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After Grisly Gang Rape,
a Forced 3am Cremation

Sep 30, 2020 1:05 PM CDT

After Grisly Gang Rape, a Forced 3am Cremation

Family says police burned Indian victim's body without permission

(Newser) - Activists in India are urging police to explain the "inhumane decision" to cremate the body of a rape victim against her family's wishes—and after family members protesting the decision were allegedly beaten. The 19-year-old victim was a Dalit, meaning from the country's lowest caste. She spent...

India's New Concern: Festivals in the Time of COVID

As Festival Season Kicks Off,
India Blows Past 6M Cases

Sep 28, 2020 9:02 AM CDT

As Festival Season Kicks Off, India Blows Past 6M Cases

Slew of autumn religious celebrations pose new issues for virus-stricken nation

(Newser) - The fall months in India are typically celebratory ones, as people get reverent and make merry during Hindu religious fests like Diwali, Dussehra, and Navratri. This year, however, poses a new challenge for the country: It just blew past 6 million COVID-19 cases (with more than 95,000 deaths so...

For 2nd Time, a Country Passes
the 5M Mark for COVID Cases

Sep 16, 2020 12:17 AM CDT

For 2nd Time, a Country Passes the 5M Mark for COVID Cases

India, after the US did so last month

(Newser) - India’s coronavirus confirmed cases crossed 5 million on Wednesday, still soaring and testing the country’s feeble health care system in tens of thousands of impoverished towns and villages, the AP reports. It's the second country to cross the 5 million threshold, after the US crossed it last...

India Reports Record Spike in COVID Cases

Outbreak Reaches
Dangerous New
Phase in India

Sep 10, 2020 2:31 AM CDT

Outbreak Reaches Dangerous New Phase in India

Country reports record spike in new cases

(Newser) - India reported another record spike of 95,735 new coronavirus infections in the past 24 hours as the virus spreads beyond its major cities. According to the Health Ministry, the number of people known to be infected in India reached 4,465,863 on Thursday, the AP reports. It has...

Coronavirus Patient, Octogenarian Raped in India

India's Rape Cases
Continue to Shock

Sep 9, 2020 10:15 AM CDT

India's Rape Cases Continue to Shock

Latest incidents involve a coronavirus patient and an octogenarian

(Newser) - Women's rights campaigners are at the end of their wits following two shocking rape cases in India, just the latest to make headlines since a 2012 gang rape on a moving bus triggered an uproar over sexual violence in the country. In the first, a 19-year-old coronavirus patient was...

World Now Has a
New COVID No. 2

Sep 7, 2020 6:33 AM CDT

World Now Has a New COVID No. 2

Reporting almost 91K cases in a day, India surpasses Brazil to become second behind US

(Newser) - India's increasing coronavirus caseload made it the world's second-worst-hit country behind the United States on Monday, as its efforts to head off economic disaster from the pandemic gain urgency. The 90,802 cases added in the past 24 hours pushed India’s total past Brazil with more than...

Earth Hits a Grim
COVID Milestone

Aug 30, 2020 9:12 AM CDT

Earth Hits a Grim COVID Milestone

India hits a record 78,761 new cases in a single day

(Newser) - More than 25 million inhabitants of planet Earth have now contracted COVID-19, according to data out of John Hopkins University on Sunday. That eye-popping number was put over the top partly by a record-breaking number of cases out of India, which saw 78,761 cases in the previous 24 hours...

India Reaches Grim
COVID Milestone

Aug 14, 2020 12:13 AM CDT

India Reaches Grim COVID Milestone

It now has the world's 4th-highest death toll

(Newser) - India’s coronavirus death toll overtook Britain to become the fourth-highest in the world with another single-day record increase in cases Friday. According to the Health Ministry, India reported 1,007 deaths in the past 24 hours. Its total rose to 48,040 deaths, behind the United States, Brazil, and...

Company:
No Shame in
Resting on
Your Period

Aug 12, 2020 5:01 AM CDT

Company: No Shame in Resting on Your Period

Zomato introduces paid period leave for women and transgender employees

(Newser) - One of the world's largest food delivery companies says it hopes to combat stigma around menstruation by offering up to 10 days of "period leave" per year. "This is a part of life," says Deepinder Goyal, founder and CEO of Zomato, which recently acquired Uber's...

Jet Skids Off Runway,
Killing 16 in India

UPDATED

Aug 7, 2020 2:42 PM CDT

Jet Skids Off Runway, Killing 16 in India

It was bringing home people stranded abroad by COVID

(Newser) - A special flight carrying evacuees to India who had been stranded abroad because of the coronavirus skidded off a runway and split in two while landing Friday in heavy rain in the southern state of Kerala, killing at least 16 passengers and injuring 123 more, police said. Abdul Karim,...

