India

Indian railway ‘superhero’ pulls off dramatic rescue

MUMBAI, India (AFP) -- An Indian railway worker has been hailed a "superhero" after he sprinted more than 30 metres…

Scores test positive for Covid-19 on India flight to Hong Kong

HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- At least 49 passengers on a flight from New Delhi to Hong Kong have tested…

Young and infected: Covid-19’s new patients as India battles huge surge

by Glenda Kwek, with Nivrita Ganguly in Mumbai and Nishant Saxena in Lucknow NEW DELHI, India (AFP) -- Ajay Singh…

All adult Indians to be eligible for virus vaccine from May

NEW DELHI, India (AFP) --India said Monday it will open its Covid-19 vaccination drive to all adults from May 1,…

COVID-19 death toll worldwide passes 3 million, as total cases breach 140 million

  (Eagle News) -- More than 3 million people have died due to COVID-19, as more infectious variants of the…

Covid lockdown empties Delhi streets amid deadly surge

  by Bhuvan Bagga with Sailendra Sil in Kolkata Agence France Presse NEL DELHI, India (AFP) -- New Delhi led…

Vaccine giant Serum Institute of India tweets Biden to end US raw materials ’embargo’

  MUMBAI, India (AFP) -- The head of the world's largest vaccine maker directly tweeted US President Joe Biden on…

India’s daily Covid caseload doubles in 10 days to 200,000

NEW DELHI, India (AFP) -- India added a record 200,000 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, official data…

India approves Russia’s Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine

  by Glenda KWEK Agence France Presse India has authorised emergency use of Russia's Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine, the health…

India overtakes Brazil, Bangladesh orders shutdown as surge hits South Asia

MUMBAI, India (AFP) -- India on Monday overtook Brazil as the country with the second-highest number of coronavirus infections and…

India bans export of Covid-19 treatment drug remdesivir

  NEW DELHI, India (AFP) -- India on Sunday banned the export of remdesivir as infections soared to a new…

India suffers vaccine shortages as virus surges

by Ammu KANNAMPILLY MUMBAI, India (AFP) -- More than 700 million people across India were facing coronavirus vaccine shortages Thursday,…

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