Two Nobel Prize-winning economists say France needs to go back into lockdown to “save Christmas.” Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo, two of the three winners of the Nobel Prize for Economics in 2019, predict a […]
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 […]