Zika virus outbreak Health authorities in the Indian state of Kerala have declared a state of alert in all districts after reporting the state’s first case of Zika virus. Kerala Health Minister Veena George confirmed one case and said there were 13 other suspected infections. India reported a Zika outbreak in the western state […]
Soutik Biswas India correspondent For long, societies have been described as melting pots and salad bowls. The first encourage immigrants to fuse into a dominant culture; in the second, immigrants retain their own characteristics while integrating into a new society. India is apparently neither, according to a new study by US-based Pew Research Center. The non-profit […]
Dilip Kumar, one of India’s earliest and most famous film actors, has died in Mumbai at the age of 98. A veritable legend, Kumar acted in more than 65 films over nearly five decades, playing roles that ranged from the iconic to the endearing. He was admitted to hospital on 30 June after he complained […]
Thousands of activists, political leaders and Indian citizens have taken to social media to pay tributes to jailed tribal rights activist Stan Swamy who died at the age of 84. Many also expressed anger at the way he was jailed during Covid-19 and repeatedly denied bail. The Jesuit priest, who suffered from Parkinson’s disease, was […]
Jailed Indian tribal rights activist Stan Swamy has died of a cardiac arrest in Mumbai city. He was 84. The Jesuit priest, who suffered from Parkinson’s disease, was moved to a private hospital in May after he tested positive for Covid. Swamy, the oldest person to be accused of terrorism in India, was arrested in […]
Coronavirus pandemic The number of deaths linked to coronavirus in India has moved past the 400,000 mark as the country tries to speed up its vaccination drive. Experts warn that the real number of fatalities might be much higher as many deaths are not officially recorded. India is only the third in the world […]
India’s top filmmakers have protested against proposed rules that they say will give the government sweeping censorship powers. The changes, if passed, allow the government to “re-examine” a film already cleared by the censor board. Filmmakers say the proposals are an attack on their freedom of expression. Films cannot be publicly exhibited in India unless […]
Indian police have filed two more cases against Twitter amid growing tensions between the social media platform and the federal government. This is in addition to two other complaints against the company. Police in Delhi filed the case after the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights complained that Twitter was promoting child pornography. Twitter […]
By Geeta Pandey BBC News, Delhi Delhi riots When student activists Devangana Kalita and Natasha Narwal walked out of Delhi’s Tihar jail recently, it was obvious their 13-month stint in prison had failed to dim their morale. With wide smiles and fists raised in defiance, the founders of Pinjra Tod (Break the Cage) were […]
India’s Covishield jab is not eligible for a European Union travel pass for vaccinated tourists, reports say. Covishield is the Indian-made version of AstraZeneca, which is eligible for the EU-wide pass or digital green certificate, set to launch on 1 July. While the latter has been approved by the European Medicines Agency (EMA), the former doesn’t appear […]
