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    Coronavirus Updates
    A medical worker inoculates a colleague with a COVID-19 vaccine at the Nil Ratan Sircar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata on Saturday.
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    India Kicks Off A Massive COVID-19 Vaccination Drive

    Jan 16, 2021
    Cheers erupted in hospital wards across the country as a first group of nurses and sanitation workers rolled up their sleeves and got vaccinated. India aims to inoculate 300 million by July.
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    Coronavirus Updates
    A box for COVID-19 vaccine storage in Aishbagh, an area in Lucknow, India, on Tuesday. India, a country of 1.4 billion people, is preparing to launch what will likely be the world's largest immunization drive to combat the coronavirus.
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    India Prepares For Massive Vaccine Drive, But Some Fear It's Moving Too Quickly

    Jan 13, 2021
    Scientists, public health experts and opposition politicians have raised questions about one of the two vaccines the country of 1.4 billion people has authorized for emergency use against COVID-19.
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    Coronavirus Updates
    A health worker gets ready to take samples from people to test for COVID-19 as another registers them at a marketplace last month in New Delhi.
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    India Authorizes AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccine For Emergency Use

    Jan 02, 2021
    Almost 150,000 people in India have died from complications of COVID-19, behind only the U.S. and Brazil. India plans to begin inoculating its population of 1.4 billion this month.
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    Goats and Soda
    Field hockey star Sarita Bhise (right) with her mother (far left) and maternal aunt, cleaning onions they've harvested on the family farm.
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    Why A Field Hockey Champ In India Is Now Harvesting Onions And Herding Goats

    Dec 31, 2020
    Young female athletes benefited from an increase in government support in recent years. The pandemic has put an end to that.
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    Dr. Gagandeep Kang, an infectious diseases researcher at the Christian Medical College in Vellore, India, says India has "dodged a bullet" in the pandemic.
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    Even With 10 Million COVID-19 Cases, A Doctor Says India 'Dodged A Bullet'

    Dec 30, 2020
    Dr. Gagandeep Kang says the pandemic's toll on India has been much less than what she had feared. She reflects on what the country has learned over the past few months.
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    Farmers protest Thursday on a highway at the Delhi-Haryana state border in India. They have descended upon the borders of New Delhi to protest new farming laws that they say will open them to corporate exploitation.
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    Crowds Of Indian Farmers Gather For Days To Protest New Agriculture Laws

    Dec 04, 2020
    Tens of thousands of Indian farmers are protesting for a ninth straight day. They accuse the government of using the coronavirus crisis to push through market-based changes without consulting them.
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    Coronavirus Updates
    A health worker wearing protective gear collects a swab sample from a woman during a medical screening for the Covid-19 coronavirus at a garment wholesale market in Mumbai, India, on Friday.
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    India Confirms 9 Million Coronavirus Infections

    Nov 20, 2020
    Only one other country — the United States — has surpassed the milestone of 9 million total cases, since the pandemic began.
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    Child Marriages Are Up In The Pandemic. Here's How India Tries To Stop Them

    Nov 05, 2020
    Local sources say there's been a spike in child marriage during the pandemic. A key reason: By marrying off girls early, poor families have one less mouth to feed in desperate times.
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    Coronavirus Updates
    A health officer in a protective suit collects a swab sample to be tested for the coronavirus on Thursday in Dharmsala, India. India's confirmed coronavirus caseload surpassed 8 million on Thursday.
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    India Surpasses 8 Million Coronavirus Cases; 2nd Only To U.S.

    Oct 29, 2020
    New confirmed cases in India have been dropping recently. But the Hindu festival season, local elections and seasonal air pollution are raising concerns that the virus could surge again.
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    U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper (from left), U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Indian Defense Minister Rajnath Singh and Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar address a joint press conference on Tuesday at Hyderabad House in New Delhi.
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    U.S. And India Sign Military Agreement During Pompeo, Esper Trip

    Oct 27, 2020
    It's the latest in a series of U.S.-India military agreements designed to counter China's growing power in the Indo-Pacific region.
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    Goats and Soda
    Ranjana Dwivedi (in purple sari) is a health worker in her village in India. Coronavirus education is a top priority. Center: Iceland's chief of health, Dr. Alma D. Möller, leads the pandemic response. Right: Sheeba Shafaq, a doctor who left Afghanistan
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    3 Female Health Care Heroes: From Iceland's Top Doc To A Village Protector In India

    Oct 19, 2020
    The world is fortunate to have many dedicated professionals dedicated to combating the coronavirus. Here are portraits of three women from far corners of the globe who are playing a key role.
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    The rights group, whose Bengaluru office is shown here in 2018, said Tuesday that it will halt its work in India.
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    Amnesty International Halts Work In India, Citing 'Witch-Hunt' By Government

    Sep 29, 2020
    The human rights group says its work in India has come to "a grinding halt" after it learned earlier this month that the Indian government froze its bank accounts.
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    Goats and Soda
    Relatives at a mass burial of pandemic victims at the Parque Taruma cemetery in Manaus, Brazil, mourn a family member.
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    COVID-19 Deaths Top 1 Million Worldwide. How These 5 Nations Are Driving The Pandemic

