In Gujarat, some believers have been going to cow shelters once a week to cover their bodies in cow dung and urine hoping it will boost their immunity against, or help them recover from, the coronavirus
New cases rose by 403,738, just shy of the record and increasing the total since the start of the pandemic to 22.3 million
Mourners in protective gear, long waits at the cremation grounds, the trauma of loss has become both lonely and public
Officials in Tamil Nadu said the state-wide lockdown would begin on Monday and last until May 24
The health ministry reported 4,187 fatalities over the past 24 hours, taking the overall death toll to just under 240,000
It vowed to protect the country from COVID and inoculate the world’s poor, but India’s crisis has pushed it past its limits
It could devastate India as well as threaten the rest of the world, said India's main opposition leader
India reported another record daily rise in coronavirus cases on Friday
The country is recording 57 times as many cases as a month ago
The military ordered telecoms operators to shut down networks in effort to stifle protests
