Urooj Mumtaz, acting head of Pakistan Women's Wing and chair of women's selection committee said Hemp has a "wealth of experience and knowledge". Hump succeeds Iqbal Imam as he looks forward to ... ( read original story ...)
Indonesia reports 4,007 new coronavirus cases, 83 more deaths
Indonesia reported 4,007 new coronavirus infections and 83 more deaths on Saturday, bringing its total infections to 299,506 and fatalities to 11,055, health ministry data showed. ( read original story ...)
Investigators exhume bodies of Kashmir men killed by India
Government investigators have exhumed the bodies of three young men in disputed Kashmir, two weeks after the Indian military in a rare admission said its soldiers exceeded their legal powers in killin ... ( read original story ...)
India to waive certain interest levies on loans in COVID-19 relief
The Indian government has told the Supreme Court it will waive certain interest levies on loans up to 20 million rupees ($272,888) under a COVID-19 support plan, a legal filing showed, in a move that ... ( read original story ...)
India’s Modi opens tunnel route to tense China border
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday opened a Himalayan tunnel that will drastically reduce the time needed to rush troops to the country's remote Chinese border as tensions grow between ... ( read original story ...)
High and dry: will India’s swimming camels be the last of their kind?
Rapid industrialisation in Gujarat threatens the mangroves that kharai camels and their nomadic herders depend on ... ( read original story ...)
Five Police Suspended Over India Gang-rape
Five senior police officers have been suspended over their handling of an investigation into the gang-rape and murder of a 19-year-old woman that has sparked outrage across India and triggered days of ... ( read original story ...)
India’s Covid-19 Death Toll Passes 100,000
Only the United States and Brazil have reported more deaths from the coronavirus. Despite its climbing numbers, India plans to lift more restrictions. ( read original story ...)
India’s coronavirus death toll passes 100,000 as cases continue to rise
"In India, even without a pandemic, all deaths are not properly registered," said Shashank Tripathi, of the Centre for Infectious Disease Research. ( read original story ...)
China’s Xi sends sympathy message to Trump over infection
Chinese President Xi Jinping has sent a message of sympathy to U.S. President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump following their coronavirus diagnosis ... ( read original story ...)