India's Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal makes remarks with Canada's Minister of International Trade Maninder Sidhu, not shown, before a bilateral meeting in Ottawa, on Monday, May 25, 2026. (Justin Tang /The Canadian Press via AP)
The actual figure is likely to be far higher, as testing has been variable, many people have had no symptoms and some governments have concealed the true number of cases.
An Air India Express flight with 190 people on board skidded off a runway and split in two while landing Friday in heavy rain in southern India.
The number of people around the world who have died as a result of the coronavirus has passed the 600,000 mark as countries from the U.S. to South Africa to India struggle to contain infections.
India has topped 1 million coronavirus cases, third only to the United States and Brazil.
An Indian army official says Indian and Chinese front-line troops are disengaging in the western sector of their disputed border, but the process is intricate and requires constant verification.
India’s external affairs minister says Indian and Chinese troops are disengaging from a monthslong standoff along the undemarcated border following a clash last month that left at least 20 Indian soldiers dead.
From the United States to Asia, people are emerging from their homes as virus-related restrictions begin to ease and springtime temperatures climb.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has decreed a 21-day lockdown across the nation of 1.3 billion people “to save India” from the coronavirus pandemic.