Asia Today: India reports 41,100 new coronavirus cases NEW DELHI: India has reported 41,100 new cases of the coronavirus, raising the country’s overall tally since the pandemic began to 8.79 million a day after it celebrated Diwali, a major Hindu festival. The Health Ministry on Sunday also reported... Women 15 Nov, 2020
India daily coronavirus cases run at nearly half September peak MUMBAI: India counted 45,674 new cases of the coronavirus, taking total cases to 8.5 million, health ministry data showed on Sunday as the daily increase remained at half the peak seen in September despite a series of religious festivals. India... Women 08 Nov, 2020
India reaches 8.4 million coronavirus cases MUMBAI: India recorded 47,638 new cases of the novel coronavirus, taking its total to 8.41 million, data from the health ministry showed on Friday. India has the world's second-highest caseload behind the United States, but has seen a steady dip... Women 06 Nov, 2020
India's coronavirus cases cross 8 million, behind US NEW DELHI: India’s confirmed coronavirus caseload surpassed 8 million on Thursday with daily infections dipping to the lowest level this week, as concerns grew over a major Hindu festival season and winter setting in. India’s trajectory is... Women 29 Oct, 2020
Hindu festival worsens Indian capital's air pollution woes NEW DELHI: New Delhi's appalling air quality turned a lot worse over the weekend as Hindus in India's capital burned effigies of the mythological demon king Ravana and lit firecrackers to celebrate the triumph of good over evil during the... Women 26 Oct, 2020
India's West Bengal hits record daily COVID-19 cases amid festival KOLKATA/MUMBAI: The Indian state of West Bengal reported its biggest daily tally of new COVID-19 infections as thousands of people thronged the streets for a major Hindu festival that began last week. India has seen a sharp drop in infections since... Women 22 Oct, 2020
India posts lowest daily new coronavirus cases in nearly four months MUMBAI: India posted its lowest daily coronavirus caseload in nearly four months, data from the health ministry showed on Tuesday, as new cases maintained decreasing trend from a peak in September. The country reported 46,790 new infections in... Travel 20 Oct, 2020
Half of Indians may have had coronavirus by February, govt panel estimates MUMBAI: At least half of India's 1.3 billion people are likely to have been infected with the new coronavirus by next February, helping slow the spread of the disease, a member of a federal government committee tasked with providing projections... Women 19 Oct, 2020
India's peak holiday season set to send COVID-19 cases surging BENGALURU/KOLKATA: Already on track to overtake the United States with the world’s most novel coronavirus infections, India is bracing for a surge of cases in coming weeks as it heads into its main holiday season with an economy freed of virus... Women 15 Oct, 2020
Auspicious time for Vijaya Dashami made public KATHMANDU, OCTOBER 8 The International Panchanga Decision Committee has made public the auspicious time for celebrating Vijaya Dashami in cities across the world. Vijaya Dashami this year falls on October 26 in Nepal. The auspicious time to... Travel 09 Oct, 2020
Asia Today: India's coronavirus cases jump by another 96K NEW DELHI: India's coronavirus cases jumped by another 96,424 infections in the past 24 hours, showing little sign of levelling. The Health Ministry on Friday raised the nation's total past 5.21 million, 0.37% of its nearly 1.4 billion people. It... Women 18 Sep, 2020
Holi being celebrated amid COVID-19 scare Kathmandu, March 8 People in Kathmandu valley and hilly districts will observe Holi, the festival of colours, which is also known as Fagu Purnima, by exchanging wishes and smearing each other with coloured powders tomorrow. Revellers, young and... Horoscopes 09 Mar, 2020