The world is now well aware of the pain and misery that engulfs India as it continues to grapple with the Covid-19 pandemic. It is not a good time for the country, where death tolls keep rising and loved ones are lost well before their time. India broke another record …
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The number of infections has shot past 20 million, with India’s Health Ministry recording 357,229 new cases on Tuesday. The country has added 10 million cases in just over four months, during which it was hit by a devastating second wave of the virus. Some 3,449 deaths were recorded on …
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Tough new Covid-19 emergency laws enacted by the Australian government might have stranded up to 10,000 of its residents in India, but at home a storm is raging, with accusations of racism and a breach of human rights causing all sorts of problems. The snap decision to fine and/or jail …
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An aircraft carrying the vaccines touched down in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad on Saturday. “First batch of Sputnik V vaccine arrives in Hyderabad, India! That’s the same day the country starts mass COVID vaccination drive covering its entire adult population. Let’s jointly defeat this pandemic. Together we are …
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“You can shut down temporarily to put an end to the cycle of transmission,” Washington’s coronavirus guru said on Friday in an interview with The Indian Express. “So one of the things to be considered is to temporarily shut down. Literally, lock down so that you wind up having less …
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“On the advice of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Administration will restrict travel from India starting immediately,” Press Secretary Jen Psaki said in a statement on Friday. “The policy will be implemented in light of extraordinarily high Covid-19 caseloads and multiple variants circulating in the [sic] India.” …
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Delhi police seized five oxygen tanks, including a large commercial oxygen cylinder, from black market dealers, ANI news website reported. Medical oxygen is vital for saving people with severe cases of Covid-19, many of whom have major breathing problems. Police have been conducting raids in Delhi and other parts of …
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The quake struck near the towns Dhekiajuli and Tezpur at a depth of around 18 miles (29km) on Wednesday morning, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS), while the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) recorded a depth of just shy of 25 miles (40km). Aftershocks have been reported, with USGS …
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Only two people will be allowed to accompany a winning candidate or their representative to collect a victory certificate on May 2, when the votes will be tallied, the Election Commission of India (ECI) said on Tuesday. Traditional victory processions are now banned. The results of the regional elections in …
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India has let its guard down and became overconfident after successfully tackling the first wave of coronavirus only to get heavily hit by the second one, Modi has admitted, in a radio address on Sunday. The prime minister urged citizens to exercise caution and not to panic, advising them to …
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