Japan Says PM Suga Plans To Meet Biden In US Next Month

Japan said Friday Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga will meet President Joe Biden in the United States next month, becoming the first foreign leader to hold face-to-face talks with him.

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Thailand Delays Astrazeneca Vaccine Rollout: Official

Thailand has delayed its roll-out of the AstraZeneca Covid vaccine, a health official said Friday, after several European nations suspended their programmes over blood clot fears.

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Thunderstorms Likely Over Delhi, Rajasthan, Haryana, UP In Next Two Hours

Delhiites on Friday woke up to a significant change in weather with rumbling thunder and dark clouds overshadowing most parts of the city.

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Covid-19: Thailand delays AstraZeneca vaccine rollout after blood clot fears

The delay comes after a number of countries, including Denmark and Norway, suspended use of the jab.

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De Blasio: NYC mayor calls on Cuomo to quit over harassment claims

Andrew Cuomo has been accused of sexual misconduct by six women, allegations he denies.

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Biden Recognized Incredible Contribution Of Indo-Americans: Spokesperson

US President Joe Biden recognised the incredible contribution of the Indian American community when last week during an interaction with NASA scientists involved in the Mars mission he said that...

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No Export Prohibitions On COVID-19 Vaccines, Says White House

The Biden administration on Thursday ruled out that it has imposed any kind of restrictions on export of COVID-19 vaccines, amidst reports that European Union has been told by the US that they cannot...

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Netflix Told To Stop Streaming "Bombay Begums" Over Portrayal Of Children

The apex child rights body NCPCR has asked Netflix to stop streaming ''Bombay Begums'' citing inappropriate portrayal of children in the web series.

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Biden To End Covid Vaccine Priority Group Restrictions By May 1: Official

President Joe Biden will order authorities across the entire United States to lift priority restrictions on people wanting to get Covid-19 vaccinations by the start of May, an official said Thursday.

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Joe Biden Condemns "Un-American" Racist Attacks On Asian-Americans

US President Joe Biden on Thursday condemned what he called "vicious hate crimes" committed against Asian Americans since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, calling such acts "un-American" and...

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Blog: Despite Opinion Polls, This Could Be Big Concern For Mamata

The BJP will be hoping that Mithun turns out to be that crucial bridge between upper and backward castes that can help it come to power this May.

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Not Congress, BJP Says This Party Is The Main Opponent In Assam

With just days to go for elections to begin in Assam, the ruling BJP has said it is Badruddin Ajmal's All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) that will be the main opponent of the party and not the...

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Covid: Does Tanzania have a hidden epidemic?

The Tanzanian authorities have not published data on coronavirus infections or deaths for many months.

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Etna: Life beneath the volcanic dust of repeated eruptions

Three weeks of spectacular blasts have amazed onlookers - but caused untold damage for Sicilians.

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Kathleen Folbigg: Could science free Australian jailed for killing babies?

Kathleen Folbigg has been called Australia's worst female murderer - now scientists doubt her guilt.

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Why has the Syrian war lasted 10 years?

What sparked the fighting - and why it is still going on after so long.

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Running from terror in north-east Mozambique

A militant Islamist insurgency in north-east Mozambique has forced half a million people to flee for fear of beheadings and abductions.

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The Scottish mercenary hired to kill Pablo Escobar

How a team of British combatants travelled to Colombia to assassinate the world's most dangerous man.

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A yak herder in the Himalayas: ‘I am the last shepherd in my family’

Phuntsog Tsering lives a tough life, herding yaks at 5,000m in the Himalayas and is one of the last shepherds left in his village.

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China Stifling Democracy With Hong Kong Election Plan, Says US

The United States on Thursday denounced China's approval of sweeping changes to Hong Kong's electoral system, saying Beijing was stifling democracy in the financial capital.

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Updates: Centre "Very Worried" About Rise In Covid Cases in Maharashtra

The Centre is "very worried" about the upsurge in coronavirus cases in Maharashtra, NITI Aayog member Dr VK Paul said, adding the virus cannot be taken for granted if the country has to remain...

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Covid pandemic: Biden to order all US adults be eligible for vaccine

The president is set to announce the move during a speech on Thursday evening.

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The drone's-eye view of a bowling alley that went viral

A one-shot drone tour of a Minneapolis establishment has been celebrated for its production genius.

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PM Modi Wishes Amarinder Singh Long And Healthy Life On His Birthday

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday extended best wishes to Congress leader and Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on his 79th birthday.

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President Kovind, PM Modi Greets Nation On Mahashivaratri

President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday greeted citizens on the occasion of Mahashivaratri.

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High Court Asks Cops To Protect Homosexual Woman, Married Against Will

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday directed the Delhi Police to provide adequate protection to a lesbian woman -- married against her wishes -- from her family members and in-laws.

