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Jan
23
2021
By The African Mirror
Modi says India self-reliant on COVID-19 vaccines as 1 mln inoculated

Modi says India self-reliant on COVID-19 vaccines as 1 mln inoculated

WORLD
KRISHNA N. DAS PRIME Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday India was completely self-reliant on coronavirus vaccine supplies as the world's second-most populous country inoculated more than one million people within a week of starting a massive campaign. On Saturday, India began what the government calls the world's biggest vaccination programme, using two shots made locally: one licensed from Oxford University and AstraZeneca Plc , and another developed at home by Bharat Biotech in partnership with the state-run Indian Council of Medical Research. "Our preparation has been such that vaccine is fast reaching every corner of the country," Modi said…
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Feb
05
2021
By The African Mirror
Rihanna’s‌ ‌tweet‌ ‌prompts‌ ‌divisive‌ ‌backlash‌ ‌in‌ ‌India‌

Rihanna’s‌ ‌tweet‌ ‌prompts‌ ‌divisive‌ ‌backlash‌ ‌in‌ ‌India‌

NEWS
AFRICAN MIRROR REPORTER ONE tweet by Barbados-native singer Rihanna supporting the massive farmer protests occurring in India has angered supporters of Indian prime minister Narendra Modi and the Indian government. Thousands of farmers have been protesting in India’s capital of New Delhi against new agricultural laws that the farmers say would leave them poorer and at the mercy of large corporations.  The protests are challenging Modi’s billed laws that the Prime Minister saw as a measure to modernise farming across the nation.  The protests started out peaceful until they turned violent on January 26, when a section of farmers riding…
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Feb
22
2021
By The African Mirror
Protesting Indian farmers vow to amass more supporters outside capital Delhi

Protesting Indian farmers vow to amass more supporters outside capital Delhi

WORLD
DANISH SIDDIQUI MORE than 100,000 farmers and farm workers gathered in India's northern Punjab state on Sunday in a show of strength against new farm laws, where union leaders called on supporters to amass outside the capital New Delhi on February 27. Tens of thousands of Indian growers have already been camped outside Delhi for nearly three months, demanding the repeal of the three reform laws that they say will hurt them and benefit large corporations. Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government, which introduced the laws last September, has offered to defer the laws but refused to abandon them, arguing that…
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Apr
18
2021
By The African Mirror
Modi’s “biggest crisis yet”

Modi’s “biggest crisis yet”

WORLD
RAJENDRA JADHAV  INDIAN Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday appealed to devotees to keep a key Hindu festival symbolic, amid worries about the spread of COVID-19 infections as the country reported more than 200,000 new cases for a third straight day. Criticism has mounted over the Indian government's handling of the health crisis, as religious festivals and election rallies continue despite reports of shortages of hospital beds, oxygen cylinders and vaccination doses. India reported 234,692 COVID-19 infections over the last 24 hours, taking the total number of cases to nearly 14.5 million, second only to the United States. Deaths from the…
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May
11
2021
By The African Mirror
India COVID cases hold close to record highs as calls widen for national lockdown

India COVID cases hold close to record highs as calls widen for national lockdown

WORLD
INDIAN coronavirus infections and deaths held close to record daily highs yesterday, increasing calls for the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to lock down the world's second-most populous country. The 366,161 new infections and 3,754 deaths reported by the health ministry were off a little from recent peaks, taking India's tally to 22.66 million with 246,116 deaths as hospitals run out of oxygen and beds and morgues and crematoria overflow. (Graphic on global cases and deaths) https://tmsnrt.rs/34pvUyi Experts have said India's actual figures could be far higher than reported. Sunday's 1.47 million tests for COVID-19 were this month's lowest…
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May
08
2021
By The African Mirror
Gandhi warns ‘explosive’ COVID wave threatens India and the world

Gandhi warns ‘explosive’ COVID wave threatens India and the world

WORLD
NIVEDITA BHATTACHARJEE and ANURON KUMAR MITRA INDIA’S main opposition leader Rahul Gandhi warned on Friday that unless the deadly second COVID-19 wave sweeping the country was brought under control it would devastate India as well as threaten the rest of the world. In a letter, Gandhi implored Prime Minister Narendra Modi to prepare for another national lockdown, accelerate a countrywide vaccination programme and scientifically track the virus and its mutations. Gandhi said the world's second-most populous nation had a responsibility in "a globalised and interconnected world" to stop the "explosive" growth of COVID-19 within its borders. "India is home to…
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Apr
26
2021
By The African Mirror
PM Modi says India shaken by coronavirus ‘storm’, U.S. readies help

PM Modi says India shaken by coronavirus ‘storm’, U.S. readies help

WORLD
SANJEEV MIGLANI and SUDARSHAN VARADHAN PRIME MINISTER Narendra Modi urged all citizens to be vaccinated and exercise caution, saying the "storm" of infections had shaken India, as the country set a new global record of the most number of COVID-19 infections in a day. The United States said it was deeply concerned by the massive surge in coronavirus cases in India and would rapidly send aid. The number of cases surged by 349,691 in the past 24 hours, the fourth straight day of record peaks. Hospitals in Delhi and across the country are turning away patients after running out of…
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Apr
27
2021
By The African Mirror
India sends army to help hospitals hit by COVID-19 as countries promise aid

India sends army to help hospitals hit by COVID-19 as countries promise aid

WORLD
SHILPA JAMKHANDIKAR and NEHA ARORA India ordered its armed forces yesterday to help tackle surging new coronavirus infections that are overwhelming hospitals, as countries including Britain, Germany and the United States pledged to send urgent medical aid. In a meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat said oxygen would be released to hospitals from armed forces reserves and retired medical military personnel would join COVID-19 health facilities. And where possible, military medical infrastructure will be made available to civilians, a government statement said, as new coronavirus infections hit a record peak for a…
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May
15
2021
By The African Mirror
India ‘on war footing’ as coronavirus infections pass 24 million

India ‘on war footing’ as coronavirus infections pass 24 million

WORLD
TANYI MEHTA and SHILPA JAMKHANDIKAR PRIME Minister Narendra Modi sounded the alarm over the rapid spread of COVID-19 through India's vast countryside on Friday, as 4,000 people died from the virus for the third straight day and total infections crossed 24 million. India is in the grip of the highly transmissible B.1.617 variant of the coronavirus, first detected there and now appearing across the globe. Modi said his government was "on a war footing" to try to contain it. "The outbreak is reaching rural areas with great speed," he said, addressing farmers in a virtual conference. "I want to once…
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