India

Devotees gather to take a holy dip in the waters of river Ganges during Kumbh Mela, or the Pitcher Festival, amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), in Haridwar, India, April 12, 2021. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis
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'Super-spreader' erupts as devout Hindus throng Kumbh Mela

As huge crowds made their way towards the river on a special day of bathing during the weeks-long “Kumbh Mela” festival, health authorities had to pull back a Covid-19 testing crew

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World

British PM reduces length of India trip over Covid

A healthcare worker collects a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) test swab sample from a man, at a temporary shelter for homeless people in New Delhi, India, March 31, 2021. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi
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India records 184,372 new Covid-19 cases in 24 hours

FILE PHOTO: People wait to board passenger buses during rush hour at a bus terminal, amidst the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak, in Mumbai, India, September 9, 2020. REUTERS/Niharika Kulkarni/File Photo
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India's Maharashtra state imposes 15-day lockdown to slow Covid-19 spread

Pfizer's logo is reflected in a drop on a syringe needle in this illustration taken November 9, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
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India wants Pfizer, Moderna, Johnson & Johnson to seek licence for Covid-19 vaccines soon - government official

Pfizer's vaccine, jointly developed with German partner BioNTech, must be stored and transported at minus 70 degrees Celsius Photo: Collected.
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Pfizer to pursue bringing Covid-19 vaccine to India after import relaxation

FILE PHOTO: People wait to board passenger buses during rush hour at a bus terminal, amidst the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak, in Mumbai, India, September 9, 2020. REUTERS/Niharika Kulkarni/File Photo
Global Economy

India's second wave of coronavirus poses credit-negative threat - Moody's

FILE PHOTO: A medical specialist holds a vial of Sputnik V vaccine against the coronavirus in a department store in Moscow, Russia, January 18, 2021 REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov
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India says its safety study of Sputnik V vaccine comparable to Russian trial

FILE PHOTO: Officials unload boxes containing vials of AstraZeneca's COVISHIELD, a coronavirus disease (Covid-19) vaccine manufactured by Serum Institute of India, outside a vaccination storage centre in Ahmedabad, India, January 12, 2021. REUTERS/Amit Dave/File Photo
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India to fast-track emergency-use approval for foreign-produced Covid vaccines

FILE PHOTO: Migrant workers and their families, who had left during a lockdown, walk at a platform after they returned from their home state of Uttar Pradesh, after authorities eased lockdown restrictions that were imposed to slow the spread of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), in Ahmedabad, India July 1, 2020. REUTERS/Amit Dave
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India's daily Covid-19 tally is world's highest as festival, rallies fan concern

Health workers carry the body of a man who died due to the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) for his cremation at a crematorium in New Delhi, India, June 4, 2020. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi/File Photo
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Bodies pile up at India crematoriums overwhelmed by virus surge

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India to produce 850m Sputnik doses annually; becomes 60th country to approve the vaccine: RDIF

FILE PHOTO: A health worker in personal protective equipment (PPE) collects a sample using a swab from a woman at a local health centre to conduct tests for the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), amid the spread of the disease, in New Delhi, India July 8, 2020. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi/File photo
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With 1.61 lakh fresh Covid-19 cases, India's infection tally crosses 1.36 crore