India

Rich countries are total vaccine hogs; COVID-19 must change that

Oct 07, 2020 06:18

Multiple COVID-19 vaccines are working their way through trials, but we haven’t yet figured out what to do when they get here. Distribution faces technical challenges — shortages of glass vials and syringes are already being reported — but there are also ethical supply quandaries. How do we decide who gets a shot first?
India accuses Pakistan of killing 3 soldiers in disputed Kashmir

Oct 02, 2020 05:40

Three Indian soldiers have been killed by what the country’s army described as unprovoked gunfire by Pakistani troops in the disputed border region of Kashmir.
India moves missiles closer to border with China: Report

Oct 01, 2020 10:25

India has moved its long-range missiles closer to its common border with China, a report says, as relations between the two nuclear-armed countries remain strained over the disputed common border in the Himalayan region.
Police, protesters clash in India after gang-rape victim cremated

Sep 30, 2020 14:11

Clashes have erupted between police and protesters in several parts of India after authorities cremated the body of a victim who had been gang-raped by four upper-caste men against her family’s wishes.
India monsoon rains above average for second year in row

Sep 30, 2020 14:10

India's monsoon rainfall in 2020 was above average for the second year in a row, the first time that has happened in more than six decades, weather department officials said on Wednesday.
Outrage as woman dies of gang rape in India’s capital

Sep 30, 2020 02:46

In India, another woman has fallen victim to gang rape, and died at a hospital in the capital New Delhi.
Amnesty says halting work in India due to govt. crackdown

Sep 29, 2020 07:56

Amnesty International has halted work in India, alleging the New Delhi government has been cracking down on the human rights group for reporting rights violations.
Indian Nobel laureate fears pandemic may drive up child exploitation

Sep 23, 2020 13:43

For four decades Indian Nobel peace laureate Kailash Satyarthi rescued thousands of children from the scourge of slavery and trafficking but he fears all his efforts could reverse as the coronavirus pandemic forces children into labor.
India building collapse toll climbs to 36, search & rescue continues

Sep 23, 2020 09:05

Rescue workers battled rain and cramped conditions to scour through rubble and look for possible survivors as the toll from an apartment building collapse on the outskirts of Mumbai rose to 36, a senior government official said on Wednesday.
India rejects high status of dispute with Pakistan over Kashmir

Sep 22, 2020 12:22

An Indian official has rejected an assertion by Pakistan’s foreign minister that the dispute over Kashmir region is a global matter high on the agenda of the United Nations (UN).