Tag: India
COVID-19: India clears Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine
India’s drug regulator has confirmed the approval of a third coronavirus vaccine – Russia’s Sputnik V – as the country…
COVID-19 cases soar in India, daily record broken
India has announced 152,879 fresh COVID-19 cases, its biggest-ever one-day spike, taking the total to 13,358,805.
India breaks record with COVID-19 cases, deaths
India reported another record number of new COVID-19 infections on Friday with daily deaths also hitting their highest in more…
COVID-19: New Zealand to suspend travels from India April 11
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced on Thursday that New Zealand will suspend all travel from India after a surge of…
India slashes petrol, diesel prices as global crude prices fall
India today slashed petrol and diesel prices for the first time in 2021 after a sharp fall in global crude…
Nigerian Michael Nzube dies in India while in police custody
A 33 year-old Nigerian Michael Nzube has died in India in a hospital, while under police custody. He died on…
734 doctors die of COVID-19 in India
India’s main association of physicians, on Thursday, said more than four times as many doctors had died than the government…
Truck runs over sleeping workers, crushes 15 to death
At least 15 labourers were crushed to death by a truck in India early Tuesday while they were sleeping by…
10 newborn babies die in hospital fire
Ten newborn babies died on Saturday in a fire at a state-run hospital in western India, officials said.
India’s COVID-19 deaths cross 150,000 mark
Deaths due to COVID-19 pandemic crossed the 150,000 mark in India on Wednesday, reaching 150,114, said the data released by…
Indian experts approve AstraZeneca, local COVID vaccines
Experts at India’s drugs regulator have recommended for emergency use two coronavirus vaccines, one developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University…
India’s COVID-19 cases surpass 10.1 million with 146,756 deaths
India’s latest data from the Federal Health Ministry reveals that the COVID-19 tally rose to 10,123,778 after 24,712 new cases…
India takes stricter COVID-19 precautions
Mumbai, India’s financial hub, rolled out precautionary measures on Tuesday in the wake of the discovery of a mutant COVID-19…
India’s COVID-19 tally surpasses 10 million
India’s COVID-19 tally surpassed 10 million on Saturday, reaching 10,004,599 as 25,152 new cases were registered during the past 24…
Abducted 8-year-old boy rescued
The Police in India on Saturday said that they had rescued on Friday night an 8-year-old boy who was abducted…
India to begin voluntary COVID-19 inoculation soon
India’s government said on Friday it could soon start voluntary inoculation against COVID-19 as it considers authorization of three vaccine…
Why India is important to Mark Zuckerberg
American Internet entrepreneur, Mark Zuckerberg on Tuesday said India is a “very special and important country” for the company, as…
India to track COVID-19 vaccination – Minister
Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan has that the Indian Health Ministry has developed a digital platform, including a mobile application for…
Farmers in India embark on nationwide strike
Roads, transport services, and markets were closed in some parts of India on Tuesday in response to a strike called…
Infographics: Nigeria records massive trade deficit in Q3, trade with China unfair
Nigeria posted a massive trade surplus in the third quarter, which along with the recession made it a double whammy…
India suspends all international flights till next year
India virtually shut itself against the world on Thursday when it extended the suspension of scheduled international commercial passenger services…
India coronavirus cases surpass 8 million mark
India on Thursday hit a new milestone as it crossed the 8-million mark in coronavirus cases, the latest Health Ministry…
India seeks closer ties with Nigeria
India has expressed its readiness to deepen economic ties with Nigeria towards promoting investment and trade between both countries.
India records over 7m COVID-19 cases
India became the second country after the United States to record over seven million COVID-19 cases on Sunday, as the…
COVID-19 patient jumps to death from hospital building
A 46-year-old COVID-19 patient has jumped to death from the second floor of a government-run hospital in Madhya Pradesh's Jabalpur…
Gang rape death: 5 police officers suspended in India
Five police officers have been suspended for their role in handling an alleged gang rape of a young Dalit woman…
Pains, anguish as India surpasses 100,000 Coronavirus deaths
India’s Coronavirus death toll has surpassed 100,000, data from its health ministry said on Saturday.
India surpasses 100,000 COVID-19 deaths
The death toll in India from COVID-19 surpassed 100,000 on Saturday, the third country in the world to reach the…
Lufthansa cancels all flights to India
German airline Lufthansa has cancelled all flights to India between September 30 and October 20.
No respite: India records 1,039 Coronavirus deaths single day; cases top 6m
The deadly Coronavirus pandemic has continued to leave trails of mourning and anguish in India, snuffing out 1,039 lives in…