Nearly 47,000 new COVID-19 cases, over 200 deaths reported in India
Fear of the second wave of COVID-19 looms large in India as 46,951 new cases were reported within 24 hours, bringing the total tally to […]
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Indian media demand greater advert revenue share from Google
The Indian Newspaper Society (INS) has asked tech giant Google to increase the newspaper publishers’ share of advertising revenue to 85 percent, media reports said […]
India offers ‘Made -in-India’ COVID-19 vaccines to all diplomats, others
The Indian government has decided to offer India-made COVID-19 vaccines to all envoys, UN workers and people working in inter-governmental agencies in the country and […]
India unveils tougher rules for social media such as Facebook, Twitter
India announced new rules on Thursday to regulate big social media firms, such as Facebook and Twitter, the latest effort by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s […]
India, Pakistan agree to stop cross-border firing in Kashmir
India and Pakistan’s militaries said, on Thursday, that they had agreed to stop firing along their disputed border in Kashmir. Such gunfire has been frequent […]
12-year-old Indian girl swims 36 km in Arabian sea, sets record
A 12-year-old autistic girl has set a record by swimming 36 kilometres in the Arabian sea, Indian officials said Thursday. “Jiya Rai, daughter of a […]
India’s protesting farmers block trains in several states
Thousands of Indian farmers on Thursday blocked trains in several states, holding sit-ins on tracks to demonstrate against the government’s planned agricultural laws. Trains in […]
IFJ Condemns Indian Police for targeting Journalists covering farmers’ protests
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) on Monday condemn misuse of power by Indian police on media covering the farmer protests in the country that […]
34 bodies recovered, 170 still missing in glacier tragedy in India
Two more dead bodies were recovered on Wednesday from the areas affected by the glacier burst in India’s northern hilly state of Uttarakhand, taking the […]
S. Africa set to receive first vaccine doses, lauds India for cooperation
It is all systems go in South Africa as the first batch of the coronavirus vaccine from the Serum Institute of India left Mumbai on […]