Saturday 27 February, 2021
There are several theories behind the dipping numbers.
The cause of the disaster is thought to have been a chunk of glacier breaking off.
Most of those missing were working at the two power plants. Some were trapped in two tunnels cut off by the floods and by mud and rocks.
The hunger strike coincides with the anniversary of the death of independence leader Mahatma Gandhi.
Health officials and experts are baffled by how the heavy metals got into the patients’ blood.
Symptoms range from nausea and anxiety to loss of consciousness.
The Hindu festival is usually celebrated by socialising and exchanging gifts, but the coronavirus has cast a shadow over festivities.
Today’s surge raised the country’s virus tally to more than 5.4 million.
A further 90,000 new cases were confirmed in the last 24 hours, alone.
India has recorded more than 4.2 million Covid-19 infections.
Authorities recorded 86,432 cases in 24 hours in India.
The 84-year-old had recently undergone emergency surgery for a blood clot in his brain.
It now has the fastest-growing daily coronavirus caseload of any country in the world.
The accident in the town of Mahad forced three disaster response teams to work through the night.
The building comprised 47 flats, police in the town of Mahad – 120 kilometres south of Mumbai – said.
The Health Ministry reported 1,007 deaths in the past 24 hours, to make a total of 48,040.
Eighteen people were killed and more than 120 injured in the crash in Kerala.
Meanwhile, in India, the number of cases have doubled in three weeks.
The plane crash landed at Calicut International Airport in the South Indian State of Kerala.
At least 15 people have died, while 20 homes have been buried in Kerala state.
The country has the third-highest number of cases in the world.
Indonesia is expected to pass the 50,000 mark for confirmed infections today.
India has been recording about 15,000 new infections each day, and some states are considering fresh lockdown measures.
It was known as a ‘ring of fire’ because the moon covered most, but not all, of the sun
Brawls erupt regularly between the Asian giants across their disputed 3,500-kilometre frontier, but no-one has been killed since 1975.
Curtis Fleming has a new role with Punjab FC.
Cyclone Nisarga is expected to make landfall around 100km from Mumbai this afternoon.
It comes as the global death toll has edged closer to 200,000.
Police are patrolling the streets and used loud megaphones to tell residents to stay indoors.
The unrest is continuing over a controversial citizenship law which excludes Muslims.
His wife was also beaten to death during the incident.
At least three people were reported to have been killed during protests around the country.
Workers at the factory were earning around €1.80 per day.
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Five men were arrested in connection with the fire attack.
The men were accused of the gang rape of a young woman in Hyderabad.
It is the latest gruesome case of violence against women in the country.
In Bangladesh, six people were killed – five by falling trees – and at least 20 people were injured.
Hindu movs destroyed the 460-year-old mosque in 1992.
India’s capital city is blanketed in a poisonous smog every winter.
British troops fired on thousands of unarmed men, women and children in Amritsar on 13 April 1919.
