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India sees biggest single day spike of nearly 39,000 new coronavirus cases

India has reported the biggest single day rise of 38,902 in coronavirus cases, pushing the total tally to 10,77,618, according to health ministry data.
19 July 2020, 05:57 AM

India’s coronavirus cases rises to 10.38 lakh

India's coronavirus has tally soared to 10.38 lakh cases today with 34,884 new patients recorded in the last 24 hours, health ministry data shows.
18 July 2020, 06:41 AM

Aishwarya, her daughter hospitalised with ‘mild Covid-19 symptoms’

Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and her daughter Aaradhya, who were quarantined at home after testing positive for Covid-19, have been admitted to a hospital in Mumbai.
17 July 2020, 17:59 PM

Covid-19 cases of India cross one million, reports biggest single-day jump

The number of coronavirus cases across India cross the one million mark today, recording 34,956 fresh infections and 687 deaths in the biggest one-day jump, according to Indian Health Ministry data.
17 July 2020, 05:46 AM

Trial run begins for transshipment of Indian goods through Bangladesh waters

The transshipment of Indian goods will open a new horizon of Indo-Bangla relations, says State Minister for Shipping, Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury.
16 July 2020, 09:51 AM

India gets approval to manufacture vaccine for pneumonia

India’s first locally-developed vaccine to combat pneumonia has been given the green signal for production by the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI), according to the health ministry.
16 July 2020, 05:49 AM

Covid-19: India records highest number of cases in a day

A record jump of 29,429 Covid-19 cases in India in a single day pushes the country’s tally to 9,36,181.
15 July 2020, 06:50 AM

India’s apex court to hear pleas of blacklisted foreigners including 110 Bangladeshis

India’s Supreme Court says it will hear on July 24 the pleas filed by foreigners, challenging the federal government’s orders that blacklisted more than 2,700 citizens of 35 countries from travelling to India for 10 years for alleged involvement in Tablighi Jamaat activities.
14 July 2020, 05:42 AM

Special parcel train carrying Indian red chillies to Bangladesh for the first time

Indian government says it has for the first time loaded a special parcel train to Bangladesh carrying 384 tonnes of dry chillies from Reddipalem in Guntur district of Andhra Pradesh state.
12 July 2020, 12:14 PM

After Amitabh and Abhishek, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan tests Covid-19 positive

Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and her daughter tested positive for coronavirus, a day after her father-in-law and top Indian actor Amitabh Bachchan and her husband and actor Abhishek were hospitalised for Covid-19.
12 July 2020, 10:38 AM

Amitabh Bachchan in stable condition

The condition of Bollywood veteran Amitabh Bachchan, who tested positive for coronavirus last night and was hospitalised in Mumbai, was today stated "stable with mild symptoms."
12 July 2020, 05:34 AM

India’s Biocon secures approval to use drug on Covid-19 patients

India’s Biocon Ltd has received regulatory approval for its drug Itolizumab to be used on coronavirus infected patients suffering from moderate to severe respiratory distress.
11 July 2020, 19:35 PM

Amitabh Bachchan tests Covid-19 positive, condition ‘stable’ at Mumbai hospital

Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan and his son, actor Abhishek Bachchan have tested positive and are admitted to the isolation unit at a hospital in Mumbai.
11 July 2020, 18:04 PM

Amitabh Bachchan tests positive for Covid-19, admitted to hospital

Renowned Indian actor Amitabh Bachchan has been admitted to a Mumbai hospital after testing positive for the coronavirus. The 77-year-old actor confirmed the news on Twitter, adding that his family and staff are also being tested.
11 July 2020, 17:54 PM

6 Naga insurgents killed in ‘gunfight’ with Indian military

At least six Naga insurgents are killed in a gunfight with Indian forces in Khonsa area of the north eastern state of Arunachal Pradesh.
11 July 2020, 06:19 AM

16 Indian sailors return from Bangladesh on special flight

Sixteen Indian sailors, who had been stranded in Bangladesh due to the coronavirus outbreak, leave Dhaka on a special flight of Novoair.
10 July 2020, 13:43 PM

India records another Covid-19 confirmed cases single-day spike

India had another record single-day jump of 26,506 Covid-19 cases, pushing the total so far to 7,93,802, the health ministry data shows.
10 July 2020, 06:58 AM

Covid-19 cases: India records highest single-day hike

India registers a record single-day hike of 24,879 coronavirus infections, which takes the nationwide tally to 767,296.
9 July 2020, 06:54 AM

India fully understands urgency of early, safe Rohingya repatriation: S Jaishankar

Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said that India “fully understands the urgency of an early, safe and sustainable repatriation of displaced persons from Myanmar’s Rakhine state in the interest of all”.
8 July 2020, 18:55 PM

Strict lockdown to be enforced across nine districts in West Bengal

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has said a strict lockdown will go in force for a week in expanded containment zones across nine districts of the region which have a high number of coronavirus cases following a sharp spike in reported cases.
8 July 2020, 14:04 PM