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A woman receives a booster shot of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine during a third dose vaccination campaign at a South Tangerang Regional General Hospital in Tangerang, Indonesia. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

Indonesia starts COVID boosters for elderly, others at risk

The government hopes to provide 21 million booster shots in January to people who received their second jabs at least six months ago
12 Jan 2022 10:54 AM
The USGS said the chance of casualties was low. (Photo: ANI/Representational)

7.3-magnitude quake strikes Indonesia, tsunami 'possible'

The USGS said the quake struck around 100 kilometres north of the town of Maumere
14 Dec 2021 9:48 AM
Mount Semeru releases volcanic materials during an eruption as seen from Lumajang district, East Java province, Indonesia, Monday, Dec. 6, 2021.

Indonesia volcano erupts again, hampering rescue operations

Ash from Semeru travelled up to four kilometres away after the Saturday eruption, Indonesia's geological agency reported
06 Dec 2021 12:31 PM
Indian shuttler PV Sindhu. (Photo: BWF)

PV Sindhu settles for silver in BWF World Tour Finals

The reigning world champion Indian ace had no answer to the in-form world number six Korean, who dictated terms from the word go
05 Dec 2021 1:57 PM
Mount Semeru releases volcanic materials during an eruption as seen from Lumajang, East Java, Indonesia. (Photo: AP)

Death toll rises to 13 in Indonesia volcano eruption

Mount Semeru in Lumajang district in East Java province spewed thick columns of ash more than 12,000 meters (40,000 feet) into the sky
05 Dec 2021 11:31 AM
India’s Pusarla V Sindhu hitting a return against South Korea’s Sim Yu-jin during their women's singles quarter-final badminton match at the Indonesia Open in Nusa Dua on the resort island of Bali. (Photo: Badminton Association of Indonesia)

Indonesia Open: PV Sindhu fights her way into Indonesia Open semifinal

Sindhu will now face either Japan's Asuka Takahashi or Thailand's Ratchanok Intanon in semifinal
26 Nov 2021 1:23 PM
Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu celebrates during her game against German Yvonne Li in the Indonesia Open Super 1000 tournament in Bali on Thursday. (Twitter/@bwfmedia)

Sindhu, Praneeth enter quarters, Srikanth loses in Indonesia Open Super 1000

In the women's singles quarterfinals, the reigning world champion, seeded third, will face South Korea's Sim Yujin
25 Nov 2021 10:16 PM
Indian shuttler PV Sindhu. (DC Photo)

Sindhu, Srikanth, Praneeth advance to second round of Indonesia Open Super 1000

With the win, Sindhu improved her impressive record against the Japanese shuttler to 11-0.
24 Nov 2021 11:02 PM
Shuttler Kidambi Srikanth of India. (Photo: PTI)

Srikanth exit Indonesia Masters with defeat in semifinals, Indian campaign ends

Sindhu lost to Japanese top seed Akane Yamaguchi while Srikanth was outplayed by third seed Anders Antonsen of Denmark
20 Nov 2021 9:36 PM
Indian shuttler PV Sindhu. (Photo: Twitter/BWF)

Sindhu exits Indonesia Masters with defeat in semifinal

Sindhu, seeded third, was not at her usual best and trailed her Japanese opponent from the start in both the games
20 Nov 2021 3:02 PM
Indian shuttler PV Sindhu. (Photo: Twitter/BWF)

Sindhu, Lakshya enter second round of Indonesia Masters

Two-time Olympic medallist Sindhu recorded a 21-15 21-19 win over Thailand's Supanida Katethong in a 43-minute women's singles match
16 Nov 2021 11:55 PM
A beach vendor sets chairs as he waits for customers in Kuta beach in Bali, Indonesia, Thursday, Oct. 14, 2021. (AP/Firdia Lisnawati)

Bali reopens to foreign travellers as COVID-19 surge subsides

Bali’s airport will welcome new foreign arrivals from 19 countries that meet WHO’s criteria such as having their COVID cases under control
14 Oct 2021 1:41 PM
Relatives of passengers on board missing Sriwijaya Air flight SJY182 wait for news at the Supadio airport in Pontianak on January 9, 2021, after contact with the aircraft was lost shortly after take-off from Jakarta. - An Indonesian budget airline with 62 people on board is suspected to have crashed into the sea shortly after the Boeing 737 took off from Jakarta airport on January 9, authorities said. (AFP)

Indonesian plane feared crashed after losing contact

Authorities and the airline gave no immediate indication as to why the plane suddenly went down
09 Jan 2021 8:44 PM
This handout photo taken and released on June 21, 2020 by Indonesia's Research and Technology Development for Geological Hazard Mitigation (BPPTKG) shows the Merapi Mount volcano spewing thick smoke into the air as seen from Yogyakarta. (AFP)

