US President Joe Biden is expected to impose new travel restrictions on India starting Tuesday in light of the COVID-19 epidemic, barring most non-US citizens from entering the United States, a White House official told Reuters.

The West Bengal government tonight imposed a partial lockdown in the state with immediate effect amid mounting cases of Covid-19.

Several Indian states have run out of Covid-19 vaccines a day before a planned widening of a nationwide inoculation drive, authorities said on Friday, as new infections in the crisis-hit country surged to another daily record.

Assam state police arrested two members of the banned Neo-Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) in Assam's Dhubri district.

The Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress (TMC) is projected to retain power in West Bengal for the third consecutive time in the assembly polls by beating its closes challengers Bharatiya Janata Party, NDTV projected in their exit polls this evening.

Facebook has restored the #ResignModi hashtag, which calls for the resignation of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, reports CNET.

The United States is sending supplies worth more than $100 million to India to help it fight a surge of Covid-19 cases, the White House said in a statement on Wednesday.

A couple in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh's Ratlam district tied the knot wearing PPE kits after the groom tested positive for coronavirus.

France announced today it would send oxygen generation plants, ventilators, and other medical supplies to support India's fight against the Covid-19 pandemic, as the first shipment of vital medical supplies from Britain reached New Delhi.

Some US lawmakers and wealthy technology executives have joined forces to boost aid to India as it grapples with a severe spike in coronavirus infections, with a focus on ensuring aid is equally distributed across the country, a Congress member said.

During a phone call with US President Joe Biden, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday reiterated New Delhi’s commitment to containing the Covid-19 pandemic globally through vaccine friendship.

India’s government has decided to leave the import of Covid-19 vaccines to state authorities and companies, two government officials told Reuters, a decision that may slow acquisitions of shots as a second wave of the pandemic rips through the country.

As India reels under an alarming surge of Covid-19 cases, the country's armed forces are recalling all their medical personnel who have retired or taken pre-mature retirement in the last two years to work in Covid-19 facilities for civilians near their present place of residence.

The Madras High Court today slammed the Election Commission of India for allowing political rallies to be conducted amid the raging coronavirus pandemic in the country, and observed that the polls body officers should probably be “booked on murder charges”.

Germany will send oxygen and medical aid to India in the coming days to help it tackle its Covid-19 crisis, Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said on Monday.

The United States will immediately provide raw materials for Covid-19 vaccines, medical equipment and protective gear to help India respond to a massive surge in Covid-19 infections, a White House spokeswoman said on Sunday.

The Indian High Commission in Dhaka has advised Indian nationals in Bangladesh to communicate with the mission if they need to travel to India.

The European Union and Germany today promised assistance to India to help fight the second wave of Covid-19 that threatens to overwhelm the country’s healthcare infrastructure.

The Indian government asked social media platform Twitter to take down dozens of tweets, including some by local lawmakers, that were critical of India's handling of the coronavirus outbreak, as cases of Covid-19 again hit a world record.

At least eight workers were killed and hundreds were rescued after an avalanche struck a remote Himalayan region near the China border in northern India, officials said Saturday.