The Indian Bar Association has taken legal action against the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Chief Scientist Dr. Soumya Swaminathan for allegedly spreading disinformation on the use of ivermectin to treat COVID-19. The association (IBA) served a legal notice (pdf) on Swaminathan on May 25, claiming that she was “spreading disinformation and misguiding the people of…
Indian Bar Association Threatens to Sue WHO Chief Scientist for Spreading COVID-19 Misinformation
India to Ease Lockdown Rules as COVID-19 Case Numbers Decline
NEW DELHI—India reported 114,460 new coronavirus infections on Sunday, the lowest in two months, while the death toll increased by 2,677, as parts of the country prepared to ease movement restrictions. India has the world’s second-largest number of coronavirus infections after the United States with total cases at 28.8 million, according to health ministry data….
Lioness Dies From COVID-19 in Indian Zoo
CHENNAI, India—A nine-year-old Asiatic lion has died from the coronavirus in a state-run zoo on the outskirts of the south Indian city of Chennai, the zoo said on Friday. There have been various coronavirus cases in animals, including two white tiger cubs thought to have died of COVID-19 in neighboring Pakistan and lions also testing…
China Influences UN To Promote Foreign Policy Agenda: Report
An Indian think tank has warned of China’s expanding influence on the United Nations and its specialized agencies, with the U.N. playing a role in promoting Beijing’s foreign policy initiatives. “China is present either as the head or a deputy position in almost all the critical international agencies,” reads a May 27 report by foreign policy…
China Jails Blogger for ‘Smearing’ Soldiers Killed in Clash with India at Galwan
NEW DELHI—China has jailed a popular blogger for “smearing martyrs” killed in last year’s bloody clash with Indian soldiers in Galwan. Qiu Ziming, 38, an internet celebrity with 2.5 million followers on the Chinese social media platform Weibo was sentenced to eight months in jail under China’s freshly amended criminal law that crackdowns on the…
‘Heaven-Sent’ Dutchman Saves Woman in India From Drowning—Then Asks for Her Hand
When a Dutchman saved an Indian woman from drowning off the coast of Goa in India, both felt a connection that neither was expecting. Traversing continents, and profound cultural differences, love led to marriage—and a journey that is inspiring others to believe in predestiny. Yoga instructor Nupur Gupta was on break from a retreat in…
Convenience Store Owner Finds Discarded $1 Million Lottery Ticket, Returns It to Customer
A family-owned convenience store in Southwick, Massachusetts, recently returned a $1 million winning lottery ticket to a customer who’d unwittingly discarded it. The customer, a frequent patron of Lucky Stop convenience store, had bought the ticket from Aruna Shah, the store owner’s wife. But the customer handed it back to be tossed out, assuming it was just…
DC-Based News Outlet Says Biden’s India Ambassador Pick ‘Collaborated’ With CCP Organizations
A Washington DC-based news website in an exclusive report has alleged that a top Biden pick for the Ambassador to India, Eric Garcetti, has “collaborated with” Chinese Communist Party “influence groups” and had privately messaged a Chinese propaganda chief. The National Pulse in an “exclusive reveal” said that Garcetti had earlier collaborated with various groups…
Cyclone Lashes India, Bangladesh After 1.1 Million Evacuated
NEW DELHI—Heavy rain and a high tide lashed parts of eastern India and neighboring Bangladesh as a cyclone pushed ashore Wednesday in an area where more than 1.1 million people have evacuated during a devastating coronavirus surge. Cyclone Yaas already had caused two deaths and damaged homes as heavy rains pounded Odisha and West Bengal…
Indian Olympic Medalist Kumar Arrested Over Death of Fellow Wrestler
NEW DELHI—Two-time Olympic medalist Sushil Kumar was arrested on Sunday in connection with the murder of a fellow Indian wrestler, Delhi police said. Both Kumar and a second man detained over the same offense later appeared in court, a Delhi Police spokesman added, without giving details of potential charges. Kumar denied any wrongdoing in a…
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