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Police in India charge man who appealed for oxygen amid COVID crisis

Police in the state of Uttar Pradesh said the user had been spreading false rumours and generating "fear" online.

29/04/2021

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COVID positive groom weds bride wearing personal protective equipment

As India grapples with the fast spreading coronavirus pandemic, a COVID-19 positive man decided to get married.

29/04/2021

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Black market for oxygen in India amid virus surge

In India, where the number of people who have died from COVID-19 has now surpassed 200,000, a black market in oxygen has sprung up.

29/04/2021

India

India sets another global record for daily new cases logging 375,000

India has set a global record for daily new cases for seven of the past eight days.

29/04/2021

India

India surpasses grim milestone of 200,000 COVID deaths amid surge

Shahid Jameel, a virologist and director of the Trivedi School of Biosciences at Ashoka University, told Euronews the COVID crisis raging in the country was ultimately due to a "coming together of multiple factors" including that of vaccine hesitancy.

28/04/2021

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Twitter obliges as India asks for the removal of critical COVID posts

The removed tweets were published by journalists, opposing politicians, lawmakers as well as other prominent figures.

26/04/2021

India

How did India's second COVID wave get this bad?

Experts believe India won't reach the peak of this COVID wave until the second week of May, by which time there could be more than half a million cases a day.

26/04/2021

India

First shipments of foreign aid arrive in COVID-stricken India

For the fourth straight day, India on Sunday set a global daily record of new coronavirus infections (349,691), spurred by an insidious new variant that emerged here.

26/04/2021

India

India sets another global daily record of 346,000 COVID-19 cases

India reported 346,786 new coronavirus cases in a day. The country has reported more than 16 million infections since the beginning of the pandemic.

24/04/2021

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India hospital fire victims cremated amid virus surge

India hospital fire victims cremated amid virus surge

23/04/2021

India

India hospital fire kills 13 as nation struggles with oxygen shortage

A hospital fire killed 13 in India amid a surge in COVID-19 infections and oxygen supply shortage in the country.

23/04/2021

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India posts global record of 315,000 daily Covid cases

India posted a global record of almost 315,000 new Covid infections on Thursday as hospitals in New Delhi sent out desperate warnings that patients could die without fresh oxygen supplies

22/04/2021

India

India shatters the global record for daily COVID-19 infections

The enormous number of new cases comes as major hospitals warn of oxygen running out - and many more in search of beds.

22/04/2021

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Workers flee New Delhi as week-long lockdown is announced

Following the announcement of a new week-long lockdown in New Delhi, tens of thousands of workers crowd Anand Vihar Terminal in east Delhi, waiting to take buses to their home states

20/04/2021

India

'Alarming' surge sees India COVID-19 cases soar past 14 million

In New Delhi, hotels and wedding banquet halls are being converted into COVID-19 centres amid a surge in cases.

15/04/2021

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Hundreds of Sikh pilgrims converge in northwest Pakistan

Hundreds of Sikh pilgrims from India and Pakistan converged on a temple in northwestern Pakistan to celebrate Vaisakhi, one of the most important festivals for the Sikhs.

14/04/2021

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Pilgrims bathe in the Ganges despite India Covid surge

Hundreds of thousands of Hindu pilgrims take a dip in the holy Ganges river as part of the Kumbh Mela

12/04/2021

India

Modi gets second vaccine dose as India reports record COVID cases

India’s prime minister received his second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine as the country hit another peak Thursday with 126,789 new cases reported in the past 24 hours.

08/04/2021

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Informal waste workers in India crying out for vaccine access

They are among the estimated 20 million people around the world — in rich nations and poor — who are pivotal in keeping cities clean

31/03/2021

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India: Scores injured after stand collapses during kabaddi contest

More than 100 people were injured when the temporary gallery came down, with 20 of those taken to hospital, Indian media reported.

23/03/2021

India

Tibet's spiritual leader Dalai Lama gets vaccinated

The Dalai Lama, who is 85, was administered the first shot of the coronavirus vaccine on Saturday at a hospital in the north Indian hill town of Dharamsala.

06/03/2021

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Millions take sacred dip during India's Magh Mela bathing festival

They bathe at Sangam, the sacred confluence of the rivers, on certain days considered to be auspicious in the belief they will be cleansed of all sins.

27/02/2021

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Kashmir's first igloo cafe is ideal place to chill

With four tables made of ice and snow, the space can accommodate 16 people at one time.

17/02/2021

India

India crash: At least 40 dead after bus plunges into canal

At least 40 people were killed after a bus plunged into a canal on Tuesday in central India.

16/02/2021

Destinations

India launches new push for domestic travel to revive tourism

Fancy seeing the Taj Mahal? Thanks to the new Dekho Apna Desh initiative, the Indian government may reward you for it.

13/02/2021

India

Explosions in Indian fireworks factory kill 11, injure 34

Those injured in the blasts at the factory in Tamil Nadu state's Virudhunagar district were taken to a nearby hospital for treatment, police officer Raj Narayanan said.

12/02/2021