Three Indian cities among world’s 10 most polluted after Diwali
New Delhi, IndiaReuters Two Indian cities joined New Delhi to be among the world’s worst 10 for pollution on Monday morning, with smoke heavy in the air a day after revellers let loose with firecrackers for Diwali – the annual Hindu festival of light. The capital New Delhi took, as it often does, the top […]
At least 207 dead, 900 injured in massive train crash in Odisha, India
Updated: 8:30am (AEST)Bhubaneswar, India Reuters At least 207 people were killed and 900 injured when two passenger trains collided in Odisha on Friday, according to government officials in the eastern Indian state, in India’s deadliest rail accident in over a decade. The death toll is expected to increase, state Chief Secretary Pradeep Jena said in […]
Cyclone batters India and Bangladesh coasts, millions flee
New Delhi, IndiaAP A powerful cyclone plowed inland on Wednesday after crashing into the coasts of India and Bangladesh, where more than 2.6 million people fled to shelters in a frantic evacuation made more challenging by the coronavirus pandemic. Cyclone Amphan, the equivalent of a category 3 hurricane, was packing sustained winds of up to […]
Baby-selling scandal used to malign Missionaries of Charity, says Chief Minister of Mother Teresa’s home state
With staffWorld Watch Monitor The Indian Government has ordered all the country’s states to inspect all the childcare homes run by Missionaries of Charity nuns, the order founded by Mother Teresa. But a senior Indian politician has accused Hindu nationalists of exploiting the news that four babies have been sold by one of the order’s homes, to “malign the name” of […]