India
KZN health dept: We still have no clarity on COVID vaccine rollout
But KwaZulu-Natal's Health Department head doctor Sandile Tshabalala has told the province's health portfolio committee that staff members will be ready once...
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Labuschagne, Smith steer Australia to ominous lead over India
They came to the crease after Will Pucovski and David Warner fell early, pushing them to 103 for two at stumps and a strong position with the four-Test series locked at 1-1.
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Thousands to get tested as Australia-India match named possible COVID-19 hotspot
A race is now on to trace and test an estimated 7,000-8,000 fans, and to find out if one of the highest-attended sporting events since the pandemic began was a super-spreading event.
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India approves two COVID-19 vaccines for emergency use
Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted that the fast-track approvals were 'a decisive turning point to strengthen a spirited fight" that "accelerates the road to a healthier and Covid-free nation'.
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Indian film star Rajinikanth ends political bid over health fears
The announcement came a day after the 70-year-old Tamil action hero left hospital where he was treated for high blood pressure.
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UK's Boris Johnson to visit India in first major trip as PM
The trip will coincide with India's annual Republic Day celebrations on 26 January, will also come just weeks after the UK leaves the European Union single market on 31 December, and as it seeks new trade deals post-Brexit.
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Australia crush India in 1st ODI
Finch hit 114 and Smith 105 in Australia's powerful 374 for six and restricted the tourists to 308 for eight.
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Homes evacuated as cyclone threatens India
Nivar, classified as a very severe cyclonic storm, was expected to pack winds of 120 kilometres (75 miles) per hour and gusts of up to 145 km/h when it makes landfall, forecasters said.
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India's coronavirus cases pass nine million as Delhi struggles
India has now registered more than 132,000 deaths, according to the latest official figures, which are widely seen as understating the true scale of the pandemic.
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India court bans firecrackers in pollution-hit cities citing COVID-19 surge
Traditionally, millions of firecrackers are set off during Diwali, the Hindu Festival of Light, but the practice has been blamed for worsening air pollution - especially in northern India which suffers from serious smog every winter.
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Trump calls India, China air 'filthy'
Trump charged that Biden's climate plan was an "economic disaster" for oil states such as Texas and Oklahoma.
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Coronavirus: latest global developments
India has reported more than 7 million coronavirus cases, bringing it closer to the United States, the worst-hit country with more than 7.7 million cases, according to a tally compiled by AFP from official sources.
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India coronavirus cases cross 7 million
Health ministry data showed a rise of almost 75,000 cases on Sunday, taking the total to 7.05 million, second only to the US which has recorded 7.67 million infections.
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Five police suspended over India gang-rape
A seriously injured teenager from the disadvantaged Dalit caste was found in mid-September outside her village in northern India's Uttar Pradesh state and died this week in a New Delhi hospital.
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Death toll from India building collapse jumps to 26
Emergency workers from the National Disaster Response Force have pulled 20 survivors from the rubble of the three-story building in Bhiwandi, near Mumbai.
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'Don't touch the marble': visiting the Taj Mahal in a pandemic
As India's "monument to love" re-opened on Monday after a six-month hiatus, special rules were introduced.
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India digs deep to boost defences on crucial China frontier
The nuclear-armed Asian giants blame each other for a brutal high-altitude battle in June that left 20 Indian soldiers dead and an unspecified number of Chinese casualties.
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Taj Mahal to reopen even as virus rages in India
India, home to 1.3 million people, on Monday overtook Brazil to become the world's second most-infected nation with more than 4.2 million cases, behind only the United States.
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China says forced to take 'countermeasures' against India at tense border
The relationship between the two nuclear-armed neighbours has deteriorated since a clash in the Ladakh region on 15 June in which 20 Indian troops were killed.
