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Tourist boat capsizes in southern India, at least 22 dead
A double-decker boat carrying more than 30 passengers capsized Sunday night off a beach in southern India, and more than 22 people including children died, officials said.
Greece-flagged vessel chartered to load Venezuelan crude oil
A Greece-flagged vessel is among two tankers chartered by Chevron Corp to load Venezuelan heavy crude at the South American country and should depart in coming days for the United States, according to shipping documents and sources.
Landslides, floods kill at least 25 in southwest India
At least 25 people have died in landslides and floods triggered by heavy rains in southwestern India, officials said on Oct. 17, as rescuers scoured for survivors in muddy debris and the military flew in emergency supplies.
Residents were cut off in parts of the coastal state of Kerala as the rains, which started to intensify from late Oct. 15, swelled rivers and flooded roads.
Six dead as powerful cyclone heads for India
At least six people have died in torrential rain and winds as virus-hit India braces for a powerful cyclone, officials said on May 16, with more than 150,000 residents set to be evacuated from their homes.
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Indian leader’s party takes electoral hit amid virus surge
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi suffered a resounding defeat in a key state election on May 2, indicating his Hindu nationalist party's political strength may be slipping as the country struggles to contain an unprecedented surge in coronavirus cases.
India's COVID-19 Tally Crosses 9.3 Million
India's coronavirus tally crossed the 9.3 million mark on Friday after 43,082 new infections were reported in last 24 hours, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
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The global spread of the coronavirus: Where is it?
A virus similar to the SARS pathogen has killed 259 people in China and spread around the world since emerging in a market in the central Chinese city of Wuhan.
On Feb. 1, China's National Health Commission said nearly 12,000 people have been infected by the novel coronavirus.
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First Cases of Coronavirus Infection in India and the Philippines
India and the Philippines announced the first cases of infection with the new coronavirus, world agencies reported.
Hundreds of thousands strike in India as slowdown hits jobs
Hundreds of thousands of workers affiliated to trade unions led a strike in parts of India on Jan. 8, disrupting transport and banking services in a protest against privatisation and the growing impact of an economic slowdown on jobs.
New Protests in India against the Citizenship Act
Opponents of the Indian citizenship law, considered discriminatory against Muslims, have raised new protests today, BTA reported.
There were clashes between thousands of protesters and police officers in the capital New Delhi.
The security forces used tear gas to repel protesters, who were piling up barricades and were throwing stones at the police.
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