As India has more than 7 million confirmed cases, the BBC looks at how the country has responded to the pandemic. https://bbc.in/33R8m52 | BBC News India
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As India has more than 7 million confirmed cases, the BBC looks at how the country has responded to the pandemic. https://bbc.in/33R8m52 | BBC News India
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Heavy rainfall has triggered landslides and flash floods across northern India. On Tuesday, more than 30 people were killed near Vaishno Devi, a popular Hindu shrine in Indian-administered Kashmir. Rains have also battered parts of Himachal Pradesh and Punjab, leaving roads blocked and property submerged. Rescue operations are under way, with authorities deploying helicopters and boats to evacuate people stranded in the affected areas. | BBC News India
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Heavy rainfall has triggered landslides and flash floods across northern India. On Tuesday, more than 30 people were killed near Vaishno Devi, a popular Hindu shrine in Indian-administered Kashmir. Rains have also battered parts of Himachal Pradesh and Punjab, leaving roads blocked and property submerged. Rescue operations are under way, with authorities deploying helicopters and boats to evacuate people stranded in the affected areas. | BBC News India
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In the past 24 hours, India has reported more than 340,000 cases. Thousands more have died. The country's hospitals are reporting dangerously low oxygen levels and no empty beds. The BBC's Yodgita Limaye went to one of the hospitals in Delhi. https://bbc.in/3xiVpOh | BBC News India
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In the past 24 hours, India has reported more than 340,000 cases. Thousands more have died. The country's hospitals are reporting dangerously low oxygen levels and no empty beds. The BBC's Yodgita Limaye went to one of the hospitals in Delhi. https://bbc.in/3xiVpOh | BBC News India
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Tensions between India and Pakistan have soared following a militant attack in Indian-administered Kashmir that killed 26 people. Delhi has announced a raft of diplomatic measures against Islamabad and the latter has responded with tit-for-tat measures against India. Speaking to the BBC’s Azadeh Moshiri, Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said that it could not take India’s actions “lying down”. “We have to respond in the same manner, in the same language.” India has named three of four su
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Tensions between India and Pakistan have soared following a militant attack in Indian-administered Kashmir that killed 26 people. Delhi has announced a raft of diplomatic measures against Islamabad and the latter has responded with tit-for-tat measures against India. Speaking to the BBC’s Azadeh Moshiri, Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said that it could not take India’s actions “lying down”. “We have to respond in the same manner, in the same language.” India has named three of four su
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PM Narendra Modi, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, NSA Ajit Doval and the three service chiefs - Army Chief Gen MM Naravane, Navy Chief Admiral R Hari Kumar and IAF Chief VR Chaudhari paid their last respects to CDS Gen Bipin Rawat, his wife Madhulika Rawat, and 11 others who lost their lives in a helicopter crash in Tamil Nadu. https://bbc.in/3dJpAFD | BBC News India
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PM Narendra Modi, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, NSA Ajit Doval and the three service chiefs - Army Chief Gen MM Naravane, Navy Chief Admiral R Hari Kumar and IAF Chief VR Chaudhari paid their last respects to CDS Gen Bipin Rawat, his wife Madhulika Rawat, and 11 others who lost their lives in a helicopter crash in Tamil Nadu. https://bbc.in/3dJpAFD | BBC News India
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India's strikes on Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir have unleashed a wave of misinformation online, with unrelated videos purporting to be from the strikes gaining millions of views. One of the most viral clips, which gained over 3 million views on X in a matter of hours, claimed to show blasts caused by the Indian strikes on Pakistan-administered Kashmir. A search for screen grabs from the video on Google found the footage actually showed Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip on 13 Octobe
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India's strikes on Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir have unleashed a wave of misinformation online, with unrelated videos purporting to be from the strikes gaining millions of views. One of the most viral clips, which gained over 3 million views on X in a matter of hours, claimed to show blasts caused by the Indian strikes on Pakistan-administered Kashmir. A search for screen grabs from the video on Google found the footage actually showed Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip on 13 Octobe
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India’s capital Delhi has been put on high alert after an explosion in a car near the Red Fort landmark killed at least eight and injured several others. Eyewitnesses said they have “never heard anything” like the blast before, with people “running in all directions” in the aftermath. Read more on @bbcnewsindia’s link in bio. | BBC News India
