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Why few next weeks are critical in India’s coronavirus war?
Apr 15, 2020 05:55Recently, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the next three to four weeks would be "critical" to prevent the spread of coronavirus in India. Ever since its first case was confirmed on January 30, India has taken a number of measures to try and combat the coronavirus. It has eased testing eligibility and invoked a draconian 122-year-old colonial-era epidemic diseases law to restrict public gatherings, among other things.
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India extends world's largest virus lockdown to May 3
Apr 14, 2020 08:43India's nationwide coronavirus lockdown, the biggest in the world, will be extended until at least May 3, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Tuesday.
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Indian migrant workers living in squalid conditions in UAE susceptible to coronavirus infection
Apr 14, 2020 06:42The Chief Minister of India’s Kerala State has voiced alarm at the risks facing migrant workers from the region in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) amid the coronavirus pandemic, citing reports of “inadequate” quarantine facilities and “ineffective” preventative measures in the Persian Gulf country.
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Four civilians killed in exchange of fire between India, Pakistan troops in Kashmir
Apr 14, 2020 01:15At least, four civilians, including a two-year-old boy, have been killed during an exchange of fire between troops of Pakistan and India across the restive Line of Control (LoC) that divides Kashmir between the two countries.
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Muslims attacked, 'nearly lynched' amid coronavirus rumors in India: Report
Apr 13, 2020 09:44The coronavirus outbreak has sparked a spree of anti-Muslim attacks across India, with the Health Ministry of the Hindu nationalist government of Narendra Modi claiming that Muslims are spreading the virus.
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Disbelief in big cities as air pollution falls
Apr 12, 2020 19:20A nationwide lockdown imposed across India almost two weeks ago to stop the spread of the coronavirus — the largest lockdown of its kind attempted anywhere — has led to widespread chaos and suffering, especially among the country’s 300 million poor. Yet in Delhi, the world’s most polluted city, it has also resulted in some of the freshest air the capital has seen in decades.
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India's 'corona-car' aims to accelerate awareness
Apr 08, 2020 08:06A man in Hyderabad has manufactured a single-seater vehicle shaped like the coronavirus under the microscope to spread awareness about COVID-19 among Indians.
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Fierce gun battles leave a dozen dead in Indian-controlled Kashmir
Apr 05, 2020 14:22At least three Indian troops and nine pro-independence fighters have been killed in two separate incidents in Indian-controlled Kashmir.
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India coronavirus lockdown threatens millions with extreme hardship
Apr 05, 2020 03:05Amid the global coronavirus pandemic, millions of people in India are battling against extreme hardships.
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India mulling purchase of 3 refurbished submarines from Russia
Apr 03, 2020 08:20India is considering a proposal by Russia to supply the Indian navy with three refurbished submarines, capable of launching cruise missiles.