CHENNAI (REUTERS) – Workers at the Renault-Nissan plant in southern India will not report for work on Monday over coronavirus-related safety concerns, according to a union letter to the company seen by Reuters, and two sources familiar with the matter.
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Powerful storm weakens slightly after landfall in western India
Slideshow ( 2 images )AHMEDABAD, India (Reuters) – A powerful cyclone that slammed into India’s west coast was set to weaken on Tuesday, the weather office said, as tens of thousands of people were moved out of its path. Trees
Variant among accelerators of India's Covid explosion: WHO top scientist
GENEVA (AFP) – A Covid-19 variant spreading in India is more contagious and it is feared it could be dodging some vaccine protections, contributing to the country’s explosive outbreak, the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) chief scientist said Saturday (May 8).
India Covid-19 appeal: World Vision worker’s fight to save her brother
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COVID-19: India sees record case numbers as millions of pilgrims flock to Hindu festival
New coronavirus infections in India have reached a record high with 184,372 cases reported in the past 24 hours alone. The country has reported 13.5 million COVID-19 cases since the pandemic began – pushing its toll past Brazil’s and making
India cuts internet near New Delhi as hundreds of farmers begin hunger-strike
India has blocked mobile internet services around New Delhi where hundreds of farmers are staging a one-day hunger strike in protest at new agriculture laws. The interior ministry said internet services at three locations on the outskirts of the capital
Indian army helicopter crashes in Kashmir hours after Pakistan violates ceasefire
We will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. Please see our Privacy Notice for details of your data protection rights. The Dhruv chopper crash-landed in Lakhanpur of Jammu and Kashmir. Two pilots who have received grievous injuries
Digital payments in India get WhatsApp boost
Digital payments in India registered significant growth in recent months amid the Covid-19 pandemic, a trend likely to be further reinforced with the launch of a payment facility on WhatsApp earlier this month. The number of Unified Payments Interface-based (UPI-based)
DBS has the firepower to right LVB ship
Fortune favours the brave, as the saying goes. The question for DBS is whether the Reserve Bank of India’s call to amalgamate troubled Lakshmi Vilas Bank (LVB) with the Singapore bank has fortune written all over it. Please subscribe or
China furious as Australia, India, Japan and US showcase military might with navy drills
We will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. Please see our Privacy Notice for details of your data protection rights. Naval ships, aircraft and personnel from Australia, India, Japan, and the United States started the Malabar exercise