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India’s capital Delhi has been put on high alert after an explosion in a car near the Red Fort landmark killed at least eight and injured several others. Eyewitnesses said they have “never heard anything” like the blast before, with people “running in all directions” in the aftermath. Read more on @bbcnewsindia’s link in bio. | BBC News India
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The European Union and India have announced a landmark trade deal after nearly two decades of on-off talks. The deal comes as both India and the EU contend with economic and geopolitical pressure from the US. European Union President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President António Costa are in India’s capital Delhi, where they met Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a bilateral summit on Tuesday. The deal will see a number of huge tariff cuts across a range of goods and services, and a j
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In the early hours of Wednesday, India said it had launched a series of missile strikes on what it called "terrorist infrastructure sites" in Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir. Pakistan said six locations were hit, with 31 people killed and 57 injured. Meanwhile, India's army said 15 civilians were killed by Pakistani shelling on its side of the de facto border. Pakistan said it shot down five Indian jets and a drone. Delhi has not commented on this. Hear from BBC reporters and witnesse
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Officials said 18,000 tests will be carried out every day from 18 June. With more than 40,000 cases, Delhi is one of the worst-affected in India. | BBC News India
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Crowds of people have taken to the streets across India following the killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in a reported US-Israeli strike on Saturday. Candlelight marches were held in several cities on Sunday, with mourners carrying his photographs and gathering in silent tribute. In some places, they were also seen shouting slogans against US and Israel. Analysts say his death, under such violent circumstances, signals a deeply uncertain chapter for Iran - and could have far
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BBC Minute India: India records more than 264,000 new Covid cases - here are the top stories of the day. (Video by BBC Minute India) | BBC News India
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It has been two days since militants opened fire in Indian-administered Kashmir’s Pahalgam, killing 26 people. As the region reels from the deadliest attack on civilians in recent years, families across India mourn the innocent people who were killed. India has taken several retaliatory steps against Pakistan, which it blames for the attack. Pakistan, which denies this, has also announced retaliatory measures. Speaking at a rally on Thursday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that India ‘will go
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At least 23 people have died in West Bengal's Darjeeling region as torrential rains triggered floods and landslides. The downpour has inundated large parts of the area, damaging homes and sweeping away bridges. Rescue operations are under way and authorities say the full extent of the destruction is still unclear, with several regions cut off due to poor access. Thousands of tourists are stranded in the area as highways and roads remain closed. India's weather department has issued a red alert,
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BBC Minute India: Omicron variant - India issues new rules for international travellers - the top stories today. (Video by BBC Minute India) | BBC News India
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It has been five years since India announced its first lockdown to contain the Covid pandemic - a crisis that would go on to claim millions of lives across the world. Here is a look back at how three BBC journalists - Salman Ravi, Yogita Limaye and Vikas Pandey - covered the first and second waves of infections. | BBC News India
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The BBC's Farhat Javed reports from Islamabad about the latest developments in Pakistan as tensions between India and Pakistan escalate. The Pakistani government has said that a 40-day-old baby was among the people killed in the shelling on Thursday night. The Indian government has denied that it killed any civilians. India has also said that at least one civilian died in shelling last night. Follow the BBCs' live coverage from both sides of the Line of Control here: https://www.bbc.com/news/liv
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India’s parliament has passed the VB G Ram G Bill - the Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Bill - amid fierce protests by opposition parties. The bill will replace the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), which was first enacted in 2005 and guaranteed 100 days of work a year for every rural household. On the intervening night between Thursday and Friday, members of the Trinamool Congress demonstrated outside the parliament to protest aga
