Sources: Reuters
According to government data, more than 473 million people have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, which amounts to about half of all eligible adults in India. However, only around 15% of eligible adults have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19. 2021-08-27
Cyprus reports its first four cases of the Lineage B.1.617 variant, which was first discovered in India. 2021-05-19
India reports a new global record of 379,257 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 18.38 million. The country also reports a record 3,645 deaths in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide death toll to 204,832. 2021-04-29
Nouvelle-Aquitaine reports France's first case of the Lineage B.1.617 variant in a person who travelled from India. 2021-04-29
Benin receives a shipment of 144,000 doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine from India through the COVAX vaccine-sharing initiative. 2021-03-11
More than 100 are feared dead in an early summer heatwave in India which has forced the closure of schools. 2016-04-21
According to industry sources, the Indian health ministry is considering Sanofi Pasteur's dengue fever vaccine for large-scale clinical trial exemption which would accelerate approval for marketing. India reported a record number of dengue fever cases this year. 2015-12-22
Ajmal Kasab, the last surviving gunman from the 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks, launches an appeal against his death sentence in India. 2011-07-29
India launches a national identity scheme aimed at reducing fraud and improving access to state benefits. 2010-09-29
A bomb rips through the engine and coach of a passenger train in Assam, India, killing one person. 2010-07-8