India

The coronavirus pandemic has killed more than 3.1 million people worldwide out of at least 147 million infected.

Indian health ministry data showed nearly 315,000 new infections in the past 24 hours -- the most any country has recorded in a day since the pandemic began.

India on Monday opened its Covid-19 vaccination drive to all adults from May

India is the world's second most-infected nation with almost 14.8 million cases.

Over 2.9 million people have died of Covid-19 around the world since the outbreak emerged in China in December 2019.

India -- which is experiencing a record surge in cases -- was given a boost as it authorized Russia's Sputnik V Covid-19 drug.

The ban came as India's wealthiest state Maharashtra, which has been the main driver of the infection spike, explored announcing a complete lockdown from as early as Monday.

The persistent threat of the coronavirus despite vaccinations is well illustrated in Europe.

Captain Virat Kohli said India had played the "perfect game", bowling England out for 134 and 164.

The increased pace of development in the poor Himalayan regions has also heightened fears about fallout from deforestation and other environmental troubles.

The Beijing-based tech company has not yet revealed how many of its 2,000 employees in India will be laid off.

Experts warned though that India could see another wave of infections and that it could be hit by new variants of the virus, as has happened in Brazil, Britain and South Africa.

Smaller farmer demonstrations were held in Mumbai and Bangalore and in the rural state of Haryana.

Taking a dip in the Ganges is considered a sacred rite by Hindus, who come from across India and beyond its borders to participate.

The two vaccines "are being approved for restricted use in emergency situations," V.G. Somani, the drugs controller general of India, said at a briefing.

Labour unrest is not uncommon in India, with workers paid poorly and given few or no social security benefits.

Biden's first calls took place with US allies who had tense ties with Trump including German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

It is believed that a childless couple paid two men to extract the child's liver to perform an occult ritual in hopes of conceiving a child.

The US has by far the worst death toll with almost 245,000 deaths, according to Johns Hopkins, ahead of Brazil on 164,281 and India on 128,668 dead.

The current captain's actions are being compared to those of the former captain who did not take paternity leave during the 2015 World Cup for his first-born's birth.

Zuckerberg hailed India's Unified Payments Interface which is used in the country to manage payment apps, with more than 140 Indian banks part of the network.

The news anchor's arrest has drawn criticism towards the ruling party of the state of Maharashtra, India.

The man had been unemployed for years and had sworn to sacrifice his life if he managed to get hired.

While the average Indian consumes around 19kg of sugar a year, this is still well below the global average of 23 kg.

The elderly stall owner accused the blogger of misappropriating funds collected from a social media donation campaign meant to support the failing food stall.

The female dog remains in a critical condition after the animal abuser left it penetrated with an 11-inch wooden rod.

The US and India are also due to complete an accord on sharing sensitive data in a new sign of their strengthening strategic ties.

Mike Pompeo and Mark Esper will meet India's external affairs minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar and defence minister Rajnath Singh.

The relative who arranged for the trip as a late wedding gift was found to be responsible for packing 4 kilograms of hashish in the couple's bag.

The locally developed Feluda, named after a detective in Indian novel series, resembles a home pregnancy paper-strip test and delivers results within an hour.