Millions Flock To Hindu Festival Amid Coronavirus Spike
Hindu pilgrims are traveling to bathe in the Ganges River to wipe out their sins.
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PHOTOS: Mumbai Falls In Love All Over Again With Its Forgotten Fountains
They're majestic. They're neglected. And now they're slowly being fixed up. Conservationists are preserving them — and officials hope the fountains will supply free water for the city's impoverished.
Is India Running Out Of Vaccine Doses?
India is the world's largest vaccine producer. But hundreds of its clinics have closed after running out of vaccine — just as the country sees a new spike in infections.
India Breaks Its Single-Day Case Record With More Than 100,000 New Infections
India is the world's biggest vaccine producer. It's also where the coronavirus is now spreading fastest. Infections are surging across South Asia.
India's Lowest Caste Has Its Own News Outlet — And She's In Charge
Meera Devi is on a mission to get her community heard — and facing discrimination and death threats in her work . She's featured in a new award-winning documentary, Writing With Fire.
India Reports Its Highest Daily Number Of COVID-19 Deaths So Far This Year
Wednesday's death toll was 354. Scientists are investigating what's making cases of infection rise precipitously after a decline last fall. "This race is really against time," says one immunologist.
India Sees Spike In Confirmed Coronavirus Cases — And Variants
India is reporting its largest spike in new coronavirus cases since November. Its health ministry said that several concerning variants have been detected.
China Makes It A Crime To Question Military Casualties On The Internet
Weibo users face criminal charges after online comments — made in and outside China — casting doubt on the casualty number the Chinese government reported months after a brawl with Indian soldiers.
The World's Largest Vaccine Maker Took A Multimillion Dollar Pandemic Gamble
NPR tours the factory of the world's largest vaccine maker: Serum Institute of India. It's manufacturing nearly 100 million doses a month of the Oxford-AstraZeneca formula and exporting them globally.
Biden And 'Quad' Leaders Launch Vaccine Push, Deepen Coordination Against China
The president was joined virtually by the leaders of Japan, India and Australia, in his first multilateral leaders' meeting. They launched a plan to boost vaccine production and distribution in Asia.