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Expect To See Something On Vaccines At Quad Meet: US Secretary Of State

The first Quad summit between the leaders of Australia, India, Japan and the United States on Friday is likely to come out with something on coronavirus vaccine, a top American diplomat indicated...

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PM To Launch Kindle Version Of Swami Chidbhavanandaji's Bhagavad Gita

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch the Kindle version of Swami Chidbhavanandaji's Bhagavad Gita on Thursday through video conferencing, Prime Minister's Office (PMO) informed.

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Americans Will Be First To Get Vaccines; Any Surplus To Be Shared: Biden

The U.S. government will first give Americans COVID-19 vaccines, but any surplus would be shared with the world, President Joe Biden said on Wednesday after earlier announcing plans to procure an...

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"BJP Brace Yourselves": After Mamata Banerjee's Attack Charge, Blame Game

Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was seen in hospital with her left leg in a cast in a photo tweeted by her nephew Abhishek Banerjee this morning, a day after she alleged an attack in Nandigram,...

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US Says It Aims At Helping India Develop Its Own Defense Industrial Base

The Biden administration is looking at deepening its military and technical cooperation with India by not only providing it with arms and equipment, but also helping New Delhi develop its own defense...

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Generation Threatened As Pandemic Sets Back Childhood Development: UNICEF

Closed schools, surging poverty, forced marriages and depression -- after a year of the pandemic, indicators measuring child and adolescent development have all regressed, a setback that heralds...

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China Poses Greatest Long-Term Strategic Threat: Pentagon Commander

China poses the greatest long-term strategic threat in the 21st century, a top Pentagon commander told lawmakers on Wednesday, alleging that Beijing's very pernicious approach to the region includes a...

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Mexico marijuana: Lower house passes recreational cannabis bill

The lower house passes a bill allowing recreational use, with final approval now almost assured.

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Live Updates: Over 2.4 Crore COVID-19 Vaccine Doses Administered In India

More than 2.43 crore (2,43,67,906) COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered through 3,39,145 sessions across the States and Union Territories so far, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare...

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Assam BJP MLA Alleges 'Political Wipeout' Of Old-Timers, Quits Party

Assam BJP MLA Shiladitya Dev has given his resignation to the party after he was denied a ticket to contest the election this time. Mr Dev said he will contest as an independent.

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Hamed Bakayoko: Ivory Coast's PM dies in Germany

Hamed Bakayoko died of cancer, the authorities say, days after his 56th birthday.

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Covid: Texas and Mississippi lifting restrictions too soon?

Two US states are lifting compulsory coronavirus restrictions, but are they in a position to do so?

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'I went from Hollywood glamour to food donations'

The Los Angeles awards season workers who have had to find new jobs.

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Will rape allegations change Australia's 'toxic' politics?

Australian politics finds itself at a moment of cultural reckoning, writes the BBC's Shaimaa Khalil.

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Being gay in Ghana: LGBT community is ‘under attack’

Since the country’s first LGBT safe space was closed down by police, queer Ghanaians are "not safe".

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The Little Things: A crime thriller but not as you know it

Denzel Washington, Rami Malek and Jared Leto on obsession, Covid-19 and getting into character.

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Covid: The man with "super antibodies"

John Hollis has antibodies that can kill the virus and variants but the discovery was nearly missed.

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Thirty years of BBC World News

BBC World News looks back at the last three decades as it celebrates its 30th anniversary.

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Covid-19: Brazil surge reaches new level as daily deaths pass 2,000

The country records more than 2,000 Covid-related deaths in a single day for the first time.

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Fukushima disaster ten years on: The day ‘tomorrow didn’t come’

Ten years on from Japan’s Fukushima disaster, a survivor remembers the day his entire family disappeared.

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103-Year-Old Becomes Oldest Woman In India To Get COVID-19 Vaccine

A 103-year-old woman received her first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine in Bengaluru on Tuesday. With this, J Kameshwari became the oldest woman in India to have received the COVID-19 vaccine as per...

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Security firm probes hack of '150,000 cameras'

Bloomberg reports the hack exposed camera feeds showing the insides of offices, hospitals and businesses.

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Quad Nations To Reveal Funding Boost For India Vaccine Output: Report

A first ever leaders' meeting of the Quad group of countries on Friday plans to announce financing agreements to support an increase in manufacturing capacity for coronavirus vaccines in India, a...

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Secrets Of Medieval Childbirth In 15th Century Parchment

A 15th century "birthing girdle", inscribed with prayers and a well-thumbed crucifix image, was likely actively used in medieval childbirth, according to new research on one of the few such sashes not...

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CPI In Kerala Announces List Of Candidates For April 6 Assembly Polls

The CPI, a majorally in the ruling Left Democratic Front in Kerala, on Tuesday announced its list of candidates for the April 6 Assembly elections.

