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Swarm of locusts reaches suburbs of Indian capital

Parts of the Indian capital, Delhi, have been placed on alert after a swarm of locusts invaded a suburban area. Pilots flying into and out of Delhi's international airport, which…

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India tops 500,000 coronavirus cases

India now has more than 500,000 confirmed coronavirus cases, according to government figures released Saturday that showed a record daily leap of 18,500 new infections. Authorities said a total of…

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India to transform 25 luxury hotels into Covid-19 care centres

Staff at luxury hotels in Delhi are to start welcoming guests not with traditional garlands but with a medical gown. Amid growing concerns that there are not enough hospital beds…

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China likely lost at least 40 soldiers in border clash – Indian minister

China lost at least 40 soldiers in a clash with India at their disputed border this week, a federal government minister has said, as the nuclear-armed countries remained locked in confrontation…

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India, China accuse each other of violating de facto border

India and China on Saturday each traded accusations that the other had violated their shared de facto border, an area that this week became the site of the deadliest clash…

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China reported to have handed back 10 Indian soldiers taken during border clash

China has returned 10 Indian soldiers captured during a deadly border clash earlier this week, a Indian government source said on Friday, as two Asian nuclear powers sought to de-escalate…

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India coronavirus toll sees record jump of 2,000 dead

India’s official coronavirus death toll leapt by more than 2,000 to reach 11,903 on Wednesday as Germany advised its nationals to consider leaving the country because of growing health risks.…

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Why are Chinese and Indian troops fighting in a remote Himalayan valley?

The Indian army has said at least 20 of its soldiers were killed after hand-to-hand fighting with Chinese troops at a disputed border site on Monday night, in the deadliest…

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Fatal escalation of violence along Chinese-Indian border

India's army said on Tuesday 20 of its soldiers had been killed in clashes with Chinese troops at a disputed border site, in a major escalation of a weeks-long standoff…

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Hospital beds run out in New Delhi as coronavirus cases increase

With surging infections highlighting the precarious state of the Indian healthcare system, in the capital New Delhi there is an acute shortage of hospital beds. More than 1,200 have died…

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India’s coronavirus cases reach over 297,000, fourth worst hit nation

India on Friday reported a total of 297,535 coronavirus infections, surpassing the United Kingdom to become the fourth worst affected country in the world. The number of infections increased by…

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India lifts export ban on drug hydroxychloroquine

India has lifted an export ban on hydroxychloroquine, the anti-malarial drug touted by U.S. President Donald Trump as a potential "game changer" in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, a…

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Indian firm Panacea says aiming to make COVID-19 vaccine

Indian biotech firm Panacea Biotec Ltd said on Wednesday it would partner with U.S.-based Refana Inc to make a potential vaccine for COVID-19. The collaboration aims to make more than…

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Mumbai cases pass Wuhan peak as India sees close to 10,000 new daily infections

Coronavirus cases in Mumbai, India have passed 51,000, according to the Indian Express. The last 24 hours alone saw close to 10,000 new confirmed infections, with 9,985. The BBC points…

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Photo Story: India adapts to the ‘new normal’

Workers draw circles to maintain social distance for the devotees on premises of the historical temple of the Goddess Kali, during the ongoing lockdown amid coronavirus covid-19 alert in Jammu,…

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India overtakes Italy in coronavirus cases

India surpassed Italy as the sixth worst-hit by the coronavirus pandemic after another biggest single-day spike in confirmed infections. The health ministry reported 9,887 new cases on Saturday, bringing the…

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Mumbai braces for Cyclone Nisarga

Bracing for the first ever cyclone to hit Mumbai in living memory, people in India's most populous metropolis stayed off the streets and scrambled to protect their homes before the…

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India’s coronavirus cases cross 200,000, peak still weeks away

India's coronavirus infections crossed 200,000, the health ministry said on Wednesday, and a peak could still be weeks away in the world's second most populous country. Cases jumped by 8,909…

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India confirms more than 8,000 new Covid-19 cases

Indian health authorities say 8,392 new coronavirus patients were registered in the past 24 hours -- the highest number of cases identified in a single day since the pandemic began.…

