India has reported the first case of COVID variant XE.
The first case of coronavirus variant XE in India was discovered in Mumbai on Wednesday, according to NDTV.
In his UN address, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi mentions Afghanistan and the pandemic.
In his U.N. address on Saturday, India Prime Minister Narendra Modi mentioned, among other things, the situation in Afghanistan and the COVID-19 pandemic. It is...
India monsoon: Rescue efforts intensify in search of survivors
According to emergency officials, India has added more personnel to teams conducting rescue operations in areas hard hit by monsoon rain, multiple landslides, and flooding....
COVID-19 deaths in India are likely to be significantly higher than the official statistic, according to a study.
Experts warned Tuesday that a comprehensive examination of the COVID-19 outbreak in India suggests there may be millions more deaths from the disease than government...
In India, a leopard was rescued from a school cafeteria.
Animal rescuers were called to an Indian school to relocate a leopard that had wandered into the cafeteria following an apparent fight with a competitor....
In India, there have been 46,148 new COVID-19 cases, with 979 fatalities.
According to statistics from the health ministry, India recorded 46,148 new COVID-19 infections in the previous 24 hours on Monday. The overall COVID-19 case load...
The number of COVID-19 cases in India has increased by 50,040, owing to concerns about the Delta variation.
The number of daily COVID-19 infections in India increased by 50,040 on Sunday, according to government statistics, as fears mounted about the finding of the...
In the second wave, India’s daily COVID-19 instances fell to a 45-year low.
Saturday was the lowest single-day increase in COVID-19 cases in 45 days, with India reporting 173,790 new cases. According to the BBC, the latest statistic...
At least two people have died when Cyclone Yaas crashes into a vulnerable area of India.
Cyclone Yaas, packing winds of around 80-90 mph and the equivalent to a strong Category 1 hurricane in the Atlantic and East Pacific basins, crashed...
Bodies of COVID-19 casualties were among those dumped in India’s Ganges, according to a government document.
A state government said in a letter seen by Reuters that 19 victims had been found dumped in some Indian rivers, the first official acknowledgement...
India adds 311,170 coronavirus infections in a day, bringing the total to nearly 24.7 million.
The number of coronavirus infections in India crossed nearly 24.7 million on Sunday, up from 311,170 in the previous 24 hours, while deaths increased by...
After a travel ban, Australia conducts the first repatriation flight from India.
Following a temporary ban on all travel from the COVID-ravaged world last month, Australia conducted its first repatriation flight from India, with 80 passengers landing...
The Indian Covid-19 version has been discovered in 44 countries, according to the World Health Organization.
According to the World Health Organization, a version of Covid-19 responsible for the acceleration of India's explosive epidemic has been discovered in hundreds of countries...
As per WHO, the Covid-19 virus variant found in India is “of global concern.”
The World Health Organization said Monday that a Covid-19 strain circulating in India, which is causing an explosive epidemic, tends to be more infectious and...
India surpasses the 4,000-death mark in a single day.
According to the health ministry, India set a new national record Saturday with over 4,000 COVID-19 deaths in the previous 24 hours. According to the...
The ‘explosive’ Covid-19 wave poses a challenge to India and the rest of the world.
An Indian leader has warned that the deadly Covid-19 tsunami that is sweeping the country must be contained before it devastates India and threatens the...
India experiences a historic COVID-19 outbreak, with 412,000 new cases recorded in a single day.
India announced another daily high of new COVID-19 cases – more than 412,000 – and nearly 4,000 new deaths on Thursday. The new daily total...
Ex-Communist Party insider blasts Beijing after ridicule of India’s pandemic
A Chinese dissident and former Communist Party insider is speaking out against Beijing after a government department ridiculed the spike in COVID-19 cases in India...
India FM is an Indian radio station. Jaishankar would not physically attend the G7 due to the chance of COVID-19.
India's top diplomat said Wednesday that he might have been exposed to COVID-19 and would not physically attend the Group of 7 summit meetings in...
The NZ High Commission in India issued an oxygen request for a sick team member – PM
The New Zealand High Commission in India tweeted a plea for oxygen to help a sick local team member, but Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says...
With 800,000 cases in two days, India’s regular cases have risen to 50% of the global number.
The coronavirus pandemic is escalating in India, which has half of the world's infections, including 800,000 in two days, and more than one-quarter of the...
Oxygen relief arrives in India as the COVID-19 death toll reaches a new level.
As the number of COVID-19 cases and deaths in India reached new highs, international donors sent more emergency medical assistance to help ease the South...
In India, 401,000 COVID-19 cases were recorded in a single day.
On Saturday, India announced 401,000 COVID-19 cases in a single day, setting a new global high, owing to a sluggish vaccine deployment and a lack...
Covid-19: If Australians return from India, they can face prison time or fines.
Australian nationals returning from India could face up to five years in prison and fines after the government briefly declared the trip illegal. According to...
India’s Covid-19 crisis: ‘The situation is frightening.’
Tearfund, a New Zealand-based assistance organisation, is assisting families in India as Covid-19 cases begin to rise. A second outbreak of the virus is wreaking...
Man charged with coronavirus in India An appeal for a sick grandfather
In India, police are pursuing charges against a man who used Twitter to try to find oxygen for his dying grandparents. Officers in the state...
Why does India’s Covid crisis matter to the rest of the world?
Rebecca Morelle is a science reporter for BBC News Global. Analysis - The world has been shaken by the harrowing scenes from India, where the...
Australia has halted all travel from India.
Australia has just announced a suspension of all direct flights from India until May 15, as well as limits on certain indirect routes. All flights...