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Trader gets painted stones instead of $36m of copper

The company says it took delivery of six thousand tonnes of spray-painted rocks instead of the metal.

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Arkansas State In US Bans Almost All Abortions With No Exception For Rape

The US state of Arkansas Tuesday passed a law banning abortion even in cases of rape or incest, in a move supporters hope will push the Supreme Court towards overturning its landmark 1973 ruling...

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Scientist Behind India's First Satellite "Aryabhata" Gets A Google Doodle

Google is celebrating the 89th birthday of renowned Indian professor and scientist Udupi Ramachandra Rao today, remembered by many as "India's Satellite Man." Professor Rao, who died in 2017, was an...

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Amid Unrest Over Farm Laws, BJP Faces No-Trust Motion In Haryana

The ruling BJP in Haryana is expected to face a no-confidence motion in the assembly today. The opposition Congress has claimed that two Independent MLAs supporting the government have withdrawn...

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Covid: Hospitals in Brazilian cities 'close to collapse'

More than 80% of ICU beds are occupied in the capitals of 25 of the country's 27 states, a report warns.

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Fake heiress Anna Sorokin: 'Crime pays, in a way'

Con woman Anna Sorokin, aka Anna Delvey, tells the BBC she has been misrepresented by the media.

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Meghan and Harry: Questions the US had about Oprah interview

Why did the duchess hand over her passport, what is "The Firm" and other lingering questions.

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Why a white poet did not translate Amanda Gorman

When a white Dutch author was chosen to translate Gorman's work the decision was swiftly reversed.

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Derek Chauvin trial: What are the questions asked of potential jurors?

Minneapolis locals ponder the questions that potential Derek Chauvin trial jurors are being asked.

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Abducted, shackled and forced to marry at 12

Up to 1,000 Christian, Hindu and Sikh girls are abducted in Pakistan every year, forced to convert to Islam, then married.

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Uganda's missing: Hundreds of families fear for those taken away

The harrowing tales from Uganda from the families of those who have been detained after a series of raids.

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Fukushima 10 years on: How the 'triple disaster' unfolded

Japan's most powerful earthquake on record caused a tsunami and a nuclear power plant meltdown.

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Assam Assembly Elections: 173 Candidates File Nominations For First Phase

More than 173 candidates have filed their nominations for 47 Assam assembly seats going to polls in the first phase on March 27, the state's chief electoral officer said on Tuesday.

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Pfizer-BioNTech Covid Vaccine Can Protect Against Brazil Variant: Study

A new study suggests that the Pfizer-BioNtech Covid-19 vaccine can protect people against the concerning coronavirus variant first identified in Brazil.

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Latest News Live Updates: Over 2.3 Crore Vaccinated In India Till Now

More than 20 lakh people were inoculated against coronavirus on March 8, the highest in a day so far, taking the total number of vaccine doses administered in the country to over 2.3 crore, the Union...

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Fukushima disaster: What happened at the nuclear plant?

A tsunami struck the Japanese plant in 2011, leading to the worst nuclear disaster since Chernobyl.

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Syria: Two women, ten years on

Two Syrian women reflect on how their lives have changed, ten years after a popular uprising against the government began.

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Greece violence: Officers injured in police brutality protests

People took to the streets in response to a video that appeared to show a man being beaten by officers.

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Jack Ma's Fall From Grace In China Threatens Xi Jinping's Tech Masterplan

In barely 40 years, China has dramatically opened up its economy and become one of the world's primary growth engines. Now, President Xi Jinping is making ambitious plans to pull ahead of rivals by...

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Congress Leader Sikha Mitra Threatens To Quit Party, Join BJP

The opposition Congress in West Bengal was hit by dissidence as senior Congress leader Sikha Mitra, wife of former state unit chief Somen Mitra, on Monday accused the state leadership of sidelining...

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Women's Day: Protesters clash with police in Mexico

Officers forced back protesters with tear gas and riot shields in Mexico City's main square.

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"Unsubstantiated": Iran On Claims Of Role In Blast Near Israel Embassy

Weeks after a blast near the Israeli Embassy in New Delhi, Iran on Monday termed as "unsubstantiated" the allegations of its involvement in the terror attack and called such charges steps towards...

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"False Assertions": India Slams UK Lawmakers' Debate On Farmers' Protest

A debate held in British Parliament on Monday on "safety of farmers" and "press freedom" in India has evoked a sharp response from the Indian High Commission in London

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Indian-American Leads Lawmakers To Condemn China's Curbs On Hong Kong

Led by Indian American Congressman Ami Bera, a bipartisan group of influential lawmakers on Monday expressed concern over changes sought to be imposed by Beijing on Hong Kong's electoral system.

