Evacuation of Indian on Air India flights has taken over 1000 Indian citizens stranded abroad on flights from Qatar, the US and Australia (including the Air India flight out of Melbourne on 28 May) . On Monday, 25 May, taking pride in the effort, India’s Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep SinghRead More →
Cyclone Amphan has wreaked havoc for 4.5 million people across Odisha and killed at least 72 people in West Bengal. It hit India’s eastern coast with wind speeds of up to 185 kph affecting 1,500 villages in Odisha, tearing down power lines, uprooting trees, caused flooding, triggering mass evacuations andRead More →
Cyclone Amphan, the strongest ever cyclone recorded over the Bay of Bengal, is expected to hit north-east India and Bangladesh today, threatening millions of people in vulnerable communities already affected by Covid-19 outbreaks and lockdown. Millions of people are being evacuated in India and 12,000 shelters have been prepared in BangladeshRead More →
Air India flights from May 21 will bring relief for Indian nationals in Australia Melbourne, May 8: Seven Air India evacuation flights will fly from Melbourne and Sydney into 6 Indian cities, according to confirmed sources. Three flights from Sydney and four from Melbourne will all include stop-overs at Delhi, beforeRead More →
Since the COVID-19 pandemic forced many countries to close their borders, India left many of its own citizens stranded abroad closing its borders to even its own citizens. Hundreds of thousands of Indian nationals are stranded overseas awaiting Indian government to allow them to be flown home. And Air IndiaRead More →
Ever since Arnab Goswami took up the case of two sadhus’ lynching in Palghar Maharashtra and challenged India’s political leaders to speak, the issue has been dominating his editorials in the programs and tweets. On 16 April near Gadchinchle village in Maharashtra’s Palghar district, there was a horrific incident of lynchin og two sadhusRead More →
The Delhi government has imposed a “special corona fee” of 70% of the MRP on all categories of liquor that will be sold in the city with effect from Tuesday, may 5, 2020. The fee was approved by Delhi’s Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal and a notification was later issued byRead More →
While the number of cases of new infections in COVID-19 India is rising rapidly, the Modi government has rightly extended its nationwide lockdown by two more weeks from May 4 to May 18. Until the new announcement, the government will ease restrictions in some areas to revive nation’s economic activityRead More →
While India is getting weary of restrictions due to coronavirus threat, the numbers this morning suggest that the COVID-19 challenges remain for India. Although many voices have called for India to ease off measures put in place to control the spread, the numbers suggest India must keep a watchful eyeRead More →
India is under lockdown to control the spread of the deadly COVID-19, Bollywood is finding it very difficult to adjust. These days, all stars are back to being ordinary Indians and there is no fame or propitiation feed supplies. All shoots are off and poor starlets and stars are tryingRead More →