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India has begun giving booster doses of the Covid-19 vaccine, NYC fire, and the Golden Globes. (Video by BBC Minute India) | BBC News India
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Five days on, the investigation into the Air India plane crash continues - although it has been slowed down a bit by rainfall since Monday night. Funerals for the victims are being held in various parts of the country as grief-struck relatives bid farewell to their loved ones. Authorities have so far identified at least 124 victims through DNA sampling, with 97 bodies returned to their relatives. But for the remaining families, the wait continues. The BBC's Archana Shukla reports from the crash
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Seventeen hours since the Air India crash, the BBC's Vikas Pandey, who is at the crash site, says security has been tightened as investigators begin arriving today. The smell of smoke and burnt metal still hangs in the air as rescue personnel continue to search through the debris. | BBC News India
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Heavy monsoon rains have caused several rivers to overflow in parts of Uttar Pradesh, inundating low-lying areas in cities like Prayagraj and Varanasi. Many residents were forced to wade through waist-deep water and others had to be rescued by boat. Local authorities conducted relief operations over Saturday and Sunday, providing essential supplies to people in affected areas. There are no official reports of injuries yet. The weather department has warned of more heavy rain on Monday. | BBC New
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Footage verified by the BBC from Kotli in Pakistan-administered Kashmir shows smoke billowing in the distance. This comes after the Indian government said it had launched strikes on sites in Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir. Follow the story live with the BBC https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cwyneele13qt | BBC News India
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In his speech from Delhi's historic Red Fort complex on Sunday, PM Modi praised India's vaccination programme, saying more than 500 million people in India had received at least one dose. Apart from focusing on Covid, Mr Modi spoke about India's historic performance at the Tokyo Games, the country's development goals, the economy and climate change. Read more here: https://bbc.in/3xNkU9z | BBC News India
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Security forces in India have demolished the homes of several Muslim figures allegedly linked to riots triggered by derogatory remarks about the Prophet Muhammad. The property owners in Uttar Pradesh were told to vacate their homes beforehand. Muslims have been protesting after anti-Islamic comments made by two leading members of the governing BJP. Police have arrested more than 300 people in connection with the unrest. https://bbc.in/3zzpcG8 | BBC News India
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In his first public comments since the Pahalgam attack, Indian Prime Minster Narendra Modi said India will pursue the Pahalgam attackers "to the ends of the Earth". "Today, from the soil of Bihar, I say to the whole world [that] India will identify, track and punish every terrorist and their backers. "India's spirit will never be broken by terrorism," he said, adding that the entire country is "firm in this resolve". Tap on the link in @bbcnewsindia's bio to follow the coverage live. | BBC News
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In his first public comments since the Pahalgam attack, Prime Minster Narendra Modi said India would pursue the Pahalgam attackers "to the ends of the Earth". "Today, from the soil of Bihar, I say to the whole world [that] India will identify, track and punish every terrorist and their backers. "India's spirit will never be broken by terrorism", he said, adding that the entire country is "firm in this resolve". | BBC News India
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At least 12 people are feared to have been killed in a crush in the early hours of Wednesday at the Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj in northern India. The BBC’s Vikas Pandey and Samira Hussain describe what they saw to take us through the incident and its aftermath. Officials had predicted up to 100 million people were expected to attend the bathing day at the Kumbh Mela - one of the world's biggest religious festivals. | BBC News India
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Neelam Singh was eight months pregnant when she died in an ambulance, shunted from one hospital to another for 13 hours. BBC's Yogita Limaye reports on hospitals struggling to cope with the number of patients they’re getting with many dying without getting treatment. | BBC News India
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Pakistan bombed Afghanistan's capital Kabul, as well as two other provinces on Friday, a day after the Afghan Taliban announced a major offensive against Pakistani military posts near the border. The latest violence marks a sharp escalation in a long-running conflict that has prompted appeals for restraint from the UN, as well as from China, Iran, Turkey and Saudi Arabia. Tap the link in @BBCNewsIndia’s bio to read more about what we know so far about the escalation. | BBC News India
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