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Fully Vaccinated People Can Gather Without Masks Indoors: US

People who have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 can meet without masks indoors in small groups with others who have been inoculated but should avoid non-essential travel and continue to wear...

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Jharkhand Missing Woman's Body Found Chopped Into Pieces: Police

A 45-year-old woman's body, chopped into six pieces, was found buried in the bank of a river in Pakur district of Jharkhand on Monday, police said.

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Top Court Issues Notice BSP MP Over Woman's Plea To Transfer Rape Case

The Supreme Court Monday stayed the ongoing trial against Bahujan Samaj Party lawmaker Atul Rai in a rape case and sought his response on the plea of the alleged victim seeking transfer of the case...

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Undocumented Indian Immigrants In US Hold $15.5 Billion In Spending Power

Undocumented Indian immigrants to the US, numbering over half a million, hold a collective spending power of $15.5 billion and contribute $2.8 billion to the federal, state and local tax revenue, says...

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Latest News: India "Stands Out" In Vaccine Policy, Says IMF's Gita Gopinath

India has been at the forefront in fighting the coronavirus pandemic and "really stands out" in terms of its vaccine policy, Chief Economist of the IMF Gita Gopinath said on Monday, as she hailed the...

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Zoom founder Eric Yuan transfers $6bn of his shares

His personal wealth soared as the video conferencing platform became a household name during the pandemic.

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Sidhique Kappan: Jailed and 'tortured' for trying to report a rape

Indian journalist Sidhique Kappan was arrested while trying to cover a story of rape for his website.

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Sweden leads way in using tech to boost rural retailing

In Sweden shops with no staff are popular in rural locations that have lost their local shops.

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"Will Reach Parliament On Lakhs Of Tractors If Needed": Rakesh Tikait

Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Singh Tikait on Monday said that lakhs of farmers in their tractors wouldreach Parliament to seek repeal of the three new farm laws if needed.

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Greece Mourns Youngest Covid Victim, 37-Day Baby

Greece on Monday mourned a 37-day-old baby, the youngest among the country's nearly 6,800 Covid-19 victims.

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Covid vaccines: How fast is progress around the world?

Charts and maps tracking the progress of Covid vaccination programmes.

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Coronavirus: Divers find Philippine reef covered with single-use face masks

Divers in the Philippines find personal protective equipment (PPE) among rubbish on a coral reef.

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Myanmar coup: UN calls for release of 'trapped' protesters

About 200 people are thought to have been trapped by security forces in a district of Yangon since Monday.

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Nigeria kidnappings: The Chibok captive who defied Boko Haram

Naomi Adamu was abducted by Islamist militants from Chibok, Nigeria, in 2014 and spent three years in captivity.

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Myanmar coup: The shadowy business empire funding the Tatmadaw

Advocacy groups are calling for sanctions against the military's secretive business interests.

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Afghanistan: Will America's 'moonshot' peace plan work?

American officials have a new draft peace deal, but Afghans worry it could make the violence worse.

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Zoroastrians try matchmaking to keep religion alive

Zoroastrians are turning to matchmaking and fertility treatment in a bid to keep their 3000-year-old religion alive.

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Parliament Reconvenes For Second Part Of Budget Session

The Parliament will reconvene from today for the second part of the Budget Session. All COVID-19 precautionary measures are in place for the session which will conclude on April 8.

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Watch: Google Doodle Celebrates Women's Firsts On International Women's Day

Google on Sunday celebrated the annual International Women's Day with special video Doodle that highlighted a series of firsts by women in world history.

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China says manufacturing 'greatness' still 30 years away

While many already see China as the world's factory its leaders want less dependence on US technology.

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"It's A Girl": Harry, Meghan Reveal 2nd Child's Gender In Oprah Tell-All

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry revealed that they are having a baby girl, in a tell-all interview to American chat show host Oprah Winfrey.

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Meghan Markle Says Royal Family Denied Her Mental Health Help

Meghan Markle revealed in a no-holds-barred interview Sunday that a barrage of negative coverage in the British press had driven her to the point where life no longer seemed worth living.

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Meghan Markle Says Royals Fretted Over "How Dark" Son's Skin Would Be

Meghan Markle accused the British Royal Family in a sensational interview broadcast Sunday of fretting over how dark her son's skin would be.

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"Victims Of Femicide": Mexican Violence Victims Names Painted On Barriers

The names of women victimized by violence were painted late on Saturday on metal barriers erected around Mexico's national palace ahead of a major women's march as activists turned the fencing into a...

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Meghan Says She And Harry Wed In Secret "3 Days Before" Official Ceremony

British royal Prince Harry and his American wife Meghan were wed in secret three days before the official ceremony, she revealed in an interview with Oprah Winfrey broadcast Sunday in the United...

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