India to cull tens of thousands of birds over avian flu outbreak
SHIMLA, India: Tens of thousands of poultry will be slaughtered in India after an outbreak of deadly avian influenza was found to have killed scores of birds across the country, officials said Tuesday. At least six Indian states have stepped up efforts to contain two strains of bird flu — H5N1 and H5N8 — in […]
India conducts Covid-19 vaccination trial run
NEW DELHI: India on Saturday began a massive nationwide one-day exercise for the trial run of coronavirus vaccination in the country, Anadolu Agency reported according to the country’s Health Ministry. All states are participating in the exercise for gearing up for the roll out of Covid-19 vaccine across the country, said officials. “The objective of […]
India’s Covid-19 active cases lowest in 5 months
NEW DELHI: The total number of active Covid-19 cases in India stood at 352,586 as of Monday, the lowest in nearly five months, reports Xinhua news agency quoted the health ministry’s statement. “The share of active cases in the total positive cases has further shrunk to 3.57 per cent. This is lowest after 149 days,” […]
Indian jewellery chain withdraws ad after outrage
NEW DELHI: One of India’s top jewellery retailers has withdrawn an advert featuring an interfaith baby shower after a vicious backlash on social media by Hindu hardliners who said it glorified “love jihad”. Critics of the withdrawal said it exemplified the atmosphere of religious intolerance towards minorities that has grown since Hindu nationalist Prime Minister […]
India’s Covid-19 tally close to 7 mln, 73,272 new cases recorded
NEW DELHI: India’s Covid-19 tally continues to rise and is close to 7 million, as 73,272 new cases in the past 24 hours took it to 6,979,423 on Saturday, said the latest data released by the federal health ministry. With as many as 926 deaths since Friday morning, the total death toll rose to 107,416, […]
India’s Covid-19 infections surges past 6.5 million
CANDIGARH: India’s coronavirus infections crossed 6.5 million Sunday after it registered more than 75,000 new cases in the last 24 hours, reported Anadolu Agency. Official figures released showed the nation’s Covid-19 tally now stands at 6,549,373. Saturday, deaths linked to the virus crossed 100,000. In Sunday’s update, the country recorded 940 new deaths, taking the […]
India’s palm oil imports on the upward trend
NEW DELHI: India’s palm oil imports are expected to return to their normal levels following a slump caused by business shutdowns brought on by the coronavirus pandemic. Palm oil sales in India picked up in July 2020 after lower demand between April and June when the food services and hospitality sectors faced severe disruptions. “We […]
Rescuers pull 4-year-old survivor from collapsed building
MAHĀD, India: Rescuers in India pulled a four-year-old boy from the rubble of a collapsed building to loud cheers on Tuesday, hours after the five-storey apartment block came down “like a house of cards”, burying up to 70 people. The accident late Monday in the western town of Mahad, south of Mumbai, led three disaster-response […]
India coronavirus deaths hit 50,000
NEW DELHI: India’s official coronavirus death toll soared past 50,000 on Monday as the pandemic rages through smaller cities and rural areas where health care is feeble and stigmatisation rife. Many experts say the real numbers may be far higher due to low testing rates and because deaths are often not properly recorded in the […]
TikTok gave rural Indian women fame, fun and more
NEW DELHI: When India banned TikTok, it closed a window to the wider world for legions of women outside the big cities that provided fun, fame and even fortune. The government outlawed the video-sharing platform, and 58 other Chinese apps, this month citing data security fears. TikTok is also reportedly under greater scrutiny elsewhere including […]
