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India set to overtake US as country worst hit by coronavirus
Today’s surge raised the country’s virus tally to more than 5.4 million.
India's confirmed Covid-19 cases passes 5 million as it closes in on US for highest number globally
A further 90,000 new cases were confirmed in the last 24 hours, alone.
India overtakes Brazil for second-most coronavirus cases
India has recorded more than 4.2 million Covid-19 infections.
'The worst is yet to come': Covid-19 cases in India passes four million
Authorities recorded 86,432 cases in 24 hours in India.
Former president of India dies after testing positive for Covid-19
The 84-year-old had recently undergone emergency surgery for a blood clot in his brain.
India sees record jump in daily coronavirus cases
It now has the fastest-growing daily coronavirus caseload of any country in the world.
Search for survivors after India building collapse
The accident in the town of Mahad forced three disaster response teams to work through the night.
At least 70 people feared trapped after five-storey building collapses in India
The building comprised 47 flats, police in the town of Mahad – 120 kilometres south of Mumbai – said.
India overtakes Britain with fourth highest coronavirus death toll
The Health Ministry reported 1,007 deaths in the past 24 hours, to make a total of 48,040.
Survivors of India air crash describe terrifying ordeal on hilltop runway
Eighteen people were killed and more than 120 injured in the crash in Kerala.
Latin America and the Caribbean have now surpassed Europe for Covid-19 deaths
Meanwhile, in India, the number of cases have doubled in three weeks.
At least 16 dead and dozens injured after plane skids off runway in India
The plane crash landed at Calicut International Airport in the South Indian State of Kerala.
Red alert issued as heavy monsoon rain triggers fatal mudslide in India
At least 15 people have died, while 20 homes have been buried in Kerala state.
India's coronavirus cases reach over two million
The country has the third-highest number of cases in the world.
Covid-19 precautions increase after cases surge in various hotspots worldwide
Indonesia is expected to pass the 50,000 mark for confirmed infections today.
Covid-19 numbers surge globally as many nations ease lockdowns
India has been recording about 15,000 new infections each day, and some states are considering fresh lockdown measures.
Partial solar eclipse wows stargazers in Africa, Asia and the Middle East
It was known as a ‘ring of fire’ because the moon covered most, but not all, of the sun
India-China tensions: 20 troops killed in deadliest border clash between nuclear nations in 45 years
Brawls erupt regularly between the Asian giants across their disputed 3,500-kilometre frontier, but no-one has been killed since 1975.
Former Ireland international set for managerial stint in India
Curtis Fleming has a new role with Punjab FC.
Mumbai re-introduces some Covid-19 restrictions ahead of city's first cyclone in 70 years
Cyclone Nisarga is expected to make landfall around 100km from Mumbai this afternoon.
Countries around the world including the US and India begin to lift restrictions
It comes as the global death toll has edged closer to 200,000.
Coronavirus: India puts 1.3 billion people under 'total lockdown'
Police are patrolling the streets and used loud megaphones to tell residents to stay indoors.
Death toll rises to 20 after Delhi riots during Trump trip
The unrest is continuing over a controversial citizenship law which excludes Muslims.
Man shot dead in India after taking over 20 children hostage at his daughter's birthday
His wife was also beaten to death during the incident.
1,200 people detained in India amid widespread protests over new citizenship law
At least three people were reported to have been killed during protests around the country.
At least 43 people dead in New Delhi garment factory fire
Workers at the factory were earning around €1.80 per day.
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Indian police investigated over killings of rape suspects
Five men were arrested in connection with the fire attack.
Indian police shoot dead four men suspected of rape
The men were accused of the gang rape of a young woman in Hyderabad.
Woman set on fire on way to testify against her alleged rapists in India
It is the latest gruesome case of violence against women in the country.
Fourteen people killed and others missing as Cyclone Bulbul hits India and Bangladesh
In Bangladesh, six people were killed – five by falling trees – and at least 20 people were injured.
India's Supreme Court hands site of demolished mosque to Hindus in historic ruling
Hindu movs destroyed the 460-year-old mosque in 1992.
New Delhi under 'worst smog levels in recent years' from fumes, emissions and straw burning
India’s capital city is blanketed in a poisonous smog every winter.
Archbishop of Canterbury prostrates himself in apology over 1919 British massacre in India
British troops fired on thousands of unarmed men, women and children in Amritsar on 13 April 1919.
India's space agency says it lost contact with spacecraft minutes before planned moon landing
The country aimed to be the first to land in the Southern Polar region.
Pakistan prime minister says international inaction over Kashmir is the same as appeasing Hitler
New Delhi last week rescinded years of autonomy enjoyed by the Indian-ruled part of Kashmir.
Explainer: Why has Kashmir lost its special status and what now for the contested Indian region?
Once a territory of the British empire, Jammu and Kashmir chose to join India over Pakistan in 1947.
'Darkest day in Indian democracy': India abolishes Kashmir's special status with rush decree
The government imposed a security lockdown on the Indian-administered part of Kashmir this morning.
India youngster handed 8-month drugs ban after cough-syrup mix-up
Prithvi Shaw will be banned from cricket until mid-November, his suspension having been backdated to March.
Conservation efforts pay off as India's tiger population increases by almost a third
Some 26,000 camera traps took almost 350,000 images across known tiger habitats.
India counting down to launch spacecraft to the moon a week after postponing mission
A fuel leak forced the temporary cancellation of the launch of the Chandrayaan-2.
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