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India’s coronavirus infections cross 6 million

India's coronavirus case tally topped 6 million after it reported 82,170 new infections in the last 24 hours, data from the health ministry showed on Monday. Deaths from COVID-19 rose…

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Indian PM pledges to UN that country’s vaccine will be made available globally

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi pledged at the United Nations on Saturday that his country's vaccine production capacity would be made available globally to fight the COVID-19 crisis. "As the…

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Harley-Davidson to exit world’s biggest bike market

Harley-Davidson is pulling out of India, the world's biggest motorcycle market. Harley-Davidson Inc is in advanced talks with India's Hero MotoCorp for a distribution deal which will allow the U.S.…

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India’s coronavirus infections surge to 5.82 million

India's coronavirus case tally surged to 5.82 million after it recorded 86,052 new infections in the last 24 hours, data from the health ministry showed on Friday. A total of…

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India’s coronavirus infections surge again after dip

India's coronavirus infections surged again on Wednesday, a day after falling to their lowest figure in almost a month. In the last 24 hours, there were 83,347 new cases, with…

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India’s Nobel laureate fears upsurge in child labour as pandemic shrivels economy

For four decades Indian Nobel peace laureate Kailash Satyarthi rescued thousands of children from the scourge of slavery and trafficking but he fears all his efforts could reverse as the…

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Taj Mahal reopens after six-month closure

The Taj Mahal will reopen after a six-month closure. There will be some restrictions such as compulsory mask-wearing, thermal screening of visitors and physical distancing at the monument. India has…

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Several dead after Mumbai building collapse

At least 10 people were killed on Monday and dozens were feared trapped when a portion of a three-storey residential building collapsed on the outskirts of the Indian city of…

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India’s coronavirus infections surge to 5.4 million

India’s coronavirus case tally surged to 5.4 million as it added 92,605 new infections in the last 24 hours, data from the federal health ministry showed on Sunday. The country…

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Russia seals another deal to supply and test its coronavirus vaccine abroad

Russia's sovereign wealth fund will supply 100 million doses of its potential coronavirus vaccine to Indian drug company Dr Reddy's Laboratories , the fund announced, as Moscow speeds up plans…

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India’s coronavirus cases jump by daily record of 97,894

India reported another record jump in daily coronavirus infections with 97,894 cases in the last 24 hours, data from the health ministry showed on Thursday. With 5.12 million cases in…

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Some Indian hospitals scramble for oxygen as coronavirus cases top 5 million

India's coronavirus infections surged past 5 million on Wednesday, piling pressure on hospitals grappling with unreliable supplies of oxygen that they need to treat tens of thousands of critical patients.…

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India’s coronavirus cases surpass 5 million mark

India's coronavirus cases surged past 5 million on Wednesday with a single-day jump of 90,123 infections in the last 24 hours, data from the federal health ministry showed. India is…

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India considers emergency authorisation of vaccine as COVID-19 cases surge

India said it was considering granting an emergency authorisation for a COVID-19 vaccine, particularly for the elderly and people in high-risk workplaces, as the country's number of reported infections passed…

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India reports record daily jump in COVID cases for second straight day

India reported a record daily jump in coronavirus cases for a second consecutive day, logging 97,570 new infections on Saturday, data from the federal health ministry showed. With total cases…

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Photo Story: French Rafale induction ceremony in India

Handout photos made available by the Office of PRO (Defence) Directorate of Public Relations Ministry of Defence, Government of India, showing a French-made Rafale fighter arriving for its induction ceremony at…

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India weighing Russian offer for Sputnik-V vaccine trial, manufacturing

India has received an offer from Russia to conduct a trial and manufacture its "Sputnik-V" COVID-19 vaccine, with several Indian companies currently studying the proposal, an Indian government official said.…

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India coronavirus infections surge to 4.3 million

India reported 89,706 new coronavirus infections on Wednesday, taking its total caseload to 4.3 million, data from the federal health ministry showed. The South Asian nation has the highest number…

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India records highest coronavirus deaths in more than a month

India recorded its highest daily deaths from the coronavirus in more than a month on Tuesday, even as new infections slowed, data from the health ministry showed. The health ministry…

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India overtakes Brazil as country second-worst hit by COVID-19

India's coronavirus infections surged past 4.2 million on Monday as it overtook Brazil to become the country with the second-highest number of cases. With 4,204,613 infections, India is nearly 70,000…

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India reports global daily record of new coronavirus cases

India added more than 90,000 cases of the novel coronavirus on Sunday, a global daily record, according to data from the federal health ministry. There were 90,632 new cases in…

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India crosses 4 million coronavirus cases with record surge

India's total coronavirus cases surged beyond 4 million with a record rise on Saturday, making it the third country in the world to surpass that mark, following the United States…

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India coronavirus infections near 4 million

India reported a daily jump of 83,341 coronavirus infections, taking its tally to 3.94 million, health ministry data showed on Friday, as it closes in on Brazil as the world's…

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India reports record daily jump of 83,883 coronavirus infections

India reported another record daily jump of 83,883 coronavirus infections on Thursday, taking its tally to 3.85 million, just 100,000 behind Brazil, the world's second most affected nation, health ministry…

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Twitter confirms account of India PM Modi’s personal website hacked

Twitter confirmed on Thursday that an account of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's personal website was hacked with a series of tweets asking its followers to donate to a relief…

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India moves troops along eastern stretch of border with China

India has moved troops to its eastern stretch of border with China since clashes erupted between the nuclear-armed rivals on the western part of their border in the Himalayas in…

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India reports record daily jump of 77,266 coronavirus infections

India reported a record daily jump of 77,266 coronavirus infections on Friday, taking its total to 3.39 million, as cases surged across the country, data from the federal health ministry…