Things Are Getting
Worse for Mexico

Aug 1, 2020 10:30 AM CDT

Things Are Getting Worse for Mexico

The nation edges into third place with coronavirus deaths

(Newser) - Mexico now has the third most COVID-19 deaths in the world, behind Brazil and the US, the AP reports. Mexican health officials on Friday reported 688 new deaths, pushing the country's confirmed total to over 46,600. That put Mexico just ahead of the UK, which has more than...

Netflix's Matchmaking
Hit: Guilty Pleasure
or Hate-Watch?

THE RUNDOWN

Jul 28, 2020 10:00 AM CDT

Netflix's Matchmaking Hit: Guilty Pleasure or Hate-Watch?

'Indian Matchmaking' has obsessive fans, but critics have some issues

(Newser) - The majority of marriages in India are still arranged, and often families recruit outside help to get them set up. That's where Sima Taparia, the self-proclaimed "top matchmaker" of Mumbai, steps in, via a new Netflix series that's left people clamoring for more. Indian Matchmaking has become...

Grim New Death
Tolls for US, Globe

Jul 19, 2020 1:40 PM CDT

Grim New Death Tolls for US, Globe

Pope Francis: 'The pandemic is showing no sign of stopping'

(Newser) - The number of people around the world who have died as a result of the coronavirus has passed the 600,000 mark as countries from the US to South Africa to India struggle to contain infections, the AP reports. Hong Kong also warned of a resurgence in the virus as...

In India, a COVID 'Crack'
Turns Into a 'Huge Chasm'

Jul 11, 2020 5:30 AM CDT

In India, a COVID 'Crack' Turns Into a 'Huge Chasm'

In just 3 weeks, nation went from world's 6th worst-affected country to 3rd

(Newser) - In just three weeks, India went from the world’s sixth worst-affected country by the coronavirus to the third, per a tally by Johns Hopkins University . India's fragile health system was bolstered during a stringent monthslong lockdown, but it could still be overwhelmed by an exponential rise in infections,...

There's a New No. 3 in Cases;
and a US Streak Continues

Jul 6, 2020 7:11 AM CDT

There's a New No. 3 in Cases; and a US Streak Continues

India overtakes Russia, and US sets record for cases on 27th straight day

(Newser) - Cases of COVID-19 continued to rise in India over the weekend, resulting in an unwanted distinction for the nation of more than 1.3 billion people. It just passed Russia—in total numbers, anyway, not per capita—to take over the third spot in confirmed cases. The ranking as of...

Doomed Groom May Have
Infected 100 at His Wedding

Doomed Groom May Have Infected 100 at His Wedding

He died 2 days after June 15 ceremony attended by more than 350

(Newser) - A "superspreader" groom is thought to have passed the novel coronavirus to close to 100 guests at his wedding before dying two days later. The 30-year-old software engineer from Delhi, India, developed symptoms of COVID-19, including fever and diarrhea, before requesting that his June 15 wedding in Paliganj, in...

India Bans Dozens
of Chinese Apps

Jun 29, 2020 3:14 PM CDT

India Bans Dozens of Chinese Apps

Move follows deadly clash in disputed area

(Newser) - India banned 59 apps with Chinese links Monday, saying their activities endanger the country’s sovereignty, defense, and security. India’s decision comes as its troops are involved in a tense standoff with Chinese soldiers in eastern Ladakh in the Himalayas that started last month. India lost 20 soldiers in...

Teen TikTok Star Dies: 'You
Will Always Be the Best Artist'

OBITUARY

Jun 27, 2020 8:00 AM CDT

Teen TikTok Star Dies: 'You Will Always Be the Best Artist'

India's Siya Kakkar took her own life, manager says

(Newser) - A teen TikTok star with more than 2.1 million followers , known for her dancing, choreography, and comedic routines, has died. Arjun Sarin, the manager for Siya Kakkar, told ET Online that she took her own life Wednesday night at her home in New Delhi, India. Per India Today , police...

Most Killed in Deadly
Himalayan Clash
Fell to Their Deaths

the rundown

Jun 17, 2020 12:20 PM CDT

Most Killed in Deadly Himalayan Clash Fell to Their Deaths

India and China fought for hours in almost total darkness

(Newser) - "I would like to assure the nation that the sacrifice of our jawans [troops] will not be in vain," said Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his first public comments on Monday's deadly clash with China along the countries' disputed border. It was the first such confrontation...

India, China See First
Deadly Clash in 45 Years

UPDATED

Jun 16, 2020 7:50 PM CDT

India, China See First Deadly Clash in 45 Years

At least 20 Indian soldiers killed on disputed border

(Newser) - At least 20 Indian soldiers, including a senior army officer, were killed in a confrontation with Chinese troops along their disputed border high in the Himalayas where thousands of soldiers on both sides have been facing off for over a month, the Indian army said Tuesday. The incident—in which...