By , and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — Prime Minister Narendra Modi ordered a “complete” lockdown for on Tuesday, warning that “many families will be destroyed forever” if the country didn’t get to grips with its coronavirus outbreak in the next three weeks.Modi said the lockdown would start at midnight local time, would last for a minimum of 21 days, and would apply to all of India’s 36 states and territories.“You have seen the worldwide situations arising from the coronavirus pandemic in the news. You have also seen how the most powerful nations have become helpless in the face...…By , and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — Prime Minister Narendra Modi ordered a “complete” lockdown for on Tuesday, warning that “many families will be destroyed forever” if the country didn’t get to grips with its coronavirus outbreak in the next three weeks.Modi said the lockdown would start at midnight local time, would last for a minimum of 21 days, and would apply to all of India’s 36 states and territories.“You have seen the worldwide situations arising from the coronavirus pandemic in the news. You have also seen how the most powerful nations have become helpless in the face...WW…

By , and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — Millions of people in India and Bangladesh are in the path of a cyclone which is due to make landfall in less than 36 hours, bringing damaging winds and heavy rain to a region already struggling with the coronavirus pandemic.Super Cyclone Amphan became the strongest storm ever recorded in the Bay of Bengal on Monday night, after intensifying with sustained wind speeds of up to 270 kilometers per hour (165 miles per hours), according to data from the US Joint Typhoon Warning Center.Amphan has weakened slightly since, but the storm is still...…By , and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — Millions of people in India and Bangladesh are in the path of a cyclone which is due to make landfall in less than 36 hours, bringing damaging winds and heavy rain to a region already struggling with the coronavirus pandemic.Super Cyclone Amphan became the strongest storm ever recorded in the Bay of Bengal on Monday night, after intensifying with sustained wind speeds of up to 270 kilometers per hour (165 miles per hours), according to data from the US Joint Typhoon Warning Center.Amphan has weakened slightly since, but the storm is still...WW…

Stay Updated on Developing StoriesView in AppBy Manveena Suri, CNN(CNN) India reported 349,691 new cases of Covid-19 on Saturday, the fourth day in a row the country has during the , according to government and scientific tallies.The country also reported its highest daily death toll for the ninth consecutive day, adding 2,767 fatalities in the past 24 hours.The country of 1.3 billion people has logged over a million new cases in the past three days, bringing its pandemic totals up to 16.9 million recorded cases of the coronavirus, including 192,311 deaths.See moreThe are devastating...…Stay Updated on Developing StoriesView in AppBy Manveena Suri, CNN(CNN) India reported 349,691 new cases of Covid-19 on Saturday, the fourth day in a row the country has during the , according to government and scientific tallies.The country also reported its highest daily death toll for the ninth consecutive day, adding 2,767 fatalities in the past 24 hours.The country of 1.3 billion people has logged over a million new cases in the past three days, bringing its pandemic totals up to 16.9 million recorded cases of the coronavirus, including 192,311 deaths.See moreThe are devastating...WW…

New DelhiIndia's Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a plea to stop the government from deporting to Myanmar some 150 police detained last month, paving the way for them to be sent to a country where hundreds have been killed following a military coup.Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government has been trying to send back Rohingyas, a Muslim minority from Myanmar who have found refuge in India after fleeing persecution and waves of violence over the years.Two refugees petitioned the Supreme Court for the release of Rohingya refugees detained in the , and to block the government from deporting...…New DelhiIndia's Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a plea to stop the government from deporting to Myanmar some 150 police detained last month, paving the way for them to be sent to a country where hundreds have been killed following a military coup.Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government has been trying to send back Rohingyas, a Muslim minority from Myanmar who have found refuge in India after fleeing persecution and waves of violence over the years.Two refugees petitioned the Supreme Court for the release of Rohingya refugees detained in the , and to block the government from deporting...WW…

