Modi presses ahead with $1.8B parliament renovation even as Covid-19 ravages India
NEW DELHI, May 7, 2021, CNN. While hospitals plead for life-saving oxygen and Covid-19 patients…
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Australia faces court challenge to its Indian travel ban
CANBERRA, May 5, 2021, AP. The Australian government on Wednesday faced a court challenge to…
UK and India announce $1.4B investment boost
NEW DELHI, May 4, 2021, Reuters. Britain and India announced 1 billion pounds ($1.39 billion)…
Australia’s India ban criticised as ‘racist’ rights breach
CANBERRA, May 3, 2021, BBC. Australia’s threat to jail citizens returning home from India has…
India records highest single-day toll of 3,689 Covid deaths
NEW DELHI, May 2, 2021, India Today. India on Sunday reported its highest single-day toll…
[Analytics] How India’s PM could have prevented India’s devastating Covid-19 crisis
On April 17, ahead of a state election, a maskless Prime Minister Narendra Modi boasted…
India’s ruling party leader says ‘responsibility is ours’ for Covid-19 outbreak
NEW DELHI, Apr 30, 2021, CNN. Responsibility for the devastating second wave of Covid-19 now…
Facebook blocked hashtag calling for Narendra Modi to resign over pandemic
NEW DELHI, Apr 29, 2021, The Guardian. A hashtag calling for the resignation of the…
Bangladesh temporarily closes land borders with India
DHAKA, Apr 27, 2021, ToI. The rise in COVID-19 cases in India has led to…
US asks citizens to avoid travelling to India amid Covid surge
WASHINGTON D.C., Apr 20, 2021, Mint. Amid a surge in COVID cases in India, the…
’Dire need of beds, oxygen’: India’s capital under siege from Covid-19
NEW DELHI, Apr 18, 2021, Reuters. India’s capital New Delhi recorded 25,500 coronavirus cases in…
[Analytics] India’s shadow looms over revived China-Bhutan border talks
After years of delay, Beijing and Thimphu have agreed to resume discussions on their disputed…