World Jun 16 After the Air India plane crashed into a medical campus, the surviving doctors rushed to save lives Many believe that the death toll would have been higher if it had not been for the intervention of the trainee doctors and students who emerged from the smouldering hostel and rushed to save their colleagues.
World Jun 13 Investigators searching Air India crash site find digital flight data recorder The plane's black box was recovered from a rooftop near the crash site Friday and India's Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau said that it had begun its work with “full force.”…
World Aug 14 From the streets to the ministries, students who ousted Bangladesh’s prime minister are now helping lead the country Within a week of unseating Bangladesh’s longest-serving prime minister, the students who drove out former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina were directing Dhaka’s traffic.
World Nov 17 Air pollution prompts school closures as India capital considers lockdown The dirty-air crisis in the city of more than 20 million people has underscored India's heavy dependence on coal, which accounts for 70% of the country's power.
World May 12 India’s prime minister announces huge virus relief package India entered its sixth week of a stringent nationwide lockdown on Tuesday, pushing an economy already enfeebled before the pandemic to the brink of collapse.
World May 12 India resumes limited train service as it eases lockdown India reopened parts of its huge rail network on Tuesday, running a limited number of trains as it looks at easing a nearly seven-week lockdown despite a continuing rise in coronavirus infections.
World Jan 04 ‘Not safe to move’: Fire threats intensify in Australia The death toll in the worst wildfire season in Australian history is now up to 23 people, the prime minister said.
World Jan 03 Heat and strong winds threaten to worsen Australia wildfires More than 200 fires were burning, and warnings of extreme danger to come Saturday prompted mass evacuations.