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

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

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

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

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

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

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

India sees record 10,000+ Covid-19 cases in a day

India records more than 10,000 new cases in a 24-hour span for the first time since the Covid-19 outbreak.
12 June 2020

Indian court grants interim bail to 6 Bangladeshis for ‘misusing tourist visa’

The Allahabad High Court today granted interim bail to six Bangladeshis booked for allegedly misusing tourist visa by attending the Tablighi Jamaat congregation at Nizamuddin in New Delhi in March and then going to Lucknow without medical examination amidst serious apprehension of spreading coronavirus during the lockdown.
10 June 2020

US-Bangla Airlines takes back 45 Indian sailors to New Delhi

US-Bangla Airlines has repatriated 45 Indian sailors -- stranded in Bangladesh due to suspension of regular passenger flights on international routes due to Covid-19 – to New Delhi by a special chartered flight today.
10 June 2020

Indian legislator dies with Covid-19

A prominent politician in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, who tested positive for coronavirus infection, dies in a hospital in Chennai, becoming India's first sitting legislator to fall victim to the contagion.
10 June 2020

India’s private sector to enjoy space-based services

India’s private sector will be allowed to use Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) facilities and other relevant assets to improve their capacities, Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Atomic Energy and Space Jitendra Singh has said.
10 June 2020

Indian home minister raises issue of citizenship act, rebukes Mamata for her stance

In a virtual launch of Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) campaign for next year’s assembly elections in West Bengal, Indian Home Minister Amit Shah today raised the issue of the amended Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), and rebuked Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for her opposition to the law.
9 June 2020

Indian health ministry issues draft notification on experimental Covid-19 drugs

Seeking to facilitate availability of experimental drugs for severely-ill Covid-19 patients, the Indian Health Ministry has issued a draft notification for manufacture, import and "compassionate use" of any unapproved drug that is in the phase-III (human) of clinical trial globally.
8 June 2020

Kejriwal in self-isolation after showing symptoms of coronavirus

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has gone into self-isolation and will get himself tested for coronavirus tomorrow.
8 June 2020

India: Covid-19 cases surge past 2.5 lakh mark

Fresh coronavirus cases soar to a new high in India in the last 24 hours, taking the total past 2.56 lakh, while malls, restaurants and shrines are set to reopen in several areas across the country.
8 June 2020

Death of pregnant elephant: Indian tribunal forms committee to take action

Taking cognisance of the death of a pregnant wild elephant at Silent Valley Forest in the southern state of Kerala, India’s National Green Tribunal forms a committee and directed it to submit an action-taken report on the matter.
8 June 2020

India, China agree to peacefully resolve standoff in western Himalayas

After talks between top military officers, India and China have agreed to peacefully resolve the standoff between the two armies in the western Himalayas, in accordance with various bilateral agreements.
7 June 2020

India overtakes Italy, becomes 6th worst coronavirus-hit country

India overtakes Italy to become the sixth worst-hit country by the Covid-19 pandemic, registering a record single-day spike of 9,887 cases which pushes the total nationwide tally to 2,36,657.
6 June 2020

Elephant killed in Kerala could not eat for 2 weeks before dying

The pregnant elephant, which died after in India’s Kerala after reportedly eating a crackers-stuffed pineapple, suffered major wounds in its oral cavity and starved for two weeks before dying, according to a post-mortem report made public.
5 June 2020