A controversial Hindi-language movie released in India in March has been banned in Singapore as it could potentially cause enmity between different communities and disrupt religious harmony here. The Infocomm Media Development Authority, which classifies films, said it had assessed…
Helicopter carrying India’s military chief, his wife and several officers crashes and bursts into flames
A helicopter carrying India’s most senior general has crashed and burst into flames in a forest, leaving at least 11 dead, the air force confirmed. General Bipin Rawat was on board a Russian-made Mi-17V5 chopper when it crashed in a…
India to ease lockdown rules as coronavirus cases decline to lowest in two months
India reported 114,460 new coronavirus infections on Sunday (June 6), the lowest in two months, while the death toll increased by 2,677, as parts of the country prepared to ease movement restrictions. India has the world’s second-largest number of coronavirus…
India gifts Nigeria 100,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine
The government of India has donated 100,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines to Nigeria. A consignment of 100,000 doses of Covishield vaccines, manufactured at the Serum Institute of India, was delivered to the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), according…
Pakistan to India: ‘Time to bury the past’ for regional peace
Pakistan’s military chief Thursday advocated a “stable” relationship with archrival India, saying unsettled disputes between the nuclear-armed South Asian neighbors are “dragging the region back to the swamp of poverty and underdevelopment.” Gen. Qamar Javed Bajwa told a conference of…
India goes after Rihanna over farmers’ protest, says her tweet ‘irresponsible’
India has accused “foreign individuals” and celebrities of “sensationalism” after a tweet by pop superstar Rihanna, extending support to protesting farmers, drew global attention. Hours after the singer’s tweet, teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg and the US vice president’s niece…
India to export COVID-19 vaccines
India will begin exporting locally-made coronavirus vaccines within a fortnight of their launch, a foreign ministry official has told the BBC. The official dismissed reports that India would ban exports of vaccines it is producing to meet local demand. India…
*Hit-and-run bus driver kills LNSC officer in Lagos (Guardian)*Two robbers nabbed while sleeping in stolen car (Punch)
Hit-and-run bus driver kills LNSC officer in Lagos (Guardian) The Lagos Neighbourhood Safety Corps (LNSC), Ejigbo, Lagos State, has warned the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) to fish out the commercial bus driver who killed one of its…
