India was successfully fighting child labor, until COVID-19 struck
Child welfare advocates say the pandemic has driven thousands of kids from school into work, making them easier targets for traffickers.
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Pandemic sparks alarming rise in child labor
Desperate families in India are being forced to put their children to work amid the coronavirus pandemic. Students in developing countries worldwide are out of class as schools remain closed. New York Times South Asia bureau chief Jeffrey Gettleman joins CBSN to discuss his reporting on this issue.
Woman dies after gang-rape in India, second in a week
Woman's death comes days after the death of a teenager from the same low-caste group at the hands of a group of high-caste men .
India tightens laws on NGOs, freezes Amnesty International's funds
Human rights group says government freeze on bank accounts forced it to stop work and lay people off, as civil society organizations come under mounting pressure.
Teenager dies after gang rape, sparking outrage in India
India's low-caste Dalits have long faced abuse, and advocates say attacks have increased during the coronavirus pandemic.
Global community faces threats of surge in COVID-19 cases
CBS News senior foreign correspondent Elizabeth Palmer reports from London on the overseas impact of the coronavirus.
India's COVID crisis catching up to U.S., and may already be worse
One public health expert says low testing numbers are hiding the true scale of India's epidemic, as the government prioritizes business over schooling.
India's coronavirus cases top 4 million
India's Health Ministry on Saturday also reported 1,089 deaths for a total of 69,561.
Gwen Baumgardner presents Worldview from London
A 9-month-old baby was miraculously recovered after mudslides in Colombia that killed several people. The death toll from the mass rioting in New Delhi continues to rise. Protests have erupted on the Greek islands of Chios and Lesbos after authorities announced more permanent housing for the many refugees that have come into the region. Gwen Baumgardner rounds out the world headlines from London.
Trump gets red carpet treatment in India
President Donald Trump spoke to a crowd of more than 100,000 people in Ahmedabad, India, getting a rapturous reception in the world's largest cricket stadium. The president bragged about his close personal friendship with India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi. CBS News White House correspondent Ben Tracy joins CBSN from New Delhi with the latest.
COVID appears to be spreading faster in India than any other nation
For the past 15 days, the nation of 1.3 billion people has reported more new daily cases than the U.S. or Brazil, but it says its "strategy has worked."
Man rescued after clinging to tree for 16 hours to escape deadly flood
Millions of people have been forced to flee their homes in India and Bangladesh by a punishing rainy season, and it's not over yet.
India's largest slum combats coronavirus
The international community is praising the coronavirus response in Asia's largest slum even as new threats loom. Health officials in Mumbai, India focused on ramping up their response efforts in Dharavi. Washington Post foreign correspondent Niha Masih joins CBSN to explain how the community was able to prevent a major outbreak.
Total COVID-19 cases worldwide stand at over 17 million
CBS News senior foreign correspondent Elizabeth Palmer reports from London on the worldwide impacts of COVID-19
Skepticism of India's low COVID death toll
In India, a relatively low death toll from the coronavirus has sparked growing skepticism. There have been more than 1 million confirmed cases in the country but only around 28,000 deaths reported. The Washington Post's India bureau chief, Joanna Slater, joins CBSN with the details.
Rare yellow turtle found in India
Locals in Balasore, India found a yellow turtle this week and handed it over to wildlife officials. According to Reuters, experts say it is possibly an albino mutation of a common turtle.
Rare yellow turtle discovered in India
Wildlife experts say it is possibly an albino mutation of a common turtle.
Monsoon flooding kills over 80 people and 9 endangered rhinos in India
Assam state is taking a direct hit as the entire region is inundated by heavy rains, displacing millions of people, and wild animals
Trump administration weighs TikTok ban
President Trump and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said they are considering a ban of the popular social media app TikTok, citing national security concerns over the platform's ties to the Chinese government. Wired editor-in-chief Nick Thompson joins CBSN's Errol Barnett to discuss.
Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan hospitalized with coronavirus
Bachchan's son, actor Abhishek Bachchan, says he has tested positive for the coronavirus as well.
Book excerpt: "A Burning" by Megha Majumdar
In this debut novel set in contemporary India, a girl's flippant comment on a Facebook post leads to an accusation of terrorism
Indian groom may have been COVID super-spreader at his own wedding
Man had typical COVD-19 symptoms but families reportedly refused to postpone the ceremony. Now he's dead and almost 100 are infected.
India bans TikTok, dozens of other Chinese apps amid border standoff
TikTok, a video-sharing platform that has been downloaded 611 million times in India, is among the apps targeted as the Asian giants feud.
Coronavirus overwhelms India's hospitals
Hospitals in India are turning away patients as the number of coronavirus cases in the country continues to increase. Meanwhile, tensions are running high with neighboring China following a deadly border clash. The New York Times' South Asia bureau chief Jeffrey Gettleman joins CBSN to discuss the latest.
Experts say Indian capital's plan to stop COVID is "a waste of time"
Delhi is preparing thousands of makeshift hospital beds ahead of an expected surge in COVID-19 cases, which disease experts say could have been avoided.
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