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India sees 1,007 coronavirus deaths in 24hr
India registered 1,007 coronavirus deaths in the last 24 hours, taking the country’s total tally to 44,386 on Monday.
Mahindra Rajapaksa sworn in as Sri Lanka PM
Sri Lanka’s former President Mahinda Rajapaksa was sworn in as the prime minister for the fourth time Sunday.
Plane with 190 on-board crashes in Kerala, 17 deaths confirmed
At least 17 people, including the pilot, have been killed as a passenger plane of Air India Express crashed after it skidded off the runway at Kozhikode Calicut International Airport in the southern state of Kerala on Friday night.
Covid-19: India’s cases soar past 2 million
India’s confirmed coronavirus cases crossed two million while the death tally from Covid-19 stood at 41,000 as of Friday.
Ex-Malaysian minister arrested for corruption
Former Malaysian finance minister Lim Guan Eng was detained by the anti-corruption agency after he was charged with corruption in a $1.5 billion undersea tunnel project.
8 Covid-19 patients die in India hospital fire
Eight Covid-19 patients were killed in a fire which broke out at a hospital in India's western state of Gujarat on Thursday, confirmed a local administration official.
Malaysia raids Al Jazeera office
Malaysian authorities conducted a drive at Kuala Lumpur office of Qatar-based news channel Al Jazeera and seized two computers on Tuesday, as part of the ongoing investigation over a documentary report aired by the channel.
Hindus in India set for Ram temple groundbreaking
Hindus are set to celebrate the groundbreaking of a long-awaited Ram temple at a disputed site in northern India, reports AP.
India imposes curfew in parts of Kashmir
The authorities have clamped a curfew in many parts of Indian-controlled Kashmir on Tuesday ahead of the revocation anniversary of the region’s special status.
India’s Covid-19 cases reach 1.8 million
The health authorities of India has reported 52,972 fresh cases in the last 24 hours on Monday, bringing the total cases to 1,803,695.