Category: India News

Doctors in Delhi see jump in breathing issues amid COVID-19, pollution

NEW DELHI – Top doctors in New Delhi are reporting a jump in respiratory problems among its residents, coinciding with the onset of peak pollution season in India’s capital and raising concerns about complications for COVID-19 patients. Doctors from five different Delhi hospitals told Reuters they have received […]

Despite coronavirus, Indian traders stock up in hopes of festive cheer

JAIPUR/NEW DELHI, India – Indian businesses are stocking up more ahead of this year’s big festival season than at any time in the last five years, expecting people whose earnings were relatively unaffected by the pandemic to spend the money they saved during months of lockdowns. India’s biggest […]

BJP manifesto for Bihar poll promises 19L jobs, bringing lentils under MSP

Patna, Oct 22: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Thursday released the BJPs manifesto for the Bihar assembly polls which seeks to reach out to the youth with the promise of 19 lakh jobs in the next five years and farmers with the assurance of bringing lentils under the MSP […]

Govt restores all existing visas, barring electronic, tourist and medical categories

New Delhi, Oct 22: The government on Thursday decided to restore with immediate effect all existing visas, except electronic, tourist and medical categories, almost eight months after their suspension following the coronavirus outbreak and subsequent imposition of a nationwide lockdown The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) also announced giving […]

India at ‘doorstep of revival process’, says RBI chief

MUMBAI – India is “at the doorstep of the revival process” from the coronavirus pandemic, Reserve Bank of India governor Shaktikanta Das said in response to a question at a panel discussion conducted by Bloomberg Quint on Wednesday. Both fiscal and monetary policy were counter-cyclical and accommodative and […]

India’s coronavirus tally climbs to 7.65 million

MUMBAI – India has recorded 54,044 new coronavirus infections, taking its tally to 7.65 million, health ministry data showed on Wednesday. The world’s second most populous nation also has the second highest caseload, after the United States, which has a total of 8.2 million. India’s death toll from […]

Indian opposition, U.N. call for release of elderly priest held on terror charges

NEW DELHI – Indian opposition leaders on Wednesday called for the release of an elderly priest held on terror charges, one of 16 similar arrests rights groups say are politically motivated. Stan Swamy, an 83-year-old Jesuit priest working with tribal groups in Jharkhand, was arrested earlier this month […]

India posts lowest daily new coronavirus cases in nearly three months

MUMBAI – India posted its lowest daily coronavirus caseload in nearly three months, data from the health ministry showed on Tuesday, as new cases maintained decreasing trend from a peak in September. The country reported 46,790 new infections in the last 24 hours, taking its tally to nearly […]

Militant killed in encounter in J-K’s Shopian

Srinagar, Oct 20:  A militant was killed in an overnight encounter with security forces in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir, taking the death toll of ultras killed in the operation to two, the Army said on Tuesday. Security forces launched a cordon and search operation at Melhura […]

India records 46,790 new COVID-19 cases

New Delhi, Oct 20: The number of new coronavirus infections reported daily in India dropped below 50,000 nearly after three months, taking India’s COVID-19 caseload to 75,97,063, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Tuesday. A total of 46,790 fresh infections were reported in a day, while […]

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