Tag: Coronavirus, COVID-, India
India Coronavirus Deaths Pass 30,000 As US Tops Four Million Cases
The COVID-19 death toll in India now stands at 30,601 fatalities and nearly 50,000 new cases, surpassing that of France on Friday. According to an AFP tally, India’s...
Drunk monkey sentenced to solitary confinement for killing one in India
Zookeepers at the Kanpur Zoological Park, India, has sentenced a monkey to solitary confinement for the rest of his life. The monkey’s offence was tearing through 250...
World’s poor live in India, Nigeria and DRC – WHO
43% of the world’s poor people live in three countries, including India, with 24%, Nigeria with 12% and the Democratic Republic of Congo with 7%. The World Bank said...
India orders evacuation of millions threatened by cyclone
India has begun evacuating thousands of people and halted port operations as a severe cyclone Amphan barrels towards its east coasts. The cyclone, expected to make...
Coronavirus: Nine latest developments globally
As the global pandemic continues to spread globally, here are the latest developments in the coronavirus crisis: – British PM in intensive care – British Prime...
Coronavirus: India begins 21-day national lockdown
In an unprecedented move, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday, announced a national lockdown for the next 21 days all across the country. During his second...
Two Indian soldiers killed in Kashmir gunfight
Two Indian soldiers have been killed in a gunfight with suspected militants along the border that divides the disputed territory of Kashmir between India and Pakistan....
Indian lawmaker bags life imprisonment for raping teen
An Indian lawmaker was sentenced to life Friday for raping a teenager whose plight police ignored until she tried to set herself on fire, in a case highlighting the...
US, UK warn citizens against travelling to India
Washington and London issued travel warnings for northeast India as opponents of a new citizenship law geared up for more protests on Saturday, following days of clashes...
Another Pakistani soldier killed in Indian firing in Kashmir
Pakistan military officials say another soldier has been killed in Indian troops’ fire across the Line of Control (LoC) in the disputed Kashmir region. The death of...
