The Latest Breaking News from India

First cases of highly contagious drug-resistant fungal disease found in two women

The drug-resistant ringworm is currently tearing through India and other parts of South Asia

Irish Mirror · May 19, 2023

India's Modi to meet Ukraine's Zelenskiy on sidelines of G7 summit

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on the sidelines of the G7 summit in Hiroshima, India's foreign ministry said on Friday, their first meeting since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022.

Reuters · May 19, 2023

Factbox-Parametric insurance policies help cushion climate impacts

The damage wrought by climate change has spurred countries and communities across the developing world to look at using so-called 'parametric' insurance to help cushion the financial blow.

Reuters · May 19, 2023

Fair play, fair pay: The Indian music industry and royalties

As the reverberations of Bombay High Court’s April judgment, recognising musicians’ rights to their songs, are felt across the country, members of the music industry take us behind the decades-long fight for royalties

The Hindu · May 19, 2023

Period poverty leaves 500 million people in menstrual oblivion

Factors such as lack of access to clean water, sanitation facilities, and inadequate sexual health education perpetuate period poverty in India and globally.

The Hindu · May 19, 2023

Why quiet luxury in India is not quiet

Subdued old-money aesthetic is being discussed as America’s biggest fashion trend, but in the subcontinent things are a little different

The Hindu · May 19, 2023

Official death toll in Myanmar cyclone rises to at least 54

India is sending more aid to Yangon, but communications remain difficult, hampering the disaster response.

Al Jazeera · May 19, 2023

Indian Navy begins sea trials of Kalvari class submarine Vaghsheer

The Indian Navy’s sixth and final Kalvari class submarine, Vaghsheer, has begun its sea trials and is expected to be commissioned into the force by early next year.

The Hindu · May 19, 2023

Britain says Russia will ‘pay the price’ for Ukraine invasion as fresh wave of sanctions unveiled

The prime minister launched a new wave of sanctions against Vladimir Putin as he warned that Western leaders are ‘not going away’

The Independent UK · May 19, 2023

PM Modi leaves for Japan in first leg of three-nation visit

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday left for Japan to attend the G7 Summit in Hiroshima in the first leg of his three-nation visit during which he will also visit Papua New Guinea and Australia. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · May 19, 2023