Sources: Reuters
Nine workers are killed and three others are injured in an explosion at a factory in Nagpur district, Maharashtra, India. 2023-12-17
Thirteen people are killed and seven others are injured in an explosion at a firecracker warehouse in Attibele, Karnataka, India. 2023-10-7
India reports a world record of 6,148 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours due to the state of Bihar adding 3,951 backlogged deaths to their previous total of 5,478. This thereby brings Bihar's death toll to 9,429 and the nationwide death toll to 359,676. 2021-06-10
India surpasses 20 million cases of COVID-19, becoming the second country to do so after the United States. 2021-05-4
India reports a record 55,079 new COVID-19 cases, as well as 779 deaths. In the last 24 hours, 37,223 COVID-19 patients were cured and discharged, which also is the highest number of recoveries since the pandemic began. 2020-07-31
The six Ramon Magsaysay Awardees for 2016 are: Indian Dalit activist Bezwada Wilson, Ombudsman of the Philippines Conchita Carpio-Morales, Indian Carnatic musician T.M. Krishna, Indonesian charity organization Dompet Dhuafa, Lao humanitarian group Vientiane Rescue, and the Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers. 2016-07-27
India offers Nepal an additional billion dollars to help it recover from the April 2015 Nepal earthquake. 2015-06-25
The death toll from a building that collapsed in Mumbai, India, on September 27 rises to 60 as the rescue operation is called off. 2013-09-29
An Indian court orders Suresh Kalmadi, the chief organiser of the 2010 Commonwealth Games, to remain in custody while corruption charges against him are investigated. 2011-04-26
A major Indian separatist leader, Arabinda Rajkhowa of the United Liberation Front of Asom, is released on bail. 2010-12-30