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People start getting injections in Bangalore as India begins one of the world's biggest coronavirus vaccination programmes, hoping to end a pandemic that has killed 150,000 people in the country and torpedoed the economy. On Saturday, around 300,000 people will be vaccinated at 3,000 centres in the country. About 150,000 staff in 700 districts have been trained to administer jabs and keep records. IMAGES
Only a handful of vehicles are to be seen on roads in India's capital New Delhi, as the country's billion-plus population goes into a three-week lockdown. IMAGES
The roof of a terminal building at New Delhi's international airport partially collapsed in heavy rains, killing one person, rescuers say, months after a refurbishment project was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. IMAGES
Key Indian opposition figure Arvind Kejriwal addressed a crowd of supporters after being released on bail from a prison in New Delhi. Kejriwal, the capital's chief minister, was detained in March over a long-running corruption probe and is one among several leaders of a political alliance opposing Prime Minister Narendra Modi under criminal investigation. IMAGES
Thousands of Indian farmers riding tractors resumed their push towards the capital New Delhi on Wednesday after failing to reach a deal with the government on their demands for higher crop prices. IMAGES