the daily briefing at the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Dec.... 75% — three out of every

Motorways Police( NHMP), briefed the committee on all the recruitments made on the quota of minorities...

total of new cases on Wednesday, with 67, 300 new infections.... In addition to higher rates of death

additional personnel are being positioned to respond to the security environment caused by Russia’s

Experts say the true numbers are probably much higher. Related: The Al Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem, one of the holiest sites in Islam, will be closed to the public throughout Ramadan to stem the spread of the coronavirus.... Now, protest leaders face the question of what happens next. Another 4.4 million Americans filed new unemployment claims last week, bringing the five-week total to more than 26 million.... Activists have described the case as a breakthrough in efforts to hold perpetr

We’re covering the latest Taliban gains in Afghanistan and Bangladesh’s deadliest Covid wave yet.A Taliban takeover of Afghanistan?... The Taliban have overrun nine provincial capitals across the country, most of them clustered in the north. The victories have stoked fears that the Taliban could take the capital, Kabul.... Even when Taliban fighters took Kabul in 1996, the alliance deprived them of a complete takeover....

We’re covering a scramble for coal in China and the global supply shortage.A rush for coal in China as power shortages spread China’s electricity shortage is rippling across factories and industries.... It also called into question whether Beijing can deliver strong economic growth. Context: China depends on inefficient factories in energy-hungry industries like steel, cement and chemicals, but it practically stopped new coal investments in 2016 amid sustainability concerns.... With rising dem

The ones who do follow the rules face harrowing experiences at hospitals and social stigma in their towns.On the ground: Our reporters visited more than a dozen rural areas, from Tamil Nadu to West Bengal, to Tripura, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh.... Even police officers empowered to enforce the rules are sometimes not wearing masks.... It also cuts paid maternity leave, which could be devastating for working women. Parliament passed the law on Monday, and protesters are urging President Joko Widod

It gives governors the authority to call on businesses to close and residents to stay inside, but no enforcement power.Mr.... The Times has learned that Britain spent$ 20 million on unguaranteed test kits from two Chinese companies that did not work. New York State, the epicenter of the global outbreak, will remain shut until May 15.... Andrew Cuomo announced the extension even as he noted that the rate of hospitalizations and deaths had slowed....

Good morning. We’re covering India’s hospitals in crisis, a warning from North Korea and what makes Thailand a source for juicy, prickly, delicious fruit.A pregnant woman’s crisis in India: 8 hospitals in 15 hours Neelam Kumari Gautam woke up at 5 a.m.on June 5 with shooting labor pains.... Her husband put her gently in the back of a rickshaw and motored with her to a hospital.... India is now reporting more infections a day than any other nation except the United States or Brazil. What we fou