By Nick Said CAPE TOWN (Reuters) – India captain Virat Kohli has batted away criticism of his recent form and says he is “at peace with my game” heading into the decisive third test against South Africa at Newlands on Tuesday. Middle order batsman Kohli will return to the side after back spasms ruled him …
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BENGALURU (Reuters) – India reported 179,723 new COVID-19 infections on Monday, the most since late May, health ministry data showed, taking the total to 35.71 million. Deaths rose by 146 to 483,936. (Reporting by Chandini Monappa; Editing by Kim Coghill)
(Reuters) – India’s Bharat Biotech said on Saturday a booster dose of its COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin offered long-term protection from severe disease in a trial. The company said a booster dose was given to trial participants six months after they received their second dose. (Reporting by Rhea Binoy in Bengaluru; Editing by Toby Chopra)
By Nidhi Verma and Nigam Prusty NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Uttar Pradesh, India’s most populous state and a key battleground for Prime Minister Narendra Modi and opposition groups, will hold elections in seven phases starting from Feb. 10, Chief Election Commissioner Sushil Chandra said on Saturday. The outcome of the election in the northern state, …
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By Krishna N. Das and Rajendra Jadhav NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s daily COVID-19 cases jumped to 117,100 on Friday, a five-fold increase in a week and on course to overtake its previous infection peak as the fast-spreading Omicron variant replaces Delta in cities. Government officials have privately said https://www.reuters.com/world/india/indias-new-covid-19-cases-double-four-days-58097-2022-01-05 they are working under the …
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By Mark Gleeson JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – India’s batsmen need to better seize their chances and aim for longer partnerships if they are to bounce back from their test defeat on Thursday and still win the series in South Africa, said coach Rahul Dravid. India lost by seven wickets in the second test at the Wanderers …
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By Mark Gleeson JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -South Africa captain Dean Elgar produced a heroic unbeaten innings of 96 runs to lead his team to a seven-wicket victory over India in the second test at the Wanderers on Thursday. Elgar defied a hostile Indian attack and body blows from balls that struck him on a difficult pitch …
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By Krishna N. Das NEW DELHI (Reuters) – The Gavi vaccine alliance is in talks with India’s Bharat Biotech over potential procurement of the company’s Covaxin COVID-19 shot for the COVAX global vaccine distribution programme, a Gavi spokesperson told Reuters on Thursday. “We are in discussion with (Bharat Biotech) as we consider the overall needs …
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By Devjyot Ghoshal and Sankalp Phartiyal NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Indian police said on Thursday they had arrested a 20-year-old man they suspect created an online app that shared pictures of Muslim women for a virtual “auction”, as an investigation into the case of communal harassment widened. An open source app on the Github platform …
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By Sumit Khanna AHMEDABAD, India (Reuters) – Six workers at a dyeing and printing mill in India were killed and more than 20 were taken to hospital on Thursday after inhaling toxic gas caused by an illegal dump of waste chemicals, officials said. The disaster took place in the industrial city of Surat in Gujarat …
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