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India Passes 300,000 Covid-19 Deaths

India Passes 300,000 Covid-19 Deaths

May 25, 2021 6:46 am

India yesterday announced it had passed more than 300,000 coronavirus deaths, the third country after the United States and Brazil to hit the figure as it battles a huge wave of infections.

Africa Daily News, New York understands that the South Asian nation has been hitting record single-day rises in infections and fatalities in recent weeks, with its healthcare system overwhelmed by the Covid-19 wave.

India’s toll now stands at 303,720 after adding 50,000 deaths in just under two weeks, as the total number of infections rose above 26.7 million, health ministry data showed.

It reported 4,454 Covid-19 deaths …

Dead COVID-19 Victims Thrown Into Indian Rivers

Dead COVID-19 Victims Thrown Into Indian Rivers

May 16, 2021 1:59 am

Bodies of COVID-19 victims were among the bodies discovered to have been dumped in some Indian rivers, an official of the northern state of Uttar Pradesh has revealed.

This was coming even as India recorded about 4,090 deaths on Sunday and daily cases topped 310,892.

‘The administration has information that bodies of those who have succumbed to COVID-19 or any other disease are being thrown into rivers instead of being disposed of as per proper rituals,‘ the official, Manoj Kumar Singh said.

‘As a result, bodies have been recovered from rivers in many places.’

The letter dated May 14 …

Covid-19 US, Britain Rush Supplies To Devastated India

Covid-19: US, Britain Rush Supplies To Devastated India

April 27, 2021 2:19 am

The US and Britain rushed ventilators and vaccine materials to India Monday as the densely populated country battles a catastrophic, record-breaking coronavirus wave that has overwhelmed hospitals and set crematoriums working at full capacity.

The situation has grown from bad to worse as a surge in recent days has seen patients’ families taking to social media to beg for oxygen supplies and locations of available hospital beds and has forced the capital New Delhi to extend a week-long lockdown.

The country of 1.3 billion has become the latest hotspot of a pandemic that has killed more than three million people, …

India - 90 Year-Old Woman Raped, Brutalised (1)

India: 90 Year-Old Woman Raped, Brutalised

September 9, 2020 3:02 pm

A very disturbing sexual assault has happened in India, with a 90-year-old woman the target of rape and assault.

According to India Today, the incident happened in Delhi’s Chhawla, Nazafgarh area on Monday.

According to the woman, she was waiting for her milkman at around 5 pm in the evening when a man came and told her that her regular milk delivery man wasn’t available.

He then volunteered to take her to the place where she could get milk.

The accused then took the nonagenarian to a farm area instead and brutally raped her.

The woman kept crying and pleading …

India Bans 47 More Chinese Apps

India Bans 47 More Chinese Apps

July 29, 2020 6:12 pm

India has banned 47 more Chinese apps just weeks after blocking the highly popular video-sharing platform TikTok and 58 others over national security and privacy concerns, an information ministry official and media reports said Monday.

Tensions between the world’s two most-populous nations soared last month after a Himalayan border clash that left 20 Indian troops dead and an unknown number of Chinese casualties.

“We have banned 47 mobile apps from China in this ongoing exercise which highlights the government’s seriousness about data privacy and security,” the official, who asked to remain anonymous, told AFP.

“The order was issued on Friday. …

Coronavirus Cases In India Cross 500,000

Coronavirus Cases In India Cross 500,000

June 27, 2020 3:11 pm
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India reported over 17,000 new coronavirus cases over the last 24 hours, pushing the country’s total above 500,000, federal health ministry data showed on Saturday, with infections surging in major cities including the capital New Delhi.

India has the world’s fourth-biggest outbreak of the virus that causes COVID-19, below only the United States, Brazil and Russia in confirmed infections, according to a Reuters tally.

Infections are expected to continue rising steadily in India. Experts advising the federal government say the authorities should now prioritise reducing mortality over containing the spread of the virus.

