key highways.
Angry Indian farmers reject government offer for talks
Protesting farmers on Sunday rejected the Indian government's offer to hold immediate talks if they ended their blockade of key highways they've held as they seek the scrapping of legislation they say could devastate crop prices.