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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.
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Coronavirus outbreak sparks migrant crisis in India
Apr 01, 2020 03:02Since India announced a countrywide lockdown on March 24 due coronavirus outbreak, hundreds of thousands of migrant workers, perhaps millions across the country, were desperately trying to reach their native places due to absence of jobs.
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India buys Israeli arms as doctors demand facemasks
Mar 27, 2020 07:26Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has decided to go ahead with an arms deal worth hundreds of millions of dollars with Israel, while healthcare workers in the country are grappling with a serious lack of masks and protective equipment in their fight against the coronavirus outbreak.
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India outlines $23 billion economic stimulus to help poor hit by lockdown
Mar 26, 2020 11:30India announced on Thursday a 1.7-trillion-rupee ($23-billion) economic stimulus plan providing direct cash transfers and food security measures to give relief to millions of poor people hit by a nationwide lockdown over a coronavirus pandemic.
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New lockdowns, emergency states & deaths: Coronavirus keeps impacting lives
Mar 25, 2020 07:44Around the globe, the outbreak of the new coronavirus continues to impact the lives of people, forcing governments to take measures unprecedented in peacetime.
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Police clear citizenship law protest site in Indian capital, citing virus lockdown
Mar 24, 2020 12:53Police have cleared out a long-running protest against a controversial citizenship law in the Indian capital, New Delhi, citing the a recently-announced lockdown to fight the coronavirus outbreak.