New Delhi (CNN)Police in India's northern state have arrested a man who confessed to beheading his teenage daughter.Sarvesh Kumar was arrested as he was walking toward a police station in Hardoi district on Wednesday night, carrying the severed head of his 17-year-old daughter."He was making his way on foot to the police station to confess what he had done," a spokesperson for Hardoi Police told CNN on Friday."He told police he had seen his daughter with a young man that he believes she was seeing, which made him angry as he was against it," the spokesperson added.As Kumar, a vegetable...…New Delhi (CNN)Police in India's northern state have arrested a man who confessed to beheading his teenage daughter.Sarvesh Kumar was arrested as he was walking toward a police station in Hardoi district on Wednesday night, carrying the severed head of his 17-year-old daughter."He was making his way on foot to the police station to confess what he had done," a spokesperson for Hardoi Police told CNN on Friday."He told police he had seen his daughter with a young man that he believes she was seeing, which made him angry as he was against it," the spokesperson added.As Kumar, a vegetable...WW…

By , and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — A small blast went off close to the Israeli embassy in the Indian capital of New Delhi on Friday afternoon, damaging the windows of parked vehicles.police said a “very low intensity improvised device” went off around 5 p.m. local (6.30 a.m. ET) in the center of the city. No injuries were reported.Israel is currently treating the explosion as a terror event, an official at the country’s foreign ministry told CNN. The official said it is too early to say for sure whether the embassy was the target but “this is one of the investigation...…By , and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — A small blast went off close to the Israeli embassy in the Indian capital of New Delhi on Friday afternoon, damaging the windows of parked vehicles.police said a “very low intensity improvised device” went off around 5 p.m. local (6.30 a.m. ET) in the center of the city. No injuries were reported.Israel is currently treating the explosion as a terror event, an official at the country’s foreign ministry told CNN. The official said it is too early to say for sure whether the embassy was the target but “this is one of the investigation...WW…

By and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — New satellite images appear to show China has built up an area in the Himalayas along a disputed border with India and Bhutan that was the .According to US-based satellite operator Maxar Technologies, the images, dated October 28, 2020, show “there has clearly been significant construction activity this year all along the Torsa River valley area.” In a statement, Maxar added there had also been construction of “new military storage bunkers” near the Doklam area.Maxar said the images show the newly constructed Pangda Village, on the Bhutanese...…By and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — New satellite images appear to show China has built up an area in the Himalayas along a disputed border with India and Bhutan that was the .According to US-based satellite operator Maxar Technologies, the images, dated October 28, 2020, show “there has clearly been significant construction activity this year all along the Torsa River valley area.” In a statement, Maxar added there had also been construction of “new military storage bunkers” near the Doklam area.Maxar said the images show the newly constructed Pangda Village, on the Bhutanese...WW…

New Delhi (CNN)Amnesty International has halted its operations in India after the "complete freezing" of its bank accounts by the Indian government, the not-for-profit human rights organization said in a statement Tuesday.Staff have been laid off, and campaign and research work in the region paused, the statement said.Amnesty called it the "latest (move) in the incessant witch-hunt of human rights organizations" by the Indian government over "unfounded and motivated allegations."CNN has reached out to the Indian Home Ministry and the Enforcement Directorate, a financial investigation agency...…New Delhi (CNN)Amnesty International has halted its operations in India after the "complete freezing" of its bank accounts by the Indian government, the not-for-profit human rights organization said in a statement Tuesday.Staff have been laid off, and campaign and research work in the region paused, the statement said.Amnesty called it the "latest (move) in the incessant witch-hunt of human rights organizations" by the Indian government over "unfounded and motivated allegations."CNN has reached out to the Indian Home Ministry and the Enforcement Directorate, a financial investigation agency...WW…

By and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — Indian Prime Minister has extended the country’s until May 3 in a bid to contain the continued spread of the , but said that some states which have avoided outbreaks may be allowed to resume “important activities.”Speaking in a televised address on Tuesday, Modi said it was vital that the virus is prevented from impacting parts of the country that remain unaffected.“My request to all my countrymen is that coronavirus will not be allowed to spread across new areas at any cost,” said Modi, who wore a scarf covering his mouth and nose which he...…By and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — Indian Prime Minister has extended the country’s until May 3 in a bid to contain the continued spread of the , but said that some states which have avoided outbreaks may be allowed to resume “important activities.”Speaking in a televised address on Tuesday, Modi said it was vital that the virus is prevented from impacting parts of the country that remain unaffected.“My request to all my countrymen is that coronavirus will not be allowed to spread across new areas at any cost,” said Modi, who wore a scarf covering his mouth and nose which he...WW…