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India’s COVID-19 infections hit another record

Editorial Bureau April 10, 2021

NEW DELHI (INDIA) – India confirmed a record 145,384 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, which is the highest number of deaths in more than five months, as it grapples with an overwhelming second-wave of infections, which has forced the state of Maharashtra to impose a weekend lockdown.

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India outperform England by an innings and 25 runs for 3-1 series win

Editorial Bureau March 6, 2021

AHMEDABAD (INDIA) – India defeated England by an innings and 25 runs in the fourth and final test to finish a 3-1 series victory in Ahmedabad on Saturday. Having achieved a 160-run lead, England were all out for 135 by their second innings on day three of the contest. The win indicates India qualifies for […]

Tech

India introduces tougher rules for social networking platforms such as Facebook, Twitter

Editorial Bureau February 25, 2021

NEW DELHI (INDIA) – India announced new rules on Thursday to rein in big social media firms, such as Facebook and Twitter. This comes, as part of latest efforts by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government to impose tighter curbs over Big Tech firms. The rules come after Twitter sidestepped orders to take off content on […]

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India says there are no initial reports of damage to buildings, casualties after Tajikistan quake

Editorial Bureau February 13, 2021

NEW DELHI (INDIA) – Indian authorities said on Saturday there were no reports of any critical damage to structures or casualties in northern states after an intense earthquake rocked the central Asian nation of Tajikistan on Friday night. According to the US Geological Survey, the earthquake had a magnitude of 5.9 and the epicentre was […]

Tech

Twitter’s refusal to obey India govt directive sparks controversy

Editorial Bureau February 6, 2021

NEW DELHI (INDIA) – Twitter Inc is in the middle of a political firestorm following its refusal to block more than 250 accounts and posts as directed by the Indian government. Government officials, business people and ordinary netizens are split over free speech and the US company’s compliance practices, in a controversy that comes soon […]

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India’s Modi puts an end to silence on months long farm protests

Editorial Bureau January 31, 2021

NEW DELHI (INDIA) – India’s prime minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday protesters, who surrounded New Delhi’s Red Fort had caused “insult” to the country. This is his first public comments on a months-long farmers’ agitation that aggravated last week. “The country was saddened by the insult to the Tricolor (Indian flag) on the

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Authorities amp up security at India’s historic Red Fort following clashes with farmers

Editorial Bureau January 27, 2021

NEW DELHI (INDIA) – Hundreds of police were deployed in the historic Red Fort in New Delhi, the capital city on Wednesday after violent clashes between farmers and authorities. One person was killed and at least 80 injured. Tens of thousands of farmers, protesting against reforms of the agriculture sector that they say benefit big […]

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Indian city sets out with facial recognition to identify harassed women

Editorial Bureau January 22, 2021

LUCKNOW (INDIA) – A plan to keep a track of women’s expressions with facial recognition technology to prevent street harassment in a north Indian city, will result in intrusive policing and privacy violations, digital rights experts cautioned on Friday. In Lucknow, about 500 kilometres (310 miles) from the nation’s capital New Delhi, police found out […]

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India joins ‘world’s biggest vaccination drive’, with its COVID-19 shots

Editorial Bureau January 12, 2021

NEW DELHI/BENGALURU (INDIA) – Indian airlines has begun delivery of the batches of COVID-19 vaccines across the country on Tuesday. With this, India would be getting ready for the launch of a campaign, offering shots to 1.3 billion people, which according to officials, is the world’s biggest vaccination drive. Authorities are planning to vaccinate 300 […]

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India drug regulator gives approval for AstraZeneca COVID vaccine, in its first – sources

Editorial Bureau January 1, 2021

NEW DELHI (DELHI) – India’s drug regulator on Friday approved a coronavirus vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University for emergency use, two sources with knowledge of the matter told. The decision clears the vaccine’s rollout in the world’s second-most populous country which, after the United States, has the highest number of COVID-19