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India's federal health ministry said Friday morning that 148 new deaths due to COVID-19, besides fresh 6,088 positive cases, were reported since Thursday in the country, taking the number of deaths to 3,583 and total cases to 118,447.

More than 70 people were killed in India's West Bengal state in the wake of Wednesday's Cyclone Amphan as officials visited the affected areas on Thursday.

India extended its national lockdown to control COVID-19 until May 31 as the country on Sunday witnessed its highest one-day jump in coronavirus infections.

India's federal health ministry Saturday (May 16) morning said 103 new deaths due to COVID-19, besides fresh 3,970 positive cases were reported since Friday in the country, taking the number of deaths to 2,752 and total cases to 85,940, China’s Xinhua news agency reported.

NEW DELHI -- India's top health research body - Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and a leading vaccine manufacturing company - Bharat Biotech...

Muslims in India are observing a low-key Ramadan as the coronavirus has taken a toll on some of the holy month's most cherished traditions.

India was the world's third-biggest military spender in 2019 after the United States and China, data from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) shows.

India's federal health ministry said Sunday morning that 45 new deaths due to COVID-19 and an additional 1,554 positive cases were reported since Saturday evening across the country, taking the number of deaths to 826 and total cases to 26,917.

The number of people who tested positive for COVID-19 in India has increased by 1,684 within the past day, bringing the total number to 23,077, the Health Ministry said on Friday, adding that the death toll had reached 718 people.

The United States will sell India missiles and torpedoes in two deals worth US$155 million, the Pentagon's Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) said.