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A security guard's reflection is seen next to the logo of the Reserve Bank Of India (RBI) at the RBI headquarters in Mumbai, June 6, 2019. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas/Files

India's economy holding up well against Covid-19 surge, says RBI

"It is noteworthy that economic activity in India is holding up admirably against Covid-19's renewed onslaught," the RBI said

Demonstrators block a road during an anti-coup protest in Yangon, Myanmar, March 4, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer

On Myanmar, ASEAN pushes boundaries of 'non-interference'

FILE PHOTO: A man walks past a signpost of India's Serum Institute, the world's largest maker of vaccines, which is developing a vaccine against the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) at its laboratory in Pune, India, May 18, 2020. REUTERS/Euan Rocha

Indian govt tells Serum Institute, Bharat biotech to lower their Covid vaccine prices

People attend a protest against Myanmar's military coup in Launglon, Myanmar April 23, 2021 in this picture obtained by Reuters. DAWEI WATCH via REUTERS

Myanmar activists call for new non-cooperation campaign

More than 100,000 shared bikes are piled up in an open space in Xiamen, China, on Jan. 13. (Wang Dongming/China News Service/VCG via Getty Images)/Foreign Policy

The rise and fall of China’s cycling empires

In view of the rising number of coronavirus disease (Covid-19) cases across India, the central government on Monday said that it's time people started wearing masks inside their homes as well. (File Photo / PTI)

It's time to start wearing masks inside homes to prevent Covid-19, says Indian govt

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Madras HC says Election Commission responsible for Covid second wave

People wait to cremate victims who died due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at a crematorium ground in New Delhi, India, April 23, 2021. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui

Delhi running out of space for funerals amid record Covid deaths

A health worker wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) carries a patient suffering from the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outside the casualty ward at Guru Teg Bahadur hospital, in New Delhi, India, April 24, 2021.Photo :Reuters

India recalls retired military medics to join battle against Covid

A health worker wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) is seen through the window as he drags an oxygen cylinder towards the COVID ward as the major second wave of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) surges in Kathmandu, Nepal April 26, 2021. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar

Covid-19 infections surge in Nepal, fueled by mutant strains from India

City streets wear a deserted look during COVID-induced lockdown as coronavirus cases surge countrywide, in Bengaluru. (PTI)

Karnataka govt announces 14-day lockdown, only essential services allowed

Youths take pictures next to an Afghan flag on a hilltop overlooking Kabul, Afghanistan, April 15, 2021. REUTERS/Mohammad Ismail/File Photo

Rocket hits Afghan government compound during ceremony, 16 children wounded

Salman Khan on Sunday, overseeing distribution of food packages. Picture: Twitter

Salman Khan tastes food being sent out to 5000 frontline workers