Category: India News

Indian villagers turn to unlicensed clinics as COVID spreads to the countryside

An Indian former hospital worker with no medical education is running a small unlicensed clinic, tending to patients with breathing difficulties and checking their oxygen levels as they lie on cots on the mud floor. India has been hard hit by a second wave of coronavirus infections which has overwhelmed […]

India’s capital Delhi to ease COVID-19 restrictions as cases drop

India’s capital New Delhi will start relaxing its strict coronavirus lockdown next week if new cases continue to drop in the city, its chief minister said on Sunday. The nation on Sunday reported 240,842 new infections nationwide over 24 hours – the lowest daily new cases in more […]

MiG-21 crash: NDA pays homage to Sqn Ldr Choudhary

Pune, May 23: The National Defence Academy (NDA) paid homage to Squadron Leader Abhinav Choudhary who died in a MiG-21 crash in Moga in Punjab a couple of days ago, an official said on Sunday. The Bison aircraft was on an operational sortie from Suratgarh in Rajasthan when it […]

EXPLAINER: Why ‘world’s pharmacy’ India is short on shots

NEW DELHI — Last year, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi told the United Nations his country would make enough COVID-19 vaccines “to help all humanity.” Now India is struggling to meet its own domestic needs for the shots amid a startling surge of infections. As the world’s largest […]

‘Faster than the virus’: India’s financial hub gears up for a third COVID-19 wave

India’s crowded financial hub Mumbai won plaudits this year for tackling the second wave of the pandemic better than any other metropolis in the country – and it is gearing up to get ahead of a potential third wave that experts fear could affect children. Mumbai is building […]

India reports daily rise in coronavirus cases of 257,299

India on Saturday reported 257,299 new coronavirus infections over the last 24 hours, while deaths rose by 4,194. Total infections in the country stood at 26.3 million while the country’s total death toll was at 295,525, according to data from the health ministry. Reuters May 22, 2021 Our […]

India asks social media firms to remove reference to ‘Indian variant’ of coronavirus

India’s information technology (IT) ministry has written to all social media companies asking them to take down any content that refers to an “Indian variant” of the coronavirus, according to a letter issued on Friday which was seen by Reuters. The World Health Organization said on May 11 […]

Will have to shut vaccination centres for 18-44 age group as vaccine stocks are over: Delhi CM

New Delhi, May 22:  Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday said COVID-19 vaccination centres for those in the 18-44 years age group are being closed in the national capital due to lack of doses and appealed to the Centre to provide more vaccines. From Sunday, all vaccination […]

Indian court acquits magazine editor of rape charges

A court in India on Friday acquitted a former top news magazine editor of charges he raped a colleague in an eight-year-old case that raised questions about the safety of women in the workplace. The prosecution said it planned to appeal the verdict. Tarun Tejpal, 58, was editor […]

India and Pfizer at impasse over vaccine indemnity demand -sources

Pfizer (PFE.N) and the Indian government are at loggerheads over a demand by the U.S. drugmaker for legal protection from any claims linked to the use of its COVID-19 vaccine in one of the world’s biggest markets, two sources told Reuters. India has not given any manufacturer of a COVID-19 […]

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