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India asks internet service providers to block WeTransfer

India has ordered its internet service providers (ISPs) to block file-sharing website WeTransfer at a time when hundreds of millions of people are working from home because of a nationwide…

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India announces 3-phase plan to lift restrictions

India is introducing a phased re-opening of public spaces in some areas and a shortening of the night time curfew, according to India's Ministry of Homes Affairs. The nationwide lockdown in containment…

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India – Gang of monkeys attack lab assistant escape with coronavirus blood test samples

A gang of monkeys attacked a laboratory assistant and escaped with a batch of coronavirus blood test samples, it has been reported. Sky News reports that the bizarre incident saw the…

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India’s health system is at risk of being overwhelmed

India’s health system is at risk of being overwhelmed by Covid-19 spread. In Mumbai’s Sion hospital emergency ward there are two people to a bed. With 52,667 cases, and 1,695…

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Photo Story: Lightning over Kolkata

Lightning strike in the late evening with strong wind and heavy rain over Kolkata, Eastern India, 27 May 2020. Via EPA-EFE/PIYAL ADHIKARY

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India faces its worst locust swarm in nearly 30 years

Indian authorities sent out drones and tractors to track desert locusts and spray them with insecticides, in one of the worst locust swarms seen by the country in nearly 30 years.…

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Cyclone Amphan loss estimated at $13 bln in India, may rise in Bangladesh

A powerful cyclone that tore through India's eastern state of West Bengal this week has caused a damage of 1 trillion rupees ($13 billion) to infrastructure and crops, state officials…

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India reports biggest 24-hour rise in virus cases as lockdown eases

India registered some 6,000 new cases of the novel coronavirus on Friday, the country's biggest jump in 24 hours, as New Delhi eases a nationwide lockdown and airlines prepare to…

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Strides Pharma to conduct trials in India for potential COVID-19 drug

Indian pharmaceutical company Strides Pharma Science Ltd said on Thursday it has got regulatory approval to conduct clinical trials of antiviral drug favipiravir, considered a potential treatment for COVID-19. The…

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India is set to resume domestic flights

India is set to resume domestic flights two months after the government imposed a lockdown to curb the spread of coronavirus. The flights will start from next Monday “in a…

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Cyclone in India, Bangladesh leaves trail of death and destruction

A powerful cyclone pounded eastern India and Bangladesh on Wednesday, killing at least 14 people and destroying thousands of homes, officials said, leaving authorities struggling to mount relief efforts amid…

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India reports more than 5,600 new cases in biggest one-day jump

India recorded 5,611 new coronavirus cases today -- its biggest one-day jump since the pandemic started, according to the country's Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. This past weekend, India…

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India and Bangladesh brace for massive cyclone

Heavy rains and winds have been reported in eastern India and Bangladesh, with a super cyclone expected to make landfall in hours. Amphan is one of the biggest storms in…

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India and Bangladesh prepare for impact of Cyclone Amphan

India began evacuating thousands of villagers and halted port operations ahead of a cyclone expected to hit its east coast this week, piling pressure on emergency services grappling with the…

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India reports over 5,000 new cases in largest single-day spike

India recorded 5,242 new cases of Covid-19 in the past 24 hours -- the country’s biggest single-day spike in confirmed infections. The total number of confirmed cases in the country…

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Flamingo Colony – India

Colonies of flamingos crowd the muddy area in Navi Mumbai, India 17 May 2020. Migratory birds arrive in the winter season from different parts of India and neighboring countries and…

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India to extend lockdown; eases restrictions

India’s government on Sunday (May 17) extended its nationwide lockdown until May 31, while further easing restrictions in certain sectors to boost economic activity as coronavirus cases escalate across the…

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Wheat production in India

Indian laborers arrange wheat sacks at a wholesale market in Bhopal, India, 15 May 2020. Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi has announced a 266 billion US dollar stimulus package…

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India plans to bring 30,000 stranded citizens home in a single week

Indian authorities said they will evacuate 30,000 more citizens stranded abroad due to the novel coronavirus pandemic -- the second phase of a massive operation to bring Indians home from…