Indonesia's Mt Merapi erupts twice on Sunday

Indonesia's geological agency said the eruptions spewed clouds of grey ash 6,000 metres into the sky
21 Jun 2020 12:56 PM
Representational Image. (AP)

Indonesia starts cloud seeding to keep forest fires at bay

Last year's fires were the worst since 2015 due to dry weather, with around 1.6 million hectares of land razed by the blazes
28 May 2020 3:28 PM
Indonesia is now planning to build its first spaceport on a tropical island off the coast of easternmost Papua (AFP Photo)

Indonesia's space aspirations root for country's own satellite-launching rocket

The country's space agency is a relative minnow, dwarfed in Asia by counterparts in Japan, China and India
03 Mar 2020 4:12 PM
India's ace shuttler PV Sindhu on Thursday crashed out of the Indonesia Masters 2020 after losing her second-round match. (Photo:AFP)

PV Sindhu crashes out of Indonesia Masters 2020

BWF World Champion lost to Japan's Sayaka Takahashi 21-16, 16-21, 19-21 in one hour and six minutes long encounter.
17 Jan 2020 12:28 PM
Waters had receded in many areas and power, which had been shut off across many districts, was being restored. (AFP)

Indonesia flood rescuers hunt for missing after 43 killed

Some 400,000 residents have been evacuated to temporary shelters with many unable to return to their waterlogged homes.
03 Jan 2020 10:59 AM
In October, Aceh officials announced that poachers who threaten endangered orangutans, tigers and other wildlife could receive up to 100 lashes under new rules. (Representational Image)

Indonesian man flogged for pre-marital sex, faints, revived to finish punishment

Aceh is the only region in Indonesia, the world’s biggest Muslim-majority country that imposes religious law.
06 Dec 2019 10:34 AM
Jujun Junaedi spends his free time in a backyard tinkering with his project, guided by instructional videos, as he dreams of flying above the snarled roads of his hometown Sukabumi. (Photo: AFP)

A homemade helicopter: Indonesia man's solution to beat the traffic

His quest may seem a flight of fancy, but Junaedi is not the first person to try and build an artisanal aircraft.
28 Nov 2019 4:09 PM

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Saileswaram Jatara turns a messy affair this year

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What do we know about 'stealth omicron' so far?

In rare cases, early research indicates BA.2 can infect people even if they’ve already had an omicron infection. COVID-19 vaccines appear just as effective against both kinds of omicron, offering strong protection against severe illness and death. (DC file photo)
 

Over 140 goons barge into King Koti Palace

Over 140 men, some of them Sikhs armed with swords barged into Nizam -Ki-davdi at Bogulkunka in king koti. Later some of them were taken into custody by Narayanguda police. (Photo: P.Surendra/DC)
 

DC Exclusive: Rs 1,500 crore land scam in Hyderabad by GHMC, revenue dept

Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation. (Image: Wikimedia Commons)
 

13 new districts inaugurated in Andhra Pradesh; Full list here

Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy inaugurates 13 new districts in Andhra Pradesh (Twitter/@perni_nani)
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Without fail every morning, an orderly (please don't call them ward boy) came by to change my bed clothes. (DC Photo: Rajesh Jadhav)

My life in Covid-19 quarantine
Having made Mumbai’s streets his canvas and DSLR camera his paintbrush, photographer Star Udyawar’s narration of everyday life in the maximum city is riveting. As can be seen in his various portrayals of the city like the historic Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (CST), Dhobi Ghat with its colourful backdrop, and the famous Sea-link. For Udyawar, perspective is key as it defines the in-depth relationship between the objects in a picture along with the dimensions that a viewer perceives.

Framing the Mundane
A model walks the runway at the Pamella Roland fashion show during New Yo)rk Fashion Week at Pier 59 Studios on February 7, 2020 in New York City. (AFP

The best pictures from New York Fashion Week
T K Sandeep is a photographer whose work consists of moody video poems and photo poems. One of his recent projects was a calendar in which he got hijras and transgenders in Kerala to tell him their dream professions, and then he photographed them dressed as those professionals.

A selection of photographer TK Sandeep's work
The dress featured a fairly simple silhouette with a plunging neckline. But the drama is brought by the feathered veil/cape element. It also had a bow at the neck for added drama. (Photo: AP)

Valentino fashionably interprets A Midsummer's Night Dream
A man sports a colourful headgear with traditional motifs. (Photo: AP)

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