India registered its worst single-day increase in Covid-19 cases, recording more than 18,000 cases of the coronavirus disease to push the country’s tally to 508,953, the Union health ministry data showed on Saturday. According to the health ministry’s data updated at 8am, Covid-19 cases increased by 18,552 cases between Friday and Saturday […]
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Over 17,000 new Covid-19 cases take India’s infection tally beyond 4.9 lakh
India’s infection tally surged to 490,401 after 17,296 fresh cases of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), the highest in a single day, were reported from across the country, according to the Union health ministry on Friday. There are 189,463 active Covid-19 cases in the country and the death toll mounted to 15,301 as […]
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China trying to foist war-like situation along LAC, says India
India has accused China of turning the bilateral relationship clock back to 1990s by trying to foist a war-like situation along the 3,488-kilometre-long Line of Actual Control (LAC) through its aggressive military posture in East Ladakh. Short of saying that Xi Jinping, who is also commander in chief of the […]
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16,922 new Covid-19 cases, 418 deaths in last 24 hours in India
India on Thursday recorded 16,922 new cases of Covid-19 in the last 24 hours – highest so far- pushing the nationwide tally to 4,73,105. According to Union health ministry’s update at 8 am, the number of active cases in the country are 1,86,514. The country also saw 418 deaths in […]
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India’s Covid-19 death toll goes beyond 14,000, infection tally over 4.40 lakh
The number of people who have succumbed to the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) has risen to 14,011 after 312 patients died between Sunday and Monday morning, the Union health ministry’s data showed. According to the health ministry, India’s infection tally also climbed to 440,215 as 14,933 new infections and 178,014 active […]
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With 445 Covid-19 deaths in biggest one-day jump, toll mounts to 13,699
India has 425,282 cases of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) after 14,821 infections and 445 deaths, the highest so far, were reported in the last 24 hours, the Union health ministry data showed on Monday. There are 174,384 active Covid-19 cases and 237,195 people have been cured of the disease, according […]
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India’s infra push behind Chinese aggression
To set the matter straight, the Prime Minister’s Office on Saturday, in a statement, said that the Prime Minister was crystal clear that “India would respond firmly to any attempts to transgress the Line of Actual Control (LAC)”. He specifically emphasised that in contrast to the past neglect of such […]
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Situation along LAC tense with full army deployment
The situation continues to remain tense along the 3,488km-long Line of Actual Control, with both the Indian and Chinese armies fully deployed, air bases activated, and the navy on standby, following the June 15 face-off in the Galwan sector. Though the situation has not escalated since the Galwan incident, […]
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Over 15,000 Covid-19 cases take India’s infection tally to 410,461
India recorded 15,413 cases of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) and 306 deaths as the country’s infection tally went past the 4.10 lakh-mark, according to the Union health ministry on Sunday. This is the first time 15,000 Covid-19 cases were reported in a single day, 14,516 people had contracted the infection on Saturday, […]
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India reports more than 14,000 Covid-19 cases in a day for first time
India recorded 14,516 new cases of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in the biggest single-day spike so far, taking the country’s infection tally to 395,048, Union health ministry data showed on Saturday. There were 375 fatalities between Friday and Saturday morning, the health ministry’s dashboard showed, which pushed the death toll in the […]
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Have seen India, Pakistan cricketers eat together: Sarfaraz Ahmed
Former captain Sarfaraz Ahmed has rued the fact that Pakistan and India are no longer able to play cricket they once used to but is hopeful of the two teams being able to rekindle their rivalry on the field soon. The mother of all cricketing battles – India and Pakistan […]
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18 soldiers injured in Galwan Valley face-off stable: Latest developments
The tension along the contested areas of the Line of Actual Control (LAC) has been continuing despite several rounds of meeting between Indian and Chinese officials. A meeting was held on Thursday to defuse the situation after the skirmish at Galwan Valley on June 15 in which 20 Indian soldiers […]
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India sees another record spike of 13,587 Covid-19 cases, tally over 3.8 lakh
The Union health ministry said on Friday there were 13,587 new cases of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) and 336 people died across the country in the last 24 hours. India’s infection tally now stands at 380,533 with 163,248 active cases of the respiratory disease and 12,573 fatalities, according to the health ministry’s […]
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China releases 10 Indian soldiers after intense negotiations
Intense negotiations through diplomatic and military channels, including three rounds of talks between senior military officers, led to the release of 10 Indian soldiers detained by the Chinese side during the violent brawl of June 15 in Galwan Valley, people familiar with developments said. The people, speaking on condition of […]
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From infrastructure to hi-tech: Mapping China’s large trade footprint in India
The deadly border skirmishes between India and China have cast a cloud over trade relations, which have seen the latter rapidly expand its footprint in the Indian economy, spanning infrastructure, physical goods and hi-tech, with the value of total bilateral trade surging 20% in the last six years, according to […]