- Wednesday, April 16, 2025
The death toll due to the novel coronavirus rose to 149 and the number of cases to 5,194 in the country by Wednesday morning, according to the Union Health Ministry. While the number of active COVID-19 cases is 4,643, as many as 401 people were cured and discharged and one had…
About 400 million people working in the informal economy in India are at risk of falling deeper into poverty due to the coronavirus crisis, which is having "catastrophic consequences", says the International Labour Organization (ILO). The pandemic is expected to wipe out 195 million full-time jobs or 6.7 per cent…
Australian cricketers "sucked up" to India and Virat Kohli by holding back on verbal sledging to protect lucrative Indian Premier League deals, according to former Australia captain Michael Clarke. Clarke said players were "too scared" to play a normal game against India because of the influence of the world's wealthiest cricket tournament. "Everybody knows…
In a supreme display of valour, five Indian Army commandos braved inclement weather, eight-foot-deep snow and low visibility to neutralise five Jaish-e-Muhammad terrorists in the higher reaches of north Kashmir, before falling to enemy fire on Saturday (4). The squad of 4-Para Regiment—living up to its war cry of "Balidaan…
POLICE in India lodged a case this week against an online fraudster who tried selling the world's largest statue for $4 billion, claiming the proceeds would be used to help the Gujarat state government fund its fight against the coronavirus. While the plot to sell the 'Statue of Unity', a monument that…
India will allow some exports of the anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine, the foreign ministry said on Tuesday, after U.S. President Donald Trump urged New Delhi to release supplies of the drug seen as a possible treatment for COVID-19. The Indian government had earlier put a hold on exports of hydroxychloroquine as well as on…
A female superhero will use her powers to fight sex crimes in India and the stigma that trafficking survivors face, in the third instalment of a comic series due to be released this week. Priya, a rape survivor-turned superhero who flies around on a tiger, fought her abusers and helped acid attack victims…
INDIA’s richest man Mukesh Ambani has lost $48 billion in the past two months due to the massive correction in stock markets. The Indian tycoon lost 28 per cent of his net worth or $300 million a day as on March 31, the Hurun Global Rich List said. The chairman…
India, like a lot of crisis-struck countries, is struggling to ramp up testing for the coronavirus, but in few places would the odds of containing the disease appear so bleak should domestic transmission start to multiply. Officials hope to be testing 20,000 people daily by the end of the week,…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday (6) asked Union ministers to chalk out plans to tackle the economic impact of Covid-19, stressing that the crisis was an opportunity to boost the 'Make-in-India' initiative and reduce dependence on other countries. Each ministry should identify 10 key decisions and 10 priority areas of focus…
