India yesterday said it will fast-track emergency approvals for Covid-19 vaccines that have been authorised by Western countries and Japan, paving the way for possible imports of Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson, and Moderna shots.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today began a sit-in on Kolkata’s Indira Gandhi Sarani, also known as Red Road, in protest against the Election Commission of India's 24-hour ban on her campaign in the ongoing state assembly polls.

India’s Election Commission yesterday banned West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee from campaigning in the state assembly election for 24 hours for violating the code of conduct.

India reported a record 168,912 Covid-19 infections overnight, overtaking Brazil to become the second-most affected country globally by the coronavirus.

Congress President Sonia Gandhi yesterday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi government of mismanaging the Covid19 situation in India and said India must focus on its own vaccination drive first before exporting them.

India’s daily coronavirus cases yesterday rose by a record for the fifth time this week and deaths surged to the highest in more than five months, with hospitals and crematoriums overflowing in parts of the country.

Five people were killed in fresh election bloodshed in the Indian state of West Bengal yesterday, during the fourth phase of polling when an estimated 76.16 percent of voters exercised their franchise.

Congress President Sonia Gandhi today accused Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government of mismanaging the Covid-19 situation and said India must focus on its own vaccination drive first before exporting.

At least five persons were killed in Cooch Behar district of India’s West Bengal in clashes during fourth phase of polling in state assembly elections today.

India's most coronavirus-hit state Maharashtra goes into a weekend lockdown as the country battles exploding infection numbers and vaccine shortages.

Indian opposition Congress leader Rahul Gandhi yesterday called for an immediate halt to export of Covid-19 vaccine amid a record-setting spike in fresh cases of the virus.

Today’s fourth-phase voting for the West Bengal Assembly elections is expected to be balanced on a knife edge between Trinamool Congress and India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, considering the voting ratio of the last Lok Sabha polls.

A panel of Indian experts is investigating if there are any domestic cases of blood clotting, even mild ones, as a side effect of the two Covid-19 vaccines being administered in the country.

At least six lawmakers from Myanmar are sheltering in India after fleeing their country amid fears they could be detained by the military junta that seized power in a coup, an advisor to the body representing the ousted government said.

Chief of Army Staff of Indian Army Gen Manoj Mukund Naravane arrived in Dhaka this morning on a five-day visit, on invitation from Gen Aziz Ahmed, Chief of Army Staff, Bangladesh Army.

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern temporarily suspended entry for all travellers from India, including its own citizens, following a high number of positive coronavirus cases arriving from that country.

The Indian capital of New Delhi yesterday imposed a night-time curfew until April 30 with much of the country struggling to contain a second surge in coronavirus infections that has eclipsed the first wave.

An estimated 78 percent turnout was recorded despite sporadic incidents of violence and stray clashes in the polling for the third phase of West Bengal assembly elections for 31 seats yesterday.

Russia and India are discussing the possibility of “additional” production of Russian military equipment in India, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said at a news conference on Tuesday while on a visit to New Delhi.

India has reported a record rise in coronavirus infections, becoming only the second country after the United States to register more than 100,000 new cases in a day, as hospitals in its worst affected state are overrun by patients.