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Coronavirus: Global cases pass 25 million

The global caseload has just topped 25 million, but protests against confinement measures keep growing in Europe and around the world.

30/08/2020

India

Coronavirus: India’s caseload tops 3 million

Cases have levelled off in India's two largest cities, New Delhi and Mumbai, but new hotspots continue to spring up in rural areas.

23/08/2020

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Survivors of deadly India crash say plane swayed violently

Survivors of the Air India Express plane crash said that the plane swayed violently before crash landing at the Kozhikode airport, in southern India.

08/08/2020

India

Eighteen dead and over 120 injured after plane crash in India

More than a dozen people have died after a plane carrying up to 200 people skidded off a runway and broke in two pieces while landing at an airport in southern India amid heavy rain, according to authorities.

07/08/2020

India

COVID-19: India hits 2 million coronavirus cases as deaths pass 40,000

India hits 2 million coronavirus cases as deaths pass 40,000

07/08/2020

Green News

How big, fat Indian weddings are going green

It’s hard to imagine an Indian wedding without the swish of silk sarees and the clink of gold jewellery.

03/08/2020

India

India arrests dozens after 98 die from drinking tainted alcohol

Indian police said they have arrested 25 people, suspected of supplying the alcohol to roadside restaurants where it was sold to travellers and villagers in northern Punjab state.

02/08/2020

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Floods wreak havoc in northeastern India

The swirling grey waters of the Brahmaputra, one of Asia's largest rivers, continued to wreak havoc in northeastern India's Assam state, displacing more than 2 million people, officials said on Tuesday.

15/07/2020

India

Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan and son in hospital with COVID-19

The two members of 'Bollywood's first family' were admitted to hospital in Mumbai as coronavirus cases soar in India.

12/07/2020

India

Coronavirus: India set to overtake Russia in total reported cases

It comes as the country reports yet another daily record of COVID-19 infections.

05/07/2020

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Coronavirus screening underway in Mumbai as India cases increase

Door-to-door screening is underway in Mumbai's poor neighbourhoods to identify coronavirus hotspots.

29/06/2020

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Swarms of desert locusts tear through Rajasthan in northern India

Vast swarms of desert locusts are tearing through India’s northern state of Rajasthan, posing a severe threat to agriculture and livelihoods.

26/05/2020

Living

Indian artist makes breathtaking sculptures out of recycled metal

Gopal Namajoshi hopes his artwork will open up conversations about how humans and animals can coexist on the planet.

24/04/2020

Green News

A new species of snake has been named after a Harry Potter character

The Indian species bears an uncanny resemblance to one of the characters. But which one - Hagrid, Voldemort, Malfoy?

23/04/2020

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Mass influx of flamingos turn Navi Mumbai into a pink playground

Lockdown measures have seen an increase in flamingo numbers this year.

23/04/2020

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Coronavirus: India extends world's biggest lockdown

India's nationwide coronavirus lockdown, the biggest in the world which covers 1.3 billion people, has been extended until at least 3 May

14/04/2020

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Indian inventor hopes COVID-19 car will put brakes on spread of virus

This is the wacky COVID-19 car created to encourage Indians to stay at home and prevent the spread of the virus.

08/04/2020

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India switches off lights in solidarity amid coronavirus pandemic

Twinkling flames from candles and traditional lamps lit up India's night sky Sunday in a nine-minute show to mark the fight against the coronavirus pandemic

06/04/2020

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Indian police wear coronavirus helmets to spread lockdown message

It's certainly an unusual way of getting people to stay at home.

31/03/2020

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Bollywood braces for huge losses amid coronavirus lockdown

Expensive, elaborate movie sets lie deserted and the filming of dozens of daily TV shows and web series are suspended.

25/03/2020

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Grey smog lifts in India as coronavirus drives cars off the roads

What is the impact of the coronavirus outbreak on air quality in India?

24/03/2020

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Holi festivities go ahead despite caution from PM Modi over COVID-19

India, one of the world's most populous countries, has around 30 cases of COVID-19 and it has prompted caution about mass gatherings.

06/03/2020

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Cars burned as Muslim-Hindu violence leaves 20 dead in New Delhi

The violence is over a controversial new citizenship law that excludes Muslims from fast track naturalisation.

26/02/2020

India

Deadly riots rock Delhi as religious groups clash in Indian capital

At least 20 people have been killed during three days of violence in #Delhi, where there are reports of Muslim homes and businesses being targeted

26/02/2020

Living

Waste from worship: solving India's unique river pollution problem

Tonnes of flowers are dumped into waterways each year but this company is turning them into something beautiful.

26/02/2020

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Protests in cities across India against Donald Trump visit

Street demonstrations against Trump broke out in the cities of Gauhati in the northeast, Kolkata in the east and Hyderabad in the south

25/02/2020