India recorded more than 2,000 Covid deaths and almost 300,000 new cases, among the world's biggest daily totals since the pandemic began, official data showed.

Health ministry figures showed 295,000 new cases in 24 hours, on a par with numbers seen in the United States in January, and 2,023 fatalities, bringing the country's total death toll to 182,553.

In an address to the nation last night, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the country of 1.3 billion people was "once again fighting a big fight". "The situation was under control till a few weeks back, and then this second corona wave came like a storm," Mr Modi said.

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Sri Lanka’s Sirisena hopes for a Korean unification during World Summit 2022

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Canadian protesters continue to occupy key trade bridge

Canadian demonstrators led by truckers angry over Covid-19 restrictions defied police and kept occupying a key bridge yesterday, while thousands more rallied in the capital as a two-week-old protest showed no signs of abating.

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Queen 'will return to work next week' suggesting she hasn't caught Covid

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Navy seizes 2 Indian trawlers and detains 12 Indian fishermen for illegally entering Sea of Sri Lanka

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Mamata writes to PM Modi seeking adequate supply of COVID vaccines, medicines to Bengal

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UK Opposition joins calls for Boris Johnson to cancel India visit over new Covid variant

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PM to hold a review meeting on covid-19 situation in Varanasi

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Naveen Patnaik asks PM to allow Covid vaccine sale in open market, relax age bar

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Class 10, 12 board exams: Here's what Haryana govt has decided in wake of COVID

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British PM Boris Johnson reduces length of India trip over Covid surge

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Covid impact: Madhya Pradesh Board exams for Classes 10 and 12 postponed

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0

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