coronavirus in India

Record 412,262 new cases and 3,980 deaths were reported over the past 24 hours in India

China is aware that there is temporary shortage of necessary materials in India, says foreign ministry spokesman

India has confirmed presence of variants first identified in Brazil, Britain and South Africa

India has more than 2.2 million confirmed coronavirus infections, the third highest after the US and Brazil

Experts say India is not testing enough people, and many coronavirus-linked deaths are not being recorded as such

Rural outbreaks could be 'devastating' given inadequate number of health facilities, says epidemiologist

Defence Secretary Ajay Kumar is the highest ranking official to have tested positive for the virus

With over 190,000 cases India is now behind US , Brazil, Russia, Britain, Spain and Italy

The navy will also light up its ships off the sub-continent's shores when night falls as part of the tributes