India reports record surge in Covid-19 cases

India has reported a record daily surge in the number of new Covid-19 cases.
19 June 2020, 12:32 PM

32 Bangladeshis stranded in India repatriated

32 Bangladeshi nationals, who were stranded in India due to the lockdown, have been sent back home through a checkpoint in Assam's Karimganj district, a senior police officer on the Indian side says.
19 June 2020, 09:50 AM

India's Modi promotes yoga against coronavirus

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has extolled yoga as a way of building a "protective shield" of immunity against the coronavirus, as his nation battles a surge in infections.
19 June 2020, 07:25 AM

China releases 10 captive Indian army personnel

China freed 10 Indian army personnel, who were taken captive after the clash between the two nations in Galwan on Monday, late last night following three days of negotiations, Indian media reports.
19 June 2020, 06:38 AM

Indian minister appeals for boycott of Chinese goods

An Indian cabinet minister appeals for a boycott of Chinese goods following the violent border standoff that left 20 Indian troops dead in Ladakh on Monday.
18 June 2020, 12:15 PM

India mulling not using 4G telecom gear made in China

India’s Department of Telecom (DoT) may ask state-owned telecom service provider Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) to not use Chinese telecom gear to upgrade its 4G network, in a move which comes amidst India-China military standoff in eastern Ladakh.
18 June 2020, 05:24 AM

India accuses China of premeditated action at Ladakh border

India today accused China of taking “premeditated and planned action that was directly responsible for the resulting violence and casualties” at the border in Ladakh and warned that this “unprecedented development will have a serious impact on the bilateral relationship.”
17 June 2020, 15:20 PM

Modi to hold all-party meeting on Friday to discuss India-China standoff

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called an all-party meeting on Friday to discuss the situation at the Sino-India border --days after the worst border military standoff with China left 20 Indian soldiers dead in eastern Ladakh.
17 June 2020, 09:49 AM

India records highest number of Covid-19 deaths in a day

In a massive spike, India reports more than 2,003 coronavirus deaths in 24 hours for the first time with Maharashtra and Delhi accounting for most of them.
17 June 2020, 07:05 AM

New Delhi summons Pakistan’s chargé d’affaires

The Indian Ministry of External Affairs has summoned Haider Shah, chargé d’affaires of Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi, and lodged a strong protest on the issue of the abduction and torture of two officials of the Indian High Commission in Islamabad by Pakistan security agencies.
16 June 2020, 18:01 PM

Indian army officer, 2 soldiers killed in ‘violent face-off’ with Chinese troops

An Indian Army officer and two soldiers were killed during a “violent face-off” with the Chinese military in the Himalayan heights of eastern Ladakh's Galwan Valley last night, the Indian armed force said today.
16 June 2020, 10:13 AM

Delhi health minister hospitalised with Covid-19 symptoms

Delhi Health Minister Satyander Jain tweets that he has been hospitalised with complaints of high fever and breathlessness and will undergo a test for coronavirus.
16 June 2020, 06:14 AM

India joins global partnership on responsible use of AI

India today joined leading economies, including the US, the UK and the EU, to launch the Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence (GPAI).
15 June 2020, 12:28 PM

India may see Covid-19 peak in mid-November: study

As the total number of coronavirus cases went up across India by more than 11,000 for the third straight day, a study has predicted that the country will reach the peak stage of the contagion’s spread around mid-November of 2020.
15 June 2020, 08:05 AM

Indian health ministry recommends emergency use of Remdesivir

The Indian health ministry has recommended use of anti-viral drug remdesivir under emergency use authorisation to treat Covid-19 patients in moderate stage as the country emerged as fourth worst-hit nation by the pandemic with more than 3.20 lakh cases.
14 June 2020, 16:13 PM

India sees nearly 12,000 coronavirus cases in 24 hours

India saw a record single-day increase of 11,929 coronavirus cases on Saturday, taking the total number of infections to 320,922.
14 June 2020, 06:10 AM

India reacts sharply to Nepal’s parliament bill redrawing map

India today reacted sharply to a bill passed in Nepal’s parliament redrawing the Himalayan nation’s map which reportedly includes parts of the Indian territory.
13 June 2020, 15:19 PM

India records biggest single-day jump in coronavirus cases, passes 3 lakh mark

India surpasses the three lakh-mark of coronavirus positive cases with the worst daily spike of 11,458 infections, according to the country’s health ministry.
13 June 2020, 07:18 AM

Indian national shot dead allegedly by Nepal police at border

An Indian national has been killed and two others injured in a shooting incident allegedly by Nepal police along the India-Nepal border in Bihar’s Sitamarhi district.
12 June 2020, 13:20 PM

Horrendous situation at Delhi hospitals: Indian Supreme Court

India’s Supreme Court has described the state of affairs at the hospitals in Delhi as “horrendous” regarding treatment of patients and handling of bodies of those dying of Covid-19.
12 June 2020, 11:54 AM