Amid a spike in COVID-19 cases local government in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu Saturday announced it has decided to impose a 14-day lockdown in the state from next week.
Preliminary voting trends released by India’s electoral body on Sunday indicate Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist party failed to make gains in four recent state elections.
Hindus threw coloured powder and sprayed water in massive Holi celebrations Monday despite many Indian states restricting gatherings to try to contain a coronavirus resurgence rippling across the country.
