Month: October 2020

India’s aviation sector is staring at a potential downgrade as its regulator, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), continues to function with just half the number of safety personnel it needs. The International Civil […]

Citing a “continuing crackdown on Amnesty International India over the last two years and the complete freezing of bank accounts,” Amnesty International has shut its India operations, sparking a debate about civil liberties in the […]

The Election Commission of India has announced that elections for the local legislature in the eastern state of Bihar will be held in October and November even as the Covid-19 pandemic continues unabated in the […]

While India has responded well in many ways to the coronavirus pandemic, the country’s leaders have perpetuated false optimism and unrealistic claims, creating “uncertainty among the public and health-care professionals, discouraging people from taking preventive action […]

When Cloyd Steiger was placed on administrative leave from the Washington Attorney General’s Office for causing a public scene over a waitress’s Black Lives Matter pin, it wasn’t the first time his conduct had been […]

After Malik Hawkins was bullied as a nine-year-old, his parents thought it made sense for him take up boxing. Now 24, the rising prospect from West Baltimore stands on the cusp of stardom in the […]

Patricia Aguilar was recruited by a doomsday cult online, raped and abused and ended up giving birth to the cult leader’s child in the middle of the Peruvian jungle. A journalist has helped the 21-year-old […]