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South Africa agrees to send twelve cheetahs to India each year for the next eight to ten years to help secure a viable wild population. The Asiatic cheetah went extinct in India in the 1940s due to overhunting and habitat destruction.
2023-01-27

The Chess Olympiad in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, concludes, with Uzbek chess grandmaster Nodirbek Abdusattorov winning the open event.
2022-08-9

India issues an emergency use authorization for the single-dose Janssen COVID-19 vaccine.
2021-08-7

India reports a record 126,789 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 12,928,574.
2021-04-8

Zimbabwe becomes the first country in Africa to approve India's Covaxin vaccine manufactured by Bharat Biotech.
2021-03-4

India surpasses six million cases of COVID-19, becoming the second country after the United States to reach that milestone. Meanwhile, 82.5% or more than five million people have recovered. [https:--apnews.com-article-virus-outbreak-india-archive-eb878bbd69a165e9e64771b5746fea62 (AP)]The government introduces new nationwide restrictions aimed at tackling the swift spread sweeping across the country, including disallowing fans in professional sports matches and ordering bars and restaurants to close at 22:00 (10:00 p.m.) CEST for the next three weeks. Prime Minister Mark Rutte also advises people to wear face masks when shopping in Amsterdam, Rotterdam, and The Hague, the three cities with the highest rates of infections. [https:--www.ctvnews.ca-health-coronavirus-dutch-government-announces-new-restrictions-to-rein-in-virus-1.5123515 (CTV News)]COVID-19 pandemic in India
2020-09-28

Indian authorities issue evacuation orders for thousands of people, including tourists and Hindu pilgrims heading to the Amarnath Temple for yatra (which has been cancelled) to immediately leave Jammu and Kashmir because of security alerts about possible militant attacks. Also, the pilgrimage to Machel Mata for yatra, which also began on 1 July, has been suspended.
2019-08-3

At least 15 people are killed in a rooftop restaurant fire in Mumbai, India.
2017-12-29

Three policemen are killed in Srinagar, India. Hizbul Mujahideen claims responsibility.
2016-05-23

A train fire kills 32 passengers and injures 27 on the Tamil Nadu Express in Andhra Pradesh, India.
2012-07-30