“Our focus …

Coronavirus - India Topples Spain To Go 5th In The World

Coronavirus: India Topples Spain To Go 5th In The World

June 7, 2020 3:01 pm

India has become the fifth worst coronavirus-hit country in the world as it brushed Spain aside on Sunday.

The Asian country reported a grand total of 241,970 cases, overtaking Spain’s 240,978 cases.

On Saturday, India reported 9,887 new coronavirus cases, its biggest one-day spike so far.

India’s recovery rate compared to Friday fell from 48.27 per cent to 48.20 per cent.

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The number of deaths reported in the last 24 hours was 294, taking the total in India to 6,642.

The country on Friday overtook Italy, one …

India And Pakistan Ease Coronavirus Lockdown Restrictions

India And Pakistan Ease Coronavirus Lockdown Restrictions

April 25, 2020 2:42 pm

India has allowed a limited reopening of shops in neighbourhoods and residential areas, a month after the nation went into lockdown to curb the spread of the coronavirus, officials said.

The federal home ministry announced on Friday that retail shops could start operations from Saturday with a 50-percent reduction in staff, and enforcing appropriate physical distancing, wearing of masks and gloves during work.

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The sale of liquor and other non-essential items will continue to be prohibited, and no shops in large market places, multi-brand and single-brand malls will be allowed

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India Grapples With Migrant Workers' Exodus

India Grapples With Migrant Workers’ Exodus

March 28, 2020 2:05 pm

With few transport options available, thousands of people, mostly young male day labourers but also families, have resorted to commuting on foot during the 21-day lockdown that started on Wednesday.

The workers started fleeing New Delhi after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the lockdown, which effectively put millions of Indians living off daily earnings out of work. Construction projects, taxi services, housekeeping and other informal sector employment came to a sudden halt.

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Delhi Bus Rape - India Hangs 4 Notorious Gang-Rapists

Delhi Bus Rape: India Hangs 4 Notorious Gang-Rapists

March 20, 2020 5:27 am

Seven years after the gang-raping to death of a physiotherapy student in India, the rapists were hanged to death at 5.30 Friday morning in Tihar jail in New Delhi.

The Indian Express newspaper said the men Mukesh (31), Pawan Gupta (24), Vinay Sharma (25) and Akshay Kumar Singh (33), were hanged hours after their petitions were rejected by the Supreme Court, Delhi High Court and lower court.

At around 4.30 am, a a three-judge bench of the Supreme Court dismissed the petition of death row convict Pawan Gupta filed against rejection of his second mercy plea by the President.

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Coronavirus - India Suspends Tourist Visas

Coronavirus: India Suspends Tourist Visas

March 12, 2020 1:31 pm

As the World Health Organisation declares coronavirus a pandemic, the Government of India has suspended all tourist visas and e-visas granted on or before March 11.

All incoming visitors including Indian nationals are advised against non-essential travel.

“All existing visas, Tourist Visas, except diplomatic, official, UN/international organizations, employment, project visas, stand suspended till 15th April 2020,” it has said in the statement.

The order comes into effect from 1200 GMT on Friday, March 13.

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Visas of all foreigners already in India remain valid and they may contact the nearest FRRO/FRO through

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India is gearing up for a visit by US President Donald Trump starting Monday

Taj Mahal But No Trade Deal For Trump In India

February 22, 2020 5:32 pm

US President Donald Trump will open the world’s biggest cricket stadium and watch the sun set at the famed Taj Mahal during a lightning visit to India starting Monday, but behind the spectacular optics he is expected to face a protectionist counter-punch on trade.

Trump’s blossoming bromance with Prime Minister Narendra Modi that will be on show again belies prickly relations, particularly over commerce, with both men ramping up protectionist measures.

Experts say this has hurt US efforts to make India a strategic counterweight to China, while Trump’s mediation offer in the long-running Kashmir dispute with Pakistan has annoyed New …

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