    Sep 28, 2020
    Nine months after the first reported fatality in China last January, the world has hit a sobering milestone.
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    Coronavirus Live Updates
    Tourists visit the Taj Mahal on Monday, when it reopened after being closed for more than six months due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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    Taj Mahal Reopens In India For 1st Time In 6 Months

    Sep 21, 2020
    The Taj Mahal reopened at sunrise Monday for the first time since March 17. It is limited to 5,000 visitors a day, and all must wear masks. Before the pandemic, up to 70,000 people visited every day.
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    Coronavirus Live Updates
    A health worker wearing protective gear collects a swab sample during a medical screening for the coronavirus in Mumbai on Wednesday. The number of registered coronavirus cases passed 5 million on Wednesday.
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    India On Track To Surpass U.S. As Country Worst Affected By COVID-19

    Sep 17, 2020
    With more than 5 million coronavirus infections and the world's highest daily tally of new cases, India is expected to become the world's worst-affected country within weeks.
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    Coronavirus Live Updates
    Politicians gathered at India's Parliament House ahead of the first session in six months, on Sept. 13 in New Delhi. Lawmakers were required to get tested for the coronavirus within 72 hours before entering parliament.
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    At Least 25 Indian Lawmakers Test Positive For Coronavirus As Parliament Reopens

    Sep 14, 2020
    Indian lawmakers were required to get tested for the coronavirus within 72 hours before entering parliament — which met on Monday for the first time since March.
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    Coronavirus Live Updates
    People walk through a railway station platform marked with circles to maintain physical distance in Kolkata, India, Monday. India's increasing coronavirus caseload made it the pandemic's second-worst-hit country behind the United States.
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    India Moves Into 2nd Place For COVID-19 Cases

    Sep 07, 2020
    The nation's confirmed coronavirus infections exceed 4.2 million, overtaking Brazil, with 4.1 million. The worst-affected country remains the U.S., far ahead with nearly 6.3 million cases.
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    People wait in a queue to register their names before giving their nasal swab samples to test for COVID-19 at a government health center in Hyderabad, India on Saturday. India's coronavirus cases have crossed 4 million.
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    India Coronavirus Cases Surpass 4 Million

    Sep 05, 2020
    India has the third-highest number of COVID-19 cases and deaths in the world. It's been reporting new cases faster than any other country.
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    Coronavirus Live Updates
    Workers and day laborers gather outside shuttered stores Monday in New Delhi. Once the world's fastest-growing major economy, India posted its steepest decline in gross domestic product in 24 years.
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    Indian Economy Shrinks By 24% As The Country Sees Its Highest Coronavirus Numbers

    Aug 31, 2020
    "This year, we are facing an extraordinary situation," Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman told a conference last week before GDP figures were released. "We are facing an act of God."
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    Coronavirus Live Updates
    Devotees prepare to immerse in an artificial pond an idol of elephant-headed Hindu god Ganesh in Mumbai, India, Aug. 23. India's coronavirus caseload topped 3 million that day, with the country leading the world in new daily infections.
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    Hindus Work Around Coronavirus To Celebrate God Ganesh, Remover Of Obstacles

    Aug 27, 2020
    Mumbai officials get creative to allow devotees to celebrate the elephant-headed god safely, even as virus cases surge in other parts of India.
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    Coronavirus Live Updates
    Coronavirus patients play a game of carrom inside the COVID-19 Care Centre at CWG Village Sports Complex in New Delhi on Thursday.
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    India's Coronavirus Cases Top 2 Million; More Than 62,000 Reported In A Single Day

    Aug 07, 2020
    India's fatality statistics might be artificially low because only a small portion of all deaths that occur in India — reportedly around 22%, as of last year — are medically certified.
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    Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, center, performs the groundbreaking ceremony of a temple dedicated to the Hindu god Ram, watched by Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat, right, and others in Ayodhya, India, on Wednesday.
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    At Site Of Razed Mosque, India's Modi Lays Foundation For Controversial Hindu Temple

    Aug 05, 2020
    The 1992 destruction of the Babri mosque in Ayodhya by Hindu extremists sparked riots that killed thousands of Muslims, leaving a deep rift between the country's religious communities.
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    Goats and Soda
    A single Ficus elastica tree forms the backbone of a double-decker bridge near the village of Nongriat in the Indian state of Meghalaya.
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    PHOTOS: Living Tree Bridges In A Land Of Clouds

    Aug 01, 2020
    In the Indian state of Meghalaya, one of the wettest places on Earth, villagers are separated by rivers and valleys. To stay connected, they coax tree roots to grow together into living bridges.
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    Goat Sales For Eid Were Tanking Due To The Pandemic. So Marketers Got Creative

    Jul 31, 2020
    It's been hard to sell the sacrificial animal in India for the Eid al-Adha holiday amid COVID-19. Goat dealers are trying everything from a pageant hosted by a TikTok star to WhatsApp orders.
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    What 6 Of The 7 Countries With The Most COVID-19 Cases Have In Common

    Jul 31, 2020
    They're up-and-coming nations. They're regional political powers. And they're especially vulnerable to the impact of the pandemic.

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