Sources: The Economic Times
Nine people are killed and nine more are injured when a gas canister explodes on a train in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India. 2023-08-26
Mexico reports its first case of the Lineage B.1.617 variant first discovered in India in the state of San Luis Potosí. 2021-05-2
India reports a record 103,558 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby making it the second country after the United States to report more than 100,000 new cases in a single day. 2021-04-5
The Indian government announces that people can choose their COVID-19 vaccination centres when the vaccination campaign expands next week. This will allow people to choose whether they want to receive the Oxford–AstraZeneca vaccine or the Bharat Biotech vaccine. 2021-02-26
WhatsApp hits two billion users, becoming the second largest social media platform in terms of userbase behind Facebook. 2020-02-12
Cyclone Fani, an extremely severe category 4 storm and one of the strongest in recent years, makes landfall at the coastal town of Puri in the Indian state of Odisha. Eight people have been killed in India, according to the Press Trust of India, and hundreds more injured. Severe damage and flooding has been reported. One million Indians and 2.1 million Bangladeshis have been evacuated. A storm surge possibly up to 1.5m (5ft) is expected. The storm, weakening as it travels northeast through India, is expected to reach Chittagong in Bangladesh Saturday. 2019-05-3
The Supreme Court of India orders the government to seek international help after examining photos submitted by environmentalists showing a change in colour of the Taj Mahal. 2018-05-1
Tropical Cyclone Vardah is expected to make landfall in southern India today bringing heavy rain to the city of Chennai in Tamil Nadu as well as Andhra Pradesh. At least four people have been killed and tens of thousands of people have been evacuated from low lying areas. 2016-12-12
India forms two new military divisions, comprising more than 36,000 men, to be deployed in Arunachal Pradesh near the border with China. 2010-11-23
Burmese military ruler General Than Shwe begins a five-day visit to India. 2010-07-25