Sources: Reuters
More than 80 people are injured during riots that occurred during protests over the murder of two Meitei students in Manipur, India. 2023-09-28
Ten policemen and a civilian driver are killed when a bomb planted by suspected Maoist militants explodes in Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh, India. 2023-04-26
Twelve people are injured and 30 houses were damaged by a tornado in Fazilka district, Punjab, India. 2023-03-24
India approves a nasal COVID-19 vaccine to combat COVID-19, becoming the second country to do so after China. 2022-09-6
Nineteen people are killed, and 48 others are feared dead, after a massive landslide in Manipur, India. 2022-06-30
The Indian Ministry of Health and Family Welfare signs a deal with Biological E. Limited to buy 300 million doses of their locally-made COVID-19 vaccine, which is currently in phase III clinical trials. 2021-06-3
Freedom House, in its annual "Freedom in the World" report, downgrades India from "free" to "partially free". The report cites the rise in mob violence against Muslims, increased government interference in the judiciary, increased intimidation against journalists and activists, and the government's heavy-handed approach to COVID-19 lockdowns that left millions of migrants stranded as the main reasons for the downgrade. 2021-03-3
A day after a woman and her family tried to burn themselves in protest alleging she was raped by a local official and her husband murdered whilst in custody, six policemen are arrested in Unnao, India. 2018-04-9
The extinct reptile "Nyasasaurus" is described as the possible oldest known dinosaur from 243-million-year old fossils discovered in Tanzania. 2012-12-6
Somali pirates seize a Panamanian-flagged ship with 15 Indian crewmen on board, off the coast of Tanzania. 2010-09-30