‘It was a real eye opener’: Ryan Thomas reveals his trip to Indian slum was a wake-up call 

He recently detailed the struggles of raising his newborn son without his family amid the coronavirus lockdown.  And Ryan Thomas continued to reflect after claiming his trip to an Indian slum, for the upcoming ITV series Absolutely India: Mancs in Mumbai, helped him make sense of life.  The former Coronation Street star, 35, said the month-long … Read more

India’s Muslims bear the brunt of crisis after being blamed by government

Muslims in India are bearing the brunt of the country’s coronavirus crisis after the Hindu-nationalist government blamed an Islamic missionary for a surge in cases. Politicians in the ruling Bharatiya Janata party have been quoted by newspapers and TV accusing Muslims of ‘corona terrorism’ after the country’s largest cluster of cases was identified at an Islamic … Read more

Parts of India see death rates FALL amid coronavirus outbreak, bucking the global trend 

Parts of India have recorded dramatic falls in the number of deaths at a time when funeral parlours were bracing for a surge amid the coronavirus crisis. Some experts said the trend suggested that deaths from COVID-19, which are recorded separately and generally announced before overall mortality data, were not being under-reported as has happened … Read more

New snake species named after Harry Potter character Salazar Slytherin

New species of green pit viper discovered in India is named after Hogwarts founder Salazar Slytherin from the Harry Potter series whose house crest is a snake The new Salazar snake species was discovered in Aranachal Pradesh in India Researchers say little is known about the biodiversity of the Himalayan region  Salazar’s pit viper is … Read more

Before and after images show how coronavirus lockdown is ridding cities of their pollution

Before and after images show how coronavirus lockdown is ridding cities of their pollution and clearing the earth’s skies Coronavirus has halted global travel and forced governments to put all-but essential industries on hiatus That has meant a dramatic fall in air pollution in cities that would typically be shrouded in smog Photos lay bare … Read more

India tells government officials to stop using Zoom after deeming it ‘not a safe platform’

India tells government officials to stop using video conferencing service Zoom deeming it ‘not a safe platform’ The warning comes from India’s primary cyber security agency   India’s Cyber Coordination Centre advised the Zoom is ‘not a safe platform’ It  discouraged government officials from using the service The advisory follows several high profile security flaws found in … Read more