India reported the biggest single-day rise in COVID-19 cases in two months on Thursday, as the government worries about the virus spreading from the most-affected Kerala state, schools reopening, and the start of the festival season. Densely populated Kerala, on India’s southern tip, accounted for nearly 70 percent of the …
Read More »India: Fire rips through Rohingya camp, leaving hundreds homeless
Hundreds of Rohingya rendered homeless after a massive fire razes Rohingya camp in the Madanpur Khadar area of Delhi. A massive fire has destroyed a Rohingya refugee camp in the Indian capital, New Delhi, leaving hundreds of people homeless. The blaze broke out at about 11:30 pm on Saturday and …
Read More »India’s Mumbai Hit by Heavy Rains & Floods as Monsoon Season Starts
After nearly four months of scorching heat and humidity, the season of rains, breezes and cloudy skies has started in several Indian regions – including Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, and Delhi. As the Monsoon season began in India, heavy rains have hit the country’s financial capital Mumbai. The downpour has …
Read More »Virus lockdown shuts Kashmir year after autonomy is stripped
Authorities on Wednesday enforced security restrictions in many parts of Indian-controlled Kashmir, a year after New Delhi revoked the disputed region’s semi-autonomy in a decision that set off anger and economic ruin amid a harsh security clampdown. Officials lifted a curfew in the restive region’s main city of Srinagar late …
Read More »Delhi’s hospitals ‘at edge of overwhelming’ as coronavirus cases continue to soar: Report
Living in a country like India where there is such a stark divide between those who can afford private healthcare and those who cannot, Lakhjeet Singh’s family believed they had the means to access the best treatment during the coronavirus pandemic. So when the 68-year-old Delhi business owner started to …
Read More »Indian defense chief: ‘Significant’ Chinese troop movements along border
Chinese troops have moved into a tense, disputed section of the Himalayan border shared by China and India, according to a high-ranking Delhi official. Indian Defense Minister Rajnath Singh said Tuesday a “significant number” of Chinese troops had moved to the Line of Actual Control (LAC) between the two countries. …
Read More »India to extend nationwide lockdown, state minister says
India has decided to extend a strict nationwide lockdown imposed last month to stop the spread of the coronavirus, a top official says. On Saturday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a video conference with state ministers, and many of them urged the government to prolong the measure. Delhi’s chief minister …
Read More »One Dead, 300 Evacuated After Ammonia Gas Leak in Delhi Suburb
A 42-year-old worker died due to an ammonia gas leak at Indian confectionary major Haldiram’s building in the Delhi suburb of Noida, and nearly 300 people were evacuated to safety following the incident. Ammonia is a colorless and pungent-smelling gas, often used as a refrigerant, that can cause a burning …
Read More »Pakistan released Poisonous Gas to pollute Delhi’s air, Indian politician claims
Delhi’s record-breaking air pollution may be the result of a covert chemical attack by Pakistan, an Indian politician has claimed, insisted that his airtight theory should be “seriously” considered. “There is a possibility that poisonous gas could have been released by any neighboring country which is afraid of us,” Meerut …
Read More »At least 43 children’s deaths in India ‘linked to lychee fruit toxin’
At least 43 children have died in less than two weeks in the Indian state of Bihar from a brain disease that scientists believe could be linked to consumption of lychee fruit. Health officials said the children died at two hospitals in Muzaffarpur, a region of the state that is …
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