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India daily virus cases double in ten days as infections soar
Having let its guard down with mass religious festivals, political rallies and crowds at cricket matches, India is experiencing a huge second wave, with almost...
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English pubs set for comeback, India battles record virus surge
Concerns over the side effects and effectiveness of tested and approved vaccines continue to rattle nerves elsewhere.
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India suffers vaccine shortages as virus surges
Major vaccination centres in Mumbai were running out of doses on Thursday, with the huge Lokmanya Tilak Municipal General Hospital stopping inoculations altogether.
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India faces record virus surge as Saudi restricts pilgrimages
The pandemic has not abated despite more than 660 million jabs having been doled out across the world, with vaccine-manufacturing powerhouse India registering more than 100,000 cases in a single day for the first time and infections in Iran hitting a four-month high.
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India tightens screws as Covid-19 infections hit new record
In Maharashtra, the worst-hit state, nearly 60,000 cases were recorded in the last 24 hours.
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Bollywood star Akshay Kumar tests positive as India virus surge worsens
India reported 93,249 new daily infections on Sunday, according to health ministry data, the highest increase since September, taking the total known cases to almost 12.5 million.
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India's curb on COVID jab exports 'problematic' for Africa: official
Dubbed the 'pharmacy of the world,' India announced last week it was putting the brakes on exporting COVID-19 vaccines as it battled a new wave of infections and a faltering inoculation drive at home.
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Covax vaccines for poor countries delayed by India: Gavi
The AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccine is being produced under licence in India for the Covax scheme, also led by the World Health Organization (WHO), which is meant to ensure that low-income countries can access COVID-19 jabs.
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Eye on China, Biden holds first summit with Japan, India, Australia
In a flurry of diplomacy, Japan announced that Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga will become the first foreign leader to see Biden in person, a sign of the primacy the new US leader attaches to allies.
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Huge crowd fetes India PM Modi at rally for key state poll
The state, home to more than 90 million people with some 73 million eligible to vote in the staggered polling that kicks off on March 27, has so far eluded the BJP.
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Zimbabwe first African country to use Indian COVID jabs
The news came after the ambassador Vijay Khanduja, held talks with the country's vice president, who is also health minister, Constantino Chiwenga.
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Freedom House downgrades India to 'partly free'
The democracy research institute, which is independent but receives US funding, pointed to mob violence against Muslims, intimidation of journalists and rising judicial interference since Modi's Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party won power in 2014.
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SA and India lead calls for WTO to waive COVID jab IP rights
The intellectual property plan was filed by India and South Africa on 2 October and garnered support from a host of developing countries which - correctly - anticipated being left behind in the vaccination race.
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India exits recession with 0.4% quarterly growth
The country has struggled to claw back lost ground after a stringent, months-long lockdown caused the labour market to collapse and the economy to contract by nearly a quarter between April and June.
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SAPS seize unregistered Ivermectin tablets worth R126m at OR Tambo Airport
Police said the discovery was made by authorities during an inspection of a cargo container sent to South Africa from India.
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Anger as hopes fade for Indian workers after glacier disaster
More than 170 people were still missing after a barrage of water and debris hurtled with terrifying speed and power down a valley on Sunday morning, sweeping away bridges and roads and hitting two hydroelectric plants.
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Desperate search for survivors after India glacier disaster
More than 170 people were still missing, two days after a wall of water and debris hurtled down a valley in the northern state of Uttarakhand, destroying bridges and roads, hitting two hydroelectric power plants and killing 31.
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200 missing in India after burst glacier causes flash flooding
The massive surge of water swept through the Dhauliganga river valley, destroying everything in its path, videos taken by terrified residents showed.
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Rihanna, Greta Thunberg anger India by backing protesting farmers
Tens of thousands of farmers have been camped on the outskirts of India's capital New Delhi since November, calling for a repeal of laws they fear will allow large corporations to crush them.
