MYANMAR, April 15: Myanmar security forces opened fire on Thursday on a pro-democracy protest by medical workers in the city of Mandalay, causing some casualties, media said.

NEW DELHI, April 15: India reported a record 200,739 COVID-19 cases over the last 24 hours, according to data issued by the health ministry on Thursday.

US, April 15: A new study says leaving middle seats open could give airline passengers more protection from the virus that causes COVID-19.

WASHINGTON, April 15: The Biden administration is preparing to announce sanctions in response to a massive Russian hacking campaign that breached vital federal agencies, as well as for election interference, a senior administration official said Wednesday night.

NEW DELHI, April 15: Top intelligence officers from India and Pakistan held secret talks in Dubai in January in a new effort to calm military tension over the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir, people with close knowledge of the matter told Reuters in Delhi.

Maharashtra imposes 15-day lockdown to slow COVID-19 spread

Published On: April 14, 2021 10:56 AM NPT By: Reuters

MUMBAI, April 14: India’s richest state, Maharashtra, will be under lockdown from Wednesday night for 15 days to slow rising coronavirus infections, its chief minister Uddhav Thackeray said on Tuesday.

India's new coronavirus infections hit record of 184,372

Published On: April 14, 2021 09:59 AM NPT By: Reuters

BENGALURU, April 14: India’s new coronavirus infections reached a record of 184,372 in the last 24 hours, health ministry data showed on Wednesday, as most of the south Asian nation battles a second surge in cases.

TOKYO, April 14: Tokyo pitched itself as “a safe pair of hands” when it was awarded the Olympics 7 1/2 years ago.

Biden set to withdraw U.S. troops from Afghanistan by Sept. 11

Published On: April 14, 2021 08:49 AM NPT By: Reuters

WASHINGTON, April 14: President Joe Biden plans to withdraw the remaining 2,500 U.S. troops from Afghanistan by Sept. 11, 2021, 20 years to the day after the al Qaeda attacks that triggered America’s longest war, U.S. officials said on Tuesday.

LONDON, April 13: Reuters News has named one of its top editors, Alessandra Galloni, as its next editor-in-chief, the first woman to lead the globe-spanning news agency in its 170-year history.