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PM Modi urges India to get COVID-19 shots amid Delta variant concerns
World
June 27, 2021
PM Modi urges India to get COVID-19 shots amid Delta variant concerns
NEW DELHI, June 27 (Reuters) – India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged people on Sunday to overcome their hesitancy and…
India set to shift T20 World Cup to UAE due to pandemic – sources
Middle East
June 26, 2021
India set to shift T20 World Cup to UAE due to pandemic – sources
MUMBAI, June 26 (Reuters) – This year’s Twenty20 World Cup is set to be shifted to the United Arab Emirates…
Vaccine hesitancy puts India’s gains against virus at risk
World
June 21, 2021
Vaccine hesitancy puts India’s gains against virus at risk
JAMSOTI, India (AP) — In Jamsoti, a village tucked deep inside India’s most populous state of Uttar Pradesh, the common…
Virus surge claims brightest minds at Indian universities
World
June 19, 2021
Virus surge claims brightest minds at Indian universities
SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Sajad Hassan sat at his professor’s hospital bedside for three nights, doing most of the talking…
As infections rise, England braces for delay in reopenings
World
June 14, 2021
As infections rise, England braces for delay in reopenings
LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to disappoint people across England later Monday by saying that…
Pandemic relapse spells trouble for India’s middle class
World
June 12, 2021
Pandemic relapse spells trouble for India’s middle class
NEW DELHI (AP) — Ram Babu moved from his village to the Indian capital New Delhi in 1980, to clean…
What we know about the Covid-19 Delta variant first found in India
Features/Interviews
June 11, 2021
What we know about the Covid-19 Delta variant first found in India
A coronavirus variant first detected in India in February has now gone global, popping up in dozens of countries and…
As India’s surge wanes, families deal with the devastation
World
June 7, 2021
As India’s surge wanes, families deal with the devastation
LUCKNOW, India (AP) — Two months ago Radha Gobindo Pramanik and his wife threw a party to celebrate their daughter’s…
Why are Twitter and WhatsApp miffed with Indian authorities?
World
May 28, 2021
Why are Twitter and WhatsApp miffed with Indian authorities?
The Indian government’s battle with social media giants escalated on Thursday with Twitter accusing the police of “intimidation.” The micro-blogging…
How COVID in India affects patients in Africa
Features/Interviews
May 28, 2021
How COVID in India affects patients in Africa
Imelda Wambua has chronic kidney failure and cannot afford the high cost of treatment in Kenya. Under normal circumstances, Wambua…