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India’s economy to face severe challenges amid looming inflation
Baldev Kumar threw his head back and laughed at the mention of India’s resurgent GDP growth. The country’s economy clocked an 8.4-percent uptick between July and September compared with the same period last year. India’s Home Minister Amit…
India Celebrates Christmas amid Omicron fears
Millions of Indians are celebrating Christmas on a sombre note for the second year in a row amid fear and concern over the Omicron variant of the coronavirus.
With 24 million followers, Christianity is India's third-largest religion. But…
Remapping of voting sparks outrage in Indian Kashmir
The draft proposes an increase in assembly seats that could raise the influence of the Hindu-dominated Jammu region in the disputed region's electoral politics.
Residents of the Muslim-dominated Kashmir valley fear this will reduce…
India tells states to be on the alert as Omicron cases double
India told state governments on Tuesday (Dec 21) to be proactive and on the lookout for surges of the Omicron coronavirus variant after cases nearly doubled within a week across a dozen states.
India, whose already creaking health system…
Man beaten to death for ‘sacrilege’ attempt at Sikh Golden Temple in India
Police in the Indian city of Amritsar say a man suspected of trying to commit a sacrilegious act at Sikhism's holiest shrine has been beaten to death.
The incident took place during a prayer service at the city's Golden…
Three dead, 10 injured in fire at India’s Gujarat Fluorochemicals plant
Three people were killed and 10 injured in a fire at a plant owned by Indian chemicals-maker Gujarat Fluorochemicals in the western state of Gujarat, the company said late on Thursday (Dec 16).
The fire at a small standalone plant at its…
Masks come off, rallies begin as India’s Covid-19 patient load falls
India reported its lowest tally of active Covid-19 cases in 18 months on Monday (Dec 13), but a sharp drop in the use of protective face masks is causing concern after a rise in the number of infections with the Omicron variant.
Many…
India seeks to curb spread of Omicron variant
As the country tries to limit the outbreak of the Omicron variant, laboratories like the NIV are working round the clock to identify people who might be infected by it.
Every day it receives about 100 throat and nasal swabs…
Indian farmers clear protest sites, head home after year-long protests
Tens of thousands of farmers clear protest sites on the outskirts of New Delhi as government repeals agricultural reforms in a rare retreat.
Thousands of Indian farmers have packed their belongings and dismantled tent cities on the…
India holds funerals for top general and his wife after crash
India has held funerals for its top military commander and his wife in the capital Delhi.
Gen Bipin Rawat, his wife Madhulika, and 11 others were killed in a helicopter crash earlier this week.
Gen Rawat, 63, was…