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India to restart some passenger trains even though coronavirus infections jump

India announced a limited re-opening of its giant rail network beginning on Tuesday after a nearly seven-week lockdown, despite also reporting its biggest single-day jump in coronavirus cases. Prime Minister…

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India train crushes migrant workers killing 14

An Indian train ran over migrant workers sleeping on the track on Friday, killing at least 14 of the group, who were apparently on their way to their home…

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India’s coronavirus infections jump past 50,000

Coronavirus cases in India rose past 50,000, the health ministry said on Thursday, with the pace of new infections showing no signs of abating despite a strict weeks-long lockdown in…

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Photo Story: Birth of Buddha commemorated

Buddhist monks wear protective face mask as they pray in front of a statue of Lord Buddha on the eve of his 2564th birth anniversary at a monastery in Bhopal,…

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Fatal gas leak in India

Eight people, among them an eight-year-old girl, have died, with hundreds of others taken ill, after a gas leak in south India. The leak, in the city of Visakhapatnam in…

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Photo Story: India pays tribute to health workers

Photos from the military tribute on Sunday by India’s military to health workers responding to the coronavirus pandemic. According to news reports, IAF held a special flypast across the stretch…

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Photo Story: India reports biggest one-day increase in coronavirus cases

India has reported its biggest one-day increase in coronavirus cases since the outbreak began. Confirmed infections in the country of 1.3 billion have climbed by 2,600 to just under 40,000…

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Slumdog Millionaire and Jurassic World actor Irrfan Khan dies

Bollywood actor Irrfan Khan, known internationally for roles in Slumdog Millionaire and Jurassic World, has died at the age of 53. Khan died in a hospital in the western city…

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India’s and Pakistan’s leadership in coronavirus scare

About 500 people entered self-isolation in staff quarters of India’s presidential palace, and Pakistan’s prime minister was due to be tested, as the coronavirus spreading through South Asia hit the…

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India bans Zoom for government remote meetings

India has banned the use of video-conferencing app Zoom for government remote meetings, the government said Thursday, in the latest warning about the platform’s security, The app has become the…

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COVID-19 censorship frustrates Indian doctors

Censorship has reached new highs in India during the present coronavirus pandemic, with healthcare professionals routinely silenced for questioning inefficiencies or resorting to social media to highlight issues such as…

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Foreigners in India who broke lockdown told to write “I didn’t follow lockdown. I am sorry” 500 times

Ten foreigners who broke a coronavirus lockdown in Rishikesh, the Indian town made famous by the Beatles, were forced to repent by writing “I am so sorry” - 500 times,…

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Indian and Pakistani troops in Kashmir engaged in cross-border fighting

Indian and Pakistani troops in disputed Kashmir are engaged in their most frequent cross-border fighting of at least two years, official data shows, even as both nuclear-armed rivals battle…

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Photo Story: Social distancing in India

Belongings are kept by people to secure their respective places in circles painted to maintain social distancing while waiting to get food distributed by a religious organisation during the nation-wide…

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Photo Story: India holds lights-off vigil in sign of unity

Indian people light earthen lamps and candles during the lockdown which was extended till 14 April in an effort to combat the spread of coronavirus and COVID-19, at Jalot village,…

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Indian doctors targeted over coronavirus fears

Doctors and medical workers in India are being ostracised from communities, evicted from their homes and forced to sleep in hospital bathrooms and on floors over fears they may be…

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Photo Story: Social distancing in India

People stand on designated areas to maintain social distancing as they queue outside a medical store during a government-imposed nationwide lockdown as a preventive measure against the Covid-19 disease caused…

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India locks down its 1.3 billion people to halt coronavirus spread

India ordered a 21-day lockdown of its 1.3 billion people on Tuesday to try to protect the world’s second most populous country from the coronavirus spreading around the world. Health…

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Millions in India under coronavirus lockdown as major cities restrict daily life

Millions of people across India have been placed under lockdown until the end of the month as efforts to halt the spread of the novel coronavirus in the country…

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