Rajanish Kakade, AP photographer who captured the daily rhythm of India’s Mumbai, dies at 55
Read full article: Rajanish Kakade, AP photographer who captured the daily rhythm of India’s Mumbai, dies at 55Associated Press photographer Rajanish Kakade, who was known for documenting India’s politics, culture and everyday hustle and bustle of Mumbai city, has died.
India rolls back order to preinstall cybersecurity app on smartphones
Read full article: India rolls back order to preinstall cybersecurity app on smartphonesIndia’s telecoms ministry has rolled back its order for smartphone manufacturers to preinstall a government-run cybersecurity app on new devices.
India conducts first test flight of domestically developed missile that can carry multiple warheads
Read full article: India conducts first test flight of domestically developed missile that can carry multiple warheadsIndia says it has successfully conducted its first test flight of a domestically developed missile that can carry multiple warheads.
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India clamps down on free speech to fight farmer protests
Read full article: India clamps down on free speech to fight farmer protestsA vendor reaches out for a copy of The Caravan, Indias leading investigating magazine, in Mumbai, India, Friday, Feb. 5, 2021. At the heart of the allegations is the magazine’s coverage of the ongoing farmers’ protests that have gripped India for more than two months. Critics say it has used the massive demonstrations to escalate a crackdown on free speech, detaining journalists and freezing Twitter accounts. Hundreds of Indian Twitter accounts, including those of news websites, activists and a farmers’ union, were suspended on Monday. But similarly, Twitter’s reaction of suspending accounts has also “set a terrible precedent” for free speech and press, said Jose.
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Over 22% of people in Delhi have had virus, study indicates
Read full article: Over 22% of people in Delhi have had virus, study indicates(AP Photo/Manish Swarup)NEW DELHI More than one in five people in Delhi have been infected with the coronavirus, according to a study released Tuesday, indicating that most cases in the Indian capital region have gone undetected. The National Center for Disease Control tested 21,387 people selected randomly across Delhi, the state that includes New Delhi, and found that 23.48% had antibodies to the virus. Delhi, with a population of 29 million, has officially reported 123,747 cases and 3,663 deaths. The study, however, indicates more than 6.6 million likely cases, with most not identified or tested. Experts suspect that many virus deaths, especially among the elderly, are not being picked up in official fatality numbers.
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Solar eclipse wows stargazers in Africa, Asia, Middle East
Read full article: Solar eclipse wows stargazers in Africa, Asia, Middle EastA crow sits on roof of a house as the sun forms crescent during solar eclipse in New Delhi, India, Sunday, June 21, 2020. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)DUBAI Stargazers in Africa, Asia and parts of the Middle East looked to the skies this weekend to witness a partial social eclipse. It usually happens two times in a year, but it differs from location to location so its not fixed in one location. So its kind of something a bit rare to observe.The observatory also sold solar eclipse glasses to the public to observe the eclipse safely. An overcast sky didnt deter enthusiasts in India with the partial eclipse also visible in the New Delhi sky.
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Indian capital's crematoriums overwhelmed with virus dead
Read full article: Indian capital's crematoriums overwhelmed with virus deadThe coronavirus pandemic is leaving India's morgues piling up with the dead and graveyards and crematoriums overwhelmed. Like elsewhere in the world, the virus has made honoring the dead in New Delhi a hurried affair, largely devoid of the rituals that give it meaning for mourners. Like elsewhere in the world, the novel coronavirus has made honoring the dead in New Delhi a hurried affair, largely devoid of the rituals that give it meaning for mourners. New Delhi has officially reported close to 1,100 deaths from the coronavirus, but cemeteries and crematoriums in the city say the actual number is several hundred higher. The capital's Nigambodh Ghat crematorium has handled more than 500 coronavirus cremations since the beginning of the outbreak.
