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India Reopens Public Places Even As Coronavirus Cases Rise

5:19am June 08, 2020

by Sushmita Pathak

Shopping malls, restaurants and places of worship opened in much of India Monday, though some cities, such as the commercial capital, Mumbai, are keeping some restrictions in place.

A volunteer wearing a protective suit checks the body temperature of homeless people standing in line to get free lunch packets on the roadside after the government eased a nationwide lockdown, in New Delhi, late last month.

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India, Pakistan Record Big Jump In Coronavirus Cases

4:46am June 05, 2020

India, which now has the highest number of reported coronavirus cases in Asia, added nearly 10,000 new infections on Friday, while neighboring Pakistan reports some 5,000 more.

Commuters drive along Marine Drive amid heavy rainfall in Mumbai on Wednesday as cyclone Nisarga neared landfall on India's west coast.

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Powerful Cyclone Makes Landfall Near Indian City Of Mumbai

5:00am June 03, 2020

by Scott Neuman

Severe Cyclonic Storm Nisarga was spinning wind gusts up to 75 mph as it made landfall south of the megacity on India's west coast.

People wait to enter a bakery to shop for treats on Wednesday, ahead of Eid al-Fitr in Srinagar, India.

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Ahead Of Eid, India's Muslim Clerics Urge Celebrating At Home, Donating To Charity

9:14am May 23, 2020

"The happiness of Eid is in not hugging each other and not shaking hands this time over," said a leading Indian imam. "Eid is related to life and happiness and we have to give the same."

Two men duck for cover as waves generated by Cyclone Amphan smash against a breakwater Tuesday in Chennai, India. Farther north along India's east coast, near the country's border with Bangladesh, officials are struggling to evacuate areas in the storm's

Cyclone Amphan Makes Landfall, Bearing New Woes For India And Bangladesh

1:23pm May 20, 2020

Both countries were already beset by the coronavirus. Now they must cope with the powerful cyclone, which came ashore along their border Wednesday and threatens to snarl virus response efforts.

Amphan, seen in a satellite image captured Sunday, is moving over the Bay of Bengal and is expected to make landfall near the border of India and Bangladesh this week.

'Cyclone In The Time Of COVID-19': Amphan Bears Down On Bangladesh And India

1:31pm May 19, 2020

by Colin Dwyer

The massive storm now churning over the Bay of Bengal is expected to make landfall Wednesday local time, deeply complicating both countries' responses to the coronavirus pandemic.

Police officials patrol as people stand in line to buy alcohol in Kolkata on Monday.

As India Reopens Liquor Stores, Customers Line Up — But Overcrowding Forces Closures

3:57pm May 06, 2020

by Sushmita Pathak

When liquor stores reopened Monday for the first time in six weeks, crowds lined up, posing infection risks. Some states then reversed the decision to reopen or levied higher taxes to deter crowds.

Punjab police patrol at a vegetable wholesale market during a nationwide lockdown against the spread of COVID-19, on the outskirts of Amritsar on May 1.

India Extends Nationwide Coronavirus Lockdown By 2 Weeks

4:54pm May 01, 2020

by Lauren Frayer

A previous lockdown extension was due to expire Sunday, but has been extended through May 18. Starting Monday, areas will be divided into zones according to the concentration of COVID-19 cases.

Police in Chandigarh, India, tweeted a video of officers using a pole with a movable, two-pronged claw for catching a suspect around the waist.

How To Nab Suspects While Social Distancing? Indian Police Try Giant Tongs

5:13pm April 30, 2020

"We call it a 'social distancing clamp' or a 'lockdown-breaker catcher,' " a policeman in Chandigarh, India, tells NPR.

Mumbai's Historic Ramadan Food Bazaar Closes For The First Time — Due To Coronavirus

10:10am April 30, 2020

by Sushmita Pathak

The famous food stalls and shops on Mumbai's Mohammed Ali Road are closed during India's lockdown. "This is the first time I'm seeing Mohammed Ali Road come to a standstill," says a restaurant owner.