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Dozens of Hindus detained for disrupting Muslim Friday prayer gatherings in India amid sectarian tensions

Posted on October 30, 2021October 30, 2021By Editor

Indian police deployed hundreds of officers and arrested dozens of Hindu protesters from right-wing groups on Friday after they disrupted Muslim prayer gatherings amid rising sectarian tensions, according to local officials. … Read More >Dozens of Hindus detained for disrupting Muslim Friday prayer gatherings in India amid sectarian tensions

Asia & Pacific

India celebrates landmark 1 BILLION Covid vaccinations, but millions still have yet to receive first dose

Posted on October 22, 2021October 22, 2021By Editor

In a huge effort to vaccinate its population, India has celebrated the landmark of administering 1 billion Covid shots. However, millions of Indians are still yet to receive their first dose. … Read More >India celebrates landmark 1 BILLION Covid vaccinations, but millions still have yet to receive first dose

Russia

Russia to boost coal supplies to India amid global power crunch

Posted on October 17, 2021August 4, 2023By Editor

Russia’s Energy Ministry signed an agreement this week with India’s Steel Industry Ministry aimed at increasing Russian coking coal supply to India to 40 million tons per year. … Read More >Russia to boost coal supplies to India amid global power crunch

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Amazon rigged search results to favor its own knock-off products, despite denials – reports

Posted on October 13, 2021October 13, 2021By Editor

Amazon has been creating knock-off products from other sellers and then manipulating search results to promote its own copies on its Indian market site, Reuters reported, citing a trove of internal documents. … Read More >Amazon rigged search results to favor its own knock-off products, despite denials – reports

Business

India wants Russia to be major importer of Darjeeling tea, like it was back in the USSR

Posted on October 11, 2021October 11, 2021By Editor

The tea producers in India’s Darjeeling municipality would love Russia to become their key importing customer again, Darjeeling Tea Association Principal Advisor Sandeep Mukherjee told TASS. … Read More >India wants Russia to be major importer of Darjeeling tea, like it was back in the USSR

Asia & Pacific

Dozens die of dengue fever in India’s Uttar Pradesh, with cases of the mosquito-borne virus also reported in Delhi

Posted on September 29, 2021September 29, 2021By Editor

As if Covid-19 wasn’t enough, India’s northern state of Uttar Pradesh is faced with a major outbreak of dengue fever. The mosquito-borne tropical disease has already infected almost 600 people and killed dozens. … Read More >Dozens die of dengue fever in India’s Uttar Pradesh, with cases of the mosquito-borne virus also reported in Delhi

Shows

France to Australia: Pay up! You owe $66 B for subs (Full show)

Posted on September 24, 2021September 24, 2021By Editor

France is demanding $66 billion from a reluctant Australia, the agreed-upon price for the 12 nuclear submarines it intended to sell the Australians before the US and UK stepped in with a better offer. France is planning to increase its military budget by $2 billion each year, and is one of the world’s foremost exporters of military equipment. … Read More >France to Australia: Pay up! You owe $66 B for subs (Full show)

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Deadlier than Covid-19, but less contagious: What we know about Nipah bat-borne virus threatening to become new scourge in India

Posted on September 18, 2021September 18, 2021By Editor

The Indian health authorities are sounding the alarm after a weekend in which a dozen people were infected and a 12-year-old boy died of Nipah virus, for which there’s currently no vaccine. So, what do we know about the outbreak? … Read More >Deadlier than Covid-19, but less contagious: What we know about Nipah bat-borne virus threatening to become new scourge in India

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India administered more Covid jabs in August than all G7 countries put together

Posted on September 17, 2021September 17, 2021By Editor

India’s Covid vaccination drive outpaced all Group of Seven (G7) countries combined during August, as the Asian nation administered more than 180 million doses in a bid to prevent a third wave of the virus. … Read More >India administered more Covid jabs in August than all G7 countries put together

Russia

India may buy Russian S-500 anti-space-weapon defense system in world-first arms deal, despite risk of US sanctions, Moscow claims

Posted on September 17, 2021September 17, 2021By Editor

An advanced new anti-aircraft rocket system hailed as the first ever capable of taking out incoming missiles from low-space orbit could be snapped up by Indian defense chiefs in a move likely to anger the US, Moscow has said. … Read More >India may buy Russian S-500 anti-space-weapon defense system in world-first arms deal, despite risk of US sanctions, Moscow claims