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India’s main opposition party faces leadership crisis

India's main opposition Congress party this week rejected a request from its leader, Sonia Gandhi, that she be allowed to step down, after a rare challenge to the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty,…

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India’s coronavirus cases surge to 3.1 million

India reported 61,408 coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, taking its total caseload past 3.1 million, data from the federal health ministry showed. India crossed the 3 million cases…

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Photo Story: Heavy rains cause flooding in Bhopal, India

Residents make their way through a waterlogged street during heavy rain in a flooded locality of Damkheda after the water level of Kaliyasot river crossed the danger mark level due…

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India’s virus caseload tops 3 million

India’s coronavirus caseload topped 3 million on Sunday, with the country leading the world in new infections as the disease marched through impoverished rural areas in the north and the…

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India coronavirus cases surge to 2.9 million

India hurtled toward the 3 million mark for coronavirus cases on Friday, reporting 68,898 new infections in the last 24 hours, data from the federal health ministry showed. The total…

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India reports record daily jump of 69,652 in coronavirus infections

India reported a record daily jump of 69,652 coronavirus infections on Thursday, taking the total number of cases to 2.84 million, data from the federal health ministry showed. It reported…

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Photo Story: Independence Day celebrations in India

An Indian girl with her face and hands painted in the colours of Indian flag for India’s Independence Day in Amritsar, India. India marks 73 years of independence from British…

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India says ready to mass produce COVID-19 vaccine

India is ready to mass produce COVID-19 vaccines when scientists give the go-ahead, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in his Independence Day speech on Saturday, also launching a national project…

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India’s coronavirus cases jump by 67,000, setting daily record

India reported another record daily rise in novel coronavirus infections on Thursday, while the death toll from COVID-19 surpassed 47,000. Infections grew by 66,999 on Thursday from a day earlier…

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Photo Story: Krishna Janmashtami celebrations in Amritsar, India

A woman carries an idol of the Hindu God Lord Krishna at the Sri Laxmi Narayan temple, illuminated at night on the eve of Krishna Janmashtami, in Amritsar, India, 11…

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India to push for defence self-reliance

India will stop importing 101 items of military equipment in an effort to boost domestic defence production, defence minister Rajnath Singh said on Sunday. Singh said the move follows…

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Air India Express plane skids off runway in Kerala – Update

A special evacuation flight bringing people home to India who had been trapped abroad because of the coronavirus skidded off a runway and split in two while landing Friday in…

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India suffers record jump in COVID-19 cases to pass 2 mln

India, the country hardest hit in Asia by the coronavirus pandemic, reported on Friday a record daily jump in infections, taking its total number of cases over two million. It…

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Zydus Cadila’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate found safe in early-stage human trial

India's Zydus Cadila said on Wednesday its COVID-19 vaccine candidate was found to be safe and well-tolerated in an early-stage human trial. The company will now start a mid-stage trial…

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India reports 52,972 new coronavirus infections

India reported 52,972 new coronavirus infections in the past 24 hours, taking the total to 1.8 million, data from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare showed on Monday. With…

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Photo Story: Flood situation worsen in Assam, India

Indian villagers move to a safe place with the help of a banana raft in the flood affected area of Goalbil, Baksa district, Assam, India. According to news reports, heavy…

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Daily coronavirus cases in India top 50,000 for first time

India on Thursday reported more than 50,000 daily coronavirus cases for the first time, driven by a surge in infections in rural areas at a time when the government is…

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India opens door for foreign universities under new education policy

India approved a plan to allow foreign universities to open campuses in the country as part of efforts to boost education to strengthen the economy as it struggles with the…

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India records over 50,000 cases in one day

The Times of India reports that India’s one-day case total was higher than 50,000 for the first time on Sunday, taking the country’s total to 1.4m cases – the third…

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India reports record 45,720 new coronavirus cases, deaths rise by 1,129

India reported a record jump of 45,720 in coronavirus infections on Wednesday taking its total number of cases to 1.24 million, the health ministry said on Thursday. India also reported…

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Glenmark’s favipiravir version shows promise in late-stage COVID-19 trial

India's Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd announced its version of anti-flu drug favipiravir showed promise in a late-stage study of 150 patients with mild to moderate coronavirus infection. Data showed that patients…

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U.S. passenger flights to India can resume July 23

The government of India has agreed to allow U.S. air carriers to resume passenger services in the U.S.-India market starting July 23, the U.S. Transportation Department announced. The Indian government,…

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India’s Cadila aims to complete trial of coronavirus vaccine by March

India's Zydus Cadila plans to complete late-stage trials for its novel coronavirus vaccine candidate by February or March and could produce up to 100 million doses a year initially if…

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India’s coronavirus cases cross 1 million

India on Friday became the third country in the world to record more than one million cases of the new coronavirus, behind only the United States and Brazil, as infections…

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India adds over 28,000 new coronavirus cases

India reported another record surge of coronavirus infections on Monday, adding 28,701 new cases over the previous 24 hours. Authorities in several cities are reinstating strict lockdowns after attempting to…

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India IT hub Bangalore in lockdown as cases rise

India’s coronavirus caseload is nearing 850,000 with a record surge of 28,637 in the past 24 hours, prompting authorities to announce a weeklong lockdown in the key southern technology hub…

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India in talks with EU for trade deal, open to pact with UK

India has started trade talks with the European Union (EU) and is open to dialogue with the United Kingdom for a free trade agreement, the trade minister said on Saturday,…

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Photo Story: Coffin-makers in India struggle to keep up with demand

A worker prepares a low-cost coffins with ply board for the Covid-19 victims provided by an NGO 'World Peace Organisation', at a makeshift workshop in New Delhi, India. An NGO…

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