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Situation in India beyond heartbreaking, says WHO chief

World Health Organisation (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Monday said the Covid situation in India is beyond heartbreaking as the South Asian country continued to report over 300,000 daily cases for the last five days and a massive spike in death counts too

Sufficient oxygen stock in country, says Indian government

Amid the continued crisis in the supply of ‘Liquid Medical Oxygen' (LMO) in the country, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA)  reassured the nation that there was sufficient stock of oxygen in India and the only concern there has been that of transporting the life-saving commodity from the producing states to high-demand areas in this crisis period

Biden dials Modi, US pledges 'steadfast support' for India in fighting pandemic

Having lifted the ban on the supply of vaccine raw materials and COVID-fighting products for India, President Joe Biden assured Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a conversation that the US will work closely with India to fight the pandemic

Indian, Japanese leaders discuss Covid challenge, development partnership

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Japanese counterpart Yoshihide Suga on Monday discussed the Covid 19 situation in the two countries and highlighted the importance of close bilateral cooperation to overcome the various regional and global challenges posed by the pandemic

US to rush vaccine raw materials, anti-COVID supplies to India

US President Joe Biden's administration is “working round the clock” to immediately send India raw material needed for making Covishield and products needed in the fight against the COVID-19 surge overtaking the nation, according to National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan

India registers 349,000 fresh Covid cases, 2,767 deaths in 24 hours

India registered a new record in Covid single-day spike and deaths with 349,000 fresh infections and 2,767 fatalities in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry said on Sunday. The fresh infections have taken the country's total death count to 192,311

Will 'rapidly' deploy additional support to India: United States

Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said that the United States is closely working with their partners in the Indian government and will rapidly deploy additional support to the Covid-hit country

Saudi Arabia ships 80 metric tons of liquid oxygen to Covid-battered India

Saudi Arabia, a strategic partner of India, has shipped 80 metric tons of liquid oxygen to India, which is facing a massive crisis in oxygen supplies following an exponential rise in COVID-19 cases

India reports biggest single-day spike of 346,786 cases, 2,624 deaths

India registered 346,786 fresh cases of COVID-19 and 2,624 casualties in the past 24 hours, the highest single-day spike in terms of cases and deaths since the outbreak of the pandemic, according to the data updated by India's Health Ministry on Saturday

Justice NV Ramana takes oath as 48th Chief Justice of India

Justice NV Ramana was on Saturday sworn in as the 48th Chief Justice of India (CJI)

UK strain behind massive surge in Covid cases in Delhi

The UK strain is behind the rapid rise in coronavirus cases in Delhi, an analysis of samples has revealed. Data released by the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says over 400 cases of the UK strain and 76 of the Indian double mutant were found in Delhi, said reports

Outgoing chief justice wanted Shah Rukh Khan to mediate Ayodhya dispute?

Outgoing Chief Justice of India SA Bobde wanted superstar Shah Rukh Khan to mediate the Ayodhya temple-mosque dispute, an anecdote dropped during a virtual farewell event revealed on Friday

Oxygen generation plants to be airlifted to India from Germany

The Armed Forces Medical Services (AFMS) has decided to import oxygen generation plants and containers from Germany, amid a massive shortage of oxygen in the hospitals during the second wave of Covid-19 across India

India's COVID surge shows no country safe against pandemic: US expert

Anthony Fauci, the chief US expert on the COVID19 pandemic and President Joe Biden's medical adviser, has said that the “dire situation” in India shows that no country is safe from a global pandemic and climate and youth are no protections against it

Climate Partnership to be 'core pillar' of US-India relations: Biden

US President Joe Biden has said that the climate partnership with India will be “a core pillar” of relations between the two countries