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India extending domestic flight restriction till Nov 24
The Indian government has decided to extend the existing restrictions on limited domestic flight operations and caps on air fares till November 24.
Covid-19: India begins 1st human trials of vaccine
India has started its first human trials of a novel coronavirus vaccine candidate as the world’s second-most populous country recorded nearly 49,000 new cases.
Three killed in India-Pakistan fight along Kashmir border
At least three members of an Indian family were killed in a fresh ‘shootout’ between the troops of India and Pakistan in the highly militarized area of Kashmir on late Friday.
China says progress made in latest border talks with India
China and India have made positive progress in their latest talks on a long-running border dispute that turned deadly in last month, a Chinese official said.
Fresh lockdown in India as Covid-19 cases near 1mln
Fresh lockdowns are being reinforced in several parts of India as the confirmed coronavirus cases is approaching one million.
Google to invest $10 bn in India
Google has announced to invest $10 billion to help gear up India’s transition to a digital economy in the next five to seven years, reports AP.
77 killed in floods and landslides in India's Assam state
With the death of six more people in floods and mudslides in northeastern India's Assam state, the death toll has been climbed to 77 till Tuesday.
India sees highest single-day spike in Covid-19 cases
India has reported the highest single- day spike in the number of fresh Covid-19 cases on Sunday with the detection of 28,637 new cases in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number to 849,553.
India's federal health ministry reported 551 new deaths from COVID-19 during the past 24 hours across the country, taking the number of deaths to 22,674.
This is said to be the highest single day spike in the number of fresh cases in the country so far.
So far 534,621 people have been discharged from hospitals after showing improvement, according to the ministry.
"The number of active cases in the country right now is 292,258, according to the ministry.
The country has entered "Unlock 2.0" phase, though restrictions remain in full force inside the COVID-19 containment zones.
Last week the country's civil aviation watchdog -- the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) announced that commercial international flights to and from India shall remain suspended until July 31.
On Thursday, the government of Uttar Pradesh, the country's biggest state in terms of population, decided to impose a weekend lockdown from Friday night till Monday morning, to cut the chain of transmissions of COVID-19.
BGB protests against Anandabazar report
Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) on Friday strongly protested against the report of India's Anandabazar newspaper on July 7 with the headline 'Bangladeshis are stepping on unprotected land'.
India to play leading role in global revival: Modi
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said India would play a leading role in the global revival as the world looks to recover from the coronavirus pandemic.