Frenzied Appetite for India Food Delivery Giant Zomato’s IPO
Shares of Indian food delivery giant Zomato soared on its market debut Friday, following a 93.75 billion rupee ($1.3 billion) IPO, the country’s biggest this year.
Category: India
India Records More than 45,000 Cases of ‘Black Fungus’
India recorded more than 45,000 cases of the deadly “black fungus” over the last two months, the health ministry said, as a nationwide outbreak sweeps through Covid-19 patients.
COVID Cases Surge in Asia as Delta Wreaks Havoc Worldwide
Indonesia, Iran and France were suffering alarming surges in coronavirus cases Tuesday, as governments raced to vaccinate populations in a bid to outpace the highly-contagious Delta variant wreaking havoc across the globe.
WhatsApp Blocks 2 Million Indian Users over Messaging Violations
WhatsApp blocked more than two million users in India in just one month for violating its rules, the US company disclosed in its first compliance report under India’s controversial new social media rules.
12 Million to Stay Home in Australia as Delta Strain Surges Worldwide
Australia’s second largest city was preparing to enter a fresh lockdown Thursday, as countries across the world struggle to quash surges in Covid-19 cases propelled by the highly infectious Delta variant.
Virus Strikes Twice for India’s First COVID Patient
India’s first coronavirus patient, a student who was in the Chinese city of Wuhan, has tested positive for a second time, a medical official told AFP on Wednesday.
Six Years a Slave: Indian Farm Workers Exploited in Italy
When Balbir Singh refers to his ordeal, he uses the Italian word “macello”, which roughly translates as “mess” — but it is hardly enough to convey what the migrant Indian farm worker has endured.
Muslim Women Offered for Sale in Fake India ‘Auction’
Police in India are investigating how dozens of Muslim women were offered for sale in fake “auctions” online without their knowledge, in a case the victims say illustrates growing Islamophobia across the country.
Zika Virus Cases Detected in India’s Kerala State
Authorities in India’s southern Kerala region have issued a statewide alert after 14 cases of the Zika virus were detected, officials said Friday.
America’s Longest War, in Pictures
America’s longest war has all but ended.
Fiery Feni: Making a 500-Year-Old Indian Liquor Cool Again
Five centuries after Goans began making feni — a pungent, fermented liquor not for the faint-hearted — a new crop of distillers is hoping to take the spirit global.
Wars, Bankruptcy, Pandemics: Asia’s Oldest Paper Still Going Strong
It has survived two world wars, the fight against colonialism, global financial slumps and on Thursday, Mumbai Samachar, Asia’s oldest newspaper still in print, entered its 200th year confident of beating the pandemic-driven decline that has hit many rivals.
India’s Holy Ganges River Gives Up Its Coronavirus Dead
Partly hidden between long reeds of grass, bodies shrouded in saffron cloth float silently down the holy Ganges river, a reminder of how India’s ferocious coronavirus wave overwhelmed hospitals and crematoriums.
World’s Second-Largest Hydropower Dam Goes Online in China
China began operating the world’s second-largest hydropower station on Monday in what officials hailed as a milestone towards Beijing’s carbon neutrality goals, despite warnings of environmental damage.
World’s Smallest Hog Released into Wild in India by Conservationists
A dozen of the world’s smallest pigs have been released into the wild in northeastern India as part of a conservation program to boost the population of a species once thought to have become extinct.
Trending
The Young Indian Chef Taking the ‘World’s Best Butter Chicken’ Global
The coal-fired tandoor oven sends a mouth-watering scent wafting through the Mumbai kitchen as celebrity chef Saransh Goila, maker of the world's "best butter chicken" according to MasterChef Australia, takes a break from Covid-19 relief efforts and resumes work.
