Indian PM Modi Kicks Off ‘Vaccine Festival’ Amid Widespread Criticism Over Shortage of COVID-19 Jabs

The four-day COVID-19 vaccine “festival” kicked off by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi comes amid a crippling domestic shortage of jabs, with at least 10 Indian states saying that their supplies will run out within days. The federal authorities, however, say that the South Asian country is facing no shortage of vaccines. Indian Prime Minister […]

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India’s Daily COVID-19 Infections Hit Six-Month High

TEHRAN (Tasnim) – India’s daily coronavirus infections hit another record on Saturday for the highest tally since September, while daily deaths reached a five-month high, a Reuters count based on data from the health ministry showed. The south Asian nation recorded 89,129 new infections and 714 deaths, the ministry said. That was the biggest single-day […]

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19 Killed in Firecracker Factory Blast in India

TEHRAN (Tasnim) – At least 19 people were killed and dozens hurt in a blast at a firecracker factory in India, authorities said Saturday. The blast on Friday afternoon in Virudhunagar district was one of the worst such incidents in years in the southern state of Tamil Nadu. Local official R Kannan told AFP that […]

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Deadly Fungal Infection Causing Decay of Jaw Bones, Nasal Bones Reported in South India

A recent review published by the Swizterland-based “Journal of Fungi” claimed the prevalence of mucormycosis or black fungal infection in India is about 80 times higher than in developed countries, being approximately 0.14 cases per 1,000 individuals. Only 851 cases have been reported since 2000. After creating ripples among local authorities in Delhi, Rajasthan, Mumbai, […]

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Riot-Hit Apple iPhone Supplier Wistron Sacks Its India Vice President, Admits Lapses Caused Violence

An internal probe by a state government agency found that Apple supplier Wistron’s Indian factory in Karnataka could not cope up with the rapid scaling up of manpower and breached several laws. Thousands of contract workers at the plant expressed their anger over non-payment of wages by destroying property worth millions on 12 December. Taiwanese […]

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