Category: India News

Reuters wins Pulitzer for intimate, devastating images of India’s pandemic

May 10 – From hospitals, funeral pyres and remote villages to a Himalayan hillside, car parks and temples, Reuters photographers produced coverage of the coronavirus pandemic in India that captured the spread of the disease and its remorseless toll. The Reuters team won the 2022 Pulitzer Prize for […]

Indian climber dies on Mount Kanchenjunga in Nepal

KATHMANDU, May 7 – An Indian climber died during a summit push on Mount Kanchenjunga, the world’s third highest mountain, a hiking official said on Saturday. The death is the third to be reported on Nepal Himalayas during the current climbing season which started in March. Narayanan Iyer, […]

Heat adds to despair of Indian women after decades of daily treks for water

By Ritesh Shukla HINAUTI, India, May 6 – India’s scorching summer heat adds new risks this year to an energy-sapping challenge that tribal woman Munni Adhivasi has surmounted every day for two decades, by trudging for miles to carry home water. Munni, who said she feared dying in the […]

Indian opposition seeks higher compensation for COVID deaths after damning WHO report

NEW DELHI, May 6 – India’s main opposition Congress party on Friday demanded a hefty rise in compensation for the families of those who died of COVID-19, after the World Health Organization estimated the country’s toll was nearly 10 times the reported figure. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government has rejected […]

Almost three times as many died as a result of COVID than officially reported – WHO

May 5 – Almost three times as many people have died as a result of COVID-19 as the official data show, according to a new World Health Organization (WHO) report, the most comprehensive look at the true global toll of the pandemic so far. There were 14.9 million […]

EXCLUSIVE State-owned Central Bank of India to close 13% of its branches: sources, document

MUMBAI, May 5 – Central Bank of India (CBI.NS), a state-owned commercial bank, plans to shut 13% of its branches to improve its financial health and bring an end to nearly five years of close scrutiny by the Reserve Bank of India, according to sources and a document seen […]

India raises rates at surprise monetary policy meeting, bond yields jump

Summary Repo rate raised by 40 basis points to 4.40% CRR raised by 50 basis points to 4.50%, effective May 21 Growth getting stronger but continues to face global headwinds Benchmark bond yield jumps, rupee strengthens after rate hike MUMBAI, May 4 – India’s central bank raised its […]

Extreme heat kills at least 25 in India’s Maharashtra state

NEW DELHI, May 3 – India’s western state of Maharashtra has registered 25 deaths from heat stroke since late March, the highest toll in the past five years, with more fatalities likely elsewhere in a country sweltering in temperatures over 40 degrees Celsius. Scientists have linked the early […]

India has court backlog of 40 million cases, chief justice says

NEW DELHI, April 30 – India has more than 40 million cases pending in lower courts, the country’s chief justice said on Saturday, highlighting a huge backlog in the legal system. Courts were falling short of judges crucial to their efficient function, NV Ramana told a conference attended […]

Exclusive: Indian refiners seeking 6-month Russian oil import deal

NEW DELHI, April 29 – Indian refiners are negotiating a six-month oil deal with Russia to import millions of barrels per month, multiple sources with knowledge of the matter said, as the world’s third largest importer seeks more Russian crude despite Western sanctions. India has already bought more […]

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