Oct 11 India cases cross 7 million as experts warn of complacency By Ashok Sharma, Associated Press India’s confirmed coronavirus toll crossed 7 million on Sunday with a number of new cases dipping in recent weeks, even as health experts warn of mask and distancing fatigue setting in. Continue reading
Oct 02 India's contracting economy rebooting from coronavirus blow By Ashok Sharma, Rishabh Jain, Associated Press Millions of distressed Indian manufacturers and traders are counting on the eagerly-awaited October-December festive season to rescue them from their coronavirus catastrophe. Continue reading
Sep 28 India's confirmed coronavirus tally reaches 6 million cases By Associated Press The Health Ministry reported 82,170 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, driving the overall total to 6,074,703. Continue reading
Sep 21 Amid pandemic, Indian couple runs street-side classes for poor students By Associated Press Veena, a singer and grandmother of three, and her husband, Virendra Gupta, decided to go out to the street and teach the kids so they are not left behind when school reopens. Continue reading
Sep 13 Asia Today: India cases climb to 4.75M as recovery improves By Associated Press India has registered a single-day spike of 94,372 new coronavirus cases, driving the country’s overall tally to 4.75 million. The Health Ministry on Sunday also reported 1,114 deaths in the past 24 hours, taking total fatalities up to 78,586. Continue reading
Sep 08 China and India accuse each other of military border moves, firing shots By Associated Press The nuclear-armed rivals have been engaged in a tense standoff in the cold-desert Ladakh region since May. Continue reading
Sep 07 India now 2nd behind U.S. in virus cases amid economic pain By Sheikh Saaliq, Aniruddha Ghosal, Associated Press India's increasing coronavirus caseload made the Asian giant the world's second-worst-hit country behind the United States on Monday, as its efforts to head off economic disaster from the pandemic gain urgency. Continue reading
Aug 27 How nations are going back to school -- or not By Associated Press Governments around the world are taking different strategies toward the new school year, depending on how many infections they're seeing, the state of their health care systems and political considerations. Continue reading
Aug 23 India's virus caseload tops 3 million as disease moves south By Associated Press India’s coronavirus caseload topped 3 million on Sunday, with the country leading the world in new infections as the disease marched through impoverished rural areas in the north and the wealthier but older populations of the south. Continue reading
Aug 19 Millions of women lose access to contraceptives, abortions amid COVID-19 By Aniruddha Ghosal, Cara Anna, Associated Press Millions of women and girls globally have lost access to contraceptives and abortion services because of the coronavirus pandemic. Now the first widespread measure of the toll says India with its months-long lockdown has been hit especially hard. Continue reading