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People watch burning funeral pyres of their relatives who died of COVID-19 in a ground that has been converted into a crematorium in New Delhi, India, Thursday, May 6, 2021. Infections in India hit another grim daily record on Thursday as demand for medical oxygen jumped seven-fold and the government denied reports that it was slow in distributing life-saving supplies from abroad. (AP Photo/Ishant Chauhan)
Pressure rises for India lockdown; surge breaks record again

By Neha Mehrotra And Ashok Sharma May. 07, 2021 12:47 AM EDT

Street dogs sleep at a market as shops remain closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Dharmsala, India, Wednesday, May 5, 2021. India's government is facing calls for a strict lockdown to slow a devastating surge in coronavirus infections. (AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia)
Top court orders India's government to present oxygen plan

By Ashok Sharma May. 05, 2021 01:25 AM EDT

Instructions for COVID-19 patients are seen on a signage in Gujarati next to damaged equipments after a deadly fire at the Welfare Hospital in Bharuch, western India, Saturday, May 1, 2021. The fire in a COVID-19 ward of the hospital killed multiple patients early Saturday, as the country grappling with the worst outbreak yet steps up a vaccination drive for all its adults even though some states say don't have enough jabs. (AP Photo/Viral Rana)
Hospital fire kills 18 virus patients as India steps up jabs

By Ashok Sharma Apr. 30, 2021 09:17 PM EDT

People wearing face masks to help curb the spread of the coronavirus shop around at the Kuromon Ichiba market in Osaka, western Japan, Tuesday, April 20, 2021. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae)
Asia Today: Indian opposition leader positive for COVID-19

Apr. 20, 2021 07:24 AM EDT

People wait in queues outside the office of the Chemists Association to demand necessary supply of the anti-viral drug Remdesivir, in Pune, India, Thursday, April 8, 2021. India is experiencing its worst pandemic surge, with a seven-day rolling average of more than 130,000 cases per day. Hospitals across the country are starting to get overwhelmed with patients, and experts worry the worst is yet to come. (AP Photo)
India reels amid virus surge, affecting world vaccine supply

By Sheikh Saaliq And Aniruddha Ghosal Apr. 13, 2021 12:15 AM EDT

Indian policemen get briefing from their officer during a blockade by Indian farmers at the Delhi-Haryana state border, Monday, Nov. 30, 2020. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi tried to placate thousands of farmers protesting new agriculture laws Monday and said they were being misled by opposition parties and that his government would resolve all their concerns. (AP Photo/Rishi Lekhi)
India's govt. invites protesting farmers to talks Tuesday

By Sheikh Saaliq Nov. 30, 2020 03:28 PM EST

A Mahatma Gandhi statue overlooks the Parliament building as law makers arrive in New Delhi, India, Monday, Sept.14, 2020. Indian lawmakers have returned to Parliament after more than five months even as coronavirus cases continue to surge at the fastest pace than anywhere else in the world. (AP Photo)
India's Modi faces turbulent session as Parliament reopens

By Sheikh Saaliq Sep. 14, 2020 02:56 AM EDT

FILE - In this Sept. 27, 2015, file photo, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, right, hugs Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi at Facebook in Menlo Park, Calif. Members of India's governing party on Monday rejected allegations that Facebook had chosen to turn a blind eye to partisan hate speech on its platform to protect its growing business interests in India. As usage has spread across India, Facebook and its subsidiary WhatsApp have become fierce battlegrounds for India’s political parties, but spokesmen for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party denied a newspaper report that asserted Facebook officials chose not to take action against party members whose posts violated rules against hate speech. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)
India ruling party denies preferential treatment by Facebook

By Emily Schmall And Sheikh Saaliq Aug. 17, 2020 09:11 AM EDT

Members of the Vigo Virtual Success Academy class of 2020 make their way around the track at the start of their graduation ceremony at the Terre Haute South football field, Friday, July 17, 2020 in Terre Haute, Ind. (Austen Leake/The Tribune-Star via AP)
The Latest: South Korea reports less than 40 new virus cases

By The Associated Press Jul. 18, 2020 12:49 AM EDT

This photo shows Rahul Gandhi with his twin 8-year-old daughters, Ayana Gandhi, left, and Iyla Gandhi. Like millions of dads around the globe, Gandhi has taken on more responsibilities at home during lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic. There have been challenges with distance learning, for one, which have revealed important lessons about his girls. (Rahul Gandhi via AP)
This Father's Day, dads have new respect for duties at home

By Leanne Italie Jun. 18, 2020 08:42 AM EDT

Santoshi wife of Indian Army Colonel B. Santosh Babu, mourns after receiving the uniform and National flag during the last rites ceremony at their home town at Suryapet, about 140 kilometers (87.5 miles) from Hyderabad, India, Thursday, June 18, 2020. Babu was among the twenty Indian troops who were killed in the clash Monday night that was the deadliest conflict between the sides in 45 years. India on Thursday cautioned China against making "exaggerated and untenable claims" to the Galvan Valley area even as both nations tried to end a standoff in the high Himalayan region where their armies engaged in a deadly clash. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)
India seeks eased tensions with China after Himalayas clash

By Ashok Sharma And Emily Schmall Jun. 18, 2020 02:12 AM EDT

In this Thursday, May 7, 2020 photo, an Indian man uses Aarogya Setu app on his mobile phone in New Delhi, India. In April, India launched the Aarogya Setu app, which helps people identify whether they have been near someone who tested positive for the virus. Since then, the app has been downloaded more than 90 million times in a country with a smartphone user base of about 500 million. To popularize it, a campaign featuring Bollywood celebrities was launched.(AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
Virus tracing app raises privacy concerns in India

By Sheikh Saaliq May. 08, 2020 01:06 AM EDT