Summary India reports 168,063 new infections; total at 35.88 mln Deaths rise by 277 to total of 484,213 Yearly pilgrimage in state reporting second-most number of cases KOLKATA, Jan 11 (Reuters) – Nearly one million Hindu worshippers are expected to gather on the banks of the Ganges river […]
NEW DELHI — Healthcare and front-line workers along with people above age 60 with health problems lined up Monday at vaccination centers across India to receive a third dose as infections linked to the omicron variant surge. The doses, which India is calling a “precautionary” shot instead of […]
NEW DELHI, Jan 8 – Uttar Pradesh, India’s most populous state and a key battleground for Prime Minister Narendra Modi and opposition groups, will hold elections in seven phases starting from Feb. 10, Chief Election Commissioner Sushil Chandra said on Saturday. The outcome of the election in the […]
NEW DELHI — Coronavirus cases fueled by the highly transmissible omicron variant are rocketing through India, prompting the federal government and states to swiftly reintroduce a string of restrictions. Night curfews are back. Restaurants and bars are running at half their capacity. Some states have closed schools and […]
Summary New daily infections surge to 117,100 New infections set to break record Severity should be low due to infections, vaccination: expert NEW DELHI, Jan 7 – India’s daily COVID-19 cases jumped to 117,100 on Friday, a five-fold increase in a week and on course to overtake its […]
NEW DELHI, Jan 6 – The Omicron wave of coronavirus is unlikely to have much impact on India’s economic growth, not more than of 5-10 basis points, a senior government official said on Thursday. “India is much better prepared to cope with new wave of coronavirus,” Anurag Jain, […]
NEW DELHI, Jan 6 – Indian police said on Thursday they had arrested a 20-year-old man they suspect created an online app that shared pictures of Muslim women for a virtual “auction”, as an investigation into the case of communal harassment widened. An open source app on the […]
Summary 58,097 new infections, total at more than 35 mln First death in diabetic man, in western state of Rajasthan Auto manufacturing state announces one day lockdown on Sunday Officials say most cases mild, hospitals can still get pressured NEW DELHI, Jan 5 – A diabetic man who […]
MUMBAI, Jan 3 – India started vaccinating children aged 15 to 18 against the coronavirus on Monday as it expands its inoculation effort to protect the world’s largest adolescent population. Authorities on Monday reported 33,750 new COVID-19 cases and 123 deaths. The total number of cases of the […]
NEW DELHI, Jan 2 – India reported more than 27,000 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, with infections sharply rising for a fifth consecutive day, but the chief minister of the capital New Delhi said there was no need to panic, citing low hospitalisation rates. The country’s largest cities, […]
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