Indian Olympic great Balbir Singh dies aged 95 (Reuters) – India’s three-times Olympic gold medallist Balbir Singh has died at the age of 95 after a prolonged pulmonary illness. Singh helped India win its first Olympic gold as an independent country at the 1948 London Games when they beat Britain 4-0 in the final. India […]
WHO pauses trial of hydroxychloroquine in COVID-19 patients due to safety concerns Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO) attends the virtual 73rd World Health Assembly (WHA) during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Geneva, Switzerland, May 19, 2020. Christopher Black/WHO/Handout via REUTERS GENEVA (Reuters) – The World Health Organization has […]
India among 10 worst-hit COVID-19 nations as cases jump; air travel reopens MUMBAI (Reuters) – India on Monday posted its biggest single-day jump in cases of COVID-19, overtaking Iran to become one of the 10 worst-hit nations, even as the government allowed domestic air travel to restart. India reported another 6,977 cases, taking its total […]
LG Polymers: Was negligence behind India’s deadly gas leak? Image copyright : GETTY IMAGESImage caption : Thousands were evacuated from their homes, and hundreds were admitted to hospital, complaining of breathing difficulties. The Indian arm of LG Chem, a South Korean multinational, has been accused of negligence after a gas leak at its plant killed […]
Major Indian states seek delay in restarting flights as coronavirus cases rise Rajendra Jadhav, Aditi Shah MUMBAI/NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Three large Indian states have sought to delay the planned opening of their airports on Monday as new cases of the novel coronavirus jumped by a record, complicating the federal government’s plan to resume flights after […]
Hyundai India, Maruti workers get coronavirus, showing restart risks Sudarshan Varadhan, Aditi Shah CHENNAI/NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Workers at two of India’s biggest carmakers have tested positive for the novel coronavirus days after restarting operations, exposing the risks companies and the government face in kickstarting the economy. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis Three employees at Hyundai Motor Co’s Indian […]
Cyclone Amphan loss estimated at $13 billion in India, may rise in Bangladesh Subrata Nagchoudhary, Ruma Paul KOLKATA/DHAKA (Reuters) – A powerful cyclone that tore through India’s eastern state of West Bengal this week has caused a damage of 1 trillion rupees ($13 billion) to infrastructure and crops, state officials said. Residents carry tin sheets salvaged […]
How one Indian company could be world’s door to a COVID-19 vaccine Abhirup Roy, Euan Rocha PUNE (Reuters) – If the world is to gain access to a vaccine for COVID-19, there’s a good chance it will pass through the doors of Serum Institute of India. REUTERS/Euan Rocha Serum Institute, the world’s largest manufacturer of vaccines […]
Ivanka Trump draws derision in India for praising migrant’s hard journey home Sanjeev Miglani, Saurabh Sharma NEW DELHI (Reuters) – U.S. presidential adviser Ivanka Trump’s praise of an Indian teenager’s bicycle ride home hundreds of kilometres away is drawing criticism in India for being insensitive to the plight of impoverished migrant workers struggling in a lockdown. […]
KKR to invest $1.5 billion in Reliance Industries’ digital unit, its biggest deal in Asia Sankalp Phartiyal A woman checks her mobile phone as she walks past a mobile store of Reliance Industries’ Jio telecoms unit, in Mumbai, India, July 11, 2017. REUTERS/Shailesh Andrade NEW DELHI (Reuters) – KKR & Co Inc will invest $1.5 […]
