Ankita Rao Modi’s government had a choice between saving lives and saving face. It has chosen the latter Workers cremate people who have died of Covid-19 at a crematorium outside Siliguri on Tuesday. Epidemiologists believe the country’s reported death toll is only a fraction of the true figure. Photograph: AFP/Getty ImagesThu 6 May 2021 11.17 […]

India’s second wave of COVID-19, which has hit a global high of 400,000 daily infections, is shaking the power base of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Jeffrey Gettleman, Hari Kumar, Karan Deep Singh and Sameer YasirMay 2, 2021 – 2.42pm His COVID-19 taskforce didn’t meet for months. His health minister assured the public in March that […]

Editorial: Sending ventilators is useful but vaccines would be life-saving The UK government announced on Sunday it will send another 1,000 ventilators to India, on top of the 200 ventilators, 495 oxygen concentrators and three oxygen generation units promised last week. The British people are also doing their bit: the British Asian Trust’s Oxygen for […]

By Ritu Prasad & Sam Cabral As India’s Covid outbreak claims lives and brings chaos to the subcontinent, Indians abroad are also grappling with the emotional toll. When loved ones live half a world away, how do you help during a crisis? With hospitals across India overwhelmed and basic resources exhausted, millions of families abroad […]

By DAVID JONES FOR THE DAILY MAIL Hidden away in some half-forgotten chambers in the heart of New Delhi, there are two blocks of white sandstone — relics of India‘s long years under the yoke of the British Raj. Laid down in 1911 by King George V and Queen Mary, who later reclined on thrones of solid […]

By Jack Hunter As India’s devastating Covid-19 crisis mounted last month, countries around the world began sending emergency medical supplies to help stem the surge. Planeloads of ventilators, medicines and oxygen equipment began pouring into India, from countries including the UK and the US, at the start of last week. By Sunday, some 300 tonnes […]

Overall tally surges past 21 million, boosted by a record 412,262 new cases, while the death toll now stands at 230,168, health ministry data shows. India has reported more than 400,000 coronavirus infections over the last 24 hours, while the number of dead from the virus rose to a record 3,980. The South Asian nation’s […]

BY VINEETHA MOKKIL It’s time to face facts. Your God does not have a 56-inch chest. Your God is all bluster, no action. All swagger, no substance. Your God has failed the people of India on every count as the worst crisis in modern times ravages the country. Your God has no interest in protecting […]

As India’s COVID-19 crisis continues, the percentage of the population testing positive for the virus has grown from 4.2% to 18.4% in the past 30 days. With more than 300,000 new cases reported each day, hospitals and crematoria face collapse. Global media have been awash with heartbreaking images, statistics and stories showing the failure of the country’s health […]