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India’s Covid-19 cases dip from peak, calls for shutdown mount
Calls grew for India to impose a nationwide lockdown as new coronavirus cases and deaths held close to record highs…
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Rahul warns explosive Covid wave threatens India and the world
BENGALURU: India’s main opposition leader Rahul Gandhi warned on Friday that unless the deadly second Covid-19 wave sweeping the country…
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India reports more than 4,000 deaths for first time; states impose stricter lockdowns
India on Saturday reported its highest ever single-day Covid-19 death toll, as cases continued to rise and states imposed stricter…
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India’s virus surge pressures Modi to impose strict lockdown
With coronavirus cases still surging to record levels, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is facing growing pressure to impose a…
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Debris from China’s rocket likely to fall in international waters
BEIJING: Debris from a Chinese rocket that sent part of a planned space station into orbit last week is likely…
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Covid spreading in rural India; record daily rises in infections, deaths
India reported a record 412,262 new Covid-19 cases on Thursday and a record 3,980 daily death toll, as a second…
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India’s coronavirus surge damages Modi’s image of competence
India’s hospitals were packed with coronavirus patients, relatives of the sick scrambled to find supplies of oxygen, and crematoriums were…
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Covid scare at G7 meeting after Indian delegates test positive
The Group of Seven foreign ministers’ meeting in London was hit by a Covid-19 scare on Wednesday when India’s foreign…
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India authorises 5G trials without China’s Huawei, ZTE
India has authorised trials of super-fast 5G wireless technology, giving access to international companies with the notable absence of Chinese…
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Opposition leader calls for national lockdown as India’s coronavirus cases cross 20 million
Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi called for a nationwide lockdown as the country’s tally of coronavirus infections surged past 20…
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