1400 million is India’s estimated population, meaning it will overtake China as the most populous country by 2023. 200 million of Indian Muslims, the largest of the minorities in a country where more than 80% of the population follows Hinduism. 122 languages and 1,599 others. Hindi is the national language, but English remains a widely […]
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India @75, a nation building its future
India is celebrating 75 years of independence today, August 15, and it’s been a long 75 years or a short seven and a half decades, depending on how you look at a country’s history, but if you look at it on a global stage, it’s It is pertinent to note that India plays a much […]
Man dies of monkeypox in India
It is the fourth death related to the disease outside the African continent. © Idrees Mohamed/EPA Author: Cátia Carmo with AFP Indian authorities revealed on Monday the first monkeypox death in the country. The victim is a man who had recently returned from the United Arab Emirates, according to AFP. The country’s health ministry said […]
India’s first monkeypox patient dies in Asia
Indian authorities on Monday reported the first possible death from monkeypox in Asia. The victim is a man who recently returned from the United Arab Emirates. Kerala’s health ministry said tests on the 22-year-old, who died on July 30, “showed he had smallpox”. This is the third smallpox death outside Africa. Spain announced the second […]
From tragedy to Indian presidency. ″A Ray of Hope″ named Murmu
A firm favorite thanks to the support of the BJP, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist party, Droupadi Murmu was elected President of India yesterday. Thus she became the second woman to hold this essentially ceremonial position, and the first natural person of a tribal group – in her case the santal. “Droupadi Murmu’s life, […]
Drapaudi Murmu. Ethnic Minority Woman Elected India’s New President
With the support of the Indian ruling party (Bharatiya Janata Party – BJP), from Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Drapaudi Murmu was elected by the Indian parliament and state assemblies in a vote held last Monday, making her India’s first president. one of the tribes of the country and also the second woman to hold the […]
Bus accident on bridge in India leaves at least 13 dead
© Idress Mohamed/EPA Author: Lusa At least 13 passengers on a bus were killed when the vehicle fell off a bridge and plunged into a river in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, Indian authorities said. The accident occurred on Monday morning when the vehicle fell off a bridge and plunged into the Narmada […]
India is set to become the most populous country in the world
The projections pointing to: India will become the most populous country in the world, posing major challenges for this country with the largest number of poor in the world, with limited resources and minimal policies of family control. The latest report from Outlook for the world’s population predicts that by 2023 India will be populated […]
Intense heat during religious act in India: three dead
At least three people died and several dozen were affected during a religious event in the state of Bengal, in northeastern India, as a result of the extremely high temperatures that hit the country. The deaths of three elderly people were confirmed by the head of the Bangladeshi government, Mamata Banerjee, who assured via the […]
At least 8 dead and 15 injured in chemical factory fire in India
At least eight people were killed and 15 others injured in a… firework that was stated today at a chemical factory in the state of Uttar Pradesh, in northern India, where a rescue team has moved to care for the victims. The fire started after an explosion in a production unit of electronic equipment in […]