Jun 19 India’s Assam state struggles as death toll mounts from flooding By Wasbir Hussain, Associated Press Assam's disaster management agency said 32 of the state's 35 districts were underwater as the swollen Brahmaputra River broke its banks, displacing more than 3 million people. The Indian army was called in for rescue efforts and the air force… Continue reading
Jun 18 India, Bangladesh floods leave at 18 dead and millions without homes By Julhas Alam, Wasbir Hussain, Associated Press Bangladesh, a nation of 160 million people, is low-lying and faces threats from natural disasters such as floods and cyclones, made worse by climate change… Continue reading
Jun 17 Watch 7:41 Indian medical students face an uncertain future after fleeing war in Ukraine By Fred de Sam Lazaro More than 7 million people have fled Ukraine since the fighting broke out in February. Among them, nearly 80,000 foreign students, most from developing nations. Indian nationals account for almost a quarter of all foreign students enrolled in Ukraine, with… Continue watching
Jun 13 India and China increasingly welcome shunned Russian oil By Krutika Pathi, Elaine Kurtenbach, Associated Press Such sales are boosting Russian export revenues at a time when Washington and allies are trying to limit financial flows supporting Moscow's war effort. Continue reading
Jun 08 Watch 6:31 Falling demand causes glut of unused COVID vaccines in India By Fred de Sam Lazaro, Morgan Till, Sarah Clune Hartman India has long been called the world’s pharmacy as the largest producer of generic drugs as well as vaccines on the globe. A lot of that capacity was repurposed and increased to produce COVID vaccines, intended particularly for low-income countries. Continue watching
Jun 06 Watch 5:12 News Wrap: Former Proud Boys leader indicted for seditious conspiracy in Jan. 6 probe In our news wrap Monday, the former leader of the far-right Proud Boys group was charged with seditious conspiracy in the Jan. 6 investigation, Russian forces continued their campaign to break through Ukrainian lines, gunmen in Nigeria who killed at… Continue watching
Jun 06 India faces diplomatic outrage from Muslim nations over remarks insulting Islam By Sheikh Saaliq, Associated Press India is facing major diplomatic outrage from Muslim-majority countries after two top officials in the governing Hindu nationalist party made derogatory references to Islam and the Prophet Muhammad. Continue reading
Jun 03 How India’s Hindu nationalists are using a long-dead emperor for anti-Muslim politics By Sheikh Saaliq, Associated Press For more than three centuries, Mughal emperor Aurangzeb remained relegated to India's history books. Until recently, when Prime Minister Narendra Modi and others from his Hindu nationalist party brought him back to life as a brutal oppressor of their faith… Continue reading
May 24 What is the ‘Quad,’ and why the odd name? By Aamer Madhani, Zeke Miller, Associated Press Leaders of the U.S., Japan, Australia and India gathered in Tokyo on Tuesday for a summit of what's known as the Quad. Continue reading
May 23 Watch 5:36 News Wrap: Pfizer says its COVID-19 vaccine offers strong protection to children under 5 In our news wrap Monday, Pfizer says three small doses of its COVID-19 vaccine offers strong protection to children under 5, the U.S. surgeon general warned of burnout and staffing shortages among health care workers, the first Russian soldier to… Continue watching