India
India becomes third hardest-hit country for virus cases
The health ministry said 697,358 cases had now been recorded, a rise of 24,000 in 24 hours, while Russia has just over 681,000.
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Global coronavirus cases top 9 million as outbreak surges in Brazil, India
The first case was reported in China in early January and it took until mid-May to reach 4.5 million cases. It has taken just five weeks to double to 9 million cases, the tally shows.
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India, China accuse each other of violating de facto border
Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian accused Indian troops of a “deliberate provocation” in the tense Himalayan area.
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China hands back 10 Indian soldiers taken during border clash - source
The Indian army did not comment on the release, which according to the source took place on Thursday evening, instead referring to a government statement that said all of its soldiers were accounted for.
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India says 20 troops killed in fight with China
Both sides blamed the other for Monday's violence, which followed weeks of rising tensions over their competing territorial claims, with thousands of extra troops deployed.
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India approves emergency use of remdesivir to treat COVID-19 patients
Remdesivir, which is administered intravenously in hospital, is the first drug to show improvement in COVID-19 patients in formal clinical trials and is at the forefront of the battle against COVID-19.
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Monkeys snatch coronavirus samples in India
The coronavirus has been detected in animals, though there is no confirmation that the disease can then be passed on to humans.
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Cyclone kills at least 82 in India and Bangladesh, flooding lowlands
Authorities in both countries managed to evacuate more than 3 million people to storm shelters before Amphan struck.
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Cyclone kills 14 in India, Bangladesh leaving trail of destruction
The populous Indian state of West Bengal took the brunt of Cyclone Amphan, which barrelled out of the Bay of Bengal with gusting winds of up to 185 km per hour (115 mph) and a storm surge of around five metres.
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Fourteen migrants killed by train in India
The men were returning home when they were hit by the goods train in the western state of Maharashtra.
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India embarks on 'massive' coronavirus repatriation
India banned all incoming international flights in late March as it imposed one of the world's strictest virus lockdowns, leaving vast numbers of workers and students stranded.
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Mystery of India's lower death rates seems to defy coronavirus trend
All over the world, mortality rates are being scrutinised to determine the true impact of the coronavirus and is known to have infected more than 2.7 million, with nearly 190,000 deaths.
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Gavaskar says India could host T20 World Cup
With India set to host the 2021 edition, Gavaskar suggested swapping with Australia - which has indefinitely barred almost all non-residents from entering the country - and holding this year's tournament instead.
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India extends world's biggest virus lockdown
The move comes despite complaints from millions of poor, a vast underclass who have been left almost completely without support as jobs have vanished and incomes dried up.
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Tourists forced to write 'sorry' 500 times over India lockdown breach
Police have come up with unusual methods to encourage people to stay home to halt the spread of the deadly disease, including wearing coronavirus-shaped helmets.
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India says no plan to extend coronavirus lockdown as poor struggle
Prime Minister Narendra Modi ordered the country’s 1.3 billion people to remain indoors until 15 April, saying that was the only hope to stop the epidemic. But the order has left millions of impoverished Indians jobless and hungry.
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Indians race for supplies as coronavirus lockdown bites
Many shelves in the megacities of New Delhi and Mumbai were stripped bare of staples like lentils and rice as the world's second most populous country lurched into a shutdown aimed at slowing the spread of the new coronavirus.
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India's coronavirus cases tick up despite lockdown of 1.3 billion people
The health ministry said the number of cases of coronavirus had risen to 649, of which 13 had died.
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US could be next 'virus epicentre' as India locks down, global recession looms
India joined the ranks of Britain and other countries clamping down to hold back the virus as business activity collapsed from Japan to the